The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-04-26
THE LAW TAKES ITS COURSE.
The Attempt Made In a Lonely
Fart OF the Road Leading From
Petersville to Broad Run. The
Brute Fails to Accomplish His
Flendish Design. Winterch,ef
sentenced to Ten Years in the
Penitentiary.

| "'e"oe' uespite the prompt
measures usually employed by an in
oignant populace to wreak summary
vengeance upon the debased wretcbes
guilty OF crime, too vile in moral and
criminal annals to allow description.
Vice and depravity exists to an alarm
ing extent, even among an enIighten.
ed community, where, with all the
means instituted by State and religion
TO stamp out the power of the Evil
One, 1t would seem that his influence
would be greatly lessened. Immoral
lty, drunkenness, intemperance and
Kindred crimes darken the fair fame
OF our race and coun terbalance the ben
eficial effects of law, order and social
relationship.
Frederick County has been brou ght
prominently before the world, re-
Gently, because of the dastardly action
OF depraved colored man IN an at
tempt to criminally assault a respect
able white woman. Such occurrences
are as rare as they are repulsive, loath-
soma and contrary to every law of
nature. The entire community are
greatly incensed over the affair, and
that the guilty wretch escaped the
hands of an Infatuated mob, is ONLY
due to the precautionary exertions of
the officers of the law.
The details of the depiorable occur.
renee, as near as can be gathered from
those best acquainted with the matter,
are as follows:
On Sunday morning last, Mrs. EN-
ma Butts, wife OF Mr.. Thomas Butts. a
highly respected farmer residing near
Broad Run, attended early Mass at st.
Mary's Catholic Church, at Peters
vile, distance of four miles, and after
the service was ended she started on
her home ward journey, unattended, as
it has always been cons idered safe for
any one to walk abroad in that local.
ity at almost any time. Her route led
past the farm of Mr.. Peter Hemp, and
when near that place she noticed ne
gro approaching her, and his strange
haste and prculiar actions aroused her
suspicious, but the spot was at that
time suitable for any dastardly pur-
pose and it was useless to scream or
run, so she bravely walked ON, as if
unmindful of his presence. At par
ticularly sequestered part of the road he
came up with her and laid rough
| ,Io
lied his horrible purpose, and an i'll
voluntary prayer escaped her lips.
The negro, whom she recognized as
Frank Winterchlef, youth of about
eighteen summers, at times employed
on the farm of Col. J. &. O'DOnnelI;
without word, threw the delicate
woman with great force upon the
ground, but with a strength born of
desperation she regained her feet and
tried to free herself from the fiendish
brute and thereby defeat his hellish
purpose. The struggle lasted only
short time-it must have seemed like
years to her-when chagrined and fear
full lest he might be discovered, the
| fiend SUNK away in the direction of
the mountains, evidently with view
of secreting himself from capture.
The unfortunate woman by this
time was on her way to the home of
Mr. Hemp, which was only short
distance away, and when she arrived,
worn out and almost craZed by her
direful experience, and in few words
told her sad tale and described her as
sailant, it was but the work of a
moment to begin the man-hunt. Mr..
Hemp and Mr.. Magaha, who is em-
| plOyed at MODtevue, mounted post
haste and started i'm the direction the
negro had taken. After few miles
had been traversed they came in sight
of him, making for the foothills as
fast as his legs could carry him. 1t
was necessary to follow him across the
fields, and for this purpose Mr.. Maga-
ha obtained q horse, and takinga short
cut, soon came within hailing distance.
No attention was paid to demand to
halt and surrender, and it was only by
the aid of few well directed shots
from revolver that the negro, fright
ened by the whistling of the bullets
near his person, stopped and submitted
to capture. He was securely tied and
brought to this city, although at sew
eral places, where the news of his ter
IlDlc uccu Adu IcdCueu, SOlIlc IIOublc
was found in keeping him from the
hands OF an angry multitude, who
clamored for his life as forfeit for the
heinous crime he had committed.
Great credit must be given to Messrs.
Hemp and Magaha for their speedy
apprehension of the william and the
manner in which they withstood the
efforts of those who would have had
recourse at once to Lynch Law as the
only satisfactory expiation of the griev-
Gus offence. 1t was also rumored that
on Monday the prisoner was removed
from our jail to a secret hiding place,
as ugly rumors of an attempted lynch
ing had reached the ears of Sheriff
Zimmerman. 1t was also said that
demand was made upon the sheriff on
Monday night for the keys of the Jail
by large crowd, who were finally
convinced that the man they sought
wa not confined in the building.
An interview on Sunday night with
the culprit, revealed at once his basely
depraved nature. He did not hesitate
to narrate the details of his deed,
which he pretended was attempted
without any thought of the serious
consequences that would naturally fol-
low. He evidently tried to play off
the "demented," but the game didn't
work. He has been looked upon with
suspicion by the people of Petersville
district for some time, and is the same
person who was sentenced to jail for
stealing rabbits last winter.
The condition of the victim of Win