Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-08-16
A BRUTAL NEGROES CRIME.

Violently Assaulted u White Woman
Near wyoining--Drivon OF After Dea-
perats l,eslstanoe-- ARRESTED aud Placed
In Dover JAN.
Special Correspondence Of Gazetteand journal
DOVER, Aug. 1i.-A Notwithstanding
negro, who gives his name as Frank
Smith of Wilmington, is confined in Jail
here charged with serious crime,
Mrs. Mary Ellinger. widow, resides
within u short distance of Wyoming.
She has two daughters and two sons.
Two of the children are sick at present,
one son and one daughter
About 0 o'clock Wednesday evening
Mrs. Ellinger went out in the yard and
saw man approaching her. AS he
drew near the villain struck Mis-. Film
ger with club or rock, which felled
her and inflicted serious wound on the
forehead. Tho negro then grabbed her
and endcavorod TO assault her. She is
stout, strong woman, and began to de-
fend herself, screaming at the top OF her
voice tt the same time,
The son, who was lying in bed at the
time i'll with consumption, hurried to
his mothers rescue. AS he approached
the negro became scared and made Lis
escape for tho time.
Several shots were fired by the son but
IL was 50 dark he could not sec the flee
lag man.
The ncighhorhood was alarmed and a
posse formed at once to search for the
black brute They searched all night
and Thursday morning but were unable
to get any traces Of the fellow.
A strange negro appeared ut the home
nf in IN iVl.
hood, the same day, and used vulgar
language before Mrs. Fowler. She be-
came indignant and ran the fellow
away with an axe, which she threat
ened to use on his head. The dcscrip-
tinn she gave OF this fellow tailed ex-
actly with the one who assaulted Mrs.
Ellingcr.
When Sheriff Dunn took the $50
south bound train for Wyoming, Thurs
day night, he saw strange negro act
Ing mysteriously around the depot. He
seemed to be- watching for n chance to
board freight train. Tho sheriff took
a good look ut the fellow and made IL
note of his clothes. He suspected him
of being the man who committed the
assault. When he arrived at Wyoming
he gave the description which tailed
with that Of the man they were looking
for. A telegram was sent here and
Detective Hutchins arrested the negro.
lie has told several different stories
about his whereabouts Wednesday
night and about his home. He now
claims Wilmington as his home. The
light.colored cloth coat which he wore
when captured has several blood stains
on it. They are probably caused by
blood from Mrs. Ellinger's forehead.
She received bad cash from being hit
with some instrument. 1t bled freely
and required several stitches by DR.. L.
w. Cooper
DOVER, Aug. 1.-The hearing of
Frank smith, colored, who is held in
jail here on suspicion of being the man
who assaulted Mrs. Carrie Finger, near
Wyoming, last Wednesday night, has
been delayed ON account OF the scrio is
condition of the lady. The negro was
To have been taken to Camden to-day
for hearing, but the son who got up
from his sick bed and scared off the
villain who was attempting to assault
his mother, died Sunday night and was
buried to-day. lie had been Ill for
some time, but there is no doubt that
his death was hastened by the occur.
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