Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-06-06
ADVENTURES OF
A COUNTRY GIRL
Mutual Improvement Conference
Visitor Meets With UnpIeas-
ant Experiences on Arrival.
GUIDE PROVES TO BE A CUR
Early Morning Scenes az Orpheum
Hotel. Where Fellow Takes
Stranger In Strange City.

story Of reprehensible conduct on
The part OF news agent on an oregon
short Line train running between
Pocatello and salt Lake city. which
may be followed by arrests and dts
Inissal OF the offending train agent.
developed this morning. The news
agent gave his name as Frank Bayman
and ho is in the employ OF Gray Bros.
who conduct the news service on the
oregon Short Line.
Thursday morning a young woman
got on the salt Lake train somewhere
north of Pocatello. Ia Idaho, bound FOR
salt Lake City. TO attend the young
peoples conferences to be held here.
At Pocatello she was approached by
the news agent with the usual offer
ings OF candy or fruit. Noticing that
the young lady was apparently un-
accustomed 10 travelling alone, the fell
Low made OFFER Of little servic.s. and
asked her where she was gong, aud
she told him she expected to get OF
at ogden. He was very attentive and
volunteered great deal of inforna-
tion In regard 10 salt Lake and Ogden.
and in fact offered 10 escort her 10 her
hotel or stopping place.
Arrived at Ogden. the young woman
got OF the train. bat meeting some
friends at the station, she decided 70
get back on the train and continue on
soon as she stepped from the train at
Ogden the newsboy followed her, haN-
Ing changed his news cap for hat.
When she returned TO the train. tho
neYsboy also got back on the train.
ana asked her why she DID not re-
main al ogden.
Continuing his familiarity on the way
! to salt Lake, the newsboy offered 10
| put the young woman on the stregtcat
and show her to the address she SAID
| she wished 60 hud. lie sat down bcsids
| her In tn strcctcur. and paid both her
| fare and his taking transfers. Ai1iN
| ing at Main street he told the young
! woman that thov could walk to the
| address, lust as easily Is to wait Tor
| car to take them there The girl de-
| murled. saying that she knew the place
| 10 be quite a distance away, ana rear
| ing To be alone on the streets at night
| with n stranger. The newsboy, or
| rather newsman. as the girl noticed
| that his hair was gray when he re-
| moved his cap. insisted on taking heF
| grip. however aud leaving the car.
| They walked and walked for two or
| three hours according 10 the young
WOMAN. without findins the address
and she at last said she vohld 81
| into one Of the houses atfst nnd on
| where thev were. The man SAID w"
would do that. and made Inquiries a. q
| ne ahboring residence, without e"cl't.' 4
|
| girl insisted on going To a hotel a.
| The news agent said he would necoal-
| pany her.
| They went 20 the Orpnelm hot'h
| who're they arrived az $50 To tlie mpf'
| ing after having wandered about s'nto
| IN. arrival az the Pocatelio tram "i
| l0;55 pm Hero the fellow inslstci on
| registering, and said he would show
| her To her room. He went with hef I"
| her room. and arriving there. got insiDs
| ana locked the door. The girl. who hau
| been suspicious all tho time. but heip-
| less demanded that Bayman let her out
| OF The room. He refused, She threat
| ercd TO scream for help II he did not
| immediately release her. and noticing
| button on the wall she pressed II. IN
respouae porter appeared at the dooi'
when Bayman told him to bring
glass OF water 10 the room the por-
ter disappeared and hearing voices ~
| The next room. the girl again SAID sn.
would scream for help II Bayman diu
not let her go. whereupon the neNs
gent opened the door. and the gti
rushed out. She was successful m gel
| ting her people by telephone. ana Nas
son escorted to place OF safety