, 1873-06-26
A MISSOURI TRAGEDY.
A White Girl Outraged by n Nogro.-s
Tho Lnttor f1Ilng by a aIob.
dunustU No. EJunt 21 Nsnafch 70 fhs St ro4.fs IA.

A White Girl Outraged by n Nogro.-.
Tho Latter F1ung By n Mob.
augusta, No. tJans2 az pt:pate" TO tAs ST. 1o''ts ns.
Ono of tho most damnabio ontrngon that ever
shocked Q community was porpetrated this morn-
Ing At firm about two miles west OF this sta-
tlon. Tho facts, aa nearly as can DO learned,
arc theso: A lttlo girl by tho name OF Lizzie
Cuff, whose parents reside at Grays Summit,
station on tho Missouri PaoiAo Railroad four
morning to pick berrios. She was working IN
tho family Of A1r. HinkautB, o woll-to-do farmor
noae this station, at tho timo, and WAS request
ndx sa to e. and and pick son some berries for
they supposed. A negro who had boon prowling
about tho ncighborhood followed her, aud, WHOM
short distance from tho houao, attacked hor in
Violent nd brnta1 and outraged her
plinhod his hcll!sh purpoao, tho fond attempted
to ,nurdor hor by cutting hor throat and other
wiae mutilating her body. Tho poor gir1 wns
found lying in the hushoa noar stream, in IN
morning Slle waB first discovered by party oi
youngsters who had gono to the field, ike hor.
to pick berries. They gave tho alarm, md, after
talking tho outraged girl to the honso whore sho
had been living, search was Immediately iuatitut.
ed for tho perposrator Of the crino. In short
time tho girl became conscious, and informed
them Of the person.
She said it waB nogro, md named him as the
ono who had boon Hoen ID the noighbo1hood fo1
several days. When it became known tho e1.
citomont was, intense. Squads Of indignant cti-
| xena searched tho 6elds and byways leading to
her life despuired Of, andtho black, haao ornfnat
was still at1arge Evory part Of tho field and tho
+ adjacent highways were searched In vain. Tho
news reached the station, and shortly after, tho
old adago that Murder will out was mover
| moro strangely verified than in this instance.
After committing the horrible double crime tho
! rnvisher and would-bo murderer had taken
across tho fields in tho direction Of tho railroad
fut.- -. r.. t-.:
No. SO. duo hero about half-past I o'clock,
| learned Of tho horror, aud TINT tho negro wore
| gonteo peculiarly shaped.
About two miles oast Of thig point one Of tho
tho road: The train MAS stopped. Tho brake
man chased md overlook tho villain, drawing
| sx-shooter on him and making him aurronder.
! Ho was takon back to tho station. The nowa OF
people around him ut tho depot. They formed
into limo and marched tho prisoner over 10 the
boi1-Bdo Of the little suffaror, who was spared
| long enough to know Of his capture and to ilon-
tify him. When they led him into her presence
i sho oponed hor eyes and exclaimed: "That is
| tho man,"
Tho negro was thon talton out and langed to-
tho frst trco. It WaB not tho vigilAntB this tmo,
Tho ncgro confcsacl to tho crino. His name Is
4 not known but ho Ia said to llayo been employed
on steamboat running botween Memphis md!
| St. Louis. =.
Tho physiclans attending tho littlo girl say she
cannot live. She suffers intensely. and 10 ont of
Aor mind moat OF the time. 6lo i6 represented ns
boisg worry honcat and respectable dorma.,
girl, botwoon 15 ind 10 years Of ago, much loved
In tho noighboslood.
A. Call for Liberal Republicans.
| FROM tho Syracuss Is. ~ Standard, J.ne 20.
H. The following Invitation has been issued and
gent to many Liberal Republicans in this ssnto:
| NEW YoRK, Juuo IT, 1a13
srn: After comparison Of viows by large
number of Liberal Republicans residing ia dir.