Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-07-26
Another Dastardly Attempt at Out.


a Few months since the northeastern section
OF the city was thrown into state of great
excitement in consequence of negro having
Knocked down and violated the person of a
respectable young white girl Miss Florence
L: SMITH, for which one CephaS Jones was
fenced to 81 years Imprisonment in the peni-
Tertiary. He is still in jail here during the
tendency Of his appeal to the General Term:
way home from her work, was the victim of a
similar outrage, and Notwithstanding the
police took extra measures to secure the per-
petrat0r he has not yet been arrested. If he
had been, 1t is probable he would never have
had q trial at court, for 1t would have required
more than the entire police force to keep the
people from lynching him. About this time
the citizens OF this section organized a special
patrol, and for several months they kept it up,
and 1t was supposed that that neighbOrhOOd
rage. Last evening. however, Miss Johanna
Nldman, German CIR. employed as laundresS
at LoSekam 4 Weaver's restaurant, on Penn
syyania avenue, above Wizards, was on her
way to her fathers house, about o'clock, an
Indecent assault was made upon her by d
Young man at the corner OF Sth and G streets
northeast. The young lady having b Ell fol
lowed by man, whom she believes to be the
same one, on Sunday night last, became fright
ened as soon as she saw him, and walked rap
idly on. He, however, overlook her, and ac-
cOsted her, making an indecent proposal to
her, and she indignantly told him TO 90 away.
He then threatened that he would serve her as
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her hand and attempted to throw her down,
when she screamed Police, police!" Mr.
and Mrs. F. C. Cate Immediately ran out
when the man fed Officers Block and Far
quhar having heard the cries, ran to the
spot, and gave chase to the man, whom
they Overhauled at 18th and Fl streets, but
he managed to break away from them. Lieut..
Kelly, in charge of the seventh precinct, was
Immediately informed, and he at once turned
out all his available force to make a thorough
search of the neighbOrhood for the miScreant
supposed from the description given by the
girl to be young man named Daniel Sheahan,
and the Lieutenant personally directed and
took part in the search. They left no nook
nor corner unSearched. This morning about
4 O'Clock, Lieut.. Kelly and Officers Clinton,
Madlgan and Simpson proceeded to a stable
between 9th and It'll and H and streets north
east, and found Sheahan asleep there, and
enth precinct station, from whence he was
taken to the Police Court. Sheahan plead
ignorance the cause OF his arrest. and when
Informed OF it he said that while he was wild
ne was not bad enough to attempt such a
crime as that charged. He is the weIl-knOwn
second base OF the Astoria Base Ball Club. The
girl, after getting over her fright somewhat
and ilndlnS herself able to walk, was escorted
to LOShamp and WeIVerS. During her alter
cation with her aSSallant she received severe
kick on her leg.
In the Police Court to-day Mr.. F. p. Gloss, for
accused, asked that the hearing be continued
to Tuesday next, on the ground that having
been under arrest a few hours, the prisoner
was not prepared to go to trial, and he had
witnesses important to his defence who were
not now present. The court granted the re-
quest, and fixed the bail at LOO, in default of
which he was committed