The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-23
ASSAULTED IN HER HOME.
Mrs. A. X. jackson the Victim Of
q Neero's Lust.
HAD JUST GIVEN HIM SOME Foop.
Officers Securing the Country for
the Brute-Fifth warders Excited
nnd . Lynching Ia Probable.

tory. beyond the eastern limitE Ut the city,
and surrounded by woods and brush, was
made the victim Of tho mos. heinous and
repulsivc crime man is capable Of commit.
ting
Mrs. Jackson was alone In The house at
the time. her husband. carpetner. being at
his work in another part OF the city. There
was no one in the Immediate vicinity. the
nearest neighbors. the family OF Mr.. Smell.
bcing about seventy Ave yards distant ard
cut of from view by the brush
The lady was IN the kitchen end 10 Tire
act Of cleaning up after the midday meal.
when negro appeared at the back 1oor
and asked for something to cat.
Mrs. Jackson procured pone o: corn
bread and some sweet potatoes, which she
handed to him In plate.
As sho did So she noted wicked look
In the negroes eyes but before shc tad
chance to run or scream, the negro seized
the plate Of food with one hand. anil with
the other he caught her by the throat end
forced her to a bed in the room. where he
accomplished his firndsh purpose.
The negro then released his victim and
picking up 32-caliber Remington rifle,
told her that he Intended to stunt at tho
back door and kin her husband. and II she
made any cutlery or attempted TO rsroit
the affair, he would kill her also.
He also asked for the keys Of the house.
She fearing that ho intended locking the
doors and burning the house. told him that
hor husband had tai;,u the keys with bin.
Before leaving he also ma le search If
the house for clothing and money.
For awhile Mrs. jackson remained quiet,
but. seeing the negro leave, she slipped out
through door on the opposite side Of tho
house and ran to the residence Of Mr.. Smell.
AS she reached the house she fell in n faint.
She remained In that condition for some
time after being found. Upon recovering
she related what had happened and word
was Immediately sent 10 the store OF Alder
man W. J. Aubertiu, l7oi Montgomery ave-
nue. From there telephone messages went
to the sherff's office. police head quarters
and tho constable's Office
Immediately officers started for the scene
and in pursuit of the, criminal, From the
sher;ns office went Sheriff Erickson and
Deputies Gilbert and Perkins. Deputy Con-
stable James wynnc. Mounted Policeman
Smith and Detective ClIff Ellison following
upon their heels, and at brealnccs speed
for the place,
At MIR. Aubcrtins store tho officers were
Joined hy posse of citizens, and at the
house moro citizens Joined the party.
Upon arriving at the house the officers
obtained description OF the neg;o. and
then. breaking up into three squads, they
started In pursuit.
Deputy Constable wynne headed ono
party and went toward the International
crossing; SHERIFF Erickson and another went
toward scheuler's pasture. and Detective
Ellison and the third party started toward
White Oak.
the searchers secured the woods for
miles around and only heard OF the negro
twice
One party told the officers that he had
seen n negro of the description near tho In.
:ernational track. and that he had boarded
an International freight train going toward
Conroe. but Deputy Constable Wyune and
party saw that train pass. and though
there were two negroes hanging TO It, Meth
er mis- the description OF the criminal. To
provide against mistakes, however, officers
at Conroe were notified to look out FOR him.
Mr.. Freyer Of Freyer's store, stated To
the officers that he had seen regro In
the afternoon coming toward his place who
suited the description Of the man wanted,
but when about fifty yards distant ne turn
ed off to the left and circled the house. GO
ing toward the ferry. The officers hur
ricd to the nearest ferry. which is run by
"a hut NV nil
he had crossed no one during the afternoon.
They then went to the next ferry, some dis
lance away. but no one had crossed there.
The officers returned to the city at dusk,
and securing fresh horses, started again In
search OF the ravisher.
The officers have a description OF negro
who formerly worked for a furniture
house here and some OF the officers think
Ing he Is the guilty party, went In search
OF him among some negro dives. They
failed to find him. however.
The people of the Fifth ward are greatly
aroused and the probabilities are that
Judge Lynch will convene court II the me-
gro is caught by other than the officers,
who may be able to protect him.
The description furnished the officers by
Mrs Jackson shows the man to be dark
trown skinned negro, between 2S and 30
years Of age. standing five feet and eight
or nine inches IN height, squarcly built,
and wearing black stubby mustache He
was clad in daik pair of trousers and
a shirt OF almost the same color. made
so by dirt. He also wore dirty SLOUGH
white hat, and when he left he had his
coat on his arm. Under the chin is a
large scrofulcus sore and several smaller
ones on his neck. He had a handkerchief
or some kind OF a cloth wrappea under
his chin and tied over the head with a
string
On the sore under the chin there was
wad OF cotton.
What makes the matter worse, II such
is possible. is the fact that Mrs. Jackson IL
now In delicate condition and soon to
become a mother. Her condition from the
fright is said TO be serious, and she may
be confined to her bed for some time.
Police Officer Charley Quinn and Tailor
Archie Anderson went out at night with
several others to join In the search.
Before coming In from the search officers
Anderson and Quinn discovered In the pine
timber near the crossing Of the Houafon