Brigham City Bugler | 1891-08-15 | Page 1 | Shocking Attempt at Rape

SHOCKING ATTEMPT AT RAPE. A Cold Itlooilt'tl Dngi) Tricfi to huln a Child t,f Eight. The people of Jirigham were j shocked Tuesday on hearing the , startling report that a beastly attempt at rape had bpen cum m it-ted. it-ted. Domenio Morrell, a dark-pliized dark-pliized Dago who has? been lounging loung-ing about town the past few weeks playing occasionally in the band, is charged with the crime. An eight year old daughter of shoemaker shoe-maker Urown is the victim. It, seems that Monday afternoon Mor-rell Mor-rell met the little girl and her brother north of town, lie sent the unsuspecting lad up town after some candy and apples. During i his absence, the fellow enticed the other innocent child under the large ."tone bridge which spans Box Kkler creek on the northern outskirts out-skirts of the City. Here he attempted at-tempted the awful crime. Owing to the fear of the wretch that 1 the child's cries would reach the ears of hay-haulers who were constant ly passing over the bridge above, he did not fully accomplish his foul purposes, and she was not very seriously injured. Morrell was bound over.