The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-01-25
LEE COUNTY RAPIST CAUGHT.
IDENTIFIED BY MRS. MARONEY AS
THEMAN WHOASSAULTED HER.
rhe Brute a Macon Negro, Who Was Ar
rested Last Week for a Minor Offenss.
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The Brute a Macon Negro. Who Was Ar
rested Last Week for Minor Offenss.
His Accomplish Killed by Posse.
MACON GA, January 21.-Cupid Red.
ding, negro who is in Bibb county Jail
awaiting trial for larceny, was identified
this afternoon by Mrs. Maroney, of Lee
county, as the man who felOniously as
suited her recently at her home in Lee
county.
Mrs. Maroney and her uncle, Mr..
George Bass, came from Lee county for
the purpose of seeing Redding. In com.
Dany with Chief of Police Peavy and
POIlceman Berry, of Cordele. and Police
Detective Patterson, of Macon, thew
went to Bibb county Jail and Mrs. Ma
roney positively identified Redding.
judge \ Nottingham, OF the city court,
before '7hOm Redding was to be tried
Tor larceny, has sanctioned that he he
delivered to the sheriff OF Lee county
aud carried to Lee cIuDty to stand trial
on t1e charge OF assaulting Mrs. Maro>
ney.
Redding is Macon negro ard noto-
nous chicken thief.
A few weeks ago Redding and another
negro, Bill Holt, OF Ice COUNTY, went to
tue home of Ir. Maroney. Holt stood
on watch in the yard and Redding took
HoltS gun and entered the house and at
tue point Of the gun made Mrs. Maronev
tie her husband fast to The floor. He
Ourslarlzed the house Of $3S and brutal>
ly assaulted Mrs. Maroney. She was
nearly strangled to death and her health
mas been severely shattered by the terri.
BILE experience.
Redding and Holt fed from the scene
but not before Mrs. Maronev recognlzea
Holt. The people of Lee county were
greatly 'ncensed at the crime, and an
active hunt was commenced for the ne
groes. The people of Lee offered A re-.
ward of $500 and the governor 500 for
the capture OF the negro who assaulted
Mrs. Maroney.
in accordance with Geographic ad-
vices from the police authorities OF Ma
con Chief of Police Peavy, of Cordele,
| t1gether with others, arrested Cupid
Reddlng several days ago in Cordele
IL was wanted by P lice Detective Pat
terson, of Macon, for stealing valises
from Central railroad trains at Macon,
Detective Patterson went to Vienna and
! got Redting and brought him to Macon,
| Reddlng had been transferred from the
| Cordele guardhouse to Vienna iail. as
he had tried to burn the guardhouse.
| Ii 1t had not been for Police Detective
Patterson, of Macon, telegraphing Chief
OF Police PeaVy, of Cordele, to arrest
BEDDING, it might never have been
known that he was the assailant of Mrs.
Maroney.
Redding strenously denies his guilt.
lie says that in December and November
| ne was at work at the saw mill
OF Mr.. Frank Minis in Lee county
near Palmyra, and can prove it by the
following well known men: George
Paul, Luck Minis. Mr.. Mack, Mr.. Miller
and SID johnson.
Since the arrival of the Lee county
party 10 Macon it has been learned that
Bill Holt, Reddng's accomplish was
pursued few days ago to swamp and
fatally shot. Before dying he confessed
that Cupid Reddng assaulted Mrs, Ma
roney. Holt was tracked to the swamp
by dogs, and he killed two of them with
knife inst before he was shot.
Some Doubt About Readings Identify.
MACON, Jan. 20.-Sheriff We9tcott is
not convinced of the negro's guilt or
that he has been sufficiently identified.
and has refuse d to give him up until lie
has been convinced.
The parties who came up to see Red
ding went back to their homes Satur-
day night and have not yet returned.
letter has been received from the
sheriff of Lee county stating that the
description sent him of Cupid Reddino
did not tally with the description of the
negro wanted, and he has for this rea.
son taken no cognIzance of the reports
that the man here was guilty.