The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-17
ASSAULTED BYNBI,
five Brutal ,!,'l, Crimes ottsr,.t ! \.
Within I~est-i.si ~
Tue CITIZENS ARB raelsusal I,
should the Party !,
Found summary J,... sss's /
Dealt out " os.,,.s whA

Little Rock. Ark. Auxu., !.
assaults by a negro man 4 I've tsr
nave occurred in Little Ros. s !, VI,
fwenty-four hours. II /, sM u
. Una. al, these crimes were eoun,s..s =
same negro but three suspect, sss y I
rested, and IL the right MAJ y. " Nss
ment. sunmap p,t,l
me victims Of the assauIn Z. Y
respectable white women I, ~ y. " w
names are: Mrs Bell. AIM NJ y, w !. y
street; MRS, Milton Young, ssel a.. ~ -
mrs Kennedy. Fourteenth ans nd = .ua q
Miss Emma Longcoy, 2,sO nn ss s'l 4 n
a young lady living at Tw.p,ls, MN, AZ S's J.
~, AN the assaults -, occurred IN L. ~s ~
tne city The first was thu -, !, ..'''t
which occurred yesterday .,s. n ~ Al
. Asan was passing by Twsuty.s,., =
~ M .ne negro seized her ia M ~
~ moVus' She resisted and c,,sa
a., phm us frightened the nss ,.wu "
neca nay severely beaten his victim NV NV u
failed to find him. wv sasalai,
AT o'clock this mornInv
the scene Of the first crIms " ~ o!cth
assaulted In almost tho ss;ns We toet1
negro knocked her down WIN . msxnns.
rio was broken causing ib, s.a wv
OF serious nature. He chotese s sas wy
about the head and on IN .,s NY ~
very serious injuries. Mrs vsns nl'tl
heroicaliy and screamed for ass Iss NtsiEl
negro finally seized her MIRA M 111l lN
IN the woods. Mrs. Young wSa
woman, Is in precarious conSI.,, y a
wounds and the shock. Her clo,sIr. va
almost entirely off In the strus v,i,ls -
An hour later Mrs. Kennedy s Hss ~.
her home near West End narr 'u Nv
Knocked down. beaten and choia 81 ~
dren ran for assistance and III W
Mrs kennedy's injuries are VAR r Svsss
ABOUT II O'Clock Miss Emma inns..ss
ll-year-old daughter Of a grocer M MA
and beaten by negro half q So, ~, NJ u.
from West End park. She escaped N, y
City and county officers tore,h., 4.
large number OF citizens, were n In ~ i,
securing the vicinity for the rekro
sreatest excitement prevailed aud IL "a
oorhood was thoroughly aroused
hS nith assault UVCuTfeu on Vail ksai
young lady at Twentieth and Cros ~
likewise knocked down and badly b,.t,s
face being swollen and discolofed an
effects OF the blow.
This series of outrases was brought d I
attention OF Governor Jones, and N Il Z
ofiered a reward of $500 each ior il. ~
and conviction of the guilty parties jsSr
from the temper of public sentiment ~
Ilcers Will find 1t difficult to prctfs K,
prisoner should the right man be capvlN
Four negroes have been arrested d Y
rects and lodged in Jail. They ali snne
description of some OF the victims. n1u
Ed Wright Joe Darner, VIII Noffts
James Randall. Wright has been pcssSl
identified by Mrs. Kennedy as the III, a
assaulted her.
As coon as darkness fell. men bsssn ~
inp toward the JAIL and by II o'cost Il
1000 were on the streets. Abou. iija "a
tempt was made to storm the Jail. The
OF the mob, Ed Blanks, Jr., vas aista
Sheriff Kavanaugh ON a charge Of ntMa
riot and lodged in iail. There are still n
men on the streets near the jail, Ill
sheriff. anticipating another attack. ~ ~
heavy guards about the building