Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-29
NEGRO ELUDES THE MOB
GETS AWAY FROM SHERIFF, WHO
ARRESTED HIM.
Is Wearing a Pair Of Handouts and
May Be Lynched II
Caught.

A dispatch from Harper's Ferry W. Va.
last night says: Sheriff Bilmyer and posse.
with the negro Williams. who committed
assault on Miss Kanode Of this place, yes
terday, were attacked tonight by a mob
at Big Pool. just across the Potomac river
from Cherry Run. The mob cut the horses
loose and overturned the carriage, and In
the excitement the negro escaped. He is
now at large handcuffed. The sheriff has
telegraphed for hounds In order to recap
ture him. Great excitement prevails. and
mobs are scattered along the road from
Harper's Ferry to Hancock.
Miss kanode, who was assaulted by ne
gro yesterday, is a young lady of twenty
two years. and of excellent family When
attacked she was returning from Harper
Ferry. where she had purchased a ticket
to the st. Louis fair, intending to start to-
day.
The assault took place on the river road
near Peachers Mill about two miles west
Of Harper's Ferry Miss Kanode was drag
ged from her buggy 100 yards into clus-
ter Of bushes by the negro. who had
handkerchief over her face. He fiourtshed
an open knife and declared he would cut
her throat II she made an outcry. and then
ran his hand into her mouth to keep her
from giving an alarm.
The negro left her in a terrible plight.
Her horse had gone, and she made her
way to Robert Engle's house, about half
mile away. TO Mr.. Engle she related
the story Of the crime. He went with her
to Harpers Ferry. and from there she was
taken to the home of her father, Mr.. Alfred
kanode. The girls face was much cut
and bruised. and the marks Of the negroes
fingers were visible.
A dispatch from Martinsburg last night
says: The news Of the assault spread rapid
ly throughout the country. Every road was
Three negroes were arrested here last night
under suspicion. Williams in particular
answered the description perfectly. An
angry mob began to gather around the jail
aud threats of lynching were made.
Sheriff ]. D. Billmyer of Jefferson county
was notified and came here at 2 O'Clock
last night. He was so well satisfied that he
had the right man that he returned to Miss
kanode's home, and brought her here. The
negroes, who had been taken from the
trains on the Baltimore and Ohio going
westward, were brought before her at the
police office one by one Williams was the
third one brought in, and was identified in
Stantly. When asked whether she was GER
tain. she exclaimed:
Remembered the Eyes.
Yes; 1 can never forget those eyes"
and began trembling from head to foot.
Judge Faulkner will order special grand
jury at once and will push the trial with
all possible speed to satisfy the demands
of the public
A dispatch from Hagerstown Md, says;
George W. Williams, the Baltimore negro
accused of criminally assauting Miss ka-
node near Harper's Ferry yesterday after
noon, arrested at Martinsburg yesterday,
was brought to Hagerstown at $3.50 o'clock
on the Cumberland Valley train this after
noon and placed temporarily in the Wash
ington county Jail for safekeeping. VIII
liams was accompanied by Sheriff Bill
myer, Deputy Sheriff Herbert Rogers of
Jefferson county and Constable Charles w.
Alexander Of Hagerstown, who had gone
to Martnsburg after two bicycle thieves,
who refused to come without requisition
papers. AS soon as the train pulled into
Hagerstown depot Williams was pushed
into a cab and driven rapidly to Jail before
any one knew what was transpiring.
At $50 o'clock this evening Williams was
put into a carriage with Sheriff Billmyer,
Deputy Rogers, Constable Alexander and
two newspaper correspondents and driven
to Kemps station, on the Western Mary
land railroad several miles west of Hagers-
town. Here train was taken to Big Pool
where the prisoner taken off and
driven in waiting carriage to Hancock,
from which point a Baltimore and Ohio
train was to be taken to keyser. w. Va.
where the prisoner was to be jailed. Before
the party left they gave out to the public
information that their destination was
Piedmont, w Va, but privately said they
would take Williams to keyser. When the
party left here fully 1000 people were
packed around the Jail. Many hostile ex-
pressions were heard but no open attempt
was made to take the negro.