The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1897-08-05

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United.
Never were the tempers of men
brave men who love order and chas-
titv, and who would protect female viz
tue with their very lives-put to
severer test.
Near the quiet and peaceable town
of kittrell, last Thursday afternoon,
about half past 6 O'Clock, vlrtuous
and highly respectable young lady was
brutally choked down and crlmnally
assaulted by a black devil in human
form, within a short distance Of the
house where she was staying.
The victim was Miss Mamie Catlett,
aged IL years. Her home is IN Frank
linton and she was visiting her sister.
the wife of MI. Willis Clatton, an hon
est, Woodworking farmer of the neigh
borhood, at the time.
\ negro named George Brodle,
about 30 years old. was the iiend III
carnate who perpetrated the helllsh
deed. Nor was this his first Otfense OF
the kiud-or first attempt, rather. we
learn that he attempted to commit
rape in Warren county. where he De-
longs, but was scared off before &C
complishing his purpose. 1t develops
that he is bad character and ran
away from the officers Of Warren.
TIE TIEND CAPTURED.
The tiend was captured about 10
| O'Clock next day at a negro's house
mile from the scene. lie had gun
and dropped it and ran when he saw
the men approach. Making dash for
the woods. he ran about 300 yards
through thick underground before he
was overtaken. There were only three
men in the searching party that cap
| tured him. two on horseback and one
on foot 1t is we'll to state here that
from the description given by Miss Cat
| lett of the negro who assaulted her.
and other circumstances which pointed
to Brodie as the guilty person, the
posse were hunting for him.
After being caught he was taken TO ii
place in the woods opposite Mr.. Clat-
tons house. large crowd having
gathered by this time. At the sug
geston Of one of the gentlemen present
| four other young cUiOred men consented
to stand up in Il line with Brod,e. Miss
| Catlett was then sent for. She was
| told to take her time and look at them
carefully and see if she could Identify
either of the five as her a,sallant; that
| if she was not thoroughly satisfied as
to either being the guilty man to say
So She looked at them several times
| loli oil nd al
out Geo. Brodie as the guilty one, say
ing that while the clothes he had on
| looked like the ones he wore the day
before he had Oh a different shirt, de-
scrbing it. Another shirt (Which the
defendant is alleged to have pulled Oft
| the night before) was then shown her
and was promptly identified, her in
slant remark being '.That's the shirt"
Before the arrival Of Miss Catlett
on the shirt that he is said to have
worn the day before. He objected to
this several times saying that the shirt
he then had on was the one he wore
| the day before. There were what APP
peared to be blood stains and partly
erased blood stains on the shirt, while
the front part of his pants Qlght color
ed ones) bore traces Of blood marks
| also.
THE TRIAL AT KITTRELL.
The culprit was taken to kittrell for
| trial the hour being set for O'Clock in
the afternoon. Il. NJ. Person and
Bryant Holden were the trial justices.
testified in effect as follows: She
went to the spring short distance
from the house to get a bucket of
water. Brodie met her at the spring.
She had never seen him before. He
asked her who she was and who her
people were. She told him. He then
asked her for drink of water. She
| gave it to him, then started to the
house. The negro commanded her to
put the bucket down, drawing his knife
and threatening to kill her if she made
any cutlery. Selling her he threw her
down. She followed. He choked her
into insensibility and submission and
accomplished his helish purpose. AS
soon as she was released she ran to
the house and told what had occurred.
The negro partially disguised HIM
self by tying a rag or handkerchief
about his head and face. This he
evidently did when he saw his victim
approaching or as he came upon her
| uuobserved.
DR.. ID. S. Rowland was examined as
an expert, he having visited the victim
professionally after the preparation Of
! the horrible crime. lie testified to
having found bruised marks upon her
person and signs of rape as he supposed.
The facts sought to be established by
DIR. Rowland's evidence were clearly
proven but the details cannot be
| printed.
Several witnesses testified to seeing
Brodie at different times during the
day and the kind of clothes he wore.
| One witness, who saw defendant a
little after sun down, noticed some
thing was the matter with his pants
| and asked him what it was. Said that
while it looked like blood stains could
not swear that it was.
Harry Cousins saw Brodie Going out
Of town between and 5 O'Clock aud
Ilt llcll lldtl Ol suit De utStl IDtU DS MISS
Catlett.
VIM. Garner saw defendant about
sun down or a little before in his
restaurant at kittrel. Brodie said he
had been down to witness house
Upon reaching home Garner was told
by his wife that Geo. Brodie had not
been. there.
Alex Fuller Cat whose house Geo.
Brodie stayed) said defendant went TO
his house about dark on the day Of the
crime. Told him some one with gray
pants had been suspicioned of rocking
Mr.. Clafton's house. Defendant had
on gray pants. He changed his clothes,
putting on blue pants. He didn't stay,
but took something to eat in his hands
aud left. Emily Fuller said Geo.
Brode left her house that morning
wearing gray pants. light streaked shirt