Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1888-07-07
DAM DIAb0lISM !,
"A Resnectables Colored Woman
+ Lured tOaLOnely Spot by a
white Monster in Human
Form and BrutalIy
Outraged.
Where is Judge Lynch Now?


Where is Judge Lynch Now?
One seldom picks up a daily paper but
he sees an account Of the lynching of som
Colored man accused of committing rape
on some white female somewhere in the
South. These stories are of such fire.
quent occurrence that we were inclined
to believe that rapes we're seldom com
mited any where else than in the
South, and that all rapists were black
and their victims white, but such
proved to not be the fact, as most
diabolical, fendish outrage was COM
mited on a Colored woman in this
city Tuesday evening, by man with a
white skin but with heart tblacker
with crime than Egyptian darkness.
Mrs. Julia Payne, a handsome Col
ored woman, came to this city from
Marshall, Texas, about three weeks
ago, and stopped with Mrs. Emma
Glover, at the corner Of Sixth and Rob-
ert. She was anxious to get work and
had an advertisement for a situation
placed in the Globe, Tuesday morning
fend in human form saw and ans
wered it. He was extremely polite and
affable, SO Mrs. Glover told the APPEAL
representative "Wednesday morning,
and had the air ola gentleman. He
persuaded the poor victim to accomp-
any him to his home, but instead of
taking her there where she hoped to
make an honest living, he lured her
across the river to lonely spot near
Mohawk avenue and when she became
alarmed knocked her down and after a
severe struggle succeeded in outraging
her. He is a man Of nearly two hundred
pounds weight while she will scarcely
weigh one hundred pounds. She is
very high spirited and fought like a
tiger but being sick and weak could not
withstand the big burly brute. Her
face and throat are badly bruised and
she received severe internal injuries by
the brute pressing his knee in her side
while endeavoring to overcome her.
After accomplishing his deyilish work,
the Internal scoundrel left his victim in
a semi-unconsious state and fed.
AS soon as she was sufficiently recov-
cred to walk, she went to house in the
neighborhood and was directed to the
cars, and came to her boarding house
more dead than alive. She received
the necessary medical attention but is
in precarious situation.
At this writing the hell-hound has not
been apprehended though the case is
fully known to the authorities. The
Colored people of Minnesota, and every
where else as rule, are inoffensive law
abiding citizens and do not believe in
lynch law, but if there ever was case
that would justify the administering of il
this is one, We, however do not ad.
yocate any such proceedings as there is
justice for all classes Of citizens in this
state. We, however, should, each and
every one, use our utmost endeavors tc
hunt down this scoundrel, and see that
he gets full justice.
LATER-The scoundrel was captured
i'll Minneapolis where he lives, His
name is w. HI. Smith. He is a married
man with two children. He has con
fessed his crime and beenheld in $1,000
bond for trial Saturday morning,
LATEST As we go to press we learn
that Mrs. Payne is ina dying condi-
ton.
| Mr.. George Duckett, left Tuesday fo1
a trip to Chicago.
Opera slippers SO and rs cents at A
G. Peils, 81 East Seventh street.
The Odd Fellows will give grand ex
cursion August ], to Lake Minnetonka
Miss Claude Sweed, OF st. Louis, is il
the city visiting her mother Mrs. E. G
Robinson.
Fine shoes made to order and repair
ing neatly done, at A. G. PeiPs 81 Eas
Seventh street.
See Peil, No. 81 East Seventh street
before you buy your fine shoes. A dis
count on prices.
Mrs. James "A. Thomas, and Mrs.
R. g. Taylor left Tuesday for We Elk
|sojourn at Lake Minnetonka.
/ Mrs. Sarah J.. Ball and daughter.
Misses Hattie and Zorah, of Chicago
are visiting her son, F. I'll. Ball, n,
22s Norris street.
When Mr.. A. A. Cotton returns fro
/ his trip to California he will be conside
ably surprised to find himself Il
father Of q bouncing baby boy.
4 Thoughtless people think it absure |
say that chewing Colgan's Taffy To
will aid digestion ask any good doct
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