Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-08-15
SHE RETURNS HOME
THE GIRL SAYS SHE CAME AWAY
WILLINGLY ON HER WAY
TO wAxABAcHIE.
The Negro Made Indecent Proposals,
hut Afterwnrd Gave Her Money
for Railroad Fare.

Hang the brutel" was many times
exclaimed on the streets of Fort Worth
yesterday.
But the brute" was not hanged.
He Is IN jail, and while he IL there he
will not be hanged by u mob.
Before night, however, as the case
became better understood about the
courthouse and jail, the feeling was
not go high against him. II proved TO
be only another tragedy without blood.
The case Is this:
William JEFF, negro. and Ella Raby
white girl, were yesterday morning
arrested at the Houston and Texas
Central depot and locked up by Of
iicer Blanton II was thought at the
time that the negro had abducted the
girl for purposes of prostitution, but
later developments failed TO make good
the charge. sim the case Is a most
interesting one, If Ella Raby was not
abducted. then she willingly left her
fathers house and came to town with
II negro, which of itself Is not com
mon case.
Ella Raby is the daughter Of Jeffer-
son Rnby, "A respectable farmer living
about a mile from llanly, In this coun-
ty. on the farm OF Mr.. l., C. Hauey.
His daughter Is nearly rs years old.
and about o'clock yesterday morning
she was missed from her home and
search was made for her II was soon
utttltu lllHl Nnt IlNAl NoIlt 10 lpN IL
and her father and brother. arming
themselves, started In pursuit. Before
reaching town they met Mr.. Ilaney,
who told them that the girl was In
company Of JEFF, and the two men
hastened on to find. on arriving here.
| that the two runaways had been
locked up but few minutes before.
The negro was seen in the jail and
| readily told this story:
MY name IL William JEFF. My folks
| live In Mississippi, hut | have been
| living at Mr. lInney's about nine or
| ten months"
"How did you get into this troubleT'
asked the reporter,
"Jes' nothin' but foollshness, rec
| on" was his reply,
Tell me all about It," he was urged.
"Well. Boss" he replied marking
| the stone floor OF his cell with the toe
of his shoe, while his eyes wandered
about the room II works for Mr.. Han
ey and me and my Wife lives cross the
| road from whar the girl lives. and she
come to my house for water. Well,
| bout two weeks ago she come to me.
whlr | was at work In the corn field.
and asked me II | wont bring her to
| Fort Worth. She say she war gOin'
10 leave home cause her folks was 80
mean to her Las night she told me
she would come with me, us she know
| | was gOin to come to town To 20 up
come with her II she was shore they
would be no harm In Il, She say shore
they was no harm In me comm long OF
her to town She was goin to some
place II miles from Fort Worth on the
Houston and Texas Central railroad
Did you ask her 10 do anything
wrong as you came on to- town last
night" was asked him.
Fore God, ! dodn't say nothln Ia
her what any gentleman wont say to
Il lady"
The girls story did not diner greatly
from this, except that when they
stopped to rest two miles from tn,
depot, she says he made Indecent pro-
posnls tn her, which she rejected She
said she wanted to go 10 Ellis county
and that after they got to the depot
he gave her money to buy the ticket
with. Before the train came, however
Mr., Haney arrived saw the pair and
asked officer Blanton to lock them up
Every efort was made by Actinp
County Davis aud Deputy sheriff Pur.
Wis, TO got facts To warrant them il
making a complaint against the negro
but the girls story came up to hafll,
them at every turn. As no complaint
was made the father took his daughter
and returned in the afternoon 10 hi,
humble home.
Every one who met the old man yes
terday was profoundly touched by hi,
appearance. When ne first arrived a
the city jail In the morning, he wa,
In rage. and had his blazing py,
hut fallen on the face OF the negro h,
would have made short work of IN,
scoundrel, for his shot gun was heayil,
loaded with buckshot.