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Show THE ATTEMPTED RAPE. Editor Leader:-In your last issue you gave an account of a brutal attempt to commit a rape on the person of one of the most unfortunate of God's creatures, a "deaf mute." The crime is one of the most heinous known to society, the punishment for which is as severe as that for an attempt to murder. It is one that every good citizen, every person who has female relatives or friends is interested in and bound to use his utmost power to prevent, and when committed or attempted, to bring the offender to justice. And yet such a crime as that can be witnessed in a peaceful rural town like Logan, by a "gentleman" resident of the town. The perpetrators of the dastardly attempt identified, an account of it given to the local paper, published with the exception of the names of the informer and perpetrator, and then dropped! Why, sir! a crime of that kind might shock a community ten times as large as this. It is not aimed at an individual, but at all women, when such men as that run loose no woman who values her safety, dare go out alone at night nor in the day in unfrequented places. Upon the conviction and punishment of such brutes depends the safety of unprotected women, and any man who knowing the perpetrators of such a crime, neglects to have them arrested through fear of them, endangers the safety of every woman in the community, whom, if he is a man at all much more a gentleman he is bound to protect, and to punish their insulters. To let such crimes pass unnoticed is offering a premium to every rough in the country to insult, and even outrage women as opportunity offers. For let it be known that the men of Logan are so utterly devoid of courage, so lost to duty and honor to women, that they dare not resent an insult to one, for fear they, their natural protectors, will get hurt, and such acts will frequently occur. As far as I can learn, no attempt has been made to arrest the parties to this crime nor notice taken of it by the civil authorities who are elected by the people to look after their protection and well being. In fact there is not a single paid policeman in Logan. No man who feels that it is personally his duty to ferret out and arrest criminals. If there is rowdyism and crimes in Logan, surely the City Fathers are more or less accountable for it by neglecting to have men whose duty and interest it is to preserve the peace. The town is certainly large enough, and wealthy enough to have at least one policeman who will be on hand to arrest men for drunkenness, street brawls and other disturbances, and especially for such crimes as the one spoken of. I trust that the city council will see to it, that Logan does not long remain in its present helpless condition. ?? Fell. |