Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-21
DOROTHY HOLT IN
STORY OF ATTACK
Victim of Blind Pig" Conspir-
acy Able to Recount Her Or
deal at Salem, III.
RESULT OF PLOT, CLAIMS
suIlens Faces Death Penalty-To
Prosecute VioIators Of the
Liquor Laws.

''''S olAeg - y. Holt, Is slowly
recovering at her home from the at
tack made on her last Friday night
BY Thomas Sullens in an abandoned
barn, mile from this city.
For the first time since her terrible
experience the girl was able TO tell.
sauely and coherently, the story OF the
attack and for the first time the at
tending doctors declared her out OF
danger, although the shock TO her
nervous system, as result OF the or
deal, Will render her an invalid for
months.
Sullens, who, drink crazed, attacked
the girl and was saved from lynching
~ the hands Of an angry mob by
prompt action on the part Of Cover
nor Dunno and Sheriff Vurcell in call.
ing out the militia, is in jail at Mount
Vernon, 20 miles from the scene Of his
crime. Ernest Harrison, keeper OF a
blind tiger" and accused by Sullens
as the instigator OF the attack. is IN
der heavy guard in the county Jail at
VUndalia.
Salem is quieting down from the
tumult which Immediately followed the
discovery Of the crime and the better
element is making extensive plans 10
prevent, by cleaning UP the town, any
recurrence of the Holt case.
STORY TOLD BY DOROTHY HOLT.
The pathetic story Of Dorothy Holt
came from the lips OF the frail girl.
propped up among the pillows az her
home and attended by her mother and
q trained nurse.
Il had been to a moving picture
show with Mrs. Hull, the wife OF the
mayor, and her daughter" said the
girl. Mrs. Hull walked with me on
the way home as far as the cSEler,
half a block from my home. There
size told me goodnight and l started
70 run home. Just before ! turned in
Of the gate some one called TO me. oh,
Dorothy ! thought it some one
knew and stopped The voice called,
you can't guess who It is, and | ran
few feet farther along TO see. II was
Tom SulleRs
u never did like him because he
gees with the sporty crowd and l
started TO 90. He said he wanted to
tell me something. Then he said that
unless my daddy stopped pushing the
'hIudpiEGers' il would go hard with
you kids meaning Ward, my little
brother and myself I replied that
Ward and ] could not help what daddy
was doing and that il wasn't fair to
hold us for it
Then. as ] started 20 go. ne seized
ne, put his hands around my throat
and started to choke me. tried to
scream but could not He hit me in
the face I fell, striking my head on
q stone 7 tainted, ] guess. for the
next thing ] knew he was half carry
ing half dragging me down the street,
away from home
WHISTLE - HIS SIGNAL.
81 opened my mouth to cry out, but
De stuffed dirty rag in IT, II you
don't shut up I'll Kill YOU he said.
Holding tightly 10 my arm. he made
for the railroad tracks, about half a
'uilo away. lie pulled me up the EN-
bankment. Then he walked back and
forth along the tracks. whistling, as If
tying to signal some one
NO one came. though. and he pulled
ne down the tracks. At one time he
thought be heard some one coming
aud be dragged me down the embank
Meut again and into an old mine hole
], was false alarm, though, and he
made me start again.
we came TO an abandoned barn He
pulled me toward IL, though / fought
back At the barn he pushed me into
the loft Then he tried TO put his arm
atuuud me. lie tried 10 kiss me.
fought and scratched at him until my
strength gave out. Everything Wen
black. but ] heard him breathe, Now
I've got you.
81 don't know how long il was be
fore ] woke up. / felt III and veal
and cried out that ! wanted 70 &
home. Sullcns was sitting a few fee
away, smoking "a Cigaret. You can
60. he said, until you love me littl'
blt He came toward me again.
81 screamed but he hit me between
tie eyes with his fist. ! don't re
rt,mber much after that until cam,
10 my senses again don't know how
much later. 10 was all sunshiny out
side and the birds were singing. ! wal
alone and Oh so sick and miserable
Nv clothes were torn all but on me
Nv face ached from the beating ht
had given me and there was BUM
on the back Of my head like an egg
] was alone.
can ONLY MIRMUR TON SULLENS.
Il knew what had happened. A
FIST 7 wanted 10 die. Then I wante
q find mother. I crawled out. foun'
ny way to the tracks and dragged my
self home Mother and daddy ha
been out looking for me all night an
net me on the steps. ! remembe
rumbing Tom Sullens. Tom Sullens
over and over again. before l wen
fqint again.
81 have always been good girl an
YOU can't tell how ] feel. ] know Go
viii punish Sullens and Harrison. toe
a. he urged Sullens 10 attack me 70
re.enge on my daddy-as Sullens say:
Mother says she still loves me. though