Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-06-18
DUMMY ON THE RAMPAGE,
Parker MrGembs Makes 0 Mardeh
aus Entrance Into Mrs.
Giants House.


Parker McCombs, the big deaf and
dumb mulatto who has for several
years driven the sprinkler, Cotton the
war path Friday night aud is now
II jail on charge of breaking Into a
house with the intention OF commit
ting a felony. 81.
After midnight Friday night Kitty
Long, Mrs. j. X. Giants cook, heard
some one trying to get into her house
ON Mrs. Gant's premises. In the
room with her was young colorcd
girl named Rosa Morgan, 4 daughter
Of Peter Morgan, one OF the most re-
spectacle colored men in the county.
The intruder finally entered All ad-
joining room by raising II window
aud began trying to force open the
door TO her room. The cook held the
door as best she could while the girl
jumped iiom the window and ran to
the house to get help. Messrs. Joe
Cant, Nat Gather and o. A. Wynne,
who boards with Mrs. Cant, heard
the alarm aud responded as quickly
~ possible. la the meantime ''dun-
my" had battered down the cooks
door with a large rock, but as IL gave
way he saw the girl running TO the
house and gave pursuit. She had
barely time to get In as Mr.. Gather
opened the door, when the Infatuated
brute grabbed at her and then began
to batter down the door when he
found himself foiled Ia his design.
While Mr., Cant ran TO u neighbours to
borrow 4 pistol, Mr.. Gather and Mr..
Wynne attempted to keep him out Us
best they could. McCombs soon bat
tered down one door with long pole
and was at work on another when
Mr.. Cant returned with a pistol
which he snapped twice at the in
trnder, who then turned and fed.
The men In the house and several
others who had arrived pursued him
aud two or three shots were fired at
him without Effect, as he was some
distance away in the darkness. lie
was finally brought to halt near
the railroad and held at bay until the
police, who had heard the screams
of the women aud started up the
street, arrived and took him in charge.
McConbs is dangerous and at
times q very vicious character. A
few years ago he murdered colored
man named Foster, shooting him in
the back several times without any
provocation. lie ought to have been
hanged for this, but a sentimental
jury acquitted him. Since that time
he has had periodical, spells and has
moro than once smashed In windows
and doors in his fiendish rage.
McCombs' mother has employed
Messrs. Stites aud Bell to defend Lin
and he win attempt to prove an allbi.
This is not possible, however, as he
was recognized by half dozen wit
nesses who know him, was pursued
and captured, and while in the yard
dropped bundle which Mr.. Frankel
Identifies IS one no sold him late
that evening.
The peace and safety of tae COM
munity demand that this fellow be
put where he can do no further harm
lie is not lunatic, but on the con.
trary does not lack intelligence. He
is simply very wicked character,
whose british passions will make
him commit any crime from murder
down aud whose liberty Is stand
ing menace TO tho whole city, II Is
to be hoped that he Willie given the
severest sentence Of the law.
His trial win be beld before Judge
Winfree at l 80 pm. to-day.