The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-02-19

1TySldl Fdllb was stlIIcu as IL hdS
not been since the memorable days OF
1897 by an assault made by some un-
known man upon Marion Mcneil, a
young lady school teacher at the
Poyseor school west OF Fortune Lake
The assault took place while she
was going from the school 10 her
boarding place at the Koskey farm and
was foiled by the timely arrival OF a
travelling man and Oliver PICARD The
girl was in dazed condition and lying
In the snow by the side OF the road.
The man fled.
A Lonely Woods Road
Miss Mcneil is daughter of Mrs.
Jas. Mcneil who lives near the county
farm. She has been teaching at the
Poyseor school for the past year.
Last Monday evening she left her
school after the days work was over
to go TO her boarding place at the
Koskey farm-the old Anderson place.
This farm is located back in the woods
one-half mile from the Poyseor, or
Fortuna, farm gate. The road is
through heavy hardwoods all OF the
way
The girl turned of the main road
and when about 100 rods in towards
her boarding place she was attacked by
the man. She fought him stubbornly
but his greater strength determined
the struggle. He had put small strap
around her neck TO prevent her crying
out an alarm and had her completely
overpowered when succor arrived.
Thought IL Two Men Scuffling
The gag which the fiend had applied
to the girls throat kept her from cry
out out an alarm and the man was so
intent upon his dastardly work that he
didn't hear the oncoming rig. The oc-
cupants of the rig saw the two
scufiling but thought II 70 be two
drunken men and SO didn't make any
outcry or increase their Efforts TO
reach the scuhiers until they got close
enough TO recognize the true condition
OF affairs and saw the man take To his
heels They turned all their attention
to the prostrate girl and the man hal
little difficulty i'm getting away
through the woods
The men picked up the girl and took
her 20 Koskey's place.
Got Pretty StTainght Information
By mid forenoon Wednesday the
authorities were we'll satisfied that
they had the right man spotted for the
deed but they had a task upon their
hands to find him, The man that they
suspect Is named Pakkala. the fellow
who took the bicycle from Sam Jacobs
boy last year. Pakkala was working In
a woods camp at Nick Phillips place
lie left the camp about four o'clock
saying that he was going 10 take the
school teacher home" AS he was
walking along the road the Koskey
children, who drive back and forth to
school. came along and Pakkala jump
ed upon the runner OF their sleigh and
stayed there until the cross road to
Pinteila's place was reached when he
jumped of. went down 10 Pintella's
and got cup OF coffee
Mr.. Pintella says that the man was
not drunk. although II is stated by
others that the men in the Phillips
camp. Pakkala among them. had been
heavily for several days back.
Pakkala left the Pintella farm at
1--WE o'clock saying that he was going
20 the Koskey farm. II was about this
time or few minutes before that
Marion left the school house 40 that
she must have passed the road on
which Pakkala was approaching the
main road about the same time. He
undoubtedly saw her and followed her
at a distance. knowing that she was
going through the woods to the Kos