The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-07-23
An ATTEMPTED ASSAULT.
Young Lady Bcset BY Negro Within
Hempstead's Corporate Limits.
FOUGHT AND FRUSTRATED THE BRUTE
ofpcer. Searching for Him. and So
Are the citizens Who Have
Avowcd Their Intentions

Hampstead Texas, July EN- oroaa
daylight within the corporate limits oil th's
city and virtually upon mueh U"Ne'e'
public highway black brute today AZ
tempted a criminal assault upon the person
of Miss Sallie Miligan, the l6-year-o''
daughter of MIR. James Mill!ean, much re-
spected white citizen OF Hampstead MT
Milligan with his family lives just outside
OF the corporate limits, about one and one
half miles from the court house MISS
sallie came to town this morning 10 40
some shopping. She left town for nome
about II a. m. by the way Of the Nheeier
brick yard, crossed the little wooden BRUCE
there, and was then upon the big road lead
ing to Bellville. There the road ioT ABOUT
mile is lined with timber.
When about 200 yards on the other side
OF the little bridge Miss salie was over
taken by the brute. a young negro unknown
to her. carrying a double barreled gun ana
followed by little red dog. He soon made
known his designs, and from the appearance
of the ground pointed out to the writer as
the point of meeting terrible seuftle must
have taken place.
The young lady is muscular and tall and
he'd the negro at bay and finally made
him desist When he left he threatened to
kill her il ever she mentioned the occur
renee. and with the gun aimed at her he
wrung from lsr the promise TO say nothing
OF it.
| 1t was just noon when the report of the
dabolical attempt was made in town, and
the excitement can better be imagined than
described. Officers rushed to the scene
and then to the Miligau home and were
fum shed full description of the negro.
Men privately organized into small squads
on horse and on foot and the country is
being secured thoroughly An arrest was
made early In the evening and the suspect
quietly hurried TO Jail. where he will prob
ably stay until the young lady can get a
look at him, but private Investigations in
dirate that the right negro Is as yet at
liberty.
A large crowd of people moved to and
from the court house during the entire
evening. There was no mistaking public
sentiment. Men avowed that no innocent
man should be hurt, but that no one guilty
of such an attempt should evade just pun
| ishment,
The Post correspondent was admitted to
the Mtlligan home and into the presence
of the young lady. She was naturally much
agtatcd and apparently suffering from the
strain of the attempted assault she mar
rated the story Of the assault as 1t APP
Years above and is satisfied that she will
be able TO pick ont the brute from among
any number of men.
The officers late this evening set to work
on new tracks; they are working carefully
and keeping their own counsel They
seem to appreciate that II the right man
Is caught an Infatuated populace viii insist
upon a speedy trial before an authority
not altogether authorized but nevertheless
Just. The negro Jailed on suspicion In the
afternoon was released at p. m. after
having been taken before the young lady,
who declared him the wrong man.