The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-25
ANOTHER LADY ASSAULTED
Wife Of Kaufman County Farmer
Set Upon by Negro.
FARMERS SAY THEY WILL BURN HIN.
The Latest Crime Was Pcrpctrnted
only short Distance From the
Scene OF the Previous one.

Dallas, Texas, June 2i.-The able-b bodied
men OF tho farming district OF Kaufman
county are nearly all in the field tonight
hunting for rape fends. No community
was ever more intensely In earnest for ven
geance. Another criminal assault was
made ON white woman this afternoon,
the victim being the wife of James Ham
mond. well known farmer living midway
between Forney and Kaufman and within
mile OF the McReynolds farm, where Ora
McReynolds. II years old. was SO badly as
saulted on Tuesday last, by fiend whose
identity is still unestabished, that lie is
lingering between life and death, with the
chances heavily in favor OF the latter re-
suit.
Todny's crime was committed by a negro
who entered the Hammond farm houne and
found Mrs. Hammond alone. He seized the
woman and a terrific struggle through the
room began. The couple reached a piece
OF furniture on which a pistol lay and the
woman grabbed the weapon. The negro
knocked her TO the floor with A llow from
his flst. AS she fell she discharged the
weapon at random. Whether the negro was
hit mr. not is not known. No blood could
be found around the promises. The somau's
assailant fled.
The alarm was given and every man fer
miles around went in search OF him.
Friends of Mrs. Hammond assert that the
negro did not accomplish his purpose. Mrs.
Hammond is Frustrated and in bed undc-
the caro- OF physicians. Her friends say
her condition is tho result OF shock and
excitement.
The farmers declare they Will burn the
hend If they catch him. and considering
the character Of the country and the sfor,
SPACE OF time he bad in advance o: bis pur-
suers ynehing before morning aeea guy
Prise 10 one.
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cred AIR. With Wh..r collar a-4 hst
on a dove co.or-l pz.r u corduroy yA1ts /
he "a believed ,-r;a tE!s tssc 2! pt.oa 10 se I
stranger 20 the uesg1ooreoo5. "a 10
hnoTs rsS.den; hes been suggested TIA. T.
matches Z
Aso!t tine sftsr the alarm aas zlren
30 armed raen from the viclally o. Fo-ney /
ale seierty-dFe from The - ghsorhoo. .
Of Kaufman tool. tbs ssl1 % s.d tk- local {
farmers IN their searrh As none o. ;he
kaufman county railroads run close 70 the
Hammond place eo3 as the Trinity river
1rIgies are I've miles distant s. IL not
considered probable that .he feDh can -
cape. In view Of the circufas taniiai de-
tcrip,ioD Of him his pirsuers possess
Many believe Mrs Hhmmonds assailant
and the despo!ler 81 liitie ora McReynolGs
10 be one and the same.