The St. Louis Republic., 1905-12-31
fESTUS YOUTHS HELD
TO THE GRAND JURY
B"zarth. Kelly. Rirs'hler and Ma.
SON ROund "n Charge "f AS
xaultinx Miss Ncisler.
GIRL TELLS HER STORY.
Declares She Was Lurcd From
Her Path by Roy in Gmise Of
Friend Who DESIRED t.
Protect Her.
FIT a STAFF .vrREsroNpESr.

! Fsstus. Mo. Dec. ;e.-Waiving pre-
"I'i: s sTs.'ss % ksiiS ' 'snII %sai i:,r.hl.s T..
| and William Mason. II. sons 81 emin"niiy
! respectable families Of F'estns. were bound
over TO the January Grand Jury in this
l On the person Of Miss BesS" Nesi"r. n n"
| is a few days over Is years old
| The Grand Jury will ConNen" at iuis-
I bOr0 the county seat ~! JEFFERSON county.
! ON Monday. January 'haries k:,N
furnished the &cY0 ho:.d required. and the
remaining three q the quartet are IN taii
at li'lisbor" in default.
pRHlLMINARy HEARING
Tie preliminary examination WAS called
for early to- day hut Justice Ostsrwaii 'lisi
NOT open his cOuf; IntN late "n account "f
sickness When the case ~as called ~
toynev lrvtn acting f.sr the f"u? young
me! under arrest. waived the preliminary
| and commitments wcr" issued FOR appear
sn:e before The Grand Jury . On Jan, ,aInary ss 5
and bur one. charles Kelly. qua lined
The remaining three defendants are held
n the county % Jail At hii'sborS; ~ clyde i NIL
for Jefferson County. appeared 10: the
State.
The four ycnnx men who are held for
. hs s:'s og Ii.s bss.. N:scr T ss, ss,nr
day might. 1, being alleged that they ac-
cos;.d Miss E-isler aisi her escort. Mel
.ssn s.sa- 's IN. ;oSnn MnI, woman. % nem. f1om
Christmas entertainment at rhe BAPTIST
Church. George. wiz" was !o.c-'i. through
intimidation. I" abandon the young WOni-
an. later swore out the Information eharg-
ing criminal assault
After the 'oupi. had proceeded two
blocks from th" church. they say. their at
,ention vas attracted BY cries from four
young m.n. Threatening remarks. Il Il
said were made. and Bozarth approached
the couple ir the H,,ise OF y friend and Of
f.Yea TO Yak. the girl out NJ harms way.
MISS NE:iai.EH'S STORY.
Miss Ecis!"Y said to-day:
Mr.. I..za;th. the "nly one ~ the I'sar-
20: whom 7 saw. approached Mr. George.
ny "sco-'. ard said: George I am friend
81 yours. and came aicn- ." keep them
from s!oiNg You injury. IN TAX" the .ir!
homo and out CT uoui.'". Kelly will sh'.o:
y"tI !: y"I start with th. girl again. and !
uon't want '" see yo'; hurt.
Thinking thar this vas The host rsy
:. avert ty.Uhi. wsni with Hr.srth feel
eng that l was entirely sat. In his hsr'i>-
I noticed 'hat oar yo"i. did n"t lead d.
spike of H. IN; NV fears ws,. uui.i.d
when BnzsytE stated 'na' wc must make
:. ss.,cur 'n ..car. The other bows. whom
! Thought ir.c',si.'i 'o do 1ns harm
After gs'nln. tiI. rsii,"sd tracks we
walked west; an: when aiTI"-t north ~
m auu''s hoi.,. t-rI."d north. directly
away from Eo,r.. ! again became ala rm.d.
S.c MAS ."a<Sur".t
While walking north along the road
SAW ;hr.. forms ,t.a'thiiy following Gs.
AMI Was frightened anew. hnf Bvxarfa
s.m.. commanding Ia scale wire
fsnc. which separated ;h" road from Tar
ren's Iro," followed his Instructions.
thinking 1,iIy ~ escaping from those " ho
seemed 20 be pursuing US bat be~ar.l.
suspicious a. ~a entered tic edge o: I'll.
