The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-29
masters and rich negro women
white husbands, perhaps sol
cry men who are now most ~
citizens
CASE NUMBER ONE.
Iarlotte OJserper saws III,

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CASE NUMBER ONE.
Charlotte OLserrer saws I'll ,
gslked into the city at an cariy hnur
but were not seen again until about noon.
when the girl WAS found to have taken
eTnpOraTy refuge IN Il hou e of Ill repute
he owners OF which, having seen he,
PASSING by in company with the negro
nd with the Matthews Station cas-,
fresh in their minds, called her in and
sent for the police. The negro taking
alarm fed. and has not since been seen
The police arrested the girl and carried
Ter to + X. p. Osborne's office. where
an investigation into the case was made
The girl was under the influence of liquor
aud it was impossible TO get an intelll-
sible account from her. She stated
however, hat her name was Lizzie Hen
derson, aud she came from Union county,
Her father, Thomas Henderson. wa,
dead. and since his death her mothe,
married a man named Col. Kendall, aud
y now living near Davi, mine, iD Union.
She bad been unable to live peaceahly
with her step father, and her mother Fl
pa'ly told her she had better go seek a
home elsewhere, and yesterday morning
'urued her adrift. with a gift before lrav
ing her home The negro who was with
her, she states is named Bill Gregory.
and she has known him all her Life"
A STILL SADDER CASE.
vii u@iugton Rerieic SAYS: On Tues,
lay II c"!"rcd man aud "a white girl eiop-
eli 'cgcther from Keyscr, IN the Il &
\. y. l.. The man is named Frank
HOLMAN aud the girl Is the daughter of
Mr. Eli Mcleod, a very respectable citi.
zen, and a turpentine man at Keyser.
HOLMAN had been employed by Mr. Me
Leod and on Monday last was paid off by
him, receiving a considerable amount OF
money. That night he disappeared and
the girl was also found On Friday morn
ing TO be mi>siLg. Thy were found at
Matthews, on Tuesday afternoon, and
the girl vas taken into custody an Hnll
man fled, but was captured atterward,
near Charlotte. The parties were
brought down The road last night and
were met at Hamlet by a party who took
them on TO Keyser. where there wa:
some talk o. getting up a necktie party
this morning.
Holman Is represented as a black iul
blooded African, while the girl is said t,
be but Is years of age, although she APP
pears to he at least 20. She SAYS. W.
understand, hat it was her fault, Will,
Holman is just as generous, and say
that he persuaded the girl TO elope witt
him"
The Charlotte JHsnal- OJserrer says
- The eIri was weeping bitterly, ali,
for SOME time would not answer a ques
ton, but finally she told them that sh,
had been over-persuaded, and hal rur
away from her fathers house, IN Moor
county, the night previous with the Il
gro. Her fathers ann she said, wa
Eli Mcleod. y telegram was >ent 4
him. and an answer was shortly received
requesting them to hold the girl, VIII,
was really hi. daughter, and who ha'
run away with the negro. Mr.. McLeo,
had been hunting for her, and tele
traphed that he would reach Mathew
on the first train. Capt. ID. X. L. Eve
ri.t. conductor Of the Carolina Centra
. train, says that the couple boarded tn
train at Hamlet and he noticed thei
queer actions and surmised that some
thing was wrong. The girl is only SIX
teen years old and Is said to be fine look
ing. When she arrived at Hamlet sh
wore a shabby dress. but shortly after
wards came out iu fine Sunday clothes
wearing, among other Iewelry, a gol
| necklace, and was otherwise srylishl
dressed"
THE ABDUCToR'S CAPToRS REWARDED
Mr.. Eli Mcleod. father Of the youn
girl who was abducted from Moore eouu
" by a negro named Frank Holman
Yesterday paid the captors Of Hoi.ma
300. Holman, it viii be remembered
was captured at the house of Mr.. &. II
Wolfe. FIVE miles from Charlotte, by
party from Matthew'S Station, at whic
| place he got off the cars with the girl.