The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-07-30
12.YEAR-0LD GIRL IS
LATEST VICTIM F
KISSING F|[ND
Man Crawls Into Room Of Beryl
Boutilier, No. 24l Baker-St, But
Dives Through Window When
Child Summons Help.
This Is Fourth Similar Attack With
in Short Time, Others Being on
East Side. X

A man believed by the police to be
the kissing flend who has been opey-
ating on the east side OF the city,
made his appearance on the west side
early Friday morning. About 2 O'CLOCK
he entered the home of Mr.. and MrE
Arthur Boutiliere, No. 24l baker-sty
and was crawling up on the pea Oh
their 12-year-old daughter, Berry,
remarkably pretty girl, when ne Wa
discovered and frightened away. me
police are handicapped In their search
for the prowler by the fact that noni
OF his victims has been able TO givo
an accurate description OF him. AL
they have to work on Is that ne Is
man OF medium height and is smooln'
ly shaver. 49,
In entering the Boutiliere home, the
fellow stepped into a narrow passage
way between the house and the owen.
ing adjoining II on the west. One Oh
the windows on that side opens INTO
the bedroom where Beryl lay sleep
ing. alone, and the foot or the pea eT
tended past the window at about the
same level as the sill.
and his victim was Il cloth SCREEN
which he ripped loose from the no.'
tom fastenings and pinned back. Inen
he pushed the window up little ",
Their placed the window shaae- ano-
lace curtains over the foot Oh .ne
bed, where they would be out OF inc
way, and crawled In.
As the fiend was crawling over w
bed toward her, Beryl awoke. She
was too frightened to move at hrst'
but finally summoned enough cour'
age TO rap violently on the wall just
back OF her head. which separates
he- room from that occupied by ner
parents. Mrs. Boutilier awoke IN
stantly and came to see what the
trouble was.
II stood in the doorway Of Beryra
bedroom fully 10 seconds before
realized what was going on said
Mrs. Boutilier. II saw something
moving across the bed and thought
at first 1t was a dog. l didn't know
exactly what was best to do until .
heard Beryl say, as the man came
very close to her. Mamma, look at
him. Then, for the first time IN
my life, screamed, and really think
that scream could have been heard
in New York. At the same time,
Beryl put her hand in the fellow'S
face and pushed him away. He
quickly turned around and leaped
through the window head first
1.-THE scream awakened my hus-
band and he was out OF bed In one
hound. He went right out and tried
to see where the fellow went. but he
had disappeared. think he must
have left by way Of the alley"
Mr. Boutilier at once notified the
police and detectives from Trumbulr
station we're assigned to the case.
In spite OF her experience Beryl did
not seem I'm the least perturbed Fri.
day morning and declares she viii
continue to sleep alone.
This is the fourth case OF the kind
reported within few days, .the other
three having occurred on the east
side. In the other instances the fell
low has attempted to deceive his vic
tins by saying Kiss papa" but little
Miss Boutilier says that her visitor
never uttered a word. Mrs. Boutilier
thinks II was the mans intention 20
ohloroform the child.