The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-03-19
BAD BLACKS.
A Lot of Runians on the Rampage in the
Capita, Civ.

A Lot of Ruf5ians on the Rampage in the
Capita, CitT.
Not less than four outrageous acts
occurred in this city before the break
of day yesterday. 1t is getting to be
monotonous work, this pei petual mar
ration of midnight maraudeTs, and
their diabolical deeds.
1t seems from the saneness of the
deyiltry and IS constant repetition |
that siere must be regular gang of |
these brutes who perambulate the city |
az the SIN II hours of night to do their |
unholy VIC. K.
Sometime after midnight col
ored woman employed as al
cock at the residence of
DR.. W. A. Morris was aroused by q
violent shaking at the door of her
apartment. This scared her and caused
her to scream out. Her husband
seized his pistol and fred twice at the
parties on the outside. They then re-
treated to the street and threw num-
Der of rocks violently against the door
and side Of the room. The terrified
woman kept up her Streams until
number Of boarders were aroused, land
very soon the Williams beat retreat.
1t was Impossible to follow them up
in the darkness.
The premises of Maj. Joe Stewart
were also invaded. At a late hour two
colored servant girls, who were sleep
ing in the rear of the house, were
brighten. d out of their wits by re-
peated knocks at the door, coupled
with demands of entrance. They re-
fused to open the door, whereupon the
intruder endeavored to raise the win
dow sash on the opposite side. This
put the finishing touch to their terror
and both of them bolted out of the
room in mad freight. The fellow took
after them, and catching the hindmost
threw her to the ground. Her screams
. brought several TO her rescue speedily
but as in the other case, the villain es
capped. The girls were so scared tina
they would not return to their room
+. It seems, however, that the othe
> did, as the next morning the.
found all their furniture, bed
> clothes, etc, piled upin a great heap il
: the middle of the room, and the lam
> which was not lit at the time of thei
hasty exit was found burning.
!, The third outrage occurred at Jh
> residence of Mrs. Parish on West Pc
, can street. But in this instance tn
. scoundrels were more successful i
the preparation of their helliSh de
} signs. The room in which colore
D. woman was sleeping was entered an
!, the occupant subjected to the mos
l. brutal treatment. According to he
= statement both her assailants wei
= negroes, one of them yellow ma
~ painted black. But this did not kee
her from recognizing him and a
=, cordingly a mulatto barb'
q named Abe Pearson W;
- yesterday arrested as one of Il
70 principals in the outrage. He is {
70 present occupying a cell in the cit
- u calaboose, and it is said the woma
% will swear to his identity.
- Another attempt of the kind, sim
y, - lar to the case reported above. w;
? made the same night at house in tt
i vicinity OF the City Hall, but in tn
- case the fellow was foiled and 70
:, off, though not until another frigh
- ened female awoke the neighborhoc
20 20 with her shr1eks.
70 If the above state OF things kee
l " up Austin will stand in need of Wig
I" lanteS to rid the city of the roughs tn;
10 thus go about and commit ever
= species of villainy with seeming in
- punity. No house seems safe frol
:, ~ their raids and every citizen shoul
- keep bright lookout and well loaC
ed shotgun in handy proxin
ity to his bedside. Tt
killing of one or two such character
I'd could not help but have wholeson
effect on the remainder of these nigt
n hawks. 1t would serve to dlscourag
IS them from furture efforts of the kin
1T And to the first citizen who plants
l. charge of buckshot where it will c
i the most good in the carcass of one {
t, these "toughs' should be voted go
n medal and the thanks OF the COMMIT
IS nifty.