The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-17
BLACK SMI TIL
MAKES HIS
ESCAPE
AFTER DOPING A LITTLE GIRL
IL YEARS OLD.
Denies There Was Criminal
Assault-ReeaIl Clark Murder.

Mrs. Herbert Prestin complained 10
the police yesterday that an assault
had been committed upon her daugh-
ter. Dora Belknap. 12 years of age.
Mrs. Prestin is the wife of the man
who was held in jail IN Salt Lake and
Ogden on suspicion of being implicat-
ed in the murder of Deputy Sheriff
Clarke. The girl is her daughter by
former husband
According to the woman's story,
Joe Mckay. who has been taking his
meals at the Prestin restaurant, con-
Quoted by Mrs, Prestin on Twen-
ty-flfth street. coaxed the little girl
to go with him. between 4 and 3
o'clock Tuesday afternoon across the
Hartman viaduct After crossing to
the west side, it Is charged that he
gave the child some drugged candy
After her return home she went into
commissions and was considered in so
serious condition by her mother that
three physicians were called in,
among them DR.. ], w Pidcock. the
county physician. officers worked on
the case all day yesterday, but re-
fused 10 give, out and information re-
garding it,
Deputy Sheriff Allison talked with
the girl yesterday afternoon and she
stated that Mackay had offered her
gold watch, ring and $50 in money
to accompany him, but denied that
anything Of an improper nature had
taken place.
Joseph Mackay the man in the case,
is blacksmith until recently in tie
employ of the J. P. O'Nelll Construc-
tion company, He is said to be about
forty years Of age, weighs about l45
pounds, graz hair, blue eyes and
light mustache. He wore a brown
suit and black shirt when last seen.
Eagles and the Redmen.
Mrs. Prestin said last night that she
supposed her husband was In Seattle;
that she had spent 1915 In defending
him against the charge of murder and
that after he had been freed in Og-
den he went to Salt Lake and was
given a floater there for having at
tempted blackmail, He returned to Or
den under the assumed name of How
ard and hung around for a few DAYS.
during which time he brutally treated
her. and finally left supposedly for Sc
attic.
According TO the story Mrs Prestin
and her daughter tell today, the re-
ports to the effect that the daughter
had been criminally assaulted by Jo-
Seph Mackay, are erroneous. The girl
is suffering Of general bodily all
ments and a number Of physicians
have been called during the day. She
complains OF severe pains in her head
and the lower part of her body. all OF
which are probably the effect OF the
drugged candy which Mackay evident
ly gave her and which was powerful
enough to place her in a semi-con-
scious condition for an hour or SO.
Altogether the girl was gone from
home tnree hours and a considerable
portion OF that time was consumed in
walking from the Chesapeake restau-
rant on lower Twenty-fifth street to
the other end of the viaduct where
they found resting place on the grass
beneath some trees
The girl stated that nothing improp-
or took place other than McKay's in
Quiry as to whether she would like
TO earn $50 and a gold watch and
chain. The girl apparently did not
understand his questions and they
were not repeated,
She remembers his giving her some
candy To eat and that she shortly af.
terward became ill
She states that when she "camo 10
she was lying as before with the man
tanning her face vita his hat He
then brought her home and it is
thought that her apparent illness
frightened him into leaving town.
The mother of the girl stated ibnt
there were no indications of violence
and that she WAS OF the opinion that
Mackay was frightened after giving
the girl the candy and proceeded to
do what he could TO restore her TO
consciousness.