Evening journal., 1897-08-28
CHASE AFTER BRUTE
A Negro Near Kingston, N Y,
Assaults a Little Girl.
THREATS OF LYNCHlNC ARE MADE.
When Captured, the Villain Mnde Des-
perate Resistance, but Was Ovor-
powered and safely Lodg-
ed In jail.

Kingston. N. Y. Aug 2S.--James De-
pew, the negro who brutally assaulted
the 6-year-old daughter OF Michael
Doody at Hickory Brush. several miles
distant from this city. has been cap
tured and is now in Jail. He was taken
by Special officer James +. Bradley of
Rosendale late yesterday afternoon IN
the GreenlSill woods. where he was hid
ing Depew made fierce fight for lib
erty. and it was only after a desperate
struggle that he was finally overpow-
cred and handcuffed.
Alone the officer took his prisoner TO
Rosendale and arraigned him before
Police Justice Brown, who committed
him TO jail.
The news Of the negro's arrest spread
quiclSly and as the officer emerged from
the village courtroom with his prison
er an angry mob was gathered outside.
and threats of lynching were heard on
all sides. hoarse murmur arose from
the crowd as the negro and his captor
started for the depot and the crowd,
which had been Joined by many parties
Of armed cement miners. surged about
the two men with shouts OF joy that the
negro had been found.
The officer drew his revolver and
shouted that he would shoot the man
that dared lay hands on his prisoner
The crowd followed to the depot quiet
~. Arriving at the depot there was a
rush made by the crowd In an endeavor
to gain possession of the negro but un-
successfully, officer Bradley frustrating
the attempt by gaining possession Of
the depot where he remained with his
prisoner until the train moved out
when he brought him TO Jail here.
The Victim Delirious.
Mamie Doody. the 6-year-old child
who was the victim OF the negro's lust,
is delirious. and, although her death is
not apprehended at present. serious re-
suits are feared, as the child was ter
ribly frightened. It was yesterday
morning about 10 o'clock that the child,
I'm company with her older sister, was
wandering about the hills back OF her
home searching for berries.
The negro. who was also wandering
about the hills. espied them and gave
chase. The older girl being fleet Of foot
escaped the negro, but her little sister
was not so fortunate and fell into the
negro's clutches The brute seized
her slender throat with his hands as
she screamed and choked her nearly in
sensible
The older girl, hearing her sisters
screams, retraced her steps, and then Il
was. with his hands about the little
girls throat that the negro tried to In
duce her to give herself up to him, say
ing that he would then let the little
| girl go. After accomplishing his pur-
pose the negro fed, leaving his uncon-
scious victim lying on the ground. Her
sister bore her TO her home.
When the news of the outrage was
circulated in the community, hundreds
of cement miners left their work and
arming themselves. started after the
negro. declaring that If they caught him
they would hang him. Through the hills
about Hickory Brush the searching
party scattered. and the woods for sew
eral miles were thoroughly searched,
but the negro was not found.
Attacked other Children.
After his escape the negro made his
way across the hills to Rock Lock- a lit
tie settlement on the Delaware and
Hudson canal back of the cement kllns
There he discovered a party of children
picking up firewood, and, running to-
ward them, the negro tried TO seize one OF
Them managing to secure the smallest
girl, Nellie Collins, whom he threw tC
the ground. Notwithstanding hei
screams and cries, and attempted TO as
sault her. but unsuccessfully as the
chid's companions made such an outcry
that the negro feared detection and fed
A short distance away. down by O
spring, was Mrs. owen Murray. and the
negro, when he reached the spring. alsc
attempted TO assault her, but the wom-
an defended herself so well that he was
foiled in his design. The husband oi
Mrs. Murray tried TO shoot the Negro
the officer.