Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-03-24


Special Correspondence Of THE EVENING STAR.
LEEsBuRG, Va, March 23d.
Next Friday morning, III the executive OF Virginia
| does not interfere, Charles William Beaner will
| be hanged at Leesburg, Loudoun county, Va, for
| the crime OF rape The condemned criminal is q
colored boy, between Is and II years OF age, born
and reared In the upper part OF the county. He was
convicted on the 10th OF January of having on the
| 5th OF September last committed
AN ATRoCIOUS OUTRAGE
upon the person Of white girl-the daughter of
Mr. G. A. Hunt. The little child was so late in
| turning from school that the mother and father
felt alarmed, and started out to meet her. They
had not proceeded far when they espied Beaner,
who was only partially clothed, rise from fence
corner and run. Mr.. Hunt at once gave chase to
him and followed him to barn, where he found
meantime had been found and carried home. Mr.
HUNT took the prisoner to his house, where he was
s ere W the S girl nd the
let the law take Its course, and the prisoner was
committed to jail
AN ATTEMPT TO LYNCH FRUSTRATED.
some OF Mi. Hunts neighbors organized with
the intention OF saving further expense to the
county. 1t became known in town that the at
Tempt was to be made to lynch the prisoner, and
as soon as the party-about forty horsemen-ap-
peared the town bell was rung and the people
turned out, and the avengers did not make any at
tack on the Jail: The case was continued from the
counsel of the boy, Mr.. Pollock, but was called in
January, and, as stated above he was convicted
on the 10th and sentenced to be hanged on Friday,
THE PRISONERS JAIL LIFE
Beaner Is confined In the Jail with three other
prisoners, and since his sentence on January 18th
mas received the visits Of Rev. Messrs. Love Meth
odisD and Tilghman (Baptist). colored minister's;
Kew. Dr. Davis, of the Episcopal church, and Rev.
Mr. Rodgers, OF the Southern Methodist church.
lie mas the best care taken OF him by Mr.. Caruth-
ers, the sheriff, and Mr.. Nixon, the jailer.
AN INTERVIEW WITH THE PRISONER
When your correspondent called to see him at
the jail yesterday Beaner had paper in his hand,
Which he had been reading to the other prisoners.
He stated that he was the Oldest son OF Adam
Beaner; that there are three brothers living; that
he lived with his father and the rest of the family
on the adjoining place to Mr.. Hunt, and that at
the time he was accused OF this crime he was work.
Ing In the field cutting briars, and the girl came
along IN the road and that he didn't touch her or
When asked If he was preparing for his death,
Beaner replied: "Oh, yes; the ministers come here
me-" -"' p"'o'A00
-. And your crime, as well as other slns2" asked
ooh yes" said the prisoner, ST feel that all Is
pardoned. You'll see me next week, won't you?H
and the reporter promised that he would.
TEXTBOOKS FOR THE COUNTY SCHOOLS
The advisory committee on textbooks for the
county met at the Academy and recommended the
adoption of new readers, Biographies arithme-
tics, histories and copy books II these recon-
mendations are carried out by the county board
tomorrow, there will be increased expense to
the pupils, and in the case OF the geography and
history, perhaps, some trouble about the violation
OF contracts with the publishers OF Mitchels geo.
graphy and those of Blackburn McDonal!'s his
tory OF the United States, whose contracts for f0
years have not yet expired. Agents were here
rom union Pub. Co, A. S. Barnes Co., Butler OF
Philadelphia, Appleton, and Van Antwerp Bragg
q co. One company was represented by three
agents.
CANDIDATE.
c. b. Lea grandson OF r. Fl. Lee, OF Revolu-
tonary days, Is a candidate for commonwealth's
Attorney. He held the Office for TWO terms previ-
Gus to the election OF Capt w. Foster the pres
ent Incumbent Capt F. was Loudoun's choice
for Congress in the democratic convention, and
has held the Office one term.
The public schools have long holday-Good
Friday and Easter Monday being legal holidays
and the Teachers Institute at Lincoln taking four
days, beginning on Tuesday, 9th, and ending on
Friday, Goth.