The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-01-01
REIGN OF TERROR.
Suburbs of Philadelphia Controlled b.,
Murderous Thuns.


Suburbs Of philadelphia Controlled By
Murderous Thugs.
Philadelphia, Dec. ga reign Of ter.
ror exists in the suburbs Of this city
derous assaults and other crimes com.
mitted by negroes.
Ihe district In which this condition
OF things prevails extends as far south
as the Delaware line, and a broad cir.
Gle enclosing 1t would sweep around
through the western skirts of Delaware
county. through Chester and Montgom,
cry counties, beyond Norristown and
through Bucks county to Bristol
No day passes that some serious of.
fense by negroes within this territory
is not recorded. The large number II
proportion to area have occurred IL
Delaware county, where the negro pop.
ulatlon has grown most rapidly in the
last few years and IS most demon.
sIrative, SUI both politically and otherwise
Inc records of the courts at Media TO,
the last nine months are burdened witt
cases against negroes, charged WITH
every variety of felonious act. from
larceny to murder.
Would Have Oeieware County Annexed
The district attorney of Delaware
county, While acknowledging that it /,
hoSbed of crime for the negro race
declares that it will grow worse in this
respect instead of better, unless
sweeping remedy is speedily found III,
says the sovereign remedy would be the
annexation OF the county to Philadel,
phia Otaer prominent citizens O,
chester lament the fact that the negrs
population there has become SO OBJ.
Iruslve That In the main street of thu
,own white persons in the evening have
been forced to avoid one side Of it en-.
nrely. The negroes have taken pos.
| session OF 1T as their particular place
OF parade, and at hight self -respectina
white women will not venture there.
Within the limits, or just upon the
borders, of this city, the Old York road
has been the scene within few nighti
2f many dastardly offenses by negroes
Following closely upon the attack made
oy negro upon two young women a,
Norwood for the purpose of robberI
last Saturday night came similar at.
tar on Monday night at ST, David's
railroad, in which Anna Longo,
housemaid,. made a heroic fight against
A black assailant, beating him off until
Two young women companions spread
the alarm and brought assistance
which compelled him to flee.
Housemaid Defeats THUG.
The struggle Of Anna Longo with q
negro