The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-09-09
TWO SCOUNDRELS.
William Tut and Smith John
son, Colored, Insult a
White Girl.
The Young Lady's Pluck Probably
Saves Her From Receiving
Bodily Harm.

Last night young girl probably IL
years old, made her appearance at pt lice
headquarters and informed the officers
that she had been iusulted while on the
streets by two negro men. Her story, as
told, was as follows:
She, in company with her little brother
were walking along Second street. When
they reached Rogers wagon works two
made some indecent proposals to the young
lady. She resented il, as did her little
brother.
The resistance was probably
unlocked for on the part OF
the men and seemed to make
them mad, for one Of them struck the boy
in the face and knocked him in the gutter
They then made eff as quickly ss possible
The young lady described one of the
men and told where be worked, and the
description was that of VIM. Tut. Subse.
queRt developments proved that he was
the right man. She was terribly excited
and refused TO tell her name, thinking II
would bring disgrace upon her family to
have it published.
While she was talking to the officers a
young boy came up and asked her what the
matter was, calling her Lucy. She told
him and he spst on his hands and started
of, saying he "would nail the villain
AS the officers started to leave, Lucy said
Pull them for ali they're worth and I'll
see that you re paid"
Marshal Barnett and Officer MCGEE then
began the search for Tut. They procured
a warrant and went to the house where
they supposed he lived. AS they ap-
preached the house they saw light burn
ing, but before they got TO il, the light
vent out.
The marshal knocked on the door, but
received no answer, and was compelled to
knock a good many times before he re.
ceived an answer from the inside. Then
he asked if William Tut lived there, and
was told that he did not, nor did the par
ties inside know where he did live.
Officer McGhee, however, was of the
opinion that Tut did live there, and, TO
satisfy himself, went TO another house close
by and inquired, He was informed that
William lived in the house from which
they had just come.
The two officers then went back and
demanded admittance. Again they asked
if Tut lived there and this time were in
formed by the woman that he did. She
gave as her reasons for denying il at first
that she was afraid 10 open the door be-
cause she was by herself and did not know
who was outside.
She denied, however, that Tut was home
saying he had not yet returned from the
stable where he was working. The officers
compelled her to light lamp. Tut was
not in the room, but going into another
the officers found him lying on bed.
This proved conclusively that he was the
guilty man.
He was taken to the police headquarters
and locked up, but subsequently was re-
leased on bond of SIS for his appearance
Monday morning to answer the charge OF
disturbing the peace. s'nith johnson was
also arrested on the So charge.
The feeling last L., against the
two was very bitter. There is no
telling what they might have
done had the young lady not
shown a disposition to protect herself and
there might have been a chance for a neck.
tie sociable with Tut and johnson for
principals. Times are truly getting to be
pretty hard when a young girl cannot
walk along the thorougbfares of city in
broad daylight without being subjected to
the base talk of such miserable scoundrels.
Stern measures should be used in such
cases as that is the only way a stop can be
put to il. Tut and johnson should be
made to pay the full penalty of the law.