Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-18
GIRL NAMES TWO
MEN IN ATTACK
Miss Retha Smith of Unity
Accuses Outlaws in Alleged
Kidnapping.
Special Dispatch 10 The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, August 1s-TeI-
ing tale of being kidnapped and kept
in a tent and unoccupied farm house
in secluded section of Howard County,
where she was forced, at the point of a
pistol in the hands of notorious char
acter, well known to the police and
wanted by peace officers in Montgomery
and Fairfax Counties on various pend
ing warrants, to submit to repeated
criminal attacks, Miss Retha Smith, 16
years old. appeared at the Rockville
Court House today to unfold her story
to States Attorney Robert Peter, ,jr.
Three warrants were issued today by
States Attorney Peter, following the
disclosure TO him by the girl of the
details of the alleged crime. One of
the men is charged both with abduction
and criminal assault and the other with
abduction. Both the police and the
States attorney withheld the names
Of the men contained in the warrants,
pointing out that it might hamper JUS
tice by disclosing them at this time.
In the meantime the police have renew
ed their search for the two men, who are
reputed iackers of stills, live on
general outlawry. They are represented
as being dangerous characters, always
carrying pistols, but they have always
succeeded III evading numerous police
traps which have been set for them.
Taken From Spring.
Miss Smith, who is a daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. William NJ. Smith who
live near Unity, and who was the VIC
tiVS1 tITr If oil fob
rage ceremony in Howard County, in
connection with which two men were
arrested and now await trial, told
correspondent of The Star here while
waiting conference with the States
attorney, that last Sunday week she
went to a spring near her home, and
while there two men approached, one
of whom had a revolver in his hand.
Pointing it at her, she alleges, she was
told that II she made an cutlery she
would be killed, but If she kept quiet
she would be unframed.
While one of the men held his hand
over her mouth, she said, she was
forced to accompany them along an
unused road to the main highway
where a car was waiting. She was
placed in the automobile and was driven
what she described as a great distance
to the home of one of the men, who
is said to be brother-in-law of the
other There the brother-in-law got
out, and the car was driven by the
other into road in the woods, where,
she asserts, she was kept a couple of
hours, during which she was criminally
attacked During this period, the girl
said, threat OF death was made.
Kept In Tent.
Following this, she continued, the
man returned and picked up his
brother-in-law and the three drove to
Howard County near Daisy, where she
was placed in an unoccupied tenement
house on the farm of the father of the
man who attacked her. Later she
added, she was taken TO a tent near
the house and repeatedly criminally as
saulted. She remained in the tent until
last Thursday, Miss Smith said, and
then was taken in an automobile to
some big town" the name of which
she did not know, and was placed
In the home Of widow for boarding
After the men left, she reported, she
told her story to the man and woman
in the house, whereupon the former
took the girl to the latter's sister, Flor
ence Without, in Howard County, and
left her at the gate. However, the
sister was not home at the time and
the girl walked to the home of another
sister, Mrs. Cleo Marshall, in the vicin-
ity, and there told her story. Her
parents then came after her, after being
informed of her plight.
Chief of Police ALIVE A. Monkey of
the Montgomery County Police Depart
ment said that the police had been
looking for the men for some time and
that they are known to the police
officials.