The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1893-03-12
A MIDNIGHT ATTACK
STORY OF BRUTALITY TOLD BY
LITTLE GIRL.
A House In Southwest Baltimore Said
to Have Been Entered by an Un-
known COIOred Nan and Two
Children Badly Beaten.

Children Badly Beaten.
BALTIMORE, Md, March IL The en-
tire southwestern section of the city was
thrown into f7rment early yesterday
morning when it became noised about
that the house 1902, Lemmod street, oc-
cupied by Mrs. Annie NJ. Little, had
been broken into and two of the sleeping
inmates almost murdered
Ms. Little, who is professional nurse
was absent from home filing an engage
ment. Annie May Little. her daughter,
aged 18 years, and Annie and Joseph
Pryor. aged 18 and II years, who are
cousins Of Mrs, Little, were the only oc
cupants Of the house. They slept in the
front second-story room The two glrls
arc employed by Erlaneer Bros, manu-
facturers of underwear, $40 WesS Pratt
street.
In order that they might get up and
prepare breakfast before going to work,
| the post, has been in the habit of pull
| ing the bell at 8 80 every morning.
Found Unconscious.
Yesterday instead of receiving the
customary response CAN right" the
window was raised and Annie Pryor told
him that her cousin and brother had been
almost murdered.
| Making his way to the room ne found
MissLittle lying on the bed, u conscious,
the pillow on which her head rested
being completely saturated with blood
and the bed clothing disarrsnged. Hel
left eye was cut and swollen and there
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her face and head
Joseph Pryor had also numb,r OF
scalp wounds and the imprint of the
edge of fl stiron was distinctly shown
on the heads of both. Anna Pryor had
escaped with blow on the left hand.
An examination of the prrmise.
showed that the would-be midnight as
sassin had pulled open shutter of {
window, and raising the Ssh readily
eff ,cted an entrance. Inc marks Of
mans shoes are visible Ga the fer ce
After getting into the house, the des
perado lighted lamp which was on tn
parlor table, and going into the kitchen
had taken up a flatiron, with which the
brutal assault was made
Leaving the lighted lamp on the tabl
| liz SlCPu ~ lulo eAlO " ivan
The Girrs Story.
Annie Pryor told the following stor,
of the { If sir to Morning Herald re-
porter yesterday afternoon:
"My cousin, Mrs John Thompson
had spent the evening with US and lef
for home about 9 80 O'Clock. A few
minutes later we went upst ,irs TO re-
/ tire. Arnie and my brother Joe wen
, to bed a. / were asleep. l sat readln;
for abou' 20 minutes, and, becomin
) tr-d, d robed and crept into bed. W
J ali occur led the same bed
II do q IT know what time it WAS, bu
was awakened by hearing Joe crying
, ! sat Up ) Il bed, and saw negro MAI
| very biack, beatirg Joe with aohle
, thing.
81 said: 'On mister! don't kill IN
> BROTHER and he ran out OF the room an
l d ,wnslaits My hand panied me, an
e l suppose he must have struck me
S ow and woke me up. When Office
/ tzmorris rang the b-ll l called him
q walt, that Joe and Cousin Annie ba
. almost murdered. The man was In h
= stocking feet, and was leaning over IL
t when | woke up"
d Mrs. L;tsle said: Il c9rnot thin
q what object the man could have
e breakin, into the house unless 1t WI
e TO crlmlnally assault my daugh .er. t
:. impression was that Annie was In Il
d house alone and she was up to last S4
a urda-, WHIT my niece, Annie Pryo
@ came to board with me joe b Os'
d living with US some little while"
It Not Fatally Hurt.
= When asked to allow her daughter
+ be sent to the Maryland University +
le treatment, Mrs Little said she would p'
fer to have her own physician, and d
ID s. s. Ulrich was summoned. After
re examination DR.. U rich stated tn At VIII
at the wounds we're very painful, he d
J. not anticipate any serious results Mil
ut Little's condition last night was improv
she having recovered consciousness, b
D. she was unable t. give an account OF
n assault.
! The intruder did not leave the slig
,st est clue by which his identity might
of discovered, and the police are complet
an mystitied.