The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-07-16
ATTACKED IN HER HOME
MRS. SARAH SIMON ASSAULTED
BY A NEGRO.
She Made Desperate Fight With her
ASsailant-James Price, ColOred, Ar
rested and Held for Court.

rested and Held for Court.
Another desperate attempt at felonous as
sault upon white woman in this county by
a negro was committed in this town-E kton,
at II late hour on last Friday night when Mrs,
Sarah Simon, who resides at 527 North Street,
was dragged from her bed by oolored man,
alleged to be James Price, aged about So
years, who has been working in Elkton, for
, several years past.
Mrs. Simon, is IL widow. aged 50 years, and
J resides alone, having until recently kept
house for her son. Harry Simon, who was
proprietor of the pool room on Main street in
the IIurn building. She came to Elkton,
about two years ago from Brooklyn, and was
known to have in her possession most always
considerable money and jswelry
Lust Friday evening she was down town
and did some shopping, and returned to her
home about 10 O'Clock.
Upon entering the house she noticed that
all the doors and shutters were secure before
going to her bedroom, which only took a
lew minutes 1t was about 10 30 O'Clock
when she got in bed, and was doing when
she was startled by the fumes of Il match
She lay there Il second or two and was
about to raise herself up in bed to ascertain
the cause Of the trouble. when she heard
another match strike, and beheld Il colored
man in her room, creeping i'll bent form
slowly toward her bed.
Mrs Simon was greatly frightened. and be-
gan to scream and throwing the bed clothing
to one side was about to leap to the floor,
when the negro sprang upon her and drag
ged her out upon the floor. The lady how
ever, dld not give up, but showed II desper-
ate resistance. The fond made several at
tempts to stile the cries of the struggling
woman, but was unsuccessful. Duriny th.
progress of the struggle the lady used her
IlhSer nails to good effect. drawing them
across MS lace, and each time leaving marks
Seeing the fight which she WAS giving and
realizing the noise tina. was being made, the
william, thought it was about time to make
his escape rs the neighbors We're surely awake
by TINS time He broke away from her.
jumped out the second story window upon
the shedding and thence to the ground.
Hardly had he gone before assistance
came, and at once Il search was made of the
house and premises, and it was found that
au entrance had been secured the way
the escape was made. A mans crash
hat, bndy soiled, was found upon the floor
OF the lddy5 bed room and i'll the hallway
and at the bed room door several matches
which had been Isnited were found.
Mrs. Simon was greatly prostrated by the
attack and for some time could give
| m, of bnr
was taken to Mrs. Hughes. where she STAYED
all might but could not sleep. physician
was summoned and gave her medical atten-
ton.
When Saturday morning came and the
crime became known. it caused considerable
Indignation, following 50 closely upon those
committed upon the Misses Settle, Mrs
Richard Draper and several others.
The authorities lost no time trying TO find
the guilty one, and the first arrest was that
of Walter Starting a colored boy aged about
Is years. An alibi was proven, however,
and he was released.
To find the guilty one Sheriff Conoly as
sisted by Chief of Police George Biddle. were
determined and every possible clue was run
down in very short time. Several parties,
including Victor Tay lor and Charles LARA
lcre, reported that they had seen James
Price walking near Mrs Simon's residence
about O.30 O'Clock, and it was known that
he, Price, wore a crash hat, like the one left
III the house by the william.
The two officers learning also that Price
had bought new crash hat, that mornin,,,
proceeded to the residence of Albert Consta-
bic, ESD, on Main street. where Price was
employed, and arrested and lodged him in
Jail
DR.. John H. lamar, Of Elkton, made an
examination of Mrs. Simons throat and
found several wounds, caused from being
choked. He also found several marks upon
the arrested negroes face under the left eye.
Mrs Simon who is a woman Of nerve, was
fast recovering from the shock and it was
decided to give Price preliminary hearing
at four o'clock that Saturday afternoon. It
was held in the Sheriff's office before Magis-
trate P. NJ. Groves. William s. Evans ap-
peared for the State, and Albert Constable.
Sr., and Albert Constable, Jr., were the pris-
oner's counsels.
The first witness witness was Mrs. Simon
who in part testified
l was in the house on Nsrth street, alone
on Friday night when was attacked by that
colored man-pointing to James Price. Was
in doze and was startled by something
burning, and was about to get up when heard
amatch strike, and that man-again pointing
, to Photographed me and pulled me out of
bed and threw me to the floor. | recognize
the man in the prisoner. Have seen him on
previous occasions. Saw him Friday even
ing at the corner Of High and North streets.
and when | got to the corner ofStockton and
North streets | saw him again. | stayed at
Mrs Hughes all night, but could not sleep
the balance of the night. l was much excited
over the affair." | sent for physician.
When the man grabbed me, I caught hold of
his face and believe | scratched him. I
was choked hy that man while he had me on
the floor, and the sears are still on my neck.
} Robert McGready said that he knew James
, Price, colored. Sold him hat that (Satur
day morning about 80 o'clock, and it was
| Ike the one showed him. Price asked me