The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-04-19
WINDSOR LETTER.
WINDSOR, N. c.. !
April 9th, 1888. !


MIR. EDIroR As you have ex
pressed a desire to obtain news IRON
the different sections OF our State,
we will now essay to give you sons
IDIOTS" from Old Berthe,
On Saturday morning, the 7tl
instant, chr usually quiet town was
thrown into state of great excite
ment, by the news of a fiendlsh at
tempt at rape upon the person OF d
lovely young girl, by a negro man
with several aliases, though At pres, nj
bearing the nau.e Of like blunt"
The girl was returning from scinoi
with two younger sis ers aged re-
spectively ten and twelve. when she
was assaulted by the sail Ike. Sic
ran and screamed and struggled
desperately with the william. who
knocked her down several times and
succeeded in partly tearing of her
clothing. But, fortunately. she was
not very FIR from ner fathers house
where, in an adjoinim. field, one OF lis
laborers was at work, VIII" h airing
the screams Of the children, ran to
ner assistance and drove the rirnd
away before ne had time to accom-.
plish his heliisl, purpose. The Young
girl is the daughter of one OF or
most prominent and respected eli
Gems magistrate and me1nner or
our Board of County Commissioners.
Soon afterwards a Constable and
posse arrived with said Ike and
lodged him in the count. Jail to
await the next term Of the Superio,
court. Our people are in a state Of
great excitement. and justly so as
the law at sua outside will only give
him term Of years in the State peni.
Tertiary, when he justly merit, q
quick shift and the first swinging
limb. Why is it tina. our Legislators
will hot rise to the Importance of the
occasion and provide remedy and
Il check for these increasing OutragesS
There is no reason on earth why an
attempt at rape should not be pun
ished with the death penalty in our
State as it. now is in other States
and as it formerly was in this State.
and arc no longer worthy to he &C.
counted the protectors of ftlnal
virtue and innocence, and will not
be until proper legislation provides
1.-THE one thing needful.'' There
should be no discrimination between
a rape attempted and a rape accom-
plished, and man need not try to he
more just and merciiul than God.
for He who said Thou shalt not
commit adultery" who also has told
us that ''he who iooketh after a NO
man and lusteth after her hath
already committed adultery with her
in his heart" Yes, ''He who searche.h
the heart and trieth the reins makes
no discrimination in favor of unSuc
cessful guilt and crime, and sound
legislation should run parallel there
with. I'VE withhold names on &C
count of the great responsibility OF
the family.)
Our town is holding it's own, not.
outstanding the great stringency of
the money MAJ, ket and failure of the
crops last season, and although a
great many goods were thrown on
the market at cost. our merchants
seem to be rallying and preparing
for another campaign"
Our farmers seem to be working
steadily, and the bad crops last Sea.
son will make them work with re-
newed energy. Sweet are the uses
of ADVERSELY"
The lumber interest seems to he
quite an enterprise in our county.
Among the firms engaged in this
business are Messrs. Greenleaf,
johnson & Sons, Messrs. L. kies &
Collins, Messrs. Hitch & Co. and
Messrs. Branch & Gooae, formerly
Of your county. The latter firm are
doing a thriving business in this
town with their mill and store of
general merchandise. They have
also built a commodious residence
and seem to be fairly prosperous.
Several new buildings are going
up in town, and we have recently en-
larged the limits of our town, so that
we can almost rival your city IN size
if in nothing else.
"BERTIE"