Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-02-10
A BLACK DEMON
BrutalIy Ravishes Nine-Year.Old Girl
Of His Own Color, and Leaves
Her to Perish
In the Sn0w-Desperate Attempt to
Lynch the Scoundrel-The Grim.
inal Record.

kansas CITY, February s.-A Tunes Paola
(Ks.) special says: 81 asst night about IL
O'Clock, Maud Bennipgs, little colofed girl
nine years old, was found lying upon the
ground in the suburbs Of the city iusensible
and stripped of most of her clothing, bruised
and maDgled in a terrible condition, and evil
IDENTIFY the victim Of a hellish crime. The
child's arms and legs were frozen stiff. About
ii o'clock to-day she became conscious, and
told her story of the hendish treatment
which she had suffered. She had been sent
upon an errand early 10 the evening, and on
her return, aboul IL O'Clock she was seized
by Henry Smith, notorious negro. carried
10 a stable, choked and ravished, and then
carried some distance and thrown upon the
street, apparently left for dead. Smith was
arrested and taken to Jail. The child's
father, procering 4 shotgun, followed and
attempted 10 shoot the 6end, but was
prevented by The bystanders. About
IL o'clock tonight an excited crowd,
composed chiefly of colored men,
some in masks, gathered at the jail and
demanded The prisoner. The sheriff had
prepared for the emergency, and warned
| them away, but the clamorous throng pushed
forward and forced open the door Of the
building. The sheriff struck the foremost
man over the head. Then the mob opened
| FIRE, TO which the sheriff and his deputies re-
| piled, and general fusilade ensued. The
front windows and doors of the building were
perforated with shot. Ed Long, son Of the
sheriff, received buckshot wound in the
| arm. james McGrew, colored, was sho
through the head and instantly killed. Two
other colored men received serious wounds
| Several others were slightly injured. The
mob then reiterated, and without further effor
to obtain possession of the prisoner, dispersed
The sheriff was supported by three or foul
deputies during the fight"
INTENSE EXCITEMENT PREVAILING.
| ST. LOUIS, February "a dispatch from
Paola, K'., says the excitement there thi
morning over the attempt last night TO Lynch
the negro Smith, who so brutality ravishet
tn little daughter OF Jack Benping, is very
intense. The streets are crowded with high
| ly incensed people, aud the indications arr
that when Smith is brought from Jail for
\ preliminary examination he will be sum
marily dealt with. The sheriff is censureC
for resisting the mob, although he did only
his duty. Smith is doubtless the rascal, snC
has been involved in four similar cases. II,
served term ia the penitentisry for one o
| them, and his death would be regarded as
| good thing TO the community. The child il
10 a very critical condition, and may die
but should she recover her limbs will, in al
probability, have to be amputated.
MURDEROUS RUfFIANS.
A DESPERATE FIGHT IN CHIHUAHUA-sII
| MEN KILLED.
CRY OF Mexico, February "a tele
gram received from Chihuahua this morn
ing says: Sunday afternoon about 200 dis
solute characters, who have often giveI
trouble. attacked the store belonging TO tn,
Pinos Alto Mining Company. The employee
resisted, and Manuel Anchor, clerk, wa
killed. Buchan Hepburn, the principa
member of the company, went TO the store I,
quiet the tumult, addressing the attacking
party in conciliaiory language, bat indinl
| that his moderation met with insults, b
hurried back TO his house. just as h
entered the door he was shot and killed in
stantly. Four hours later fight ensued be
tween the employees and rDfians, four mel
being killed. Aid is being summoned from
the adjoining towns. The authorities an
citizens turned out en- masse, and capture,
five Of the ru6ians, among them Hepburn
murderer. They tried and executed then
Monday. Hepburn was wealthy, and ha'
invested much money in chihuahua. Orde
was restored, and the authorities are pursu
ing the other criminals in the mountains.