The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-08-25
A NEGRO FIEND.
SucceSSfulI Attempt at Rare.
Great Excitement.

SuEeeSNfusI AtfeHsaBt at RaElRs-A
Great Excitement. 3
On Saturday last our usually quiet city
WAS startled by the announcement that the
room of . quiet and inoffenaiVe German
girl, named Mary Bank, had been entered
BY coal<black negro, named James Rob
inson. and that the vile wretch had sue
ceeded, after = severe struggle, in accom-
plishing his heIlish purpose. The police
were at once on the alert, and by nine
O clock the wretch was In the hands of the
authorities. He ives ct once brought be-
fore the Mayor and confronted with his
victim, who IN plain, unvGrnished and
truthful manner gave in her testimony
She stated that shs had formerly worked
st the Emprrs; had worked there six or
seven years. -Lhak for some time past Ihe
had gone out 70 work, doing hOuse-cIean-
ing, washing, &C.; that she lived under
Phoenix Hall, In 9 room, the rent of which
She paid by cleaning and taking care Of the
Hall. That on Thursday night she retired
to bed 1t her usual time, boiling, but not
locking her door. That between one and
two O'Clock in the morning abe heard some
one attempting to open her door. She
told the party 70 go away, but instead Of
doing 30, the bolt WAS broken OF, and the
negro Robinson entered. He seized her
and threw her upon the floor, but she sue.
ceeded in driving him of and getting up.
He then threw her upon the bed, and after
q severe struggle of ten or fifteen minutes
In which her head, throat and arm were
badly bruised and her night clothes badly
torn, the despicable creature succeeded in
accomplishing his internal purpose and left
the outraged woman. There were other
occupants In the building, hut her cries
were so stihed that no one heard her. She
sat up the rest Of the night and IN the
morning made . complaint before the May
or, who, upon hearing the testimony, Cthe
negro making no Defence bound him over
IN the sum Of q, 500 for trial before the
Court of Common Pleas. s3tA-
1xCErH1rRzr ANOEa THE PEOPLE.
During the examination the Court room
was crowded by large number OF our cit.
izenS, and loud threats of vengeance were
uttered; but thanks 10 the good sense of
Al, the law was permitted TO take its course
All day long, mea Wonld gather in crowds
on the streets, expressing their utter detes-
tation, of the deed and of its perpetrator.
At eight q crowd of some so or 20 of our
citizens gathered in upper Akron and at
one time it seemed that the jail would
be assaulted, the negro taken out and
hanged but several of the citizens ad-
dressed the crowd and the matter was quiz
eted.
This Is now the second case of q similar
character on the docket 1t will be re-
membered that some few months since q
negro boy Martin assaulted young girl on
the hiddlebury road He Is out on bail,
and walks the streets with IS bOld!a face as
any one. We hardly think it viii be safe
for the wretch Robinson to show his face
outside of Castle Curtis, but it may be that
some philanthrOpic individual, with great
respect for the colored race, may bail
him out IF 50 we shall. make q note
of it.
We have had several conversations with
respectable cOlored people, in regard to this
matter, and they ad express their disgust
ct the outrage, and are anxious that the ut.
most severity of the law should be meted
out to the scOundrel.
JAHzE ROBINSON.
The perpetratOE of this outrage is thick
Tipped, very black skinned and curly head
ed negro, who boasts that he can whip any
man in Akron. He il q tblacksmlth by
trade; has . wife and several children.
He has been arrested several times before,
for different crimes, and it Is hoped that Q
long term at Columbus will do something
towards changing his career, but II is doubt
ful, as he Il too much of q brute.-AkrOB
Democrat. % r-ts
Relearn this negro was = very actiye
Radical politician Of Akron; and the scOun-
dEel was leading character in the mob
assault on the Democratic PendletOa meet
ing in that plscs last fall The truth Is
these rape cases are the result Of Radical
policy toward the negro race. It is about
time AL good voting citizens should prop
erly consider the matter and take proper
action in the premises. f. lt-51. 1.t