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JSMHinvestigation, but said they would xdakd a foil atetemmt at the preliminaryhfiarliig;whicttwlll be held this afternoon at 1 o’clock. -There in no question as to what the report will be, atr the condition of the girl's clothes exhibited In the I magi strata's office Is good evidence, the clothes are yet In his possession and will be held until the hearing is oyer. . A 'The fiendish act was witnessed by several women, axpong whom was a Mrs. White. It was she who was at first attracted by . the little girl's screams, though they were loud enough to be heard almost everywhere In the park. A large number of men alBO wHneflecd the act, but before they could got to the girl It was too late. All these witnesses narnee have been secured by the magistrate and they have been* summoned to appear atthe hearing to-day.The crime is one of the most revolting this cry ever had to deal with. The point at which it was enacted and within hearing of several hundred people in broad daylight, make it oqe of the boldest in Hie annals of local history. The littlo girl while said not to be In a critical condition as tlfa result of her treatment, required attention from a physician. She was frightened Almost to death and had not regained her composure, even when she left the magistrate’s office Saturday evening.Broke Down and Cried.The Wheeling man who committed the dastardly crime is quite young. He is well dreasedL and looks to be about 21 or 22 years'of age. When before the magistrate4 he broke down and cried. Whon heas searched at the jail nothing was found on him excepting sovornl small pieces of change end some keys. A pair of brass knuckles dropped to the floor when he was searched, and It Is believed he was attempting to hide them from the officers. Comdables Sharp and Trus-iow took him from the maglHtrate’s office to tho Jail, and on the way over be oaked tho (wo constables not tc* hold him so light. He told them thut he might run, however, If they would release hi3 amis. The constable took do chances as it Is not very often they get to handle such prisoners.The stranger secured the service*, cf It. B. Bills jib his attorney, but even refused to give him bis name until a later date. It IS probable that he will give it out today, as hfs attorney stated that he would be copetled to have in order to arrange a Hue of defense. Tho young man admitted that ie ha*l well to do relatives in this city, hut also refutrcd to divulge theti Ho swmod very much worried for fear that the story of his crime would get In the papers. A reporter was told by the young man wb-en he asked for a statement, that he. at no stage would give anything out to the press. This was all he had to say anrl it took him but a very few seconds to say It. .Name Ib Made Known. PAJRKRRSBIJRH, 3ept 1C.—The identity of .lho young man who Is alleged to have criminally assaulted nr.ie Iteaner Saturday afternoon at ;y park hfin boon ascertained.He is Davhl Summerville, of Wirt unty, aged 17 years, and is said to a son of Brooks Summerville, a •II known and prosperous citizen of it couuty. The latter has been not!-d of his con's arrest and will ar* •© here to-dny lo he:p prepare a line defense.Wanted to Hldo Identity.For some reasons those directly invested In tho young man were ad-r«e to giving out his name. Under circumstances could it be learned turday . night, but yesterday thingsk a different turn and the young in's natno was given by some of hU ends.According to the story of a friend s young man arrived here Saturday jrning from Ripley where he just m pie ted an examination to become school tenclicr. He passed the ex-lination successfully, and won id ve received a second grade cert** ate.
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The Fairmont West Virginian
Fairmont, West Virginia, US
Mon, Sep 17, 1906
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