Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1867-11-13
A Horrible Outrage I'm Florida.

frequently, within year OF TWO psst, shocA-
ed the public mind in the South. 1t occur.
red in this County on the evening Of Fri
day last, two or three miles beyond Gala.
han, on the line Of the Florida Railroad,
and about twenty.seven miles from thiscity.
A man named James Rollason, with his
family resides at this locality. Last week
Mr.. Rollason, being very i'll, the relatives
Of the family living in Columbia County
were written to, and two sisters Of Rollason
started down to their assistance. On arriv-
ing at Baldwin their money was exhausted.
and they were compelled to continue their
journey on foot. Arriving at point on the
railroad where Mr.. Hill, Section Master,
had his camp, they inquired of him how far
it was to Rol!ason 8, and he informed them
They proceeded along the line Of the rail-
road, but had not gone far before they were
overtaken by colored lmulatto) man, whom
they recognized as having seen in the camp
lie at once endea7ored to make himself
agreeable, and told them they were not cor
rectly instructed at the camp, that instead
of three or four miles, it wos twenty or
twenty five miles, on the railroad, to Rolla.
sons but that he knew near cut across the
conutry, which he would show them, by
which they would reach Rollason's in an
hours time. The young women a! once be-
came suspicious Of him, and declined his
services, saying they could find their way
wiihoW. him. Eeing toiled in his plans, the
fellow began 70 use abusive and vulgar IAN
guasc, they raying no attention to lin, bu.
hurying on as fast as they could, being ter.
rib'y alarmed, and he followed them. Soon
grog;ng more desperate lie made rush for
the eldest one lWho is abou: twenty two
years Of age), when her sister, screaming
ard with billet of wood in her band, rush
cd upon the devil who knocked her sense.
less 20 the ground The other try':ny /,
Escape, ici! oyer scne cross ties, when he
siszsi Ter, end after L terrible struggle out
RACED her pc rsoo. When tie tg7o ;ster's g
reached Mr. 1oll,:son's, lie horrible affair
was revealed The family, and the neigh.
bor's scon learned the rar.it alars 1t was
TOO late to accomplish the arrest Of Il: vii
lain that night, bu, early on Saturday morn.
ing Mr.. n. s. Upc.iurch, Deputy Sheriff,
who resides al Callahan, with six men, took
the train for Hills camp, where they ex-
pected to find him Eaylett, the engineer,
was given he points TO stop, tsc Arriving
at the camp and not 6nlng him, they were
informed this: he left that morning for Bald.
win, saying he would return on the fieieht
train which you'd leave Baldwin on the ar
rival Of The up passenger train, Mr.. Up
church aud his posse Except NJ. Henry
Matter, who went on TO Baldwin,, remain,
ed at the camp. The train had proceeded
about four mics, when Hay!ett discovered
some one at distance Tagging him down."
Arriving at the spot, Matter, well armed,
was on the lookout, and recognizing the
negro from the description given him, he
jumped from the train, told him he vas his
prisoner, and that he "must either go aboard
Of the train or 60 to hell" lie was taken
back to Hills camp, where lie was at once
identified by the young lady whom he had
so brutally outraged, Great excitement
was caused By his arrival. The unfortunate
young lady was almost frantic, knowing that
men were there with arms in their hands to
avenge the foul wrong that had been done
her. The incarnate devil was only saved
for the time by the calm counsel Of Mr..
Upchurh. He told those present that it
was best to let the law take its course that
they, living in the backwoods, had already
been denounced as ''rebel cut-throats," and
that, we're they to shoot the scoundrel on
the spot, as he richly deserved, itwould soon
be magnifed into 'another outrage upon
freedman" Mr.. Urchureh brought the
negro to this city on Monday evening, and
turned him over to the military. His name
il Frank johnson, twenty-five Or twenty-six
years of age, and balls from Raleigh, North
Carolina. .--Fsrnandiaa (Fa.) Courier.
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