The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-30
ASSAULTED BY A NEGRO
THE TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE OF
MRS. MAGGIE SMITH.
4 Woman Fifty-Nine Years OId
Dragged Into an Alley by
COlored Man.
CHOKED INTO INSENSIBILITY
SHE WAS RETURNING FROM 4 DRUG
STORE NEAR HER HOME.
The Police Called and Good De-
scription Given Of the Ftend-
Mrs. Smiths Condition.

Mrs. Maggie Smith, who if fifty-nlne
years of age to-day. living at GIL Maxwell
street was the victim of a drunken negro
assault about 10 o'clock last night. near her
home Her husband is seriously i'll, and
has been unable to work this winter She
went to a drug store at Blake and Michi-
gan streets to have a prescription filled.
She left there about 10 o'clock, going west
on Michigan street.
AS she passed the alley opening into
Michigan street, between Agnes and Mi
nerva streets, she was grabbed by a negro
who came from the alley. She said while
passing the alley she seemed to feel the
presence of someone there, but did not see
him until she half uneonsciously turned
her head.
She said the negro grabbed hold of her
shoulder, remarking at the time, I'm from
the Malleable I'm not to be fooled with.
Come this way with me-" She struggled 10
get away from his grasp. He was a large
man and she is quite small. Instead OF
getting away, she was dragged into the
alley, the negro getting both hands around
her throat. She was unable to scream,
| but fought him as best she could. AS If
making light of her efforts he laughed and
1
| these things tell me nothing.
| AS she increased her efforts to scream he
| frightened his grasp, and said, You want 10
| 'holer' If you 'holer' you'll never 'holler
| anv more. III end your days" Once when
he loosened his grasp she got away from
him. She was then too weak TO run, ana
her throat was too badly bruised for her &c
| scream. He grabbed her second time by
| the throat and continued TO drag her down
the alley She was unable TO detail Whal
| took place after that the last thing she re-
| ba Sh being
| in the alley She said when she recovered
consciousness she was lying upon the snow
alongside a barn and garbage box WIN
difficulty she got up and made her way
home, picking up the shawl she had worr
and which had dropped to the ground wher
she was first attacked
SANK TO THE FLOOR.
When she entered the door Of her home
she sank to the floor. remarking to hel
daughter, Mrs. John Cawby, with whom
she lives, my God. Lille, I'm killed.
1t was some time before the daughte
could get from her an account of wha
had happened. AS soon as 1T was told Mr
Cavity telephoned for the police. By tn
! | time Captain Hyland, the bicycle police
the detectives and the district patroiihel
| arrived she had become somewhat quleteu
| and recalled other incidents of her terrlbl
| experience. She said the negro's hat wa
knocked off during the scuf1e and mat sn
d
She knew the face and the voice, but II
her excitement was unable to tell just wh
it was, or where she had before seen him
ar heard the voice She said he wore
SLOUGH hat well pulled down over his race
and showed by his actions that he wished [
hide his face from her. She, said he wa
| nearly six feet tall, rather heavily bull
quite black and with heavy moustache an
, | short side whiskers. She gave II as ne
opinion that he was a negro whom sh
2 | named. She had known several brother
t | of that name for a number of years. IN
| bicycle police found one of the brothers /
bed His family said he retired about 81
i | o'clock but he was taken before Mr.
| Smith. She said he was not the man. II
e | answered perfectly the description give
. except that she thought her assailant we
y blacker His brothers are considerab
\ lighter.
d Mrs Smith was unable to tell the Officer
{ what injury she had sustained. Her clotl
ing was badly torn and on her neck cou
d be seen the imprint of the fiend' finger
She was scarcely able TO talk, owing 10 II
infamed condition of her throat.