The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1868-08-18

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Peachtree road, cams on foot into the
city, accompanied by little girl. On
leaving he. home, they we're followed by
a notorious negro, named Henry Brown
When within mile of their home the
villain overlook the two girls, and asked
some questions about whore they were
going, how far out they lived, &c. HI
then made some indecent propositions t
the frightened young lady, and, iinslly
to the little girl, which, of course, wer,
langrily resented. The monster then, il
q secluded part Of the road, seized upor
Miss Ledbetter, and despite her cries ant
entreaties, succeeded in violating hel
person in the presence of ner helpless
and terrified little companion, and theI
left them, aud made his way back to th'
/, city.
The two girls proceeded to their home
and making known she outrage that hat
been committed, and giving description
| of the sccundrel, party of men came
into the city in quest Of him. Finding
Deputy marshal Ed. g. Murphy, theJ
gave him q description Of the negro, and
he at once recognized it as the descrip
ton Of ., notorious negro thief, upor
whom he had for some time been en-,
ldeayoring to get hold, In ten minutes
he found and arrested Brown, and OF
taking him out where the young ladies
were, he was Immediately identified By
both Of them. he was brought back te
the city apd locked up until yesterday
when he had . preliminary trial before
Judge B. D. Smith. OF course he war
committed for trial at the April term oI
the Sapreme Court, at which time, we
hope, he will be put out of further mis-
chief.
fFrom the Nashville Banner.l
STILL ANoTHER-AN EAST TENNESSEE
- LADY OUTRAGED BIZ A NEGRO.
It was only yesterday that we received
and published from the Atlanta papers,
an account of q most atrocious outrage
perpetrated upon the person of young
lady Of that vicinity, BY q negro on last
Monday, and We are in possession of the
facts, from the Knoxville Press and Her
aid, ofa similar outrage by another black
fiend upon another white lady, near
Knoxville, on the same day that the
Atlanta horror was enacted. The Press
and. Herald says:
On Monday afternoon, between three
and fosr o'clock, as Mrs. Robert Rogers.
who lives four miles northeast Of Con-
cord Station, vas returning with her two
young children from friend who lives
about q quarter Of mils from Mrs. log
ers'residence, she was aecosted By big
buck negro, who made insulting propo-
sails to her, and at once attempted to
commit rape upon her person. Mrs.
Rodgers entreated him to spare her, anu
attempted to deter him from his damna.
ble purpose by telling the yill4in that
her husband wss just down in the next
field, to which he replied: ats . damned
lie. I have watched around here for
four hours, and there is not man about
here" Mrs. Rodgers continued her en-
treaties, to which he paid no attention.
Her children began crying and the brute
knocked them down, and then throwing
Mrs. Rodgers down, he accomplished his
hellish purpose. 5a asl
The scoundral then made his escape,
and Mrs. b. returned to her home and
gave the alarm. The neighborhood was
at once aroused and pursuit was made.
The villain was arrested ct Campbell's
Station by Esquire John Roberts, who
conducted him back to Concord, and held
an examination. The prisoner said that
he could prove that he was at work at
the time the affair took place, when Es-
duire Roberts suspended the examination
and issued sub2mnas for the witnesses the
prisoner mentioned. They testified that
they t'had never seen the villainous dog
in all their lives BEFORE" "a
Mrs Rogers being called to the stand,
described the prisoner and identified him,
when he was brought before her, by q
scar on his face, which scar, it was proven,
be received while attempting to effect an
unlawful entrance to the store Of mer-
chant, by the testimony Of the merchant
himself, whose name we did not learn. q
The evidence being conclusive, the
villain was committed to Jail for trial at
theme term of the Circuit Court. and
was brought to. Knoxville last night and
placed in Jail. The utmost excitement
prevailed in the neighborhood where the
outrage was committed, anda q strong dis.
position was manifested tos'lynch the
scoundrel. h aa oa;e
Votersl The party in power is re-
sponsible for the shameless acts of their
negroes. They murdered SOC, 600 Of our
fathers, SONS and brothers to free the Ne
groes; they enfranohised them and gave
them the control Of ten States. and all
such outrages are directly chargeable to
them. 80. s =
Their candidate for Congress is E. H.
MOORE. He indorses every act Of Rad
icalism from the beginning Of the cru
sade for the Negroes freedom to the
present time, Vote him down!in this
District by thousandsi vote scoundrelly
Negroism down. ss
! If asilence is golden" Grans is very
rich. y 3a1asissl 1eya
Congress does aot conspire war. 1t
legislates war, a.7zx
Washburne declares that Congress in
cites a new war South. Washburne
knows. - t8lt so
The Tribune says General Blair is
abloody and watery." Therein he is un-
like Grant, who is whisky and -watery.
Colfax NAV be likeped unto one of the