Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-25
SON Of MILLIONAIRE
IS ACCUSED BY GIRL
DimIing Charged With Decoy-
ing Her Into His Fathers
Closed Restaurant.

PlTTSBURG, September 24.-Carl Dim
ling. son Of John Dimling, the million
aire restaurateur Of Pittsburg and MEM
Der OF the city's best social set, is under
$1,000 bail today for a court hearing
on charge preferred by J. D. McDon-
ough. q county employe. who accuses
Dimlins OF attacking his daughter, Sarah
McDonough. eighteen years old. The
girl has been confined to her home for
the past three weeks under care OF two
physicians. The only time she has left
the house was when she was taken to
the alderman's ofice a few days ago
to give testimony against the young son
of the rich man.
Effort on the part OF the wealthy DIM
Hngs to keep the matter quiet failed, and
the case promises to be one Of the most
sensational ever tried in Pittsburg. Young
D1mhng Is now going about guarded by
two detectives. since many who knew
Miss McDonough have threatened to beat
him on sight.
Boys Hearing Held in Secret.
"Dimlins's." on Market street. in the
heart Of the shopping Pittsburg. is the
dining place known to every Pittsburg
shopping woman as the proper point to
meet for midday luncheon. 1t is set
forth in the allegations of the beautiful
McDonough girl, and practically SUBJ
Stimulated by others, that Sunday night
three weeks ago Dimling decoyed her
into the great dark restaurant while it
was closed Sunday night.
on reaching her home that night
Miss McDonough fell in a faint. and
later told her father regarding her
having been taken into the Dimling
restaurant by the young son Of the
a warrant for the arrest of Dining.
employing Attorney w. o. Grimes. In
the meantime the girl. who is but
high school girl. with dresses to her
shoe csn tops; fsin ts.G and ply
brain fever. and would not permit the
girl to leave her room for more than
two weeks.
Dimlins's hearing was held in secret
after listening to the girl and her
father. held the young rich man under
$4,000 bail. and ordered him to produce
the bail at once or to Jail he would go.
The bail was quickly produced.
Was on Way Home From Church.
The girls story was that she and an
other girl. whose name and testimony are
in possession Of the McDonough attorney.
evening, when, passing the great Dimling
restaurant-not open Sunday evenings
they were accosted by young Dimling
and friend. Dimling and the McDon-
ough girl at one time went to school to-
tgether, and when he asked the two girls
to step into the well lighted restaurant to
get some candy they did so. Dimlfng I'M
locking the door and leaving it wide
open. The McDonough girl testified that
she was asked by Dimling to step into
back room, and after that she knew
nothing more for an hour or so.
In the meantime the other girl. becom-
ing frightened, had left the young man
friend Of Dimling and begun a search for
Miss McDonough. whom she found I'M
conscious in the back room.
According to the testimony OF the girls.
the rich young man Of under twenty one
years declared that he could not be
prosecuted because under age" and that
his father would chase any one from the
city who molested him. The elder Dim
ling has employed Attorney Meredith
Marshall. one Of the leading criminal
LAWYERS Of Pittsburg, to defend his son.