Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-03-19
HORRIBLE OUTRAGE


aarueant FAnklin, oiiieer Columbus, and
Special ofhcer simpson, a coiored man, yos-
tsraay arrested negro named Rcht. Banks
on the serious charge Of committing q rape
on colored child named BaTAh Jones, agsd
ton years. The circumstances Of the afiaif,
as narrated bsfors Justice Mills yesterday,
were dlagusting throughout, and unit for
publication, the facts In the case being A.
Tho child with ber mother are In the en-
ploy Of Mrs. HenshAw, reading on street,
between Fourteenth and Fineenth, for
whom a woman named Mary Dorsey has
been doing laundry work. On Thursday
night Dorsey dispatched the man Bauka
after the elothes for the wash, and upon hla
arrival at Mrs. Henshaw's the little glrl
Sarah was sent up stairs 10 gather tho
articles. Shortly AFTER Banks was sent up
to get the bundle. He remained for fifteen
or twenty minutes, and upon hls reappear-
anco seemed very much agitatod, and hur-
rledly len the house. A few moments later
the girl came down stalru, apparently suffer-
She Informed her mother that Banks had
q hurried examination BY DR.. Lee, who was
speedily called, revealed the fact that the
villain had accomplished hls vile purpose.
Upon the advice OF some Of her white friends
Mrs. johnson proceeded 10 the Sixth pro-
cinct station and Informed Lieut.. Eekloff Of
the affair. A warrant for Banks was
promptly Issued by Justice Mills, and Ser
gcant FrAnklin, with Mr.. Columbus, started
forth 10 arrest tho mlscreant, but Without
success.
Banks had taken the alarm and could
not be found In any Of his usual haunts.
Yesterday Information was received that be
was hid In house In Potomac City, (near
Uniontown,) and there the ofieers found
him. He was taken before the magistrate
above named, and sitsr hearing fully com
mitted for jail to answer his appearances at
court. -
veara OF are. ana halls from Fredericku.
burg, Va.
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Local BREvTrES.-B. Shea paid Is 10
Justice Pearson for having a dog without
license.
John Mysrs, eolored, regarded two dogs
as companr, and paid ino Of $40 therefor
70 the same Justice.
Charles Tyler, colored, assaulted Rachel
johnson, for which piece OF gallAntry
Charles paid enc Of t1.50. 49,
Solomon Hammond was arrested by on
Va
hitting an assault and battery on William
Padgott, with intent 70 klli. Il appears
that defendant was at the ball At Odd Fsl-
lows Hall, on Thursday night, as was also
Padgett, who was in company with ladies.
About four O'Clock yesterday morning,
while Padgett and his ladies were on their
way home from the ball, Hammond followed
the party some distance, when he picked up
paying-stone and hurled u at Padgetf,
striking him In the head, infilctIng palm.
fol II not serious wound. The acensed had
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BURdLARY.-some time between the hour
OF IL aud Q O'Clock Yesterday morning, some
daring burglar entered the residence or W.
W. Corcoran, esq., on II street. opposite
Lafayette Square. The thief got upon the
roof, aud entered the house through an attic
window, and succeeded In stealing two val
liable overcoats, two small silver castors,
and few other articles, Detectives Coomes
and Miller were appraised Immediately Of the
fact. and nv II oielock yraterdaV tnorninv
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