San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-04
THEY SHOULD BURN.
TWO WHITE FIENDs OUTRAGE A
NEGRESS.
Strip Her Clothes From Her Body and
Then Brutally Beat Her After
Failing In Their Purpose.

New Orleans, Sept. A fiendish
outrage was perpetrated by two white
men Wednesday in the vicinity of the
junction of the Illinois Central road.
Mary Jane Luster, negress, was the
victim and in point of brutality the
case is unequalled in the annals of the
police of this city.
The negress limped into police head
quarters while the rain was falling in
torrents and told her story to acting
chief of detectives Dick Kerwin. The
woman said: II live on Fern street,
between Fourteenth and Foucher,
which is in the rear of Carrollton.
Yesterday morning 1 came to the city
and paid a visit to the doctor. On my
return home / made marketing and
carried the articles which 1 purchased
in my apron. 1 walked along the
track of the Illinois Central road, as this
is the shortest road to my home. When
1 neared the point where 1 saw two
white men seated alongside the track.
They got up as 1 approached and
walking towards me asked where in
the hell are you going?' I responded
that was going home. They asked
II
1 had not. One of them called me a
damn liar and then they felt my
pockets, but 1 had nothing but keys in
them. The men cursed and abused
me and l was suddenly grabbed from
behind by one of the men who pinioned
my arms to my side. The other held
his hands over my mouth and eyes
and after while they tied handker-
chief across my eyes and l was unable
to see. I was picked up and carried
into the woods where every stitch of
clothing was taken from me. The
men again asked me If had any mon
ey and I told them that 1 had not.
They would not believe me and search
ed my pockets but found nothing, but
the keys. These they threw away.
One of the men then attempted a dia-
bolical crime, but resisted and fought
him off / was beaten about the body
and arms by both men. One of the
fiends then suggested that they kill me,
but the other would not consent. He
said he wanted money and that he was
as hungry after it as dog was after
blood when beef were being slaughter
ed The men continued to maltreat
me and finally made an attempt to
ravish me, but fought them with all
my strength and they desisted. They
asked me what town they were in and
I told them New Orleans. The dark
est of the two suggested that they go
to the city and steal all they wanted
and get away.
II pleaded hard with them to let me
go and this they finally did after bru-
tally beating me. When they left
was covered with blood from head to
foot and it was with the greatest of
difficulty that could get on my feet.
What little clothing was left I put on
and attempted to follow the men, but
they got away from me.
81 went home and remained all yes
terday so sore was I. would like to
see the scoundrels behind the bars,
and want the police to do what they
can to arrest them"
The woman describes the men as fol-
lows: One was of dark complexion,
had black hands, a soft brown hat with
black band, had a smooth face and
wore grayish pants. He had on puff
bosom white shirt.
The other had fair complexion, with
a small light mustache, wore derby
hat, puff bosom shirt and light pants.
The police will take steps to apprehend
the guilty persons.