The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-06-09
AN ATTEMPTED OUTRAGE.
A Black Brute Makes q Criminal
Assault on a Little Girl

The Poonville Rspub lean contains the
following particulars of the late dsstardly
ourrs ge In Cooper couny, heretofore bri +
ly mentioned in the BAZoo:
Last ThuIsdsy aft-rnoon q negro, more
brute than human, called at The residence
of John Potter, who lives nesr New Psles-
tine, this county, and knocked on
The d or, which was op.n.d by liz
tie Minnie Pot er, who is about ght years
Of sgs. Min and younger sister were
the only persons in the house al the time.
The negro asked where her father was. and
on beirg informed iba: he vas away and
would not return uDI evening, he seized
her and threw her upon the bed in
the room and a. emp ed to outrage her
per.cn. The brave httle girl made des.
perate resistance and The scre ans OF herse II
AID sitter finally C fused the brute TO r.lin-
quish BIZ purpose AMI leave. He was evil
d-ptly afraid tina: some one would hear
tbe T on cries ard come TO heir asst lance.
The girls clothes were badly torn in the
struggle and SIZE sustained some severe
bruises.
Minnie made her way to whsre her
ia her was as soon as posi- bic and ioformei
him Of The a sault, and In short time al
terward men were On The trait OF the
scoundreI, and il was learned that he had
gone in the direction OF this city. The
description given by the girl Of her sssail-
ant ened 10 f. a negro named Will lay
lor, who has bsen living here fer some
time, and on FRIDAY morning he was found,
arrested aud lodged in Jail. de denied the
charge and said ne had not been away from
Boooyille Thursday afternoor.
Hearing OF his srIeet, the constable OF
Pal. slime township, accompanied by a
number of men, came in TO taEe him back
for sn exsminat on, but Sheriff smith re-
fused to give him up, for fear ina. an al
tempt would be maue 10 lyncl him. On
Saturday morning be vas Iaken to Pales-
tine by Depuy Sheriff w. L. Collins, and
arraigned before Just &c Pa,terst n. Min
pie Potter WIS brought in court, and i'm
medistely identified him ss the man who
had COM 10 tied the assault. a1d q number
of citizens testified to having seen Kim in
the vicinity. An uncle Of Taylor, who
lives nesr Potter, said that Tsylyr was It
b s house on Thurs lay afternoon and left
about three o'clock, goiOg In tre direction
Of Potter's house. Others said they saw
him coming from that direction. Taylor
waived examination, ard YVES bound over
in The sum of $1,000, ID sppeH before The
circu court.
1t was expected By many that Taylor
would be lynch. d by The people Of Psles-
tine if he was identified as the man who
made the assault, and feeble attempt was
made 10 s.rirg him up. Alter thu Pr, ceed-
ines in court lie Vss taken TO sore there
and four or FIVE men came 10 witk rope
which was thrown over TaylOIs head.
Captain Collins Immediately grasped il and
threw il of, and pulled his revolver, which
prompt action had The effect Of quIeting
the would-be lynch.rs, as no further dem
onstraiions were made. The ght Q! the
role frightened Taylor very consi ably
and be no cogbt fe!t very much relieved
when he was placed on the train. Captain
Collirs arrived here Vi h his prisoner in
the evening and lodged him in Jail again.
The evidence against Taylor is very
damaging, and no one seems 10 have any
doubt about bis guilt. The facts in the
case will undoubtedly be disclosed at the
trial, which vii probably occur ct the
next re sIou Of court which meets next
month, and his guilt or innocense will then
be established. II guilty he deserves the
severest penalty known to lax. No crime
exceeds in eho-mity, In orut atty and
iendishness ,his enc attempted last Thurs
day afternoon. And IL there are any pos
sibIe means by which these oVtrsges,
which are becoming al too common
throughout the coUnIry, can De prev. nted,
they should b. used.