The San Francisco call., 1909-05-28

Later on q man with a derby hat
came along. and the youngster pointed
Il out as of the same kind worn by
the man.
Accosts Another Tot
From all accounts the fellow had
been hanging around that part of the
city for the last few days. Last
wednesday he met Joeline Wagner, a
child ,of years, living at ls4 Albion
avenue and asked her 10 foilow him..
promising her Mowers and toys.
Il first heard of the occurrence last
night" said Mrs. Wagner. Il was not
at home at the time, but felt anxious.
From what I can gather, my child's
description of him answers TO that
given of the man who attacked Myrtle
Lsnguetop."
Mrs. Langueton, the mother, was al
most frantic when she realized what
had occurred. Myrtle is her only child
and she has been guarded with the ut
most care.
The child was not out Of my sight
Is minutes" said she, land yet in that
time this brute was able to entice her
away and attack her. This seeems all
the more horrible TO me in the face OF
the great care / have always taken
of her. 1 seldom allow her to be
away from me. but what can one de
when men OF this stamp come TO ones
very door step and steal children?
Surely, child ought to be safe enough
playing on her own doorstep in broad
daylight.
THE nervous shock and the fright
made it necessary for us to put her
TO bed for the greater part of the day.
1t was not. until several hours later
that she was able to compose herself
and give a coherent story OF what had
happened"
Suspect Is Released
The man arrested by the police in
the afternoon was taken to Mrs.
Langueton's residence, but at the
sight of his blue overalls Myrtle burst
into a hysteria of weeping and iung
frightened arms around her mother.
She was too terrified to be able to
identify any one. On the police taking
their captive to the Storms house,
little Francis stoutly denied that he
had been the man who had committed
the assault, and this fact, together
with an alibi which the prisoner was
able to prove, resulted In the ponce
releasing him.
II have questioned my boy Francis
a good deal,'' said Mrs. Storms, but
he has given me the same answers
right along have no doubt that his
account is correct. As far as / under
stand, the fellow enticed the little girl
away from her doorsteps and then ran
her to a basement in the rear of our
fat The strange part OF 1t is people
are constantly going through the base
nent to their storerooms, and it is a
wonder te me that he was not seen.
1t was easy enough for him to escape:
The probabilities are that he left about
five minutes before the girl was able
to crawl out of the basement, and in
that time he was able to sneak up the
street, jump on car and get away
Demands Drastic Action
]. Edler, Myrtle's grandfather, a
trunk manufactured, who lives in the
same residence as Mrs. Langueton, was
away at his business at the time Of
the attack. He is doing everything
possible to have his grandchild's as
gailant captured.
with such degenerate around town
no ones child is safe" said he. The
police ought to make particular point
of catching the brute. IT is high time
for some drastic measures when 1t is
unsafe for child to even play on her
own doorsteps. The act is shocking,
and while we are glad it had no more
horrible ending we will raise heaven
and earth TO have the dog behind the
prison bars"
Hopeless Degenerate