The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-05-17
HUNT FOR
A BRUTE
Secured Country Near
Homestead, Pa.
ABDUCTED A CHILD
Took Her From Pittsburg to the
Country and Assaulted
Her--Two Other
Victims.

Pittsburg, May IA posse OF West
Homestead citizens. armed with guns
and revolvers, secured the hills from
Six-Mile Ferry as far back as Will
cock and Hope Church, in search OF
a man who, it is reasonably certain,
has committed a flendish crime. A
short time before the chase was taken
up the almost lifeless body of little
girl was found by some women, lying,
half covered up, in the woods. about
one and one-han miles from Six-Mile
Ferry. The man was seen to enter
the woods with the little one and the
child was discovered through the sus-
picions of the women.
More than an hour after his disap.
pearance into the woods with the lit
tie one the man emerged alone. He
was accosted as to what he had done
with the child, became confused and
started to run. Gustav Horn. suffer.
ing from an injured leg, but armed
with nerve and a revolver, brought
him up with a shot near his head, and
was marching him to the West Home.
stead lookup, when the stranger, ren.
dered desperate by the danger of his
position suddenly leaped for and
swung himself on a passing United
Traction car and managed to effect
his escape.
But the hue and cry was at once
raised. Officers from West Home
stead and Homestead, accompanied
by citizens from both places, learn.
ing of the circumstances, grabbed the
first weapons they could find and
Joined in the man hunt. The brute
however, apparently realized that his
chance for life lay in his fieetness
He bounded off the car at Six-Mile
Ferry, made up through the woods
and at late hour last night had not
been captured.
The excitement was increased by
the fact that only last week a man
answering the description of that OF
yesterday enticed two little Home
stead girls away from their homes
Both children are still in serious con
dition. Among the searchers who
started out yesterday were brothers
Of each of the victims of last week.
The disappearance OF Rosie Julian
was reported to the police yesterday
forenoon. Last night a telephone
message was received from Burgess
Miller Of West Homestead, stating
that a girl answering the description
of the child had been found there
Just after this was received the child &
father called at police headquarters
in quest of information. He was told
of the child found at Homestead and
Mr.. Julian at once started for that
place.
Mr.. Julian said that his daughter
had been sent TO milk depot on
Webster avenue about o'clock yes
terday morning. When she did NOT
return Mr.. Julian went to find her
He first visited the milk depot and
learned that she had not been there
Then search of the neighborhool
was made and. no trace of her found
When the father called at police
headquarters last night he was moi
told all the story. as the police did
not wish to unduly excite him. He
visited his home and told his wife
that her child had been found and
with several friends started for West
Homestead.
Last night the home Of the Junians
at Clay alley was crowded with
friends of the family. Mrs. Julian
was prostrated and was unconscious
most Of the time.