The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-05-17
YOUNG MAN FACES
VERY GRAVE CHARGE
LOUIS GROSSBERG ARRESTED
CHARGED WITH ASSAULT ON
1915 YEAR OLD GIRL
SAYS HE IS INNOCENT
WAVES EXAMINATION AND HE
is AT LIBERTY ON $4,000 's
BAIL

Louis Grossberg, son of H. Gross
berg of Sank Centre was placed UNI
der arrest by Deputy Sheriff Louis
Balcolm of Long Prairie, Saturday
evening, in this city, charged with an
attack and assault upon little Aedal-
aine Drevlo of Todd county on the
afternoon of Friday, April 27.
Herald readers will recall that this
paper last week carried story from
the Long Prairie Leader which re-
cited the attack on this 13 1-2 year
old daughter, of Otto Drevlo of
Round Prairie. The assault was
made when the little girl was picked
up by a stranger in automobile near
the Skillings farm on the outskirts
of the village while on her way home
from school.
According to the story of the girl
following the assault, she stated that
the stranger invited her to ride with
him but she refused to get into the
car, but he urged her and finally
pulled her in and proceeded south to
the Bleckenburg hill and then turned
east up lonely road where it is al
legged the assault was made. Upon her
return home the Drevlo girl told her
mother of her experience and the
officers were notified. She described
the stranger as young man about
10 years of age who wore black
leather vest under coat of grayish
green. She said he was about feet
inches tall and wore brown oxfords
and black cap. The car was run
oh h1ooL oa1or h11f uoc NOT q
Ford, she said. She claims he
brought her back to the top of
Blackenburg Hill and put her out of
the car, andd rove rapidly south
towards Sank Centre.
Young Grossberg's arrest followed
what may prove to be a very clever
piece of detective work on, the part
of Deputy Sheriff Balcolm. The Of
fcer had occasion to visit Sank Cen
tire the latter part of last week and
looked around to see if he could To-
cate a car answering the description
turned into the office by Adelaine.
He finally located car that seemed
to answer the description, and later
checked up and got look at young
Grossberg. Certain with the descrip-
ton, that he had located the right
man, he returned to Long Prairie and
took Mr.. Drevlo and his daughter to
Sank Centre for the purpose OF iden-
LITIGATION.
The girl claimed that Grossberg
was the person who made the attack
upon her, and he was placed under
arrest, taken to Long Prairie, and
lodged In jail. Tuesday of this week
young Grossberg was taken to ST.
Cloud for a preliminary hearing be-
fore Judge Roeser. He waived ex-
animation and was released until the
fall term of the Todd county Grand
Jury on $4,000 bonds which was
furnished by Sank Centre people.
The Grossbergs have been resi-
dents of Sank Centre for several
years and the young man has attend
ed the Sank Centre high school UNI
til recently. He is associated with
his father in the wool, fur and junk
business. The young man acted very
much surprised at his arrest and
stoutly maintained his innocence. 1t
is claimed that he will be able to
prove an absolute alibi as to his
whereabout at the time the assault
is alleged to have taken place.
The crime with which he is charged
is most serious one and should he
be found guilty he will be dealt with
with unusual severity as this crime is
recognized as one of the most henious
by the laws of Minnesota.
The announcement of the engage
ment of young Grossberg to Cinci-
matt young lady was made a few
weeks ago. The Herald of last week
carried a social note stating that his
finance was visiting his parents in
this city.
Young Grossberg's Sank Centre
friends hope that he may be able to
prove his innocence of the crime
with which he is charged. However,
they also fell that if he is guilty he
should be punished to the full ex-
tent of the law.