The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-01
CRIME WORTHY OF DEATH
a NFGRO's OUTRAGEOUS ASSAULT
ON a LITTLE WHITE GIRL.

The Deed Committed in Henry Street
Lane-The Child Enticed Into a Yard
aud Kept There by Her Asseilant.
The Negro Frightened and Escapes.
The Police and Detectives on His
Track-The Little Girls Story.
Many outrageous crimes have been COM
mitted in Savannah, but crime that caps
the climax for brutality, worse than the
worst murder, was committed in Henry
street lane, near Laurel Grove cemetery,
day before yesterday. A little 9-year old
white girl was criminslly assaulted by a
negro.
The case was kept quiet until yesterday
by the father Of the child, who, with a few
friends, hoped TO capture the negro and
make him suffer @ penalty BETTING his
crime without the intervention Of courts or
jurors. They failed, however. to get even
trace Of him, and yesterday the matter
was reported to the authorities.
ENTICED FROM HER PLAY.
Thursday morning the little girl, whose
identity will be preserved, through SYM
patty for the family. until her assailant il
arrested, was playing on Cemetery street
not twenty-five yards from her home. A
negro came up and asked her il she wanted
to earn 10 cents. Childlike she answered
yes, and the negro told her he wanted
some chips carried OUT Of Henry street lane
and if she would do it he would pay her 10
cents. The little girl is the daughter of
poor but honest sud hard-working father,
and to her innocent little mind 10 cents
seemed a large sum for such a trife, and
without question the little tot followed the
man into the lane
UNDER a VACANT HOUSE.
fTba ROT ~ housaa IN ba south 81 IA
of the lane is untenanted, and the gate lead
ing into the yard of one of these houses was
open. As they reached it the negro
picked the little girl up In
his arms and placing mis- hand
| across her mouth, hurried into the yard and
crawled under tue house. Once there,
away from the hearing aud sound of voices
the negro subjected the child to a fiendIsh
assault Little though she was, she strug-
| gled, but without avail How long he had
her in his power 10 not known, but the
child told her mother that 1t was a long
| time.
The knocking Of scaveuger on the gate
| Of house farther down the lane must have
! frightened the negro, for moment or two
| later the scavenger was surprised to see
bright colored man with a small mustache
on his lip, come hurriedly out of the yard OF
tine untenanted house and run down the lane
toward West Broad street.
THE CHILD DISCOVERED.
| A few minutes later a little girl with her
clothes torn In pieces came out OF the same
! yard, staggering ana crying. The scaveu-
| ger ran to her and asked her what was the
matter. Between her sobs she said: THAT
man was trying to kill me-" She
| told the scavenger where she
lived and he took her home and
told the mother what ne saw. Tho mother
at once examined the child, and finding her
! body badly lacerated in many places and
! finger marks on hor throat, sent for ply
| stefan. The doctor pronounced the injuries
| serious but not necessarily fetal
When the father came to his dinner and
| wss told what had happened he consulted a
! few friends and determined to keep the
affair quiet in the hope of getting hold of
| the assailant. His friends aided hlIn i'll tine
| search, and if the negro had been captured
| he would have been lynChed Immediately.
NO CHEW OBTAINED.
The search continued all of Thursday
night, but failing TO secure any clew, the
matter was reported to the detectives yes
! tordsy.
! Under the house, where the crime was
! perpetrated, pillow, old quilt and several
! pairs OF trousers were found showing that
the negro must have been making that place
| has abode for some time. The articles were
taken charge of by the authorities.
| Several detectives are at work on the case.
From the scavenger's description and that
! given by the little girl, they suspect a
| notorious negro, and hope to effect his
! capture in day or two The negro under
suspicion is we'll acquainted with the locality
| where the crime was committed, having
lived in that vicinity at various times.