Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-02
HELD ON A SERIOUS CHARGE
Residents Of Marlboro Disturbed by Ru
mors Of a Lynching.
A CoIOred Man Accused of Attempting
to Outrage u Little GirI-NOw
In Marlboro Jail.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
UPPER MARLBORO. Sept. 2.-Joln Da-
wage, oolored, nineteen years old, was COM
mitted to jail by Justice of the Peace VIM.
NJ. Coleman of Forestviile. yesterday even
ing in the sum of 81. 600 ball. charged with
an assault in an attempt to commit rape
on Emma Stewart, the little seven-year old
child of Mr.. and Mrs. E. C. Stewart of
Kent district. on Scott Peasants farm
near Forestville. this county. The prisoner
was brought to jail yesterday by Messrs.
Rawlings and Henderson. special officers.
The story of the crime as reported here
was that the little girl was passing by the
stable when Davage, who is an employe of
Mr.. Stewart, rushed out, seized her anu
drew her in the stable. where he attempted
to commit the outrage. He did not sue
coed, because the child began to scream,
and as the house is but a short distance
from the stable, he let her go. fearful that
she might be heard at the house. AS soon
as she was released she ran at once to the
house and told Miss Forr, domestic,
what had occurred.
That night when Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart
they had gone that day, and We're inform
ed of the occurrence Mr.. Stewart went
before Justice Coleman and reported the
case A writ was issued and the man ar
rested rext morning After his hearing
he was brought here and put III jail to
await the action of the October term of
the grand jury. He had not been in jail
over three or four hours, when he made an
unsuccessful attempt to break Jail To
make him more secure he was removed to
another cell and placed in leg irons chain
ed to the floor. -
When seenqby, lthe correspondent Of The
Star today he was stretched out on his
mattress on his stomach. with his head
wrapped up I'm d blanket. He did not at
tempt to move until the key had been
turned on The Star man and then he turn
ed over uncovered his head and began to
stare.
II want everybody to know" he said. in
guilty of this that l am charged with. Fri
day morning ] WAS at the stable hitching
Up the wager. when the three little chill
dren of Mr.~-Stewart came down to the
wanted to ride In the wagon. 1 told them
l was going after load of wood but on
my return iatsaied to 60 after .a ioa a. Of
got to playing Srounl the wagon. and I
took up Whipsaffd made believe ] was
| going, TO hit thfmroI laid the whip down
| Margaret. four-year-old sister of Emma,
| got the whip and started after her sister
who ran in the stable, and in trying to get
away from her sister got hurt
She ran to the house and told Miss Farr
and then came to where was. Miss Farr
| came out of the house, calling the little
| girl to her, telling her not to play where
I was any more. I continued during the
|
| Stewart came from his office in the War
| Department it was late, for he and Mrs.
| Stewart mad stayed to tea in Washington
| that night with some friends, and did not
| return until abcut 8 o'clock. l took his
| horse out and went to call on a friend
| After stopping with him until late at night
| I returned to the stables. where l slept
| Before going to bed looked in the stables
| TO see if the horses were all right 1 did
| SO, and found Mr.. Stewards driving horse
| hut one of my wagon horses was missing.
| 1 Immediately went to the house, raped on
| the door and informed Mrs. Stewart what
| had happened.
"She told me that Mr.. Stewart had gone
| out and would be back soon and to take
| the horse out for him. l did SO. and next
| emphatcal1y declared he had not assaulted
| the little girl as charged
Davage had not up to this morning touch
| ed a mouthful of food Some of the other
prisoners have told him he will be lynched
and this has badly frightened him.
Sheriff Geo. s. Dove came in town yester-
| day morning and after a consultation with
States Attorney Brandt concluded there
was no necessity for Davages being re-
| moved as there was no probability of his
| being lynched. Some alarmist started a
report last night that $50 men were on
| the way here to lynch him. This report
| caused some little easfness for a while
hut every one went to bed satisfied that
| there was nothing in it.
| Davage. it is claimed, is in no danger of
being lynched. He will have a fair and
impartial trial during the October term
of the circuit court. He is six feet in
height and of stout build.