The Forrest City times., 1904-08-12
NEGRO BRUTE CAPTURED.
Charged with Attempting Criminal Assault on Miss Nettie Gary, of
 Plum Point. Mississippi.

MT. ]. +. Gary. of Plum ruint De Soto county Mississippi, came to For reSt City Sunday night accompanied by his brother. l. F. Gary, his brother in-'aw J. C Guibe. and Lis frIend Herman Taylor, seeking a negro nam ed Lee Faulkner. atlas Nlll smith who Is charged with tie awful deed of al tempting rape upon the person of Miss Nettie Gary, the seventeen ycar.old daughter of the fast named MT Galy. At TT near her hane at Plum Point. Mississippi, on the night ot October 2lst 1908, while she was enrouto from her home to that of her grandmother, distance of about 500 yards
 Faulkner was employed by Mr Ga. Ty. and WIS geretaly trusted by him self and all members of the household up to the time he made this dastardly attempt d! criminal outrage On the night mentioned about seven o'clock, or i .c after dark, Miss Nettie Gary started over to the homo of her grand m9lEer. distance of about 500 yards and when she had proceeded 9nly q short way. Vss met by the negro, who soen made known bis designs, and by intm.dating her with pistol managed t9 choke her down with handkerchief and was trying to accomplish bis hell lsh purpose when he was frightened away by the approach of the giIi's fa- ther.
 Mr. Gary heard noise as if someone were trying to call for help and think. ing that his bro.her was having trouble with the stock, he started to his assist ance. when he soon came upon the al- most unconscious gHl the negro having run away as fast as his legs could carry him.
 The alarm was given and posse of citizens was Immediately formed wh4 secured the country for several days without discovering any trace of the liend.
 To aid in the capture of the brute citizens made up a purse of 435e and the Governor Sl00, making d total of S459 reward which was immediately offered, and although no trace O. him was then reported, the search was ney er abandoned and within the last few days 1t was learned through another negro that Faulkner was hiding out in the vicinity of Forrest City md thus 1t was that the Gary party cane kere.
 When NIT. Gary and his party ar rived here they immediately took the local officers into their conGdetca, and were soon on their way to the farm 0f Mr, J 9. Brldgforth, about two miles southwest of town, where their lnfor- nation was that the negro was at work.
 It was after P o'clock when they ar rived on the premises, 3nI s7me time later when they feaud tue cabin in which the negro vas supposed to be living. Finally. howey r they sur. rounded the place, and Deputy Sheriff Nurphree knocked on the door. There was no answer, and Murphree forced the door open, entered, struck light, called the negro by name, and receiy- Ing sleepy reply he put r. ealibre gun in his face and ordered him to throw up his hands, which he did in a hurry. Murphree made the capture alone, and it IS not true, as stated iu NJ mphIs paper. that Mr. Gary was the ifst to place hands on the negro. as MarPhree had him covered before any of the others came into tne house
 Fauikner was handcuffed and rrought to town at Oacei and as he waited for the eaStbound train to take him back t0 the Seere of his meanness crowd gathered at the depot, which the least inceudiaTy talk from the father may have e ated into d iynehing aee i, l. MT Gary Was in strange land, and did Hc. Walt his revenge here, prefgl- firR to take theie1ro back { , the scene of hls brut tlity nearly year age. and though he appeared quiet and compos ed he showed his det-rmiaati T to pun h the brute who had tried to ul his daughter.
 lie negro does not deny his guilt. and the Memphis paper say he made f l3l confession.
 IAe patty from Mississippi were all heavily armed. ant officers Mun,hree atd swan accompanied them as far as Memphis where they were met by John Wthri>. sheriff of DeSoto county. 10 whom the prisoner was delivered and rece 9t taken.
 The Comm gcial-Appeal of Tuesday morning sdts, I, Was the first inteh- ii n of Sheltf Wthers to take tue ne gr7 back yesterday afternoon He re- ce yed il 1rHa 5oa, however that the people of HaIn Lake were st1.t lncens | and that lyncarg nigh, result from the GeI . heirE [ ken pack The SAer- . | T