, 1874-02-18
The Outrage and Attempted LYncIatng
Mt st. Charles, mo.

The Outrage and Attempted LYnchtng
Mt st. Charles, no.
St. Charles, No. <o. 1o}, Dfspatch to tic st. Louis
Before tho Sabbath ciuroi-bella 81 woro ringing,
yesterday morning, our usually quiot little city
was startled BY the report that, on tho preyious
in our suburbs. Your reporter Immediately
started out to investigate tic matter, and soon
aascertained TINT tho victim Of the outrage was
Airs. staohlin, the wife OF small farmer who
shout 81 years Of ago. Hor husband and her
self had boon preparing tho Lutheran Church,
two miles from tho city, for Sabbath scr
vicea, and about dusk aho left for homo,
near her house, and about dark, willie
crossing an opon field, she was attacked by
OharloB Garter: negro about 85 years Of age,
who knocked her down and brutally outraged
bruises. After accomplishing his dastardly pur-
pose, he ntood over her with IN nx. and twice
raisod It for tho purpose Of braining ior but sho
had suihoiont presence Of mind to fogn insensi-
hor. Sue then orswied to her home, and upon
the arrival Of her husband, shortly afterwards,
narrated TO him the pnrticulars Of the horrible
% Affair. ~ alheraapon 10 at once came to the
Ssa eecnrsa sa and our tae noeo what a
onco started to discover and arrest the
criminal. It aeoms that Mrs. staoilin, although
to1ribly frightened remembered that her assail-
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her husband describing this to the policeman, man.
oaicor Fowler remembered a. negro who was
similarly married., and upon whom, accordingly,
suspicion at once ro5tea. Thereupon tllo police
went to t9 residence nee of the negro oartor who
he was questioned and equiyooatod to such an
extent that previous suspicious woro confirmed
and no was at once conveyed to tho County Jail.
All day yesterday tho "details Of the horrible a.
far were discussed by our people, and among
somo Of thom mob low was freely advocated
h1ore moderate counaels, howoyor, prevail
cd, and this morning he waa brought
brought before Squire Howell to undergo
after being conducted to tho Justicos Office,
about Q O'Clock, q crowd Of fifty or sixty people
assembled in front Of tho building with tile eyi-
dent intention OF rnobing the prisoner il they
wore closed during the trial, and tho city police,
seeing what was contemplated, Wero called to-
gether by Marahal Hoeheu for the purpose Of
protecting the pzisonor.. L. rope was procured
raged woman'a husband and ostontatiously dis-
played in front of tho building, and the crowd,
more through curiosity than anything else,
gradually accumulated to the numbor Of about
300. As the injured Indy waa unable to speak
her entire testimony, tho trial lasted nearly two
hours, although the negro confessed everything.
Tue result Of tho examination WAS that the
smount, Which, boing unable to do d. ho @as tise r..
naandod to tho county Jail TO await tho action of
tho Grand Jury at tho March term Of our Circuit
Court. Immediately upon the rendering of tho
yordict, Marshal Hoehn appeared at tho door Of
uphold the law at all hazards. The prisoner was
thcn brought forth for the purpose af boing con-
yeyed to tho county jail when two mon eprang
f9swara f}r ar and attempted to throw rope around
on all sides, and aorco struggle for
tho posaeasion OF tho prisoner at once arose