The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-11-08
To PREVENT
VIOLENCE
Edwards Was Taken From
Utica To Newark
Ald Placed In Safe Keeping
In The Jail
Citizens Indignant Over His
Action With Girl
% Luring Her Away From
Her Utica Home
Girls Mother Visits MI. Yer.
non To Consult Lawyer
(Nwark American Tribune)

tNwark american Tribune)
The story that has been printed for
the past two days exclusively in The
American Tribune, concerning the alb
duction of pretty Amy Pierce, the tele-
Dhone girl from Utica by DIR. George
Edwards, a veterinary, came to clim.
AK last night, when crowd Of indig-
nant citizens gathered about the Jail In
Utica and threatened the accused with
violence. Edwards was brought to this
city in a high speed auto, and landed
In the county Jail for safe keeping. He
was accompanied by Mayor Smoots Of
Utica, and Deputy Jailer George Tay-
Tor. While there was no actual vic.
eence offered against the prisoner there
was every reason to believe that the
citizens of that village would perhaps
be wrought 20 the point of handling
him roughly perhaps in the most ex.
treme way.
The story as has been told Ia part
can be referred to I'm more complete
way by saying that Edwards has been
In the village for the past five months
and during his stay there has prac.
diced his profession and paying atten-
tion to n young lady OF the village
other than Miss Pierce. His Office
was located three doors from the tele.
phone exchange and this permitted
IN acquaintance without arOusing un-
due suspicion on the part of anyone Is
the general belief OF the people there.
II is alleged that he had pictured
things In a glowing way to the girl or
NJ least sufficient TO cause her TO listen
10 his story to the extent that she
agreed to leave the village and go else
where with him. He IL alleged to have
Gold her OF brother In Cleveland who
would care for her and further that
Nhe was dissatisfied with her home life,
and that her mother had drawn the
lines OF personal liberty too tightly
ar0und her. Anyhow Edwards left
Utica last Sunday morning with the
girl, and they came to Newark Later
they boarded train for Columbus.
From there little was known Of their
whereabouts until n phone message
WAS received that they had gone to
Marion and later to Cleveland.
When the mother of the girl became
aware Of the disappearance she lapsed
snto a state OF bordering on collapse.
She realized the liability OF her daugh-
<er's fair name, that had always been
above reprOach would be smirched,
and her grief knew no bounds.
When II finally became known that
che girl was Ia Cleveland, arrange.
tnents We're promptly made for Mar
shal VIM. Hobbs TO go TO the Forest
City and do what he could towards
e0cating the girl. He left Utica yester-
day morning.
Meanwhile on Sunday night, Ed.
/, wards returned to Utica under the GOV.
~ Of darkness, as has already been
stated, but, what was not stated, was
chat after having. II IL alleged, con.
sslted with the person he undoubtedly
0Ame back TO see, he made an effort
70 leave the city on tran No. 10, north.
Aound, but at the depot he was detect
I'd ~ someone In the crowd, who told
tie '~o brothers Of the girl, and they
Hosts4 In pursuit. They found Ed
wsius standing ON the opposite side Of
ehe train. endeavoring 10 get aboard
before the doors that were open had
eeos closed and the train got under full
osadway. but In this he was also block.
I'd
He then started up the tracks at
full speed with the brothers In hot
0ursuit. The fugitive soon left the
cracks and darted across fields until
Ae came TO pond OF water into which
es plunged. The water was l2 feet
-deep, which was. OF course, unknown
% him. The brothers plunged In after
Che fleeing man and desperate strue.
gle took place, but fortunately none
were drowned. The brothers succeed
- In dragging Edwards from the wat
~ and marched him back TO the village
~orlson. where he was locked up. The
Avsthsr's fearing he would escape.