The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-03-07
FIEND'S DARING DEED
Negro Brute Tortures White Wo-
man In Center Of Atlanta.
BoLDNESS OF ACT ASTOUNDING

Mrs. Buchanan Forced to Cook the
Desperado's Breakfast--She Is
Tied to Bed, Torch Applied.
An Atlanta, Ga, dispatch says:
With loaded pistol pointed direct ct
her head, Mrs. G. A. Buchanan, of95
Spring street, Thursday morning
cooked the breakfast of negro man,
who had entered her home for the pur.
pose of com hitting robbery.
Having stolen money from her pock-
etbook, eaten his breakfast with his
revolver beside him and consumed =
quantity ofwhisky, the negro strapped
Mrs. Buchanan to the bedside, built
o fire around her clothing and lespeds
through the back door. The lady
ssw him Chamber over an adjoining
stone wall before she ran screaming
into the street to, call for aid.
frightened until her reason was al-
most dethroned, Mrs. Buchanan obey
ed the orders of the negro.Fho kept the
pistol cooked and close to her head. She
thought that to temporize with him
might mean an escape from death. She
showed him where the money was kept.
cooked breakfast and sat still while he
ate it. Not until he had left her
strapped to the bed and she heard his
retreating footballs on the back porch
did she raise cry for help. That cry
was heard and neighbors and areue1
came in time to extinguish tho flames
but too late to capture the fleeing out~
law.
There was not another person IN th0
house except Mrs. Buchanan. Her
husband and two other men who re-
side in the house; had gone to their
work and her little daughter was at
school. The negro was donbtlesx
aware OF all this. He had either hid.
den himself in the yard or was loiters
ing near the dwelling when the men
left the house.
Police and detectives were soon at
work on the case. They had secured
very good description Of the negro
from Mrs. Buchanan and every effort
that was possible was made to catch
him.
The news spread over the CITY and
for hours nothing else was talked OF
on the streets. Crowds Of men went
to No. 95 Spring street and during
the morning and afternoon stood N
groups discussing the affair. 3
Within the house Mrs. Buchanan
lay upon bed prostrated and attends
ed by physician and frihnds. As the
day wore on the physician pronounced
her condition serious, and stated that
she might not survive the nervous
shock.
BREAKS THE RECORD.
Never before in the history Of the,
city had such bold act Of lawlessnesss
been cond - There had beencases'
of white won1e assaulted and robbed.
on the public streets under cover Of.
the night, but for q negro to enter ..
home in the morning while the sun
was shining brightly and people were
passing on the streets, when neighbors:
all around and close at hand were mp
and astir, was a case Of such reckless,
bold and defiant lawlessness as to-
stagger the credulity OF police and Git
liens.
For half an hour the negro fend Rad
remained in the house.
Mrs. Buchanan afterwards stated TO-
her husband that she thought by obey-.
ing the negro he would take Whit
money he could get and leave.
Placing the money in his pocket
the negro glanced about him, and then
said he was hungry and wanted some-s
thing to eat. SO
With the pistol still pointed at her
head and her footsteps dogged BY the
negro, Mrs, Buchanan went from the
dining roora into the kitchen, whore.
she cooked eggs and placed them on
the dining table. As soon as he had
eaten. the negro called for hard boiled
eggs, and when these were cooked he:
placed them in his coat pocket.
He started towards the door OF the
dining room, glancing back, he detect
ed Mrs. Buchanan in the act Of turn.3
ing hastily toward the door leading to-
the front hall. This caused him to:
suddenly change his mind. He Wheel
ed about, picked up leather Strap
such as school children use to hold
their books, and fastened j. about
Mrs. Buchanan's wrists, bound il 70
the foot of the bed and again started
to leave.
Once more he paused as his eye fell
upon bottle Of whisky on the mantel
shelf. He picked up the bottle and
drained it. He took one of the hard
boiled eggs from his pocket and delib..
erately sat down and ate it.
Finishing the egg, the negro got up.
piled some loose paper near the bed
and set it on fire with q match. This
was done with the purpose to either
burn the woman or add to her fright
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