The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-03
HELD ON AN UGLY CHARGE.
u. }. ROUSE on sYLvANIA To AN
swER ron CRIMINAL ASSAULT.

DAP OstcnsibIy 60 see Physician.
She Was with CoIored woman
and Was Carried Away az Might
by Rouse 90 "a House Near Laurel
grove Cemetery, where They Were
Found ny Policeman Umbaeh--Each
Has "A story Co Tell.
D. J. Rouse. white resident Of syl-
vania. Is held at the barracks on the
charge Of criminal assault on Miss Bes-
sic Lewis OF Cyclone. The alleged as
sauit Is said by the supposed victim to
have taken place Saturday night. be-
tween . and 10 o'clock. as the house 81
eolorcd woman While Jackson. "a Park
avenue and Cemetery streets.
The arrest was made yesterday morn
ing 40 the jackson woman's house hy
Oncers umbach and Cronin To the
former Rouse acknowledged that he had
made an attempt on the girl. hus said
that he had not succeeded. but Miss
Lewis tells a more serious story. She
says that she Is but II years old and
came to Savannah Saturday afternoon to
receive medical trentmcnt from a physl-
clan with whom she had previously had.
some correspondence. She was accom-
panied by co,orcd woman. sarah Reed.
who came along as a sort OF nurse. or
guardian. and 90 whose care the girl had
been intrusted by her mother. with In
structions to take her 10 boarding house
on her arrival and see that she was we'll
taken care OF until placed under che doc
tors treatment
According TO the story OF the Reed wo-
man. Il was her intention 10 carry out
these Instructions but when she arrived
"a the, depot and asked the girl to go 20
a white boarding house she objected. and
said tina, she did not want 10 leave her
and preferred going with her. The Reed
woman explained. ske says. that she was
going 20 the home OF a friend Willie
Butler at Montgomery and CASTOR
stress. aud that there were only coiored
people there but n she insisted she could
20 with her Miss Lewis. she claims. pre-
ferred being with her. anyway. and 20
they went 90 the Butler womans house.
There they stayed until about O'Clock
Saturday night when Rouse. who was
acquainted with both women In Syivania
came IN hack and took Miss Lewis os-
fFttHANtN TOT q rue a GflAhu came
with him In another hack and being
introduced to Sarah Reed by Rouse. took
her IN MS hack. driving In an opposite ii
rection from that taken by Rouse. who
went direct TO Willie Jackson's. The
Reed woman says thas after going some
distance she began 60 have doubts aha&,
the propriety Of the girl being out with
Rouse. and getting out OF her hack she
sought Rouse and the girl at all OF che
resorts OF the doubtful class iu the neigA-
borhood Of the cemetery. with which she
seems to be acquainted through her many
visits to the cisy. Not finding them she
returned TO the Butler wOman's h0usse
and went to bed.
The story OF the sequence Of events
after she left Buffers house Is hest sold
By the victim herself The hack. she
said, went straight 90 the jackson wo-
mans house. She was told to go in. and
not being familiar with the character Of
the neighborhood. and having no reason
to suspect Rouse. did az she was told I'M
questioningly. Once Ia the house. ac-
coraing to the story told TO supt. Screven.
she was overp0wefed hy Rouse although
she resisted him to the extent OF her ahii-
ity Afterwards he put her back IN the
hack. which waited for him outside al
the door. and refused 10 have anything
further to do with her. although she beg
Eed both him and the driver 20 take her
back 60 the Butler woman's house
The wrong that had been done the girl
was discovered accidently by patrolman
umhach with Patrolman Cronin he had
been In the vicinity OF tho cemetery 90
make an arrest lie WIS IN the neighbOr-
hood when called by the hackman, who
wanted him to induce Rouse who was
then Inside the Jackson house. 10 pay his
hack fare. which amounted TO 81. The
A.. ~
thought there must be something wrong
Ia the relations Of the man and the woman
that he had brought there. and who was
then sitting la the hack moaning In APP
parent misery Rouse was called from
the house 20 pay the hackman. which he
readily consented 20 do
A colorcd inmate OF the house who ac-
companied Rouse to the sidewalk also
told the officer that she thought there
was something suspicious in che way
Rouse mad treated the woman he brought
with him Umbach determined to inves-
tigate the case. and 30 when Rouse, about
TO re-enter the house. invited him In he
went with him. He noticed that the girl
was still left In the hack and smoke to
Rouse about the matter. With an oath
the man replied that she could go TO -.
he had had all that he wanted OF her and
was disguised" The officer then told
had been brought 90 the house for Inn
moral purposes. and asked some very
pointed questions regarding his relations
with her. The man. without any hesi-
fancy, told the story OF the assault. GO
ing into minute details
The officer questioned the girl, who told
"A very incoherent story. hut which agreed
with the mans even TO the statement
with which he closed his story. with the
assistance OF Patrolman Cronin. Rouse.
the girl and the Reed woman. who WAS
found NJ Buffers house, were arrested
and taken TO the barracks. There che
girl repeated her story 10 Superintendent
Of Police Screyen but made the last part
Of Il exactly opposite OF that she told
che policeman. Her father was notified
OF the affair. and Is expected 20 arrive
IN Savannah some time to-day.
Rouse is said 20 be prosperous naval
stores operator. owning property In the
vinicity OF sylvania. He had quite an
amount OF money with him when arrest
ed. which would seemingly bear out this
superstition. He treated the matter light
IS. and seemed to have no fear Of the out
come. though he had been drinking His
case will be called probably tomorrow.
II was reported 20 the arrestlng officer
yesterday that the Reed woman knew %
Rouse's intentions toward che girl nnd
was a party TO the scheme. that the plans
had been made Ia Sylvania previous 20
the departure OF Rouse who came 20
Savannah Friday. According 10 the same
story Saturday afternoon. after che girl
had been taken 10 the Butler sVou,on's