The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-11-23

lfourtcen-yc -ycar-uld daughter Of Thomas
Van Lear, quarryman. of North
Main street, was attacked by man.
dragged to lonely spot near the
Pennsylvania railroad tracks north OF
the city. and criminally assaulted
shortly after six o'clock, Wednesday
evening Arch Manlcy. 29 a former
bartender is behind the bars in the
county Jail, charged with having COM
nitted the outrageous deed. Accord
ing to the girls story. her assailont
accomplished his purpose and med
ical examination established the au-
thcnticity Of the youthful victim s
statement.
Miss Van Lear is employed at the
Starner- Copeland shoe factory on the
boulevard According TO her story.
she left the factory building soon after
the $3.50 o'clock whistle had blown and
hurried to the interurban station to
tal<c the northbound six o'clock car on
the c. d. and g. railway to her home.
When the girl boarded the car, a
man also entered and placed himself
H. a seat on the opposite side OF the
aisle watching every movement OF
the girl When the Pennsylvanla
crossing was re3ched the conductor
If the car noticed that the man ana
vlrl alighted No other persons left
the car at this stop. the conductors
observance Of the pair leaving the car,
I'D to the arrest Of Arch Manley lat
e..
Miss Van Lear's home Is but a short
distance from the railroad crossing on
the Bucyrus pike. She was walking
aiung the dark lonely road, singing
to herself weary from the days work
but happy and totally unconscious OF
the fact that she was being followed
when she was assaulted.
When within short distance of her
home, the arms of a man suddenly
encrclcd her she claims, and the man
81 id Come with me" The girl strug-
sled and screamed for time but no
one heard her cries for help. Her
brutal assanant drew a knife and
threatened to cut her throat If she
DID not remain quiet. She was drag
sed to a field near by and there, she
says, the atrocity was committed.
Soon afterward. Miss Van Lear told
her father of what lad happened. lie
c1ught an eight o'clock car and came
10 the city Before tlis, he informed
the police Of what had taken place
but was unable TO talk directly 10
an officer ana was given no satisrac-
tion. ON the car, the conductor in
formed him that he had seen the man
and the girl leave the car at the same
stop. His description of The man was
recognized as that of Arch Manley by
Officer Thompson.
Sheriff John Stark was notified. with
officer Thompson, he went to Manley's
home on North Main street and plac.
ed the latter under arrest Manley
lives i'm cottage at the corner OF
Main and Fnirview streets. lie claim
cd to have been asleep when the on.
GERS arrived. After much knocking
at the door he answered and III a
lamp. Claiming to have mistaken the
officers FOR burglars he extinguished
| the light ana sought shells for "a shot
gun in the room His inability To find
the cartridges probably saved the Off
GERS lives as he stated ne would have
fred through the door had he found
| them.
| In explanation of his actions before
arrest, Manlcy stated he had 800 on
his person ana thought robbery was
the object Of the visit of the men. The
money was found ON his person after
ward. At the jail, large knife. such
rs Miss Van Lear claims was used m
threatening her life. was found on his
person.
After Manley had been lodged in
jail, Prosecuting Attorney Charles l..
Justice ana Sheriff Stark drove To the
Van Lear home and questioned the
victim of the assault no the prose-
cutor she told the story of the out
rage and claimed that she would know
the assailant II she saw him again
I'er description Of her assailant cor
responded with Manley's appearance
She noticed that he had curly, bushy
hair Manley has a wealth Of long,
curly hair.
As the girls physical condition was
not regarded as serious although she
was extremely nervous. she was TAX
en- to the jail. Manley was brought
before her and she Identified him as
the man who had assaulted her.
Early this morning. Prosecuting
NttpIHeS justice ana Snefltf stark re-
turned to the Van Lear home and
examined the ground over which Miss
NanLear was dragged and the place
Whebe the outrage was committee
They found her lunch basket a short
distance from the road. The girls
eye glasses were lost in the struggle
but we're not found this morning.
II Is said that the stories told hy
Manley conflict Last night he in
formed the prosecuting attorney that
he went directly home and went Ia
bed after leaving the interurban car
He also stated that he had never
seen Miss Van Lear before he was
brought before her at the county jail
last night.
This morning, It was learned that
Mnaley was seen on the streets a
little after eight O'Clock in the even.
ing. About eight o'clock he was in
the European restaurant and saloon
on South Main street, He was in this
place shortly before six o'clock also
As an excuse for riding by his home
! on Main street. Manley stated thai