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Outraged ana Beaten,Monticello, III., Jane 3.—There ie great excitement here over the disappearance of and outrage committed upon Mibb Emma Sprague, whoee mother lives two milea north of tbe town, She wrb entioed from the home of John Dighton, where she was working, and taken to the timber along Carup orecjk tind assaulted* oboked and otherwise mistreated Uy Win Weaver, yha wandered two nod a LlbIC miles east of Montiaello* last night at 11 o'clock, to tbe home of Phil Gonnarde to Bee Daniel Mather, a young man with whom she had been keeping company, Hhe Lad written him ft letter* intending to mail it, but went in person and delivered it to him* In thia letter she charges Weaver with ruining her and gouging tn: 9 mit.. She Inlrf Mather ha won Id not see ber again alive and left Con* nard?. Muiher c-laima he tried to get her t«» r-ui^ir: ail Li«htt bnt she would not Ju so. He olniui3 he did r.ot read the letter *i£:t;l tbe next morning wLien he* iJHtJH tu toun and reported the matter to the stated atrorn^y. A party was organized arul at a rt ea In eeareb for Miss Spraaa* through the timber, 3Ue was found about {} p, m* in a hayloft near her home almost dead, rhe doctor waesummoned and dressed her wounds, fche ia bruised and bea:ent and lies :n a very critical condition, the most of the time unconscious. She hae always been considered a respectable girl, and the feeling ie vory strong against Weaver for tlje outrage. It is thought he waa nuder the inllueneeof liquor when he did it. Aa tyjcn fie it wis made fcnown he left town, ath; hbS i.oru been 9een sinoe,
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Decatur Weekly Republican
Decatur, Illinois, US
Thu, Jun 08, 1893
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