The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-11-27
Almon futile Charged With
/. Attempting to Assault
Flora Spicer.
EVENING JULY 9
Miss Spicer Was Attacked
on Quarry Street and
Knocked Down.


lcomfortably filled with friends Of the
parties and those who re simply NOR
IbidIy curious, the trial of Almon Tut
tie charged with attempting to Grim
inally assault Miss Flora Spicer, the
evening Of July o, 1911 was begun.
The crime was one Of the boldest in
| the history of Marion. Between $3.50
,und nine o'clock the evening Of July
9th Miss Spicer and Miss Mary Rog-
c,s. were on their way To- the Spicer
home on quarry street. When OPP
! posite the yards of a sawmill. near
the Erie tracks. a man appeared and
knocked both the young women down.
Miss Rogers reglincd gher feet in
time to csolpe the assallant. but Miss
Spicer was so overcome that she was
unable To get away. She was dra gged
about 100 feet from the street to the
Vicinity of some cars thIt were stand
ing on the Erie tracks. and there an
attempt made to assault her.
Meantime. however. Miss Rogers had
succeeded in arduslng the neighbor-
hood and several men came running
in the direction or the cars This
frightened away Miss Spicer's assail-
lant. Several days later, Almon Tut
tie. who had some acquaintance VITA
the Spcers. by roason of having lived
neighbors 20 them for period of
Iabout eight months. appeared at the
Spicer home. in un intoxicated condi-
ton, and was at once identified by
Miss Splcer as the man who made the
assault on her.
Prosecutor Justice is assisted by At
torney Mouser & Maloney and Charles
r.. Spiicer brother Of the complainant
y, nd an attorney, who resides In Gin
icinnati. Tuttle Is represented by II.
T.. Hill and Crisslnger & CUTLERY.
\ special venirc of ten names was
ordered drawn by Judge Babst before
whom the case Is being tried and 10y
lO:3O a jury had been Secured. The
Jurors are j. NJ. CorMn, Green Camp;
~. II. Thibaut. Prospect; w. l.. Daw-
son. Scott township; John Buck sat
Rock; H. w Schweinfurth. Waldo
Thomas t. Day fourth ward; Johr
Croft. Claridon township; Lewis Uni
third ward; H. g. Redenbaugh. sec
ond ward Israel Trey third ward; w
: Ruth. Green Camp; and Frank Ma
Yer, third ward
The prosecution in its settlement OF
the case, claimed the evidence would
show that Tuttlg was the man who
committed the crime while the de-
fcnse is depending upon It's ability tt
prove an alihi; showing that TuttlC
could not have been where the crime
was committed atN the time of com.
mission. The defense admits that ar
L.. "a
that affair deeply, but IT expects to
show that there was a circus in town
the night Of the assault; that the
crime occurred where the circus car,
We're standing on the railroad. and
that some one other ti,1n Tuttle is
the guilty man.
Following the opening statements OF
ccunsel for both sides. the jury was
taken to scene Of the crime; was tax
On over the route alleged to have beer
Travelled los Tuttle on his way home
the night of july . and was given
other information so that looltions
would no, lc rpnfuslng when referred
To by attorneys in theacase.
The case Is attracting considerable
lattention and II Is expected that II
VIII he bitterly fought on Both sides
II will probably require several days
for the trial The state has called is
witnesses. and the defense 20. Tuttle
10 also indicted on plain charge OF
assault on Miss Rogers.
Banny Stul, an empioye of the Hub
er Manufacturing company Wus the
first witness called when court con
lVoned this afternoon after n separa
tlon Of the witnesses had been asked
fo and granted Stull testified Ia
having conversed with Tuttle about
Miss Spiccr some time hast spring.
sometime prior to July O. futile is
Ia.leged 10 have made a Statement at
that time that Undated "A carnal adj
miration for the young lady. stun
Wns not cross Examined by the de-
fense.
Captain A. l.. Bond was next called
land told of having been summoned Ia
the scene OF the alleged assault. lie
told what he Uncovered there Miss
Splccr's hat and comb were found ana
later taken to her home. whore she
was in such a condition that she could
rot be questioned by the officer.
DR.. j. b. TAYLOR testified To the
nervous condition in which he found
Miss Spicer when he was called and
osplained that an attempt had been
To assault her
Miss Molly Spicer, one of six sis
ters of the Miss Flora ispicer. was
the next witness cafied Miss Splcer
told what occurred at their home
when the unfortunate sister arrived
She described the disheveled and ex-
cited condition of her sister, ,vIhe man
ner i'm which her clothing had been
torn and the general story of what
happened in the home that night
Shortly before three O'Clock, the
court recessed for ten minutes.
There is now every indication that
the case Is TO be hard fought on both
sides. every. possible opportunity he
ing taken advantage OF to insert OBJ
jections In the record