Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-06-06
BIG BRUTE
ASSAULTS
LITTLE GIRL
HATTIE, THE EIGHT-YEAR-OID
DAUGHTER OF MIR. AND MRS.
CHRIST BRAZIL is ASSAULTED
AT NOON TODAY ON HER WAY
HOME FROM SCHOOL.

Sheriff Minto and his staff of
deputies, Chief of Police Gibson, and
his officers, and Constable Ira Ham
ilton, are securing the city, and ad-
jacent country this afternoon for the
hend who attempted to violate the
person of Hattie Brazil, the little
eight-year-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Christ Brazil, of this CITY,
while she was returning home from
school at noon today. Despite the
fact that the officers have virtually
combed the city, their efforts up un-
til late this afternoon had proven
futile, but they have been furnished
a good description of the man by the
little girl, and also by persons to
whom he delivered pictures, and it
is believed that he can not escape.
When the news of the attempted
rape became known it spread like
wild fire over the city, and many OF
the citizens joined the officials in
the search, and indignation against
the fiend is at high pitch.
COaxes Her to Accompany Him.
Pretty little Hattie Brazil was on
her way home from the Lincoln
school, when she was accosted by
the stranger. She was in a hurry,
and was running and he callel to
her to halt, but she proceeded on
her way, and then he grabbed her
by the shoulder. This was near the
residence of julius Hopp. After he
had succeeded in OBTAINING her he
told her he was delivering pictures
that he had taken of homes in the
city, and that he wanted her to ac-
company him while he delivered
some of them, and then he would SO
home with her and take picture of
her home. She finally yielded to his
pleadings and they visited two resi-
dences-one of them that of George
Dunsford-and from them the Off
GERS obtained good description of
the man. During these visits he
cautioned the little girl to keep
quiet and she did.
Girls Screams Save Her.
After visiting the two residences
he lured her into an unoccupied
tract known as Lords block, and
then, according to the little girl,
she became frightened and began to
believe "he was bad man." ~
was afraid to rum" she said, "be.
cause he might kill me, and 1 went
with him" Upon this tract of
ground there is a grove and it was
after entering this grove that he
sought to accomplish his fiendish
purpose. He requested the girl to
comply with his desires and upon
her failure and protest he choked
her and hurled her to the ground.
The little girl screamed and it was
her screams that saved her from
harm from his fiendiCh attack Her
screams attracted the attention of
Mrs. Dan Fry, and Dan Fry, Jr., who |
were near the barn at their resi-
dence on High and Oak streets and
they ran in the direction from |
which the screams came. The Lord |
block is located on the corner, Just |
opposite the Fry residence, and as |
soon as the fiend observed Mrs. Fry
and her son coming he abandoned
his purpose and fled
Pursued but Escapes.
Dan Fry, Jr., saw him come run.
ming from the unoccupied tract and
out upon High street and started in
hot pursuit. He fed down High and
to South Mill creek where he disap-
peared in the brush, and this was
-he last seen of him. The little girl
was found by the Frys and County
Clerk Allen, who was returning
rom lunch, and taken by the latter
% her home on South Commercial
street, where she was delivered
over to her parents. An examina-
ion showed that save from receiv-
ng a severe nervous shock she was
An Itinerant Photographers.
The man, whoever he may be. is
~ profession an itinerant photo
;rapher He first made his appear
nee here as near as can be learned,
Saturday. Since his arrival in the
ity he has been engaged in taking
pictures of residences and disposing {
# them to the owners, and he was
ngaged in delivering them today
vhen he made his attack on the
sraill girl. According to the des.
ription given of him he was about
o years of age, was we'll dressed,
ad black hair, rather tall, and wore
gray checked cap.
Officer Murphy about 8 O'Clock
his afternoon arrested a man
amed Frank Perry at the Florence l
Iotel. He admits being in the pic
lre business and is being held un- /
4 he can be identified or cleared by
ne little girl.
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