The San Francisco call., 1908-04-08
BRUTF'S VICTIM
A PRETTY GIRL
Vivian Gordon Is Frightfully
Abused by Chauffeur
Walter Grady
Takes Her in an Auto to Sand
Dunes and Beats Her for
Repulsing Him

With the blood streaming from her
head and hands, her face beaten to a
pulp and her clothing torn to shreds
Miss Vivian Gordon, a pretty girl Of
IS years, living at 81 Chenery street.
fell fainting into her mothers arms
early yesterday morning. declaring
that Walter A. Grady. chauffeur or
1850 Mission street, had driven her to
a lonely spot on the Ocean boulevard
and there made a brutal attempt to
assault her. Grady was arrested yes
terday and is held by the police pend
ing an investigation. He said he was
a chauffeur in the employ of F. HI.
Buck. president of the Associated oil
company and who lives at the Fair
mont hotel.
The girls tale to the police and to
her mother is one of the most villain
Gus brutality. According to her story.
she, at sthe invitation of Miss Lotta
Lee. a friend living at 46 Merritt
William Wooton. another chauffeur.
residing at 1868 Twenty fourth street,
for an automobile ride at o'clock
Monday evening. The party drove all
around the city and the early hours
OF the morning saw them on the
Ocean boulevard. Here, she said.
Grady made a forcible attempt to
tear her clothing from her. but as she
fought back, he called to Wooton
who drove the machine on to the sand
dunes.
BRgTALEY BEATS HER
In this lonely spot. where her
screams for aid were unheard. she said
she was dragged from the machine
and thrown on the sands. Driven to
desperation she fought back with all
the energy she possessed until Grady,
foiled in his attempt. lost absolute
control of himself and smashed his
fist into her face time and again.
Stunned and bleeding she fell to the
ground, her shrieks for help being
turned to pleas for mercy. Grady, be-
side himself with rage. she declared.
paid no heed. but again struck her
over the face and head
When Grady left her she stumbled
to the machine and was helped in by
Miss Lee, who had been too terror
stricken to offer any assistance.
Wooton took his place at the wheel
and Grady his seat beside her. On the
an attempt to put his arm around her,
but she fought him off. When about
a block from her home. the machine
was stopped and she was helped out to
make her way home alone. The girl
blundered through the darkness with
just enough SCrenSLn TO pear ner 10
her front door. There her anxious
mother was awaiting her and. with a
cry, she dropped into her arms. her
appearance telling q more vivid story
than her fncoherent statements.
CAPTURED BY SISTER
Kathryn Gordon. her sister. started
to hunt for Grady as soon as possible
yesterday. She visited every garage
in the city and late in the afternoon
succeeded in locating Grady over the
telephone. Stimulating her most en-
gaging tones, she asked him to meet
her at an appointed place and, on his
agreeing to do so, telephoned the po-
lice. Grady appeared according to
tectives had arrived. The girl, how
ever, took the case into her own
hands.
'I want to show you what you have
done" said she, and making known
her identity, ordered him to follow
her home. Grady followed until with
in a short distance OF the house and
then made a dash to escape. The girl
pursued. with screams to stop him,
and Policemen Redmond and King,
then on Chenery street car, seeing
the trouble. drew their revolvers ami
commanded him to halt. When the
case was explained to them they ar
rested Grady. Wooton was arrested
later in the day. but released.