Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-04-02
Reaping the Whirlwind-Ths Fifteenth
Amendment. Negro Equality, etc.. Boar


ing Fruit.
From the ChambersburE (Pa.) Valley Spirit.l
Our town has been in the most intense
excitement since last Thursday. The
cause of this excitement is as follows
On Thursday about noon, q negro went
to the house of Mr.. William NJ. Oliver, in
Guilford township, about two and half
miles from this borough. Mr.. Oliver and
his wife were both away from home A
step-daughter of Mr.. Oliver, named Ida
Reinhsrt who is about thirteen yesrs oi
age, had also been at a neighboring
house, but at noon went home to feed the
pigs She was in the house getting the
necessary feed when the negro wen,
there she had the door locked. He came
to the door, but she refused to admit him
He pretended to be hungry, and de-
manded bread, threatening to burn down
the house if she would not let him in.
Terrified at these threats she opened the
door, when the black scoundrel seize
her, threw her upon the floor, and out.
ragged her person. The little girl is pretty
badly Injured. The negro then took with
him from the house razor belonging to
Mr.. Oliver, and small sum of money
which was lying on a mantle. Mr. Oil
vers house lies in q southeasterty direc-
ton from town.
The negro then left, and crossing the
roads and fields, got around TO the road
leading from this borough to Scotland in
northessterly direction from town.
About mile from here, a gentleman re-
sides by the name of John Lands. The
negro accosted little boy whom he saw
there and asked him if there we're any
men about. The boy said no. Just then
a young lady named Lydia Detwiler was
seen passing through field some dis
tance of, and the negro went over to her,
and caught up to her about two hundred
yards from her fathers house, which is in
Green township. He attacked her at
once and accomplished his purpose, the
young lady resisting him to the best of
her ability.
From there he went in the direction of
Mr.. Jacob Fry's house, and when within
couple of hundred yards of it he met q
young lady named Miss Leah Lehman.
He attacked her also and b most terrible
struggle took place. He struck her on
the back Of the head with club, and on
the face so that it ia covered with black
marks, and choked her so as TO leave
black and blue marks upon her neck. In
the struggle he took razor from his
pocket and drew it close to her throat,
threatening to kill her. She grasped the
razor and broke the handle of, which she
still has in her possession. Notwith-
standing this heroic resistance, the black
scoundrel succeeded in accomplishing
his purpose with this lady also. We un-
derstand that she is still confined to her
bed from the injuries received.
Mr.. Oliver has since seen the handle
and blade Of the razor used in the last
struggle, and identifies it as his own.
On Friday a negro answering the
description given by the little girl and
the ladies was seen in this town and was
arrested by Mr.. Frederick Householder
and Mr.. Nicholas Uglow, under the direc-
tions of Sheriff Fletcher. His name is
Cain Norris and his residence is Wolffs-
town. he was taken to the Jail.
On Friday night, between seven and
eight o'clock, the ERE bell tapped, and q
rush was made for the Jail In about ten
minutes DO less than eight hundred, per-
haps a thousand, people were gathered
about the building. The crowd seemed
wild with excitement, aud anxious 10 OBJ
tain possession Of the prisoner. Bat
Sheriff Fletcher refused to deliver him
up, and expressed his determination 20
protect him. Several Of our citizens
made speeches, urging the crowd to de-