Outrage and Cowardice

Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 79, 13 December 1884, Page 3

Outrage and Cowardice

The Adelaide correspondent of the Sydney Town and Country Journal telegraphed on Nov. 29 :— 29 :— A horrible outrage was committed upon a young married woman near Adelaide last evening. About half an hour after the church, doors had discharged their throngs of worshippers into the streets. Mr (xeorge Edgecombe, timber merchant of Currie-street, in company with his wife left a friend's house in the suburb of Hindmarsh, and proceeded toward the railway station. Close to the Station they met a young man, whom they asked whether the last train or tram had left for town. The young man replied that it had, but he offered his services to- guide them across the Park lands by a near route to town, as he was going that way himself. Just then another man came up, and asked the first romer for a lucifer, on the receipt of which he lit his pipe and followed in the track of the party. As soon as they were well on the park lands the young man who acted as the guide electrified the husband by making improper proposals to Mrs Edgecombe- He received an indignant reply, and then turned round and asked his follower whether he had his revolver with him. The latter replied, " Yes, I'm ready. Shall 1 come ?" This remark so frightened Edgecombe, who appears to be of a wretchedly timorous disposition, that he actually deserted his wife and left her in the. power of her two assailants and ran off as fast as his legs could carry him. He cried out " Oh, don't shoot!" This was j list what the two scoundrels wanted; for they instantly threw Mrs Edgecombe on the grass and outraged her. Two men indentified by her, arc now in custody, namely John McCabe and Robert Thalbourne, who have been committed for trial.