Lancaster Daily Gazette Thursday, February 7, 1929 page 1 column 8 Thurston Man Is Tried Here Today Monett was found guilty by the jury, which returned a verdict about 2:30 this afternoon. He is liable to a maximum fine of $1,000, or ten years in prison, or both. Sentence was deferred until later. -0- Emerson Monett, Thurston sec- tion laborer, indicted by the Jan- uary grand jury on charges of fe- lonious assault, and assault with intent to commit rape Bessie Dupler, diminutive Thurston school girl, and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Will Dupler, was on trial in the Fairfield-co. common pleas court today. John Silbaugh is the defense counsel, while R. S. Cunningham and W. S. Dutton represent the state. Seven witnesses have been sub- poenaed for the defense and three for the state. Monett it will be recalled was ar- rested by the Thurston marshal when the girl accused him of car- rying her away from her home af- ter opening the window in the room where she was sleeping and taking her out of the window with his hand held over her mouth. The victim of the alleged attack also told authorities how she had been carried to the Thurston school house yard where she man- aged to free herself by kicking and scratching. Since then Monett has been held at the county jail.