DRAGGED INTO GROVE
"A, tho nst sis,i % Irot.s; s,z.r'h
stor,.i 10 th"~ Nho Ve-" ;ei,"cinS ar'!
they hurried: ran 20 and was
seized anl dragged f"r . iunI-~,; ,.c.,!s
~ through the jr -. vas snen ,!ir"~u
To- ;h" GROUND d"spit" ~ -trEsSle- "ni
fi.-.r.t. 10 ,or;Ir"s rf n. md sn. b.sy
through which I ras-'i
-, .o'' hat -aS r"fc".i over nv Ia" 10
prevent r- .r.xiiisust. screams tri vs$
almost ~nc;hsr".i rn" ~ -" In"r "r.si.
We vi,!st i.-i kii h"r.' .,r'. an"i"s- 81
sw"-'d. 70 ~. v'F" ). sd sro '"ulf ups
tr~ msr- hoy - -" r7r:r saved .-y
lif. cp'i': i,now an,c'I or. is r.-i,sa--
~" q "a. con.ii'-.'iou
sis'T "ES 'il".r -. 20 proceed fI"r-'
to- gf"y" Tsu br~-f li.vsi. to 'ha Lr-f"
~ rsy ".ut. acro:1i..ni-j Tl;f "r r"
uay ~ iarr> .2nz.rth. sio Jsi.d >" u
al orc. told ms ann; ~ VIVA hsd "--'.--ed
and =. Issuance "' o." variant To-
lov..
Miss E.i.'.r = Jrriu1. '!t-Ie person.
sr.i rid f-"ag"rtI, during ~" hsiiiuE.
a.nbsrrs.S~i r.rita' r. her ~-saE- Sne
la rrof,.7ipr - jet -bla y hsi-. s-l5 'Tas
%s'"TNlhH
For the" v~''s Nis= S'..l.f tss be.I
iNi'S with .a-.0iss 'S;sti~r". TIE s,csi.r
portion 90 Tho tine ,-stuS spent aIN o.
horre ~ E.- brother, WiEisr. ~ Se'%;e-
near I-y.ux III i.ef father = 7. S@. g.
i~s. ard -;sp,ns'h"r also H. u~r i-.irc.
bu, Miss Seis,'- l-:' horne three y.sfs
axp l~cs.s- SO says On. could rot
si"rS With hey s:.yTo'h~-
H.l.ssH '..o-x". Wro accompanied !. -
Ncisl.- NJ 'He sistt 90 'fe ,,-nuit. s.4-..I
TO-DAY that ne t.i'eNs5 a: the tim. ~. va
d"iIs-.inS IN" y-.Gnx spE1s- '1io ssts
hans ~Hs1 hs n1.si - ZzftiF TO dep ..
ei'h hey Tne fsri;i."s o: ss=sy:s a,.J
Mss S.!~ieT are J,stsa;ly r.ls;sd.
GEORGE SAID
Il aas Ara. attracted by cr,es O. TT
rcBpis urrovc'e.' TIRE meaning being raa'
l s1ouit ~. o~.r my arm {, II. :Uya.
sc:usn. pal; 10 attention thinking TIA.
tire -srnAr&. 1~-e not meant 70. rue. Iu
. moment -.s k.oci.d violently ss.:-
a s4 sur ,Grs.sti b. '0.- hpys ksi!y q
GsrnS.r o: :hs tA-ty. sssIsa~st = fh.-sf.r-
.-s ,osif.on. ~f'f his hard al .is hi;, yaca-
. EoIsrss ;.~u oSs-sd h.x a--ssfln-<-
.Co.. The oS~- s~riogsiy sE; rernaiss. for
-5-re rn'rGtas ssfh rhs other. 81 fhs qua
set ursii tao1SEt fh~; Nis. S~isi.r Raj
Sr,.e '.e 70 reach her ZONE. .r-.-
rom. vttNcT.- . suspicion ;hAi ssl~ rs1
s>e- SvpnGsS s.f ia not i-a-s os %.
Assault urtl tf~ r~,i morning
sTy:e "a WiJiarrs Pros>cs.ing Attorney -
jeHers~s so,ir-r. seated ,c-5ar ,iis. ',.e
,,vosecps,r-l sogit - Vigorous.
The SaYenss 90 'ss young Mcri u1<e-
boys have ne..f o-~s IN serious trouble