Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-06-30
CRIME OF A coLoRED TRAMP.
A Young Lady school Teacher Atsaek.
ed I'm q LoRely spof by . Blseh
ScouE6rei who Robs and then As.
saults Her. ...-

A Young Lady school Teacher Attack.
ed I'm q LoRrly spOf by . Blsek
ScouR6rei who Robs and then As
saults Her. -a-
ST.. ALBrss, n. Y, June 29.-For the past
thirteen weeks Miss Sarah L. Slocum, q
daughter o. Mr. Harvey S,ocum, has
taught in the little old school house.
When the weather would permit Miss
Slocum walket over the old road from her
home to the school hoase. On Tuesday
morning she stasted out 80 usual, leaving
UMBRELLA and wore rubbers>
When near the bottom of the hill Miss
Slocun heard quick footstep behind he,.
Turning around, as she supposed to greet
one of her scholars, she saw that q large
negro with revolver in his right hand was
fastening to overtake her, ard was not
three yards away. Mss Slocum says that
as soon as he saw her turn he raised the
pistol and said, Halt, in a harsh voice.
She Immediately faced him, and, closing
her umbrella asked him what he wanted.
no money with me-" she replied. Give
me your watch them" he said, seeing her
watch chain. You may take the watch If
you want il" she said, seeing that.
She Was wholly PouerIess
70 prevent it. Be at once took her watch
sad chain, going partly behind her to re.
Then be grabbed her by the back of the
neck and told her not to say word or he
would shoot her. what are you going to
do?" she said. Don't kill me-" Take
the watch, and leave me alone" For re-
ply, he took a handkerchief from his
pocket and drew it across her eyes to blind
fold her. She pulled the handkerchief
away, and screamed for help at the top of
her voice, although she knew that no one
could hear her from that place. He then
caught her by the throat, and, pressing his
revolver under her ear, told her that
another scream would be her las,. She
st0ppeG for minute both from terror and
because he hat choked her so that she
could hardly utter a cry. Now come with
me- he said, giving her push coward the
low stone fence on one side Of the patti.
Il can 60 no further" she said. Let nfe
GO don't kill me; at least give me time to
pray" He made no reply. There were
two old apple trees grown wild not far
away. You must 20 as far as that second
tree" he said, cor I'll
XIII YOu At once.
She waI unable to do so, and sank to the
ground Then he half carried her and half
dragged her to the place indicated and
there brutually assaulted her. Then he
spoke d giving her watch back to her, say.
ing: 1T will give me away il | keep it,"
but he lid not return it to her. He made
her swear she would not say q word of
what lad happened, debating aloud with
himself meantime whether he could with
with safety let her live. "If man was
passing by would you holler?' he said.
"No," The replied. There is one now he
said, moving as if he would dive into the
k,,o hrf In ly,,o w Hal 10 no
there, and kept quiet. He then asked her
age, ard whether she was married or single.
She tod him. "Where do you live he
asked. Just around the hill there" she
replied, pointing toward the Fullers.
"How did you happen to come from :he
other way, them" II had been over to
the neghbors." "When did YOU go over
to the leighbors?" he asked. Last night"
said she. "Well, when you
Get Back 10 Your Home,
how Will you explain about your clothes
being torn and your watch gone If you
don't tell of this?" he continued. Il will
slip IN without their seeing me- she re-
piled.
When she got up from the ground the
blood flowed from her mouth, and she was
so badly bruised that she could scarcely
walk She managed to walk slowly up to.
NdIu ulIcI hOuScs OpIOSlIC biiC uOOl
she caught sight of Mr. Fuller. She threw
up her hands, but was unable to call to
him. Mr. Fuller ran TO her and assisted
her into the house. Her clothes were
terribly torn" said Mr.. Fuller's house:
keeper. She could not speak. She acted
as II she could not see. Her dress and her
face were bloody
The Story
OF the assault spread like wild fire. From
Purdy's Station, two miles away, two
gangs of men starteI out during the after.
noon and evening. They were all armed
with guns and revovers. In all about
forty men went out from this neighbor-
hood. Other parties were raised at Gold
ems Bridge and North Salem. The coun-
try roads we're searched carefully without
getting a trace. At night high hill
thickly covered with woods, was surround
ed and searched, but without success. A
dispatch from Jefferson Valley states that
the authorities have captured the villain.
You can report him dead and buried,
said the two officers who went after him,
"if he is the right man.