The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-09
Charged With Indecent Assault on a
Little White Girl.
MAYOR'S PROTESTS OF NO AVAIL
He Was Dragged from the Door of
the Jail and the Negro Taken amp
Strung Up 10 a Lamp Post,
Great Excitement Prevails
and CitiIcns Arc Arm
ing Themselves


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young negro, was accused OF am indecent
advance towards "a lIff1. white rirI named
+tt .a
i'.ie D.iiN' '0." '7'' "''
Jain.g hIs home.
He Was quietly arrested. and late at
ni-bt v.bon everyone WAS abed gangs OF
.,- 80,
'7'
the ncsnnofAood OF iAe s-ii'h A'"7'
After mfdnicht Mayor Simpson ordered
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and .,-..t ..y giving trouble. smith had
rrob,i,f,. =, dozen mon and arr. sted about
ten rleroes who to-day were fined for
CARVING concealed weapons.
rp the Th0masCarke case the Mayor
semi Thomas ON to tb. grand jury. and
,rsor.. MAS taken to iau.
WAS A SURPRISE.
There had been some tam, of taking the
repro from iaU. but few believed any
tbirr of tr. SORT untu about 1890 when
...f.--4.f ..,, lo,.re,s or King
.+r.,. fro-, ,,,,srir,too to rairfaz b.
p, to dls,arse believing that nobody
would tr, fo enter the iau. These peo-
pie however. soon found probably eight
hundred mon M the intersection of PrIn-
cess Anne and ST. Asaph streets. the jan
corner. OF these perhaps hundred were
fellows bent on having fun and bent ON
ca-r,..r., out fbcir fun To- the extent OF
sinnf,. HANGING the negro anyhow
N was first supposed that Mayor Simp-
SON. a. the request of Deputy Sergeant
Eraxt1n smith. would put policemen there
ON guard at night
The police were evidently with the
crowd and did the firing of pistols or tine
IKE. Thie went on for am hour or so. the
crowd increasing. but the fow enthusi-
asts continuing To- enter the idu after
t-eslinr omen the outer paneLdoor
-rt@ ,,eo~o was confined lust within the
bi,- iron door. which was locked from the
t...,f. 0rtr.e WAS "a r1arl fhtre Of
.-.,-.,.,.. ,-.ie ~ ,,ogo,
,,.s, - e.i,,,,,o,, ,,~i,s1 and cot
,.,. 80 .,. Gems into the doorway. lie
,oo,, oe tfs etra,v hat and eoprf.hed it.
The crowd responded but shortly after Doe
49,, =, e,cet- rfsfo1s wore fired into
tbe air drowning what De said.
MAYOR CAST ASIDE.
Tie said DE desired the crowd 70 dis
persa and he would protect the prisoner.
49,, do. vas showed back through the
door o,,5 .bar rulled ont and down across
u'o' ana .''. i, 49,. .-lt ,,,.,, , mole
'"' r'' r., o. t,. cunning
o" N'-t a. o.. tbro,,eb tha
IRON doof .-...4.. ,.,,r,,.,-
A+.tf "ol hi"s ...- ,..... .''-,l f,
me door ylei'e" "''" ,,, 40
inF, but NOBODY was hlII
some scrimmage5' Dul Hooo"' was
co.
The negro was seized. long rope WIS
put ah0u, his neck and out DE was
dragged. Probably several hundred lh
the street then got hold of the rop. ana
tine negro was dragged two blocks TO
King street and three blocks down h7ls
10 Iaadbeatcr's. corner Fairfax, where me-
was drawn over "a lamp post. 90 Whlch
90 attached "a white -boN-to-night
5r.ncbe1 WIN the neero's blood
CITIZENS ABMING.
1re~5vvaro stores have opened and sup
.i,.. 80 ,ert-.8oee are being secured.
',. ,.,o,lo GUARDING the home of the
.f-f
.,.,,,i. r-,aar+slar DeNIafre placed
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,, t.,5 t. IN. nornine.
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lhe o''''.5 oi ',..,''. ''' ttt. morning are
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I..s fffffa Irrfpn.
Mi'' '.' ' .' ...,.... az, ..yc chat had
lei ",N' ".. ~ -. .r,,,.,,ss o,ylla, ip fne
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,,r. ,t..t, ..irl y,aot to tbo ,vvihe street
...,,,,co An tno hons. ana Thomas was
,'..,,,.. .,, t,e inside stairway. Whom she
..t,et f.r fha axc Thomas reached over
ana s.iz.l her drawing hcr towards him.
and nm the presence of her younger
brother proceeded 90 take indecent uocr-
ties with nor. She struggled. and fine
ally managed to break from his grasp
and with her clothes disheveIcd told ihe
story of Che attempt to her mother.
The little girl was quite composed Whue
giving her 'eslin"nF ana OH ,n nn
usual mleIleenoe lo. one OF D.I ,''.
years. 'ly' ly .ssa ,,'.ro ,.i,,tn ,s,ri1r dil-
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s....,.. ,. o,,8c,oo ,f,.or
...1... A'',' s..,,.,,,, tho ,cc,,saj a. IAN
a. av.eft the action of the grand fury.
-, .,,.. t.,oi o,,ft. , isroc crov,d An.
go ,so,t tbo station house and when
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