Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1902-08-08
LITTLE GIRL OUTRAGED
Thirteen Year-Old Daughter Of Frank l..
Hill Of Carbonate Oriminally
Assaulted.
THE BRUTE HAS SKIPPED
Ora Baldwin Finds Girl at Home Alone
and Accomplishes His Purpose.
John Rooney Discharged.

anu ACCOmpllsneS Ills uIpOso.
John Rooney Discharged.
The abandoned coal camp of Carbon
ado last Sunday contributed somewhat
of sensation and furnished the sheriff's
otfice with the story Of an alleged Grim
inal assault in which the 13-year old
daughter of Frank l.. Hill, a rancher
who formerly resided in Bozeman, was
the victim, with John Rooney and Ora
Baldwin the accused. Both are single
men between 25 and 30 years Of age.
Rooney resides with his father at Car
bonado and Baldwin is ranch hand in
the employ Of Fred Brandywine Of Cow
creek, some six or seven miles from the
Hill ranch. The girl, who is q niece Of
Allen Black Of Carbonate, is quite well
developed for her age, and has had the
care Of her younger brothers and sisters
since the death Of her mother something
over a year ago. While living in Boze
man several years ago she was accident
ally shot through the head by one Of her
little brothers, and the accident left her
in mental condition less bright than
she otherwise would have been.
The story Of the alleged rape first be
came known in this city last Monday
morning, when Cashier B. e. Vail, who
was at his Carbonate ranch, recited the
alleged facts over the telephone to Coun-
| ty Attorney Caswell and to the sheritf's
office. This story was to the effect that
Rooney and Baldwin appeared at the
Hill ranch last Sunday afternoon and
found the girl alone, her father and the
rest of the family having gone to Joliet
to witness a balloon ascension. A few
minutes after the men arrived at the
house the girl went into an adjoining
room and was followed by Baldwin. The
girl says that she was seized and Grim
inally assaulted and that she was pre-,
vented from making an outcry by hel
assailant, who placed his hand over hel
mouth. After his purpose had been
accomplished the girl ran screaming
from his presence and while passing
through the room where Rooney was
was asked by him as to what was the
matter. The girl, however, was too
frightened to make response, but con.
tinued her flight enroute to the ranch Of
George Doran, the nearest neighbor
Here she related in a somewhat inco
herent manner the story OF the assault
and when she had concluded Mrs. Dorar
noticed that she had something tightly
clenched in her hand. Upon being
questioned the girl disclosed silver
dollar and said that Baldwin had thrus
the piece of silver into her hand and tolc
her to keep it and say nothing about thu
transaction, AS soon as these facts be
came known Under Sheriff Gebo in th'
absence Of Sheriff Potter. secured war
rants for the arrest of the two men ant
drove to Carbonate Monday morning
being met there by the sheriff. Tn
officers soon found Rooney and took hin
into custody, but Baldwin had alread
taken French leave of absence and up 7
date has not been located, neither ha
2 any tangible clue as to his whereabout
( been secured. On going to the cabi
occupied by Baldwin on Cow creek tn
!: sheriff found written notice on th
I; door to the effect that the occupant {
!; the place had gone to Red Lodge to see
!; employment. The officers traced Bale
!: win to AL brakes ranch, six miles mort
of Carbonate, from which place the fut
tive had disappeared. Descriptions
the fellow we're Immediately wired b
points anu on Tuesday morning th
/: sheriff was joined at Joliet by Clat
Young of Bowler, who had ridden a
night in order to assist the officers
!: their search for the fleeing rape tiend.
!; Rooney was brought to Red Lodge {
I: Tuesday and taken before County A
!: torney Caswell. He denied all kno,
= ledge at the assault, but admitted tn
Baldwin had followed the girl into a
other room, from which she short
th emerged and ran to the neighbors. +
said he heard no outcry OF any kind a,
I. didn't know that Rooney had even {
1e tempted to take liberties with the 81
X. As his story Of the affair was borne o
j., by the girls statements and cOrrObOrt
ing circumstances the county attOrn
decided that there was nothing to &C
re meet the prisoner with being an acc'
al sorry either before or after the fact, al
!, he was therefore discharged from c,
- tody, and returned to his home at CT
'ul bonado.
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70; POSTAL EMPLOYE GOES WRONG.
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