The daily gazette., 1877-08-17
The Middletown Outrage.
A NEGRO oUTRAGEs A WHITE wo-
MAMIE is COMMITTED TO JAIL.

MAMIE is COMMITTED TO JAIL.
Special to the Gazette. .f,- -,
NEW CASTLE, Aug. II
Samuel Chambers, dusky citizen of a
rather bad countenanne was lodged in
from Esquire j. b. Naudain of Middle
town, charged with outraging Kate
smith, white woman. The facts In the
case are as follows:
James Smith and his wife Kate, the
former born in Lancastershire, England
and aged 32; the latter of Philadelphia,
and ~ years of age, left that city about
the LIST of this month going to Salem, N.
j., crossing over In the steamer to Della
ware City, making their way to Round
| top for employment. Failing in their en-
deavors they started on their return last
Monday, passing through Massey's X
Roads and Warrick. Kate becoming
sick the way was made in short journeys
On nearing Middletown they were over
taken by a cOlored man dri vi ng a wagon
who inquired if they were looking for
work. On being answered that they
were, he said he knew of a place where
the man could get peach picking and the
| woman work in the kitchen, and that il
they would meet him in about 2 hours he
would show them the place. Seeing a
cedar tree near at hand, they agreed to
await him there. an hour or more he
returned, accompanied by another man
much younger. Smith and his wife got
into the wagon, and after passing through
a gate went over field of wheat stu6le
to an opening in hedge, it not being
wide. enough to admit of the wagon pass
ing through, they went on further to q
wider gap. Here they got out and enter
ed corn field, saying it was a short way
to the house. The cOlored men leaving
them, Smith followed by his wife. Hav-
ing passed some distance into the field
they the colored men) turned and order
ed him to leav, at the same time taking
hold OF the woman. He resisted, when
one struck him over the head with the
but end of large wagon whip, telling
him to the ground, bleeding and sense
less. On recovering, they were out o.
sight, only slight movement of the corI
was noticeable.
He retraced his steps to Middletown
making inquiries for the police and tell
ing the above facts. Being withou
means to procure warrants, and entirely
ignorant of how to proceed in the mat
ter, he was in deplorable condition.
The two negroes on knocking rim
down, forced the woman along at rapit
safe and taking her near house, Qheirs
l think y outraged her and began devils.
ing means of sending for some other tt
join IN their brutality. She went upor
her knees and requested them to allow
her to go, This they agreed to do, afte
compelling her to promise or swear sh,
would say nothing about the affair
The younger one took her out towards
the road saying that her husband hat
told them he would wait up the roat
for her. She soon come to a house oc
cupied by colored people asking an(
procuring drink of water.
She asked the colored women if sh,
had seen a colored man talking to he
and her husband down thQ road som,
time before; being answered that she ha,
she enqured his name and was at once in
formed that 1t was Samy Chambers; sh,
made the best of her Way to Middletowr
and swore of the necessary warrant. o.
seeing Chambers she reconized him a
once. The other has not been taken a
yet. Both Smith, and his wife are detained
in Jail as witnesses until court.