The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-06-08
TRIES TO KlDNAP GIRL.
stepfather Uses ForcibIe Means in En-.
deavor 60 Get Possession OF
Pretty versie Brown.

Sirlnnell, June 5.-A preacher from
wayne county appeared on the streets
tuesday afternoon armed with q horse
pistol and q ~pIyported warrant with.
which he assaulted Of the college
girls In an attempt to AXE her home
with MIN by force. A trial in the JUS
t1ce court followed, and the preacher
left town, fearing that the place would
become too hot for him. al public in
dignation ran high.
Four or 1--WE years ago, "A. C.. Boyd.
a Methodist preacher. married widow
with two daughters. One of hem.
Vergie G. Brown, was Is years old last
July, and is a girl of striking beauty.
They lived in a small town In Mis-
souri,, where the preachers heart
warmed toward Vergfe; in fact he got
SO warm that the girl got scared and
last September she fled from her home
n came to her grandfather, Charles
Brown. who lives In Grinnell. Then
the preacher moved to Lineviile, ins
Wayne county. and there entered into
MT give up Yergie; he was anxious
about her soul. The girl became a
student in Grinnell college and won
the hearts of all who knew her.
ZThe preachec[at lastslocated sher,5an
began to deluge her with letters i'm
plorfng her to return. The girl fear
ing some sort Of q trap told her case to
DR.. Bradley. and he looked the fellow
up. He learned a good deal about the
reverend gentlemen.
Goes Into the Court.
Not succeeding by persuasion the
preacher had his wife make an affidavit
before the clerk of the district court
of Wayne county that the girl was In
sane, and resided In Wayne county. On
this h preacher sWore out an informa-
ton INT got a warrant last November
to arrest her and take her before the
insane commissioners of Wayne coun-
;ty. Then the sheriff of Wayne county
very ob1igingly deputized the preacher
to make the arrest. Armed with a
warrant that purports to be signed by
D. E. Jaquis, clerk, and Endorsed by I.
Merrich, sheriff, this man came to Grim
nell last fall and attempted to serve
the warrant on the girl nj take her
from the protection of her grandfather
and her uncles, Charles Brown and
Fred Bailey. Bailey got a lawyer, and
together they persuaded the preacher!
that his health required him to leave
town n let the girl alone.
Yesterday he turned up again, armedI
with the same warrant, and with q,
big revolver fully loaded. strapped;
around his body. He met Vergie on
the street, going from the college to,
her home. He Immediately seized her,
and told her she must go with him.,
She resisted. and in the struggle the.
revolver dropped to the ground. She,
then became thoroughly frightened and,
screamed for help. 4 woman ran to;
the Stone store for her uncle Bailey.
Mr.. Pilgrim, the hackman, appeared on,
the scene likewise JotH Lee. the mar;
shall. The girl was taken home in a!
hysterical condition and the preacher,
was placed under arrest. DR.. Bradley
promptly secured an information,
charging him with assault and he was
put on trial yesterday afternoon.
Makes Damaging Admission.
The fellow admitted the girl was OF
age before she left her home: admitted
she was not a resident of Wayne coun-
ty, never had been, never was in
Wayne county; admitted that both he:
and his wife swore that she was a.
resident Of Wayne county NJ said.
there was no other way to get possess
sion Of her. He admitted the papers
filed with the clerk were false. and
never even bluShed,