Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-03
ANOTHER OUTRAGE.
A Respectable German Woman is Az.
saulttd, Outraged and Robbed
BY o Negro.
He Enters the Room Perfectly Nude and by
Dint Of Force Accompanies His
Fiendish Purpose.


Special to the Gazette.
WACO, TEX, Aug. 2.---The rape aend
seems TO be abroad in this part ..ef IN,
state, and notwlths landing tho>swift and
terrible vengeance which has lately beor
wreaked upon two rapists, we are called
upon to chronicle another horrible oln.
rage. Mrs. Heltmlller, respectable
German woman living on MIR. M. H.
Standifer's place, ON the McGregor road.
some seven miles from the city, was as.
saulted, outraged and robbed by negro
tlend between 8 and . O'Clock last night.
From Mr. Standlfer. who came in from
the place this morning, a GAZETTE re-
! pQter CLEANED the following details of
the outrage, Mr., Heitmiller, the husband
OF the lady assaulted, is employed as a
section hand on the Central road, working
on the second section below the city, and
had not been home for some ten
days. Mrs. Heitmiller, with her
two young children, had retired last night,
leaving lamp burning but turned down
low, and leaving the doors and windows
OF the house open. Between and 0
| O'Clock, Mrs. Heitmiller thinks It was.
she was aroused oy the entrance of the
negro who seized the lamp and blew it
out as she rose to make an outcry. The
negro was perfectly nude and upon ex-
tingnishing the lamp, turned upon the
lady, selling her by the throat and chok-
ing her so that an cutlery was impossible.
lie forced her back upon the bed and
despite her frantic struggles accomplished
his tlendish purpose. Then he demanded
her money. She replied that she had
none. He then choked her again until,
when released, she directed him
where he could find S1.80, all the
money there was about the house. The
nend tncarnate then released her, and
striking a match, proceeded TO hunt for
the money, which he found and appro-
prated. Turning to Mrs. Heitmiller he
threatened her with death should she
make an outcry, then passing through the
open door, he picked up his clothes,
which he had left outside, and made for
the brush. Mrs. Heitmller at once rot
up and dragged herself To the door, and
by her screams aroused Messrs. Jim
Blystone and Tom Chapman, who were
sleeping in the neighboring house, which
was some distance off. These gentlemen
fastened to her aid, and found her nesrly
exhausted and her throat bruised and
swollen from the effects of the Villains
choking. To them she told h r tale of
horror, and they started at once in pursuit
OF the negro, arousing the neighborhood as
they went. She described the negro as
an athletic man of yellow color with
snort chin beard and protruding front
teeth, She thought it was a negro, Davis,
VINO lived upon the adjoining place, but
when he was produced before her she
found that he was not the party, and be-
SIDES Davis successfully proved an alibi,
having been in Waco until III O'Clock las
night. number of negroes were taken
In charge and carried before her but
none OF them answered the description,
The villains barefoot tracks were easily
discernible for a distance of 100 wards
from the house. The whole Whitehall
neighborhood is aroused and the whole
country about there is being secured for
the tiend. Deputy Sheriff Dan Ford and
Constable Lee jenkins rode for the
scene ss soon as apprized of the
outrage, and viii join the searching par
ties which are already out Certain It is
that II he escapes it will be a miracle, for
the pursuit was begun within an hour
AFTER the outrage, and the men who are
engaged In it are determined brave men
who intend to hunt the villain to death |
my N4At pibtSbb huh utIbuU IlelC homes |
and women against sucA scoundrels and |
VIII visit due punishment upon the of |
fender. The neighbors Of Mrs. Heitmil- |
Ter offer reward of $3.50 for the capture
oil the negro, and If anything of the sort
were needed this would add q zest to the |
pursuit, but our officers and citizens do |
not need such inducements when the yir- !
tue OF their women are assailed The
scoundrel will doubtless be spared the |
tedium and delay of formal trial.
LATER.-Telegrams Just received from
McGregor announces the arrest of the ne |
gro supposed to be the rapist. Officers |
are now en- route for this city with the
prisoner.
Officers jenkins and Ford arrived AZ 3
O'Clock with the negro. He gives his
name as Alex Greggs. He claims to have
Deen raised in Johnson county, and has
lived in McGregor six weeks. He
was not there Saturday or SUNDAY,
but he denies having been
near Hetmiller's. He is twenty-nine
years old, and answers Mrs. HeitmillerIs
description of her assailant in most re-
spects. She will be here in the morning
to Identify him. The officers are confident
ne is the rapist, and there is considerable
excitement, but no fears of lynchlng,
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SHERMAN,