The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1894-02-16
A NEGRO OUTRAGE.
AN Old STORY REToLD.
THE VICTIM rs NOW 80 YEARS OLD AND
LIVING At THE LOUISE HoAK,
wAaufNar0N N q


+. LIVING AT THE LOUISE AoAE,
WASHINGTON, d. Q.
(Prom 8s Washington Post.)
Eight years ago. when negro outrages In
this city were more frequent than now there
occurred case OF assault In broad daylight
on our streets, which, at the time, was noted
in the city press, but which has now been
forgotten. While your reporter was out at
the Louise Home yesterday he had q con-
versation with the victim of that assault,
Mrs. Ann Atkinson. She is now sS years
old. She repeated the story to me and
seemed overjoyed at her recovery
81 was born in King George County, Va,
on O plantation about twenty miles from
fredericksburg, in February, 1910. Eight
years ago I was attacked by a negro who
made a grab for little satchel was
carrying on my arm. In the struggle which
followed the man knocked me down and
dragged me along the pavements for
distance of 80 feet After securing the
satchel he ran of and was picked up and
carried to the Home. An ugly cash over my
left eye was sewed up and my left arm,
which ~:c di5ivUaiei, was sci. AS a result OF
my experience, congestion of the brain and
nervous prostration followed SO nervous
was that could not bear even the noises
of the Home. and was removed to a quiet
spot in the country where i subsequently re-
gained portion OF my former health. The
shock to my nervous system, however, had
weakened my former excellent constitution,
and its effects began to tell upon me in my
daily life. The physicians attached to the
Home did Ill they could 10 relieve me. l
took to sudden staggering as walked, ac-
| companied by severe pains in my limbs. In
addition to this had sinking spells with pal
pitation OF the heart and shortness OF the
breath, which not only alarmed me but caused
me much annoyance. Severe pains In my
| back appeared, and altogether this old frame
was in a ptiable condition. In the meantime
the physicians were treating me with power
full nerve tonics. About this time 1 noticed
| severe pains In my right arm, which ex-
tended from the shoulder to below the elbow
and then worked back again into the neck,
threatening my head. These 1 recongnized
as rheumatism.
81 read in the Episcopal Recorder, re-
| ligious paper published in Philadelphia. of
the marvellous cure of person by DR.. Will
iams' Pink Pills for Pale People who had
| my symptoms to dot I sent for two boxes
which were furnished promptly. From the
start began taking them according to d.
rections and almost Immediately expert
| enced relief. Before the bottom Of the sec
ond box was reached was almost entirely
., i
| lleved in odd numbers and 1 sent for the
| third box which cured me entirely Tic
rheumatism disappeared and my right arm
| was free from pain while could use II to
write at any or all times. The dizziness and
! palpitation of the heart were gone and was
we'll woman again. Since taking the last
box have not had an ache nor pain. l
| freely assert that these wonderful Pink Pills
| for Pale People, and nothing else, effected
this marvellous cure, and I am grateful for
| the Providential manner by which my atten-
tion was directed towards them"
| LOUISE HOME,
WASHINGTON May 20, 's3.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
CITY OF WASHINGTON,
Personally appeared before me this day
| Mrs. Ann Atkinson, who, being sworn, de-
poses and says that the above statements are
correct in all details, ANN ATKINSON
| Z S. CONNER. Witness.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this
goth day of May, A. d., 1893.
| FRANK B. MARROW,
| Notary Public, ID. @.
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