The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-02-14
A HELLIsH CRIME.
A Little Girl Outraged by a Black Brute
and Left on the snow for Dead-The
Fellow Commits Suicide to Escape Mob.

A Little Girl Outraged by a Black Brute
and Left on the snow for Dead-The
Fellow Commits Suicide to Escape Mob.
KANSAS CITY, No, Feb. 9.-The Times
Paola, Kas., special says: Last night, about
IL o'clock, Maud Senning, little colored
girl nine years old, was found lying upon
the ground in the surburbs of the city in
sensible. stripped Of most of her clothing
bruised and mangled in a terri BILE manner
and evidently the y ctim of hellish crime.
The child's arms and legs were frozen stiff
About IL o'clock to-day she became con-
scious and told the story of fiendish treat
ment which she had suffered. She had
been sent upon an errand early in the even
ing, and on her retrgn about 8 o'clock she
was seized by Heary Smith, notorious ne
gro, carried to the stable, choked aud raw
ished, and then carried some distance and
thrown upon the street, apparently left for
dead, Smith was arrested and taken 10
Jail. The child's father, procuring a shot
gun, followed and attempted to shoot the
lfiend, but was prevented by the bystanders.
About IL O'Clock tonight an excited crowd
chiefly of colored men, some in masks, gath
cred at the JaiIand demanded the prisoner
The Sheriff had prepared for the emergency
and warned them away, but the clamorous
tbrong pushed forward and forced open the
door of the building. The Sheriff struck
the foremost over the head, then the mob
opened fire, to which the Sheriff and his
| deputies replied, and 2 general fusilade en-
sued. The front windows aud doors of the
building were perfor&ted with shot. Ed
Long, son of the Sheriff, received a buck
shot wound.in the arm. James McGrew,
Oh 81 L. \ -,
stantly killed. Two other colored men re
ceived severe wounds. Several others were
| slightly injured. The mob then retreated
and, without further EFFORT to obtain posses
sion of the prisoners. aipersed. The Sheriff
was supp rted by three or four deputie:
during the fight
PAoLA, Kas.. Feb a-The expected re-
suit of the horrible outrage perpetrated By
| the negro Smith on the person of the littt
Burnipgs girl Wednesday night occurred
this afternoon and the city is more Qu:e
again. Absut L o'clock a great crowd
whites and blacks, collected in front of the
Jail and waited impatiently fol
the City Marshal to appear witf
Smith, who, It was. s.rsported, would be takeI
before Justice for examination, but IT tn
last moment khe Deputy Sheriff declined t.
move the prisoner, owing to the threats o
the mob. The crowd, led by a number o
the best business men of the city, then mad
en- assault on the Jail, drove Sber 4. .LoD
back into the interior of the building bu
could not get bis keys. They thel
applied d sledge-hsmmer, crowkaxs, an,
other tools, and after f7Or
than two hours hard work betsere
their way to Smiths cell, only however
to fnd him strsichsd dead on ths, floor, b
having committed suicide by cutting hi
, throat with a peeket-knife. This was
groat disappointment to the moos. bDt it di
, not stop their work, for they ieamediatel
! pat rope arOund the neck oiSthe corps
and dragged, it like a log to Siree in th
Park, and strung it up to a gaspost- Afte
J the body had hung an hour CORONER Pott,
! held an inquest, the Jury. finding ths
Smith committed suicide.