New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-29
THE NEGRO BRUTE STILL At LARGE.
MISS sTocUM's AssAILANT TO BIZ LYNcHED IL
CAUGHT-THE MINERS EXCITED.
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MISS sToCUM's AssAILANr TO BE- LYNcHED liz
CAUGHr-THE MINERS EXCITED.
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p1,RpY's STATION N. Y, June 2S-The excite
meut in this village and all the surrounding coun-
try over the brutal assault made by q negro upon
MIS-, Ella Stocum, of North Salem, on tuesday
morn;ne remains undated. Several parties of men
are still securing the country for the brute ana
avery strange negro found is carefully questioned
as to his movements on Tuesday. strong impetus
has been given to the search by an offer of
q reward of $3.50 by Supervisor Close,
of Croton Falls, for the capture of the man.
Early TINS morning party OF men, among whom
was George Stocum, the injured womans brother,
brought man named Theodore Dingey from Jefer-
son Valley. where he lives, to North Salem, for
Identification by Miss Stocum. Dingey is a white
man Of swarthy complexion, who has bad repu-
taton here. He was seen on the day OF the assault
going from the direction of North Salem toward his
home. A crowd gathered when he passed through
this village to be identified this morning, and the
ar was filed with loud threats of lvnching If he
proved to be the william. When Miss Stocum saw
him she said quickly that he was not the man as
shs was certain that her assailant was negro
Knots of men have stood at the street about
the RAILROAD station and In the stores all day
eagerly catching at every new rumor and vowlng
to lynch the brute a soon as he was identified.
Deputy Sheriff Lockwood, of Katonah, receiTed
word in the morning that negro had tried to sell
gola watch in Danbury, Conn. He went at once
over 10 Danbury, taking the noon train to Brew
sters and driving into Connecticut. report came
soon afterward from Brewsters that the negro had
been brought there and would come down on the
$50 o'clock train. crowd of miners gathered
Mt the Croton Falls station to take him from the
train and hang him. They went through the
cars but found no negro. When the train reached
this place an excited crowd of farmers stOrekeepers
and village loungers boarded IL and searched every
car They asked the train conductor If the negro
would hide the black -" the indignant official
replied. This satisfied the crowd and they retired
disappointed. The same scene was repeated when
the 2 o'clock tram came down, Deputy sher i
Danbury negro had proved 10 be the wrong man.
George Stocum and Deputy Sheriff Finch, OF North
Salem, went to Ridgefeld, Conn.,, and the nelgoor-
ing villages and spent the day in vain search for
the negro.
Miss Stocum said to a correspondent of THE
TRIBUNE late this evening that she had
given up her school. She was greatly dis
appointed when told that the man captured
at Daubury was not the right one, but
she still hoped that her brother would find him.
Miss Stocum seemed to have recovered entirely from
the effects of the assault upon her. There were DO
marks of violence her neck, although she SAID
that her assailant choked her till she lost con-
seriousness Miss Stocum is about thirty-two years
old and is tall and stoutly built
BRIDGEPORT, Conn.,, June 2S.-A nght-col0red
negro was arrested the afternoon train from
Pittsheld on suspicion OF being the one that COM
lnitted the brutal assault on Miss Stocum on Tues
day. The police think that he is the man wanted:
He is clad in light checked suit and white shirt
without collar or cuffs. He gave his name as Sam
uel Benton, living at Danbury, where ne TOOK the
train for NewHaven. de is held at the Police Sta
flOn