The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-06-22
BRAVE FIGHT BY
YOUNG WOMEN.
A COlOred Fiend Attacks
Young Women Near
ElktOn, Md.

Pinkey Scott, colored, was arrested her
last night by officer Ford or suspicion u
being the man Who assaulted two younI
women near Elkton OH Monday night
Misses Alice and Sarah Settle, nccompani
ed by their friend, Miss Sarah Dengler, o
Philadelphia came to Elkton to do somt
shopping. They started for home some
thing after 8 o'clock, and when They reach
ed point in the public ond called '''og
wood Run" nogro man leaped into TN
middle of the road, catching the horse &
way BY the young ladies and let them
pass, and the whip was applied to the
horse, which started on q run. Tho man,
however, cluns to the bridle and, making
n leap at the occupants of tho carriage, hal
dragged Miss Sarah Settle from her posl.
tion IU the road.
' In The fal. Miss Settle had her left col
lar bone broken and wns Otherwise slight
ly bruised. Miss Alice Settle with whip In
ha nd, attempted TO strike he ruillan over
tho head, leapn9 from the carriage at the
time. He turned and mado a savage at
tack upon her, during which tine her
clothing was torn from her person and
strown along the road. Notwithstanding
tho Injuries to Mis- Sarah Settle the
young ladies' continued to ward tho man
off, and in dol Ig so used hatpins and hair
pins TO good etfec', sticking him in The
face and neck at every oppor unity. rms
desperate stt uggle between the Misses Set-
tie and he negro was continued for some
time, the latter beingtlealt stunning blows
from the young lslies, who wero making
plucky resistance.
The strain, however, was telling on
them, aud Miss pnngler drove off in search
of hep. Not being acquainted with her
SURROUNDINGS shp did not know where 10
60, but after going some several hundred
yards she began cry for help. During
this time the negro and the young ladies
We're still struggling.
Dennis Mullen, a farmer, who resides
short distance back from tho road, heard
the cries and, with his son, Adam Mullen,
hastened to the scene. MIR. Mullen tired
several shots from u revolver as he ap'
preached tha scene of the struggle, and as
he nearod tie place the man left making
his escape by taking to the woods.
The Misses Settle, who were almost ex
hausted, were taken into tho farmhouse
and clothing provided for lhom and DR.
Howard B,atton, Of. Elkton, summoned.
He reduced the fracture of the coilar-bone.
and later in the nighG the young ladies
were conveyed to their home, ut Leeds.
The uews of the assault caused no little
excitemont in Elkton. where tho Misses
Settle are we'll and favorably known, and
Sheriff ConOly, with his deputies and
States Attorney William s Evans, was
soon at work on the case. The county was
flooded with kilograms giving descrip-
ton Of the negro, who is said to be about
5feet inches In height, heavy set weigh
ing about l5) pounds, wearing light
slouch hat, black coat, with no vest. and
red handkerchief around hi; neck.
Several arrests have been made during
the day, but to the arrest of Eugene Sails
bury, who Is employed us farm hand on
Daniel Harvey's farm, near Childs station,
is attached the most Importance. He an
swers tbs description, but denies any
know ledge of the crime, claiming to be III
ignorance of tho charge
Salisbury several years ago attempted
an assault upon an Elkton Won an by en-
tering her he'd room by means Of Il win
dow, and for which he was convicted and
served a term OF six months In tho House
of Correction.
Tho Misses Settle are daughters Of John
s. Settle, leading merchant OF Leeds,
four miles north Of Elkton. Miss Sarah
Settle, the young lady who was injured in
the struggle with tho negro, Is graduate
of Wilson's College, Chambersburg, Pa.
having graduated two weeks ago. She is
Mr. Settles youngest daughter. Miss Alice
Settle Is n graduate of the State Normal
School, having graduated last year with
honors Miss Sarah Settle Is about eigh-
teen years Of age and her sister about
twenty three years. Miss Dengler, Of Phil
delphia, who is on visit to the Misses
Settle, Is a close personal friend, and re-
sides on Forty first street, Philadelphia.