Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-04-24
WOMAN THE VICTIM
OF BRUTAL OUTRAGE
MRS. SAM DANIEL ASSAULTED
NEAR MONROE AssAlLANT
NARROWLY ESCAPES
LYNcHlNG.

MONROE, Ca, April 23.-Perhaps one
of the most brutal outrages ever, COM
mltted in Walton county. wentvdown on
record Saturday morning, when a negro
by the name of Tut Malcolm, alias Tut
Barker, committed a-brutal assault upon
the person of Mrs. Sam Daniel near her
home in the Pleasant Valley church
neighborhood of this county.
Mrs. Daniel, with her husband, resides
on the plantation of Mr.. j. w. Clegg, and
early Saturday morning Mrs. Daniel left
her home to go.o over to Mrs. VIII Tewlers
for the purpose of getting some eggs and
buttermilk. On her way over there she
went by the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Bed
ingfleld, who live on the same plantation
When she had gotten her milk and eggs
she started back home. On her route there
was a little strip of woodland through
which she had to pass and it was at this
place she met her awful fate. II was here
that the black fiend first asked Mrs. Dan
Tel to give him some buttermflk. This, OF
course, she failed to do and upon her fail
ure to grant his request he was moved to
commit the crime. He assaulted her and
then ran. Before leaving he told her If
she told it he would way lay" the road
and kill her. Mrs. Daniel arose from the
ground and, although unnerved and
shocked almost to Inconsistencies, made
her way back home. Upon nearing the
house she fell into the door, exclaiming
that negro nearly killed mel"
From this time the fire of indignation
was kindled and the husband of the ne
gro's victim and others of the commu-
nifty with the county bloodhounds went
in hot pursuit, but when they reached a
small branch the trail was lost and the
search given up
The negro was finally captured Sunday
morning at o'clock by Sheriff Arnold
and Marshal Jesse Ammons at the home
of Jake Edmunds, dragged from his bed
and brought to Monroe and lodged In
iail, where he remained until Sunday
night, when he was removed to Athens.
When the officers went to make their
arrest the negro at once disclaimed any
knowledge of the affair or of the woman
in question, in that event giving himself
away.
Sunday morning Mrs. Daniel was
brought to the city and carried to the
iail about noon, at which time she iden-
tilted at once under varied circumstances
the wretch who had so brutality assaulted
her the day before. From this time the
people in the vicinity where the crime was
committed and at intervening points to
the Jail began to meet and discuss plans
relative to his being taken from the jail
and lynched About 10 o'clock mob of 400
men from town and country, all armed
with pistols, guns and other implements
Of war rushed into the city from the
south side, surrounded the jail and de-
manded. the keys from Acting Sheriff c.
NJ Harrison and made their search, but
to their surprise the negro had been taken
from the Jail. The mob then searched the
courthouse, calaboose. and other public
buildings for their victim to no avail. 1t
was learned that Sheriff Arnold and Mar
shall Ammons had executed their well de-
vised plan and were on their way TO
Athens with the prisoner. The negro was
taken to Athens and carried from there
to Atlanta yesterday and placed in the
Tower for safe keeping. He will be
brought back to Monroe in May, at which
time he will have to give an account of
his crime.