The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1886-02-20
A TERRIBLE CRIME.

Young Lady Set Upon Bya yIndie,I,.
Hnhain at Windsor. III. and Honnd
Gagged and Hanged to Cherry Tree.
Timely Rescue By u brother Of tn. Vie.
um--The Young Lady In u PrecarIon,
| Condition.
WINDSOR, ILL.,, Feb. li.-Mlss Georgia
Aidrldge, daughter Of II. II. Aldridge. OF
THIS village, bad narrow escape Friday
evening from being hung by an unknown
villain. She was left at home alone. her
father and mother having gone 10 church
About nine O'Clock, hearing disturbance
at the barn, she stepped outside to see
about 1t. She was seized by the scoundrel
In waiting. His evident object was 10
outrage her. A fierce struggle ensued Ia
which the lady tainted from sheer ex-
haustion. Her assallant then gagged her
oy thrnsting q corn cob down her throat
and binding II 10 lts place with vail.
her hands were pinlOned aud heavy
bricks tied to them. Her apron was torn
into strips, and with the strips used with
the strings as 4 halter she was hung no
TO Q limb OF cherry tree ber
feet being three inches from he
ground. In this condition she was
left hanging 10 the tree, She must
have been hanging there some twenty or
thirty minutes when her condition was
accidentally discovered by her brother.
who was on his way TO his own home, a
block further on. Hearing a noise as O,
some one In distress, he entered his fath. |
ers yard. He was horrned 20 lind hang. |
Ing TO the tree the apparently llfeless |
body Of his sister. II was quickly ent /
down by him and carried indoors, Her |
body was cold, but the presence Of yegy
feeble pulse assured him that life was nj
yet extinct. Physicians were quickly
called, and active restoratlyes applied
After two hours rubbing and applications
of hot Irons she began 10 sbow
signs OF reyiying. In the moments of
reviylng she would shrek; 1Ob
mat mani That mani III die firsti Go,
help mep All day she laid In a stupof
Detwixt life and death. Her nervous sys
lem had received such shock that IL may
be days and weeks before she will regain
her right mind and be able TO give clear
recount OF her trials. She must hay,
leen hanging by the neck for several min.
ties. On the door Of the room which sb,
occupied was found note evidently writ.
en- BY the would.be raylsher after he hae
lung her 10 the tree and before bel
'rother discovered her. The letter 4,
ddressed 10 her father, and with the foul
words erased, Of which there were many.
esds rs followsi
.I,s yla Dfi Mdritge, your daughter ls dead. I
ven With you and ! watch my chance I jons
M me and nov think lam mighty niEh even ,
lth you Maybe you think that every
oay afraid Of you aud your upstart son {
o 80 to scare her 20 death. When 4
'ts1 her mp she was dead. She was scared '
dsath. did not kill her. but ies her 10 ,
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srous. Gogi.by. Yon can not nnd me q
III be far ~. so rsmsin6sr ma. I viii las n
" you and some other folks Ia this town. o
No name was signed 10 the letter. Tn, \
liect Of writing Il II almost lnexpllcablp a
must have been done by the dend IN v
Y moments Of excitement following ths n
Hing No arrests have been made =
.rong suspicious are directed against q
'lndsor man. The evidence, while
rong, IL purely Of q clrcumstantlal a.
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