The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-18
HUMAN BRUTes.
a Number of Candidates for
the Rope.


Roanoke who could confer benefit
upon humanity by committing suicide,
and saving labor on Judge Lynch, or
the constituted authorities.
1t was hoped that the lynching of
Will Lavender would serve as a profit
able examp to men of his kind, but
ere the ink was scarcely dry on the
pages of THE TIMES that gave an ac-
account of his summary taking off,
John Mead, another colored youth, at
tempted to assault the FIVE year old
daughter of Rufus II. Williamson, a
colored boarding house keeper on Rail-
road avenue. He was arrested and sent
on to the grand jury.
Inc latest victim is Bessie, tho ton
year-old daughter of w. e. Mcmillan,
VINO resides in the National Hotel
building, on Salem avenue s. w. On
Tuesday afternoon Bessie's four. year-old
sister was quite i'll and her mother sent
her for DR.. Harrison, whose office is
over the Western Union Telegraph
ofiico. The child, not dreaming that
she would be molested, tripped lightly
up the steps, but was somewhat startled
on arriving at the top to see man run
ming up the back stairway.
He was bareheaded and seemed to be
tenant of one of tho rooms in tho
building. Acting on this supposition
Bessie asked him to show her the office
OF DR.. Harrison. The man complied
with her request, but the door was
locked. The slate, on which messages
Tor the doctor are recorded, was beyond
the reach of the little girl, and sho
asked the stranger to make the entry
for her. He did this and she thanked
him for his kindness, and turned to do
scend the stairway. He called to her
to stop. and after asking her few cues
tions he grossly insulted her.
The frightened child ran rapidly
down the steps and up Salem avenue to
her home, arriving exhausted. After
some delay she managed to tell her
mother, who FASTENED to police head
quarters to appeal for prote ction
officer Rigney was the only policeman
whose name or face Mrs. McMillon
know and she inquired for him. Learning
that he would not report for duty until
:, p. NJ she returned homo. Later in
the day She met Rigney and placed him
in possession of the facts related above
He reported the case to Chief Terry,
and was instructed to work it up as far
as possible that night.
About p. m. Wednesday Chief Terry
went to sec Mrs. Mcmillan, and took
Bessie on the street to see If she could
identify her assailant. She was not
able to do this, but avows she could
recognize him on sight. She gives a
very intelligent description of his an
pearance, and Chief Terry is confident
OF locating and arresting him in day
or two. He has other clues to his
identity in which he places great con.
hdence, and it is to be hoped he will
succeed in bringing tho scoundrel to
justice.
One day last week a brute irsulted
three little girls on John street The
children fled to their homes and related
the conduct of the man. Subsequently,
they started out again to accomplish the
GRAND on which they had previously
been sent. They met another little girl
running rapidly, ard upon inouirv
learned that she had been subjected to
even worse treatment than they had eX
perienced.
kinsmen and friends of these children
are quietly cor Quoting an investigation
and have about run the miserable whelp
to cover. He will be properly dealt with
when fully identified