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Show A HORRIBLE CRIME. Brutal Assault l'P" -1 lJ,lr ('hh TliehS.iliaSiaiuelL. Criffiths cos.oihiswireand.'ourchilJren, who are his wp by a tot'?' land .amed iVUISit?. reside re-side on the corner of G and Seventh rrefc". fcist evening all retired as uti!. Mr. Gritlltlis was sleeping -a the tloar In tlie front room, and one of the children, a girl aged be-I be-I tween twelve and tKrtecu years, I named ' -tm was sleeping in anrujolningroonijn the nir part of thehoue, which is entered by a lack door. This door wa- M ZZo, but was protected by 5 wire screea doorwhlcJ' "-S3 locked inside. A fb- minutes nefore tlcveu o'clock Mr. Griflllhs was awakened by hearing Jane Ann scrtam. He rushed Into the room uhercelie was, and found her struggling with a: man earned Samuel ?. Ccnaelt, who lives in tbe r-'gh'jorhood. If lhirefiH h.Ve been any doubt as to I'enlielt's jiurpose, il was djs. pclicd by the condition t! his clothing. Mr. uriaiths engaged ill a struggle strug-gle with the intruder, and succeeded succeed-ed in ejecting him from tha house into the yard. At thai momenta policiinaii came In sight and Griffith-! called tl him. He quickly re-sjmided, re-sjmided, but even with Gritlitlis' helji was unable to take Bennett away, as the latterfouhl dej-raU' ly. At length word Wa reii lj telephone to the City Hi'! Co: the patrol wagon, whj" as iiromptly tornarded. ! In It lleunett was convu ed Xo the cityjaiL I hia forenoon Mr. Kaitmau, rep-re.nUug rep-re.nUug the county attorney, drew a complaint charging Uenuett witk assault ,vitli Intent to rontm't , and the prisoner waa brought In and arraigned. As he (Arod up before Juttlce I.ine-V Co looked nervous and scarir lie was Informed of his riht to have counsel before en-tiig en-tiig a pita, and improved it. His bail was lixtd at;iij, and t'je hearing hear-ing was fixed for Monday rtS p.m. wltii tile unuerstfdlag that it would occur K??3rrow if the prisoner prison-er should desire. Me. Crifliths, his wife and the 1U-tle 1U-tle girl who was the victim of the assault, were at the City Hall tub forenoon. The child Is small for her age, and there Is nothing in her ap Iearancc that would be likely to attract at-tract special attention. Jlenuitt 19 apparently about twenty-six years ot age, sandy complex iou, medium height, broad shouldered and deep chested, and his the figure of nu athlete. |