Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-04-15
A BRUTE Of BRU1Es.
Down q strasbsrs. Tuesday, . Trav.
cling Rubber. Bsyer Attempts a
Statutory Oiiense on q
Little 0lrl.

Little 0irl.
Tuesday, At Strasbuag, this county,
the first station on the Milwaukee
line south Of Linton. there was q close
call for = mans life. And, only for
the bad showing it would have made
As 10 the law abiding character OF the
people OF the county, 1t would prob
ably have been = good thing FOR ST.
ciety had the call been made
u And for time 1t looked as though
the advice Of the cooler heads would
not prevail, aud that the life OF a
degenerate would be taken.
\ To make the disgusting story as
brief Is possible the principal facts
only are given.
A man claiming the name OF j. Bici-
man, who says he vas born in Russia,
and who Is apparently about thirty
years old, called at the home of An
drew Boschker, a merchant OF Stras-
burg. Mr.. Roschkcr was busy in his
Istore, aud Mrs. Boschker was making
. brlef call at neighbor's house.
The rubber buyer asked one of the
children, . nine year-od girl, whether
about the house there we're any old
rubbers that he could buy. The child
had seen some old rubber shoes in IA
shed back Of the house, and She said
she would 60 aud get them The man
accompanied her. 1t WAS In the Shed
that the attempted assault took
place. The scoundrel cautioned the
child not to tell her mother. but She
told her as soon Is she saw her.
The man vas arrested by the vii
lage marshal. The sheriff and states
attorney we're phoned for. When they
reached Strasburg the town was in
commotton. The man had already re-
cetved coat Of tar and feathers and
rope had been produced. But the ad-
vice Of the cooler folks had SO far pre-
vailed, although every minute that
the people had In which to think OF
the peculiar villainy Of the otYensc
made them more angry. 1t is probable
that had the man remained there
much longer there would have been
no trial Of him at the next term OF
court. The sherifY and state s attorney
brought the man, clad In his coat OF
tar and feathers aud his usual cloth
Ing over the sticky coat, to Linton
and lodged him In Jail.
The brute had his examination be-
fore Justice Clint. WAGNER yesterday
Afternoon. The Justice wanted to hold
him without bail. But 1t was shown
that the law allowed him to 30 free on
giving reasonable amount OF bail; 50
the justice made IL two Thousand live
hundred dollars. This bail could not
be given, and the prisoner will remain
In jail until the next term OF court.
During the trial, while the inno-
cent little girl was giving her testi-
mony Is to the conduct OF tile brute,
her mother, justly beside herself
with rage, threw the purse or hand.
sachel she was carrying, the same be.
ting quite heavy on account OF its con
tents, and struck her child's assailant
sQuarely In the mouth. Under ordi-
nary circumstances this would have
raised . commotion; but the extreme
provocation Of the mother In listening
to the story Of the attempted out
rage. and seeing the beast before her,
excused her In tho minds of every one
present, neither the justice nor an at
toTney on either side calling her to ac-
count. In fact, the incident did not
cause ripple In the proceedings; for
every one knew from the manner Of
the little girl that she was telling the.
absolute truth.
DR.. Poort, the Strasburg physician,
states that the attempt was only an
attempt. However, In the eye of the
law, the attempt is the crime.
The prisoner admits going TO the
shed, but denies taking liberties with
the child.
The sheriff is something Of hunt
er. lie has hunted pretty much ev-
erythinR in these parts that flies He
has brought down any thing and every
thing from wild-geese to jack-snipes.
Tie has plucked the feathers from big
birds and little birds. But IL is doubt
ful whether he ever pluckcd bird
that furnished him as difficult Job
as did the pIucking Of the feathers
and tar-from the bird" furnished
to him Tuesday by the people of Stras-
burg.
Eureka Blade: Chris. Wittmayer.
formerly Of the Bazar store in Lintonl.
who has claim In Meadow, S. d.,
visited relatives and friends In this
vicinity last week. He started on the.
return "trip by wayof Bowdla last Sun
day, where he loaded . car with some
live stock and household goods which
he willtake To his claim.