Show A convict Edna Smoot the 13 year old daughter of will smoot had a frightful exper ence with a trusty of the territory Terri tora penitentiary on monday evening and on tuesday morning the trusty had a frightful experience with warden van dercook on evening aa edna was walking along the banks of east mill creek between the old paper mill and the penitentiary she was seized by the trusty and carried into the bushes where a desperate struggle ensued the girl fighting to preserve her virgin pur icv and the comice to satisfy his animal desires the girl shrieked help and was heard by two boys who rushed to the rescue when they arrived at the spot the convict had de camped and the girl almost unconscious from the great had been subjected to and with clothing tattered and torn was assisted to her home where she related tho circumstance father air smoot proceeded to the biary immediately with but one idea in lis mind and that was to kill the brute but being met by warden vandercook he was finally persuaded to wait until morning before seeing the trusty early on tuesday morning air smoot and his daughter brovo up to the prison walls and justas they were in the act of dismounting tha would bo ravisher ravish pr made his appearance with a cry which v as heard by the trusty edna recognized him and he immediately turned and fled by order of warden vandercook the prisoners were brought out and the girl again recognized her assailant A guard was then placed beside mr who could hardly control his anger in order to prevent a tragedy and warden vandercook seizing the whip from smoots bugge whipped the culprit in genuine the whip finally became useless and the warden procuring another and heavier one belabored the trusty until the blood flowed and he howled for mercy the miserable wretch at one time godown on his knees and begged like the dog he is for arcy ant the warden considered si he had a duty to perform and performed ho it well at us conclusion expressed his satisfaction at the manner in which the ends of justice tiers sub served and the warden in form edithe prisoners who had wit castigation that the same treatment was in artore for all who followed in the footsteps of the trusty of the trusty is eaid to be and he is serving a term for burglary it is needless to say that he is no longer a trusty tribune |