Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-08-10
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A Shock1ng Outrape.

a Shocking Outrage.
Tuesday about noon, a pale, light-haireG
girl Of slender frame, about twenty years
of age, named Annie Evy, was standing in
tn kitchen of Mr.. John B. Engleman In
West End, in whose employment she is.
when tall, slender mulatto, in his shirt
sleeves and wearing straw hat, appeared
on the kitchen porch and asked her if she
wanted to buy any blackberries, of which
he had basket. She told him that Mrs.
EnglemaD, the lady Of the house, was
away. 'sWhere is the gentleman of the
house?p then asked the negro. She told
him that he was at his place Of business
down town. The negro then stepped in,
saying Y GU say you don't.want any black
berries ?' and the girl frightened at his
manner, retreated towards the other room.
He seized her by the back of the neck,
when she. screamed, and he commenced
choking her and threw her on the floor.
SHE became senseless, and when she came
to found that her hands were tied behind
her with piece of rope. She staggered to
the window, and seeing the nurse of Mr.
John M. Kinney, the next door neighbor,
in the yard with his children beckoned
with her head-she was choked SO badly
that she could not speak-for assistance.
The nurse, alarmed at her strange appear
ance and gestures, ran into the house and
told her mistress, who gave the alarm to
the neighbors. When they got into Mr..
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step pale and trembling, with her hands
still tied. One of the neighbors, Mr.. Rob-
ert Harris. cut the rope and looSed her,
when she related the facts just stated.
News was Immediately sent to town, and
Chief-of-Police Crowder promptly institu-
ted search and enquiries, but without
other result than that about the time nam
ed one of the neighbors had seen a negro
answering the description of the assailant,
running across the field towards Dogwood
Hill. The fact that, in neighborhood as
thickly settled as any part OF Staunton in
which residences are located, a man could
enter in broad MONDAY and choke sense
less, tie and ravish young girl, startled
the community and created intense feel
ing.
The victim Of this Infamous assault has
a sad history, which, apart from her crown
ing misfortune, would secure for her the
deep sympathy Of humanity. She has been
victim to epileptic attacks from early
youth, and though an industrious girl has
been unable to retain employment on ac-
Of hot afiii atin chn q
nestle in the service Of Capt. FL. FL. Peck,
Mr.. Wilson, and others, but her employ
ers found from the peculiarly distressing
character of her disease that it was impos-
sible to keep her, and she finally found her
way to the alms-house; she was gotten
from there by Mr.. Engleman and his lady,
who always employ white domestics. Not
long ago the poor girl fearing that her dis
ease would make them give her up, i'm
plored Mrs. E. with streaming eyes not to
send her away, saying if she had to 60
back to an aims house she would kill her
self. A few months ago, a remarkable OPP
GRAFTON was performed by DR.. Fauntleroy
on the drum of her ear, and a gravel eX
tracted, which had gotten there by her be-
ing thrown from horse; and since that
time he has treated her for epilepsy, her
health being much improved under the
treatment.
The police are still on the look out, and
the Chief is in stituting active measures to
bring the perpetrator Of the outrage on
Miss Evy to justice.