The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-15
NEAR A LYNCHING UPSTATE.
NEGRO ASSAULTS farmers IL
YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER.
Crowd OF NeishbOrinS Farmers Gathers
and while Plans or Hanging Negro
Arc Being Discussed Sheriff Removes
PrisOner--Threats by Girls Father.

Prisoner--Threats by Girls Father.
ALBANY, July IA lynching bee prob
ably was averted in Coxsackie to-day
through the prompt action Of the authori
ties. James Little, colored, Of Somer-
vile, n, j., criminally assaulted Emma
Cole, the eleven year-old daughter of Joseph
Cole, this morning, on the outskirts of New
Baltimore.
The girl ia daughter OF farmer living
mile below New Baltimore, which is twelve
miles below Albany on the Hudson River.
She, with her five-year-old sister Hazel
and another child named Maud Lobdeli,
aged II. was berrying in the Vanslyk
woods on the Hudson River road at o'clock
this morning. Little, who has been attached
TO the Society Charitable Circus, which
is making tour of the cities in this section,
left the circus at Albany and started to
walk to his home in Jersey.
When he saw the berrying party Little
requested something 20 eat of the girls.
The Lobdell girl said she would get some
food from her mother, but shortly returned,
saying her mother was out Little. who il
a nineteen year-old, slight built fellow of
100 pounds, then grabbed Emma Cole.
who weighs ITO pounds, and started to drag
her into the shrubbery.
The Lobdell girl grabbed the negro's
arm, but he threw her to one side, stunning
her. He then dragged Emma into the
shrubbcry and her companions started to
give the alarm. When Emma's father ar
rived, with several farm laborers and neigh
bors, the negro had disappeared
Emma told her father what had occurred
and he took her at once to his house and
summoned DR.. Par sh of New Baltimore.
the family physician. Tonight her con-
dition ia serious.
Word was sent TO the police authorities
along the river front. and at o. clock Little
was caught by Roy Cutler near the West
Coxsackie Hotel. four miles from the place
Of the assault, as he was walking along the
railroad track. He was put in the Coxsackie
lookup and finally admitted his guilt.
When it was learned in New Baltimore
that Little had been caught the farmers
thereabouts, headed by Emma's father,
started for Coysackie, and lynchng was
feared Arriving there they visited the
lookup, which liz a rude affair with a wire
netting serving the purpose Of iron bars.
Little could have been secured without
difficulty, hut the crowd of about one hun
withdrew TO nearby hotel to discuss plans
for dealing with him.
While they were celebrating about
hanging him 10 telegraph pole on the
corner near the lookup. Deputy Sheriff
Sumner Van Loon removed Little to the
Catskill Jail, six miles below Coxsaciie
The deputy sheriff took, Little there
on the steamer Ursula, which piles be-
tween Albany and Catskill and left
Coxsackie shortly after o'clock, before
the would-be lynchers were aware of it
There was much excitement when the
people found that the negro had been taken
to Catskill
Little will be arraigned before Justice
of the Peace Joseph Nelson at New Balt-
more at o O'Clock tomorrow morning, and
trouble is feared The girls father said
tonight:
IF my plans carry, Little will not get
out Of here alive"