The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-09-05
ATTEMPTED ASSAULT ON GRIFFIN
GIRL,

John Hood a negro man, was placed
In jail at Griffin Tuesday morning,
charged with attempting to assault
Miss Lottie May Hall, an operative of
the Rushton cotton mills Miss Hall
left home about daybreak for the mills,
when she soon discovered a negro fol-
lowing her. She quickened her pace
and when she looked around again was
Mortified to find the man at her heels.
The girl screamed for help and ran to
the house of Mr.. Elliott, the negro still
following. Miss Mamie Elliott was at
the gate waiting for Miss Hall, who
comes by for her every morning, and
when the NEGRO saw her he fled, The
alarm was given and soon a crowd OF
determined men were securing the
country for the scoundrel From the
description given by the young ladies
John Hood, who was unloading car of
coal for the kincaid Manufacturing
Company was arrested and carried
before Miss Hall. She was confident
H. was the man who attempted the as.
sault and her opinion was corroborated
by Miss Elliott. But for cooler heads
the negro would have Jared very
roughly at the hands of the Infatuated
citizens, but as the assault was not
committed and there was a possibility
of Hoods innocence he was brought
10 anu pldCtu III JAIL. f1OOQ Qe-
MES all knowledge of the affair and
claims he was not in that part of the
city until after the occurrence.
YOUNGEST CAPTAIN IN THE ARMY.
Atlanta Journal: To Georgia belongs
the distinction of supplying to the
United States Army its youngest cap
tain, Capt Earle Darcy Pearce, artil-
I,s1
mile-sto last April. and was made
captain Aug. %. Only four years from
his studies at West Point, his promo
ton has been unusually rapid. Capt.
Pearce. whose home is in Thomson,
Ga, entered West Point, June, 1898, re-
oeiving his appointment through Hon.
Thomas +. Watson who represented
the Tenth district at that time. He was
graduated June. 1897. the youngest
member of his class. He chose the cav
airy branch of the service and was as
signed to duty as additional second
lieutenant with the famous Fifth Cav
airy at San Antonio, Texas, in October.
Less than month later he was second
lieutenant Third Cavalry, Jefferson
Barracks, Mo. But his star
was in the ascendant, and in
March he was transferred TO
the artillery branch under the act of
March 8, 1898 and at Fort McHenry IN
Maryland. he received on his twenty
second birthday his commission as sec
end lieutenant of artillery. he being
the youngest member of the army to
bear that title. He was now assigne
TO Light Battery G, Sixth Artillery AMI
served with ii at Fort Meyer, Va, I'M
til June, when he was ordered to Ma
Mia, which place he reached in Au-
gust After several months service on
garrison duty around Cavite and Ma
Mia, Mr.. Pearce went to Iloilo Harbor
He was present at the taking of Jaro
anc Iloilo, Panay. He served in cam
paigns in Panay for one year, and on
Dec. %, 1893, was put in command of
s. artillery at Cebu, Cebu p. /. While
here he received his promotion to first
lieutenant of artillery and was assign
ed to the Seventh, but was transferred
&c his old command with the Sixth and
with Light Battery c.. But two sea-
sons campaigning in Philippine mud.
hub deep and in Philippine rain, fall
ing in torrents. had done it's work and