The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-06-08
ATTEMPT HORRIBLE CRIME
LITTLE CRIPPLE GIRL NEARLY
VICTIM OF AN ASSAULT.
CHILD BUT FIVE YEARS OLD

He Comes From Lincoln, Arraioned
In Justice Eiseley's Court on a Most
Serious Charge.
GFrom Tuesdays Dally.l
A young man 1S years old, giving
the name of Roy Nichols, was up be-
fore Judge Eiseloy yesterday morning,
charged with attempting an atrocious
clrmo upon the person of little Esther,
the 5years-old daughter of L. Schen-
eel, who Is not only cripple but par
aly2od on the left side.
The attempted crime was committed
I'm the rear OF the Schenzel meat mar
kct on Main street. The little girl was
seen playing about the yard by some
neighbor women, when suddenly they
noticed Nichols approach. pick her up
and the child sat down upon the steps
for few moments, and by this time
one Of the women was on her to in
form Mr.. Schenzel of what was going
on. At the moment Mr.. Schen2el was
waiting upon two or three customers,
and not quite understanding what the
woman meant, he sent his assistant
Dave Humphrey to investigate.
Humphrey did not find the man and
child upon the steps, but was directed
to the coal house by another neighbor
who had seen the performance. He
ran to the door Of the house and there
found Nichols sitting down with
the little girl on his lap, and to all ap-
pearances Humphrey was just in time
to prevent the commission of a horri-
BILE crime.
Humphrey made short work OF the
young man and in jiffy he had given
him a good lusty jolt and was march
ing him toward the city Jail, where
he was turned over to a policeman and
locked up.
A warrant was issued from Justice
Eiseley's court and the young man
placed under arrest. The trial was
set for II o'clock, but owing to the alb
sence of County Attorney Koenigstein
1t was postponed until afternoon.
When Mr.. Schenzel told the fore
with tears as he spoke of his innocent
little crippled child and the horrible
| fate which she so narrowly escaped
Like probably every other child ot
her age in town she had been allowed
to play in the yard without thought o
serious consequences. Mr.. Schenzep'
family live over the meat market, anC
the children must necessarily play a
the rear of the shop to be out of doors
at all, or else on Main street.
Roy Nichols says he comes from
Lincoln and that he has been here
about two months. He was working
in the junk shop of Labovitz & Bres
low, which is next door to the Schen
eel market. This shop was closet
yesterday morning, the proprietor
having retired from business here
Nichols has been boarding at the Nor
folk house.
At the afternoon session of tn
court, the county attorney was still
absent and the case went TO trial with
out attorneys on either side. The wit
nesses for the complainant told praC
tically the story as printed, while Nicf
OILS denied tnat he was in the Goa
house at all.
, At the conclusion of the hearing, tn
Judge took the matter under advise
ment until 9 o'clock this morning
Persons who heard the testimony ar
of the opinion that the verdict will b
: that the young man attempted to con
NIT an assault, which being a penitel
tiary offense, will require that tn
. judge bind him over to the distri,
e court.
FALL Is 35 FEET