Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-11-12
THAT ERRING GIRL.
She Wants to Go Back to Ohio.

What She Told n Union and American
Reporter Yesterday-The Negroes
staGement-He Throws all the Blame
ON the Girl, and says She Would
Come with Him.
The announcement of the fact in our
columns yesterday, that young white girl
had come 10 this city in company with a
negro man. and that the two had been ar
rested ~ a colOred hotel the night previous,
created quite a sensation yesterday morn
ing, and by o'clock a number Of per
sons had collected about the po-
lice headquarters, anxious to catch
a glimpse Of the girl who had demeaned
herself TO such an extent. However, she
was shielded from the gaze Of the multi
tude by being taken into the Recorders Of
flee, the doors of which were then closed.
Here she remained until about ten o'clock,
when .she was removed TO the WOman's
Mission Home, on the corner Of Locust and
Market streets, where she is now staying.
James BOwerman, her negro companion,
was taken before Justice Everett aud cum
United to Jail, TO await the arrival Of par
ties with requisition from the Governor
Of Ohio, the news of the arrest of the par
ties shayiug been telegraphed the girls
father.
WHAT THE GIRL SAYS.
In conversation with a representative of
this paper yesterday morning, the young
lady. Hattie Caroline Rudduck, said she
was not entirely free from blame in the
matter, because it required two TO make a
bargain. The negro never could have
brought her away from home without her
consent. She looked upon negroes in the
light Of brutes and could not tell why she
had taken such a fancy for this fellow. She
had left home to displease her parents, but
she now thought she was only cutting off
her nose 10 spite her face. She would like
very much TO see her father, and would be
glad to return home.
Capt. Yater received a telegram yester-
day morning from Levi Mills, Prosecuting
Attorney for Clinton county o., directing hat
the couple should be held at all hazards,
and that they would be sent for at once.
At 1:35 last night, Capt. Yater received
another telegram from Charles SOuthcOlt, at
Columbus, o., stating that he was en- route
for this city, with a requisitiOn from the
Governor Of that State. He will probably
arrive this evening.
THE NEG RO'S STATEMENT.
The following is the substance of a state
ment made by BOwernan TO our reporter
yesterday:
My name is James BOYermaD; i am
twenty-five years of age, and was born Of
free parents in BlOunt county, Tennessee.
Ii was either six or seven years this fall
that my father and me started TO Indiana,
where | was TO work in blacksmith shop;
sOmeway missed him on the way, and
when got to Louisville stopped a little
while and then / went to Cincinnati.
didn't stay there long before l went TO
Zenia, o., and worked there at painting for
a man BY the name of BushOrn, but l only
staid two weeks. Then went to Whining
ton, O-that's in CliutOn cOUnty-and
have been there ever since, wOrkin' on q
farm part of the time and in a blacksmith
shop part Of the time
How long have you known this girl?
was asked.
ever since I've been about there.
didn't use to 90 and see her any, but I've
knOwed her, Iiworked for her father awhile.
He lived in Wilmington, and used to haul
things and such as that. He has some
property. but don't know whether it's
his'n or not. There's four girls in the fam
lily and this is the third one. believe she's
seventeen years old. We left there last
Monday"
ain the night?n
"WelI, yes; il was in the night"
"Didn't you have any trouble in travel
ing together?'
s'NO."
'.Did YOU occupy the same carp"
eyes, sir, but we didn't set together in
the same seat.
"Did you take your meals together"
s.No, sir. She paid her way and paid
mine. holped her from one train to an
other, and that's all. | couldn't pay her
expenses, for it was all l could do to pay
my own"
'Did you occupy the same room at the
Harding House,"
ayes, sir"
sand the same bed?"
"No, sir. She told them at the hotel
that she wanted a room with two beds, and
that she wanted me to occupy the same
room, cause she was afraid to stay alone"
sThe understanding was, You were to get
married when you reached BlOunt county,
mo, sir, no sir; nary time: don't want
TO marry nobody, and never did, for | can
hardly support myself. She came to the
house where / was stayin', on the Will
mingtOn road, about six O'Clock Monday
night. She knOWed was comm TO Ten
neSsee-them folks all knowed it-and she
said she wanted to come with me, and l
brought her-that is, l helped her from one
train to another" he added cautiously.
"The girl says she thinks good deal Of
YOU, and wants to marry YOU"
well, can't help what she says, you
know. There was so many men got
around her at the-what do you call that
place."
''The police station?" suggested the re-
porter.
eyes, that's it. They scared her and
made her talk to suit them. She was ex-
cited and said things that l know amt so.
l had never had any notion Of maryin' her
and she knows it,"
Bowerman is a mulatto, we'll build, with
full. dark eyes, well-rounded face, SPLEEN
did set of teeth, and is decidedly good
looking darkey. His hair has the regular
kink, and his upper lip is ornamented with
a light mOustache. Whilst talking with
the reporter, he exhibited considerable
nervousness, and answered the questions
asked him, with considerable reluctance.
His language was good, and he is evidently
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