Evening journal., 1898-06-22
BLACK BRUTE'S DEED.
Desperate Encounter Between
Negroes and White Women.
wAYLAID ON THE PUBLIC ROAD
TWO SUSPECTS CAPTURED HERE
AND ONE HIELD-SlHERIFF AND
POSSE SECURING TINE WOODS
I'm SEARCH OF THE FIEND.

Officer Pierce, of the bicycle squad.
yesterday captured a negro near New
port after a hard chase on a bicycle
The officer was standing near the West
Yard, and, seeing the negro, who was
acting suspieiously, he gave chase, rid
ing his wheel between the railroad
tracks. AT Newport the capture was
effected.
Another negro by the name Of Plnkey
Scott was caught by Patrolman Ford.
Both are held for the Maryland au-
thorities, who are looking for the as
, sailant Of three white girls near Elk
ton on Monday night.
Misses Alice and Sarah Settle, daugh-
ters Of John s. Settle, merchant of
Leeds, Cecil county, and Miss Sarah
Dengler, Of Forty-frst street. Philadel-
phia, had terrible experience with a
negro brute on the public road leading
from Elkton to Leeds. The fend made
I an attempt at felonious assault upon |
g the young women, and would have
g probably murdered them, had it not
been for their plucl1y resistance.
b Miss Sarah Settle had her left col
I lar-bone broken, and the others were
less bruised, but not seriously. Miss
e Sarah Settle, who graduated two weeks
" ago from WILSON'S College, Chambers
1t burg, Pa, had just arrived from col
ie lege, and with her came a friend, Miss
Dengler. The girls set out in a spindle
wagon for a drive around the county,
and ended up by visiting Elkton.
m They started home after o'clock,
and were driving at a slow gait when
lg they approached point on the Blue
BAN road called Dogwood Run. This
is the most secluded spot on the entire
road, and on both sides are fields of
ct growing wheat.
ry The man leaped into the middle Of
the road and grabbed the horses head.
ay Then began a terrible struggle. The
young women applied the whip to the
horse, but the brute still chung to the
bride, and finally made a plunge for
the occupants in the buggy. Miss Sarah
as Settle, who was sitting on the side Of
the buggy, was caught and thrown from
ss- the vehicle to the ground, the fal
ay breaking her left collar-bone.
'as Her sister came to her rescue whil
the negro and Miss Sarah Settle wer
On in the middle of the road. Using tn
whip to good effect, Miss Alice Settl
leaped from the buggy, leaving Mis-
lat Dengler to manage the horse, and shl
struck the man several blows over thl
head and face. He turned and caugh
nd Miss Settle, and in a desperate strug
gle the young womans clothing wa
torn from her persons. The negro wa
The fast overpowering the Misses Settl
when Miss Deng,er started for help.
Miss Dengler drove up the road call
ing for help. Dennis Mullen and hi
son, Adam, heard the cries and starte
the for the road, where they met Mis-
Dengler. She explained to the me
ac- what had happened and Mr. Mule
the fired a revolver several times, in hope
Of soaring away the brute. The negr,
pril however, was not so easily. frightenet
3" and did not flee until Mullen and h
not son were close by. He made his e.
cape. taking to the woods. The Miss'
Settle were taken to Mr.. Mullen
he house and cared for, and Dr. Howar
Bratton, OF Ellzton, was sent for an
reduced the fracture.
ling Later in the night they were conve.
line ed to their home at Leeds, and Il
'ggs sheriff notified of the assault Sheri
Connolly and his deputies at once star
der ed in pursuit Of the brute, and te,
1882 grams giving description Of the me-
was sent over the neighborhood
wire.
'our During the encounter the young W
by men showed great presence Of mil
and kept the brute from inflicting sci
land Gus injuries by using hairpins The
were stuck in the mans head and ne
the and a look at the pins showed them
Mr.. be badly bent, the result of the encou
ter with the negro's face and head.
gs?" The assailant Of the women is
scribed as 5 feet inches in heigl
part very black curly hair, red handk'
pers, chief around his neck, white slouch
heck and black coat, with no vest; heay
set and weighing about $50 poun
States Attorney Evans, with Shel
k?" Connolly and Deputy Sheriff q
the Allister, arrested Eugene Salisbu
who is employed on the farm of d.
k?" iel Harvey, near Childs station.
was placed in Jail, and answers
from description given by the Misses S
other tie. Several other arrests have b
was made.
etter, Scott was arraigned this morning {
. released, as he was not the n
}. wanted.