The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-21
NEGRO OUTRAN MOB
OF ANGRY CITIZENS.
Maudr aud Mabel Hurst Were AS
Sauited Near Western
City Limits.
ALARM WAS QUICKLY GIVEN,
Exciting Chase for More Than Il
Mile Along st. Charles Rock
Road Resulted in Cnlprit
Reaching Safety.

Forty indignant citizens. some o. them
| armed with shoteuns. last night pursued
into the arms OF an officer Alien Dorsey.
/. negro whose life they sought because
Of an alleged assault on Maud and Mabel
Hurst. 10 and Is years old. respectively. III
front OF Eden Coll.go. on the ST. thaTi.s
rock road. short distance west or Wells
ten.
For nearly a mile the men pursued Dor
sey. who. terrcrized by tie shouts Of VEN
geance. ran wildly toward Nelston. seek
ing the protection of officers.
When he reached Wellston. Deputy Con-
sable Frank Zimmerman arrested Dorsey
and hurried him to the office of Justice
Fred Repp.
A moment later the enraSrd crowd sur
rounded the Office. rlamor!ng for the lie
OF the alleged aSsailant
Constable Kinnermann ard Justice Rapp
cautioned the angry men against violence
until investigation OF the case could lie
made. The officers entreaties were finally
needed. and. though cheated OF their
vengeance. the men awaited with what pa
tience they could command the outcome OF
the, investigation.
According to the testimony Of the young
women. they Were or the way To their home
In Easton Avenue Heights. In the western
part II the city. when Dorsey. who. they
said. was concealed in the shadow stepped
forth and asked them for money.
The Young women said they were terri
bly, frightened and began TO search their
pockets. anxious to escape by giving the
negro what change they had.
While Mabel. the older of the two. was
trembling!y feeling IN her jacket pocket.
she and her sister declare. Dorsey struck
her stunning blow and felled her.
Her shrieks and the walls of her sister
caused the negro to hesitate. Then with
threat to kill them if they raised further
outcry. the girls said he approached Maud.
In spite of the negro's threats. the girls
said they continued to scream. They were
heard by half u dozen persons. who ran
to their rescue.
Seeing the approaching citizens. Dorsey
retreated toward Wellston. The four
five men who had come up followed him.
IS the negro ran. the number of his pur-
suers increased. and. finally. as he neared
Wellston. fully fifty persons had Joined
the chase. Spurred to a desperate pace by
the fierce cries OF his followers the negro
was breathless and exhausted when hs ran
into the arms OF Deputy Constable Kinner-
man.
Dorsey was questioned bv Justice of the
Peace Rapp. He declared that lie had been
working in st. Louis, but could not. &C
cordng TO Justice Rapp give a satisfactory
account of his presence at Wellston. \
charge of common assault WAS placed
against Dorsey.
The voung women We're fright ensd
that they were unable 10 give a very full
account of the affair last night. and Justice
Rapp decided that they had best be sent TO
their homes until they had recovered from
the shock to their nerves.
A further Investigation will be made to-
day. a nd Justice Rapp said last night that
the charge of common assault under which
Dorsey is now held may be withdrawn and
Il more serious complaint lodged against
him.
Armed deputies conveyed Dorsey to Clay
ton Immediately on the conclusion Of the
hearing before Justice Rapp. to prevent The
negro's falling into the hands of the excited
citizens congregated about the street cor
ners and murmurng threats against the
prisoners life.