The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-04-05
BRUTALLY
ASSAULTED
A Prominent East Liver.
pool Woman
ATTACKED BY NEGRO
She Was Injured In Struggle
With Her AssaiIant--Nesro
Was Arrested and
Bound Over.

East Liverpool April 3.-David
Brown, colored, aged 81, is behind the
bars of the city Jail charged with a
crime of a most daring and heinous
nature. Between the hours of 2 and
3 o'clock Tuesday morning Brown en-
tered the home of Mrs. DIR. l.. o. Will
liams, at 260 Fifth street, and making
his way to the sleeping apartments
of the woman, he seized her by the
throat and attempted to strangle her.
Although taken at a disadvantage,
Mrs. Williams grappled with her as.
sailant and terrible struggle ensued
Not until she was almost strangled
into insensibility did the woman sue
ceed in freeing herself from the fiends
hold upon her throat, but even then
she was unable to make the least out
cry. She succeeded in throwing her
assailant to the floor, and as she arose
from her bed the negro started to run.
Mrs. Williams followed him and he
made his way to a rear stairway which
he descended with all possible haste.
AS soon as he reached the lower land
ing he groped his way to back door,
which he had opened previous to going
upstairs, and before he could be over
taken rushed out into the darkness and
disappeared.
A telephone message was Immediate
ly sent to police headquarters, and
Officers Gill, Aufderheide and Dawson
hurried to the scene. In the meantime
an inspection of Mrs. Williams room
had been made and blue golf cap was
found on the pillow of her bed. Muddy
foot prints were also found on the floor
of the room and the bed clothing was
badly soiled.
The finding of the cap proved to be
tell-tale feature of Browns case. 1t
took the officers but moment to
suspect the perpetrator of the daring
deed, and they lost no time in making
their way to the negro's home in the
west end. He was found in bed, and
when questioned by the policemen as
to where his cap was, the guilty wretch
said he lost it. Brown was taken to
Jail without further ceremony and
locked up.
At the hearing, which was set for 10
o'clock Tuesday morning, Brown was
brought face TO face with Mrs. Will
lams. The woman was assisted to the
mayors Office by her son, and was yet
III a vel hCi fOuo
still showed evidence of the negro's
attack, several blue marks being i'm
printed in the flesh.
Brown was badly scared when taken
into the mayors Office. At request
from Mayor Davidson, Mrs. Williams
revealed the marks on her throat To
the negro. The brute looked moment
and exclaimed: 81 didn't choke her,
did 1? Too bad" The mayor then
proceeded to question the guilty wretch
and succeeded in extracting full con-
fession from him. His cap was in the
court room as evidence, and Brown at
once admitted it was his. He told of
how he raised the window and entered
the Williams home, but said he didn't
steal anything. His motive for attack
ing Mrs. Williams is not known.
Mayor Davidson bound the self-con-
fessed criminal over to the grand jury
on the charges of burglary and at
tempted personal violence. His bond
was fixed at $500 and he will be taken
to Lisbon Wednesday morning.
An effort was made to induce Mrs.
Williams to prefer a charge against
Brown for attempted murder, but she
decided not to. do so. Brown has bad
record In police circles, and feeling
against him Is bitter in the extreme.
Prosecutor Brookes has been made
perfectly familiar with the details of
Browns last crime, and he has prom.
ised to obtain for the fiend the strongest
penalty possible.
FEARED VIOLENCE.
East Liverpool, April 3.-David
Brown, the young negro who assaulted
Mrs. DIR. Williams Monday night,
pleaded guilty to the charge this morn
ing and was taken to Lisbon fer SEN
tence. A large crowd gathered at the
depot and 1t was feared that the pris-
oner would meet with violence. The
officers. however, succeeded In getting
him on the rear OF the train without
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