The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-01
RUFFIANS WHO ATTACK
GIRLS UNDER ARREST
FATHER ASKS CHANCE TO
SETTLE WITH ONE.
One of Girls Escaped by Put.
ting UP Desperate Re-
sistance.

"Thsy won't need any electric
chair II they'll just turn him over to
me. I'm 81 years old, and haven't
got long to BIO here anyhow, but I'd
just like to settle with that man that
abused my daughter before ! die. I'D
be willing to trade my life for his"
These were tho words Of the father
Of the 18.year!oId girl who charges
that she was brutaIIy assaulted Fri
day night by Jack Frey says the
Memphis News Scimitar.
The man looked old and heart.
broken, as he walked into Sheriff
Psrry's office carly Saturday morn
ing and asked to shake the hand Of
the bravest man who ever was sheriff
Of Shelby county. ~ know you done
all you could for my little girl, hut
I'm sorry you didn't shoot" the old
father told Sheriff Perry.
His voice choked with sobs, and
faint tears glmmering in his eyes, tho
AGED man, dressed in working
clothes, waited while his daughter
told her story to w. r. McLain, as
sistant states attorney.
"Sho is my Oldest" he said, in
five Of them at home. I've worked
hard all my life to bring them up
right. | never had any advantages.
fellow. I've tried to do right by them,
IA that ~
can do to my little girl what they
say this man done. haven't got
much money, but I'd pay $500 for his
dead body. But I'd sooner have him
alive. wish the law wouldn't in
terfere. I'd like to settle with him
myself, for my little girl
Girls Account.
Two girls, one II and one 49, were
brutally assaulted and an attempt at
assault was made on third girl FRI
day night by three young rufians.
drunk, who had lured the girls in an
automobile to lonely spot on the new
Raleigh road. at n point where the
Wolf river crosses, says the News
Scimitar, of Memphis,
The third girl, aged 16, escaped the
fate OF her companions only by long
struggle and the timely arrival of
Sheriff o. II. Perry. who engaged In
hand to-hand scuffe in the dark of the
river bottoms with two or the youths.
one of whom attempted to seize the
sheriff's pistol from his pocket Perry.
with the aid of w. N. Rodgers who
lives short distance from the scene.
captured the two youths, only to have
one escape a few moments later by
leaping from the automobile. He was
recaptured however. Saturda morning
at his home by Deputy Sheriffs Brad
ley, Palmer and Barbara, and Constable
jacob.
Allen Mcnamara. 81. the man taken
Friday night by Sheriff Perry. Is held
in the county Jail without bond. The
charges of assault to murder and at
tempted criminal assault under which
he was locked up Friday night were
ordered changed to criminal assault
Saturday morning by w. T. McLa1n,
acting states attorney. after he had
heard the story of the 17-year- old girl.
Face Electric chair.
John Frey. 20. 495 Alabama avenue,
the assault, who escaped Friday night,
was retaken at his nome Saturday
morning at 1890 O'Clock. He also is
charged with criminal assault and Is
held without bail.
If found guilty both men will meet
death in the electric chair. This is the
punishment prescribed In the state of
criminal assault. ...
Fuller Longley. aged 10. the third
man in the case, still Is at large. He
is wanted on a charge OF attempted
criminal assault.
1t was not developed until Saturday
morning that more than one girl had
been assaulted. although the girls told
Sheriff Perry after the capture Of Nc
Namara Friday night that the oldest
girl. Is, had been assaulted by John
Frey. The second girl, who, when
Perry arrived, was struggling to keep
Allen Mcnamara from throwing her
over the railing OF the bridge into the
Wolf river, told Mrs. Matilda Wallace,
police matron. Friday night that Nc
Namara had not accomplished his pur-
pose.
erutaIIy Handled.
However. when interviewed by w. T,
McLain, states attorney, Saturday
morning, he developed that the attack
was of nature that would bring it
under the criminal assault statute
The girls were brutally treated their
clothing being partly pulled off, their
hair down, their faces bruised. and
one girls neck-the girl who struggled
The Oldest girl, alleged to have been
Frey's victim. bore great bruise
across the bridge of her nose, which
she said was inflicted while one OF the
men drove the car at reckless rate
of speed to the point where the attack
took place. Her head collided with
one of the top stays Of the machine,
she said. She added that she also was
beaten.
The third girl, aged 16, escaped with
heavy slap in the face and minor
bruises at the hands of Longley. She
can attribute her escape to the fact
that she fought desperately in the auto
and that the young rufian was unable
TO drag her from the machine.
Frey Laughs at Affair.
Frey was nonchalant VIXEN brought
to the sheriff's office by his captors
though the affair were great joke
He was neatly dressed in a dark blue
serge suit. wore n blue four-in-h hand
and striped silk shirt. He was
brazen in his Indifference. as he ex-
tracted a cigaret from his pocket, Dor
roWed light from a deputy sheriff,
and answered. when asked. Did Swl
read what that girl said you did to
herr"
81 know she told a pack of lies. when
She said hit her," he said. Il didn't
hit her, but damn her. when get out
of this trouble, l will hit her"
Asked. whether he and his compan-
ions had been drinking, Frey replied:
or course we were drinking. We
were blind drunk. or we wouldn't have
done what we did"
Later. in statement made to Sher-
iff Perry and John EXby. second assist
ant states attorney, Frey denied that
he had assaulted the girl. He admitted
practically everything else. though.
Sheriff Perry said.
Frey just had arisen, when the depu-
ties and the constable arrived. OFF,
GERS say had they been a little later.
they believe Frey would have been
gone. He denied, on his way to the
sheriff's office, that he intended TO fee.
IF had wanted to get away. | could
have been in New York by now" he
told jacob.
Strong Evidence.
According to authentic statements
coming from the sheriff's Office Satur-
day. the expert testimony of physicians
who that morning examined the three