The Glenwood post., 1922-06-08
BRUTAL ASSAULT
ONGLENWO0D GIRL
Child Chased Into Barn and
Gagged But passersby
Come to Rescue
PUBLIC FEELING IS HIGH

Seldom have the people of Glenwood
were last Saturday evening when it
became known that Glen Woody, the
14-year-o daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. S. Woody, had been attacked by q
big brutal young man who chased her
into barn and gagged her to prevent
her outcry, and who was only prevent
ed from carrying out his fiendish pur-
pose by the cries and attacks of the
girls playmates, and the prompt &C.
ton of passing citizens who were at
tracted by the alarm, and who prompt
ly turned the brute over to the officers
of the law who soon placed him be-
hind the bars, and later hurried him
to the Jail of a nearby county.
Glen, with the Jones children and
the George Broughton children, had
been playing on the vacant space On
the Pratt lots on Grand avenue, and
about nine O'Clock they were approach
ed by stranger who accosted Glen,
and, frightened, she fled up the alley
and into the Alton barn. The man
rushed in after her and seized her by
the throat and then stuffed rags in
her mouth to prevent her outcry for
help. ,fAsiKlNi
The little girls companions, seeing
her plight, even though they did net
fully realize the danger confronting
her, rushed out on the street and gave
the alarm and Thayer Hubbard, R. B.
McKeown and Kenneth Baillie, having
been apprised of the situation, rushed
to the girls rescue, not however, until
the Jones boy attacked the fellow with
a stick and made it so interesting that
the tramp temporarily relinquished his
hold on the girl and stopped to give
the boy kick, landing him on the
ground. ~
The three men grappled with the fell
low and, after a hard tussle, succeeded
in taking him to the city Jail where he
was placed behind the bars and later
taken by Sheriff Jessup and Under
sheriff Winters to the county Jail and
placed in a cell, but when it was seen
that a demonstration was brewing, and
that feeling was running very higs,
Sheriff Jessup thought it wise to con-
vey the man out of the county, which
was done.
This attack apparently constitutes
one of the most diabolical and disgrace
full crimes ever committed in this
county, and that the man did not carry
out in full his fiendsh intent is appar-
emily through no fault Of his.
The victim of the man g fiendish de-
sire was at once taken to her home
and physician summoned immediate
ly. It was found that she suffered
only from shock and severe bruises
about her head and throat She was
only confined to the house II couple Of
days. T7@
When questioned by the Officers the
man reIuseu 20 Uaik 1urJier Ihdh W
say that he was not guilty, claiming
that he was trying to protect the girl
from the other children who were chas-
ing her. He gave his name as Harry
Potter and said he arrived in Glen
wood Saturday morning from Meeker
where he had been employed as ranch
hand. IT is believed that he is giving
fictitious name, and the officers say
they have evidence that he forged a
check earlier in the day, although in
fhis transaction he used another name,
that probably also being fictitious.
District Attorney Delaney has filed
criminal action against the man,
charging him with assault with intent
TO commit rape, and It is probable that
he VIII not br brought to trial before
the rernlar November term of the dis
trict court.
LATEI: The young man was ar
raicned "Wednesday in district court.
whore he pleaded gniltv to assnult with
ATTEMPT to commit rape, and also mndc
similar plea under another statute
making It an offense to take indecent
liberties with n female under sixteen
years of age. Further testimony In the
case will he taken tomorrow, and it is
expected that Judge Shumate will then
pronounce sentence.