Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-24
AND BROUGHT TO THIS CITY
To Escape the Vengeance Of kob of Deter
mined Men.
IN THE DEAD HOUR OF NIGHT
He Entered House in Talladega and At
tempted an Assault Upon a Sleeping
Woman-Capture and Flight with
the Prisoner-He Confesses.

George Washington Jones, eolored, Is
now safely ensconsed i'm the county jail,
where he was. brought hast night to es-
cape the vengeance of an angry and ex-
cited mob of Talladegians who were bent
on giving him dose of Lynch law.
Jones had been a resident of Tallad ga
about six months, but during that time
suspicion had rested ON him as being a
man who had been guilty of crime. At
10 O'Clock yesterday morning Jones went
to the residence of Mr.. Altman, who lives
in the suburbs of Talladega, and with Lhe
aid of a, piece of wire succeeded in OPEN
ing window blind. This opened, he
easily gained access 10 the interior of the
house Mr.. Altman was away from home
at the time. The negro passed through
Mrs. Allman's bed room and entered one
occupied by Mrs. Miles. He got ON the
bed where size was sleeping, and, grasp
ing her by both arms, attempted GRIM
inal assault on her person. Mrs. Miles
awoke and, seeing her situation, fought
the negro off and attempted to scream
The negro gresped her by the neck, and,
having prevented the ou.cry, again at
tempted his hollish design. Again he
was thrown off and the woman screamed
loudly for help The negro ran, making
his exit through the front door.
As soon as possible news was sent to
the county jail Sheriff Glover being out
of the city, Chief Dop--ay M. w. Lide Sc
cured the county dogs and went to the
Altman residence The dogs soon struck
the trail and went directly to the house
where Jones' was living. Jones, however,
was not there, and after time the dogs
struck his trail and CHASED him down the
road. into woods lot, thence into fefd
and back to his house, where ne was
found attempting ito work, but In a state
of greaq excite men6. 'orP
Mr.. Lide secured him and brought him
to the county court house. 1t soon be-
came aneised ssaround that the would-be
rapist had been captured and in an IN
credibly short time an immense MOB CT
excited and angry men had surrounded
the court house. The negro, however,
had been taken to the county jail ard
for the time being was safe.
Mr.. Lide became uneasy at the growing
Indignation and. determined to get the
negro cut of the county He communi-
Gated with the railroad officials of the
Birmingham ard Atlantic railroad and
arranged to have an outgoing freight
train stop opposite the jail in order that
he might board it with the negro with
out the mob learning his intentions. The
plan succeeded and the negro was
brought to Pell City, where another
freight train was boarded and the negro
brought to Birmingham over the South
ern.
En- route here a gentleman, Mr.. S. S.
West, of this city, in conversation with
the negro, secured confession that he
had been to Mr.. Allmore's house, but on
the pretense, however, Of obtaining
watch chain from Mr.. Allmore's son. He
finally acknowledged, however, that he
had entered the house as above stated.
Jones will be kept here until his pre-
liminary trial. Mr.. Lide returned to
Talladega this morning.