The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1878-05-03
4 Fearful story.
Tribune and Sun,

Sunday morning last negro by the
name of James DQak was arrested in
this city by Chief Marks, an officer
MCabe, on telegram from l.. d.
Locke, of Rutherford Station. After
the arrest was made, Chief Marks tel
egraphed to know the charges against
the negro and was answered Grape"
The negro was lodged in Jail, and on
Monday Deputy Sheriff J. a. McCar-
rail-, of Gibson, and Mr.. Anderson,
appeared and demanded his delivery
to them. At four O'Clock in the after
noon of the same day he was taken to
Rutherford, the scene of his horrible
crime, An interview with AIessrs.
McCarrall and Anderson developed
the following facts:
The negro had lived for many
years with Mr.. Locke, the depot
agent at Rutherford, and was fully
trusted by the family. He worked
i1ind and faithful. He was in the
habit of making fires every morning,
and on this business had frequent ac-
cess to the room of Miss Alice Locke,
very pretty and Intelligent young
lady aged nineteen. Up to Thursday
not a breath of suspicion existed
against the negro and young lady, but
ON the day the negro mysteTiously dis
appeared, and next morning she re-
vealed to her father the startling sto-
ry of a crime and ruin, that must
have made his heart stand still and
stirred his soul to madness.
1t is also stated that she had been
crossed III love, Some twelve months
ago she was engaged To a very worthy
young man, but the father, who could
not bear the idea of giving up his idol
to another, opposed and broke up tue
match.
Since that time she has been visited
by numbers ofsdeSasS ~; gs'tssaggs nsen,
one of whom addressed her some six
months ago. But she discarded every
offer, and it is now pretty certain that
! " hen the last young man addressed
her, she was then the enforced mis-
| tress of the black brute arrested here
on Sunday. All the facts, the story Of
her beauty and life, the tribute of her
| character by neighbors that have
| known her from infancy, the pleasant
surroundings of home and the adora-
non OF high spirited and intelligent
men, all forbid that she coplq have
| been willing victim to the lust of a
black, ignorant negro,
THE FACTS IN THE CASE
appear 10 Toe diitereut from thase above
| related, for the Gibson county grand
J jury has refused to indict James Doak,
and he was set at liberty, 1t appears
thai AliSs Loche enticed Deak to ruin
her, and she solicited the intercourse,
and even locked him in her room and
also gave signals for him to visit her.
Under the supposed state of affairs the
! grand jury has refused to indict DOak,
| The young woman belongs 10 Il high
y respected family, and is said TO be
| the most beautiful woman III Gibson Co.
1t is said that no cause for her conduct
Is ascribed save a mania resulting
from disappointment in love. The
case is indeed a sad one, but the al
| legged victim is nOt worthy of sympa-
ny, though her Disgrace gnd ruip are
pitiahle iii the extreme. 1t is said that
two members of Miss LOcke's family
are insane. 1t is probable that the un-
fortunale woman is also insane, tho
we hear she does not seem at all hui
inflated by the knowledge and public
ity of her shame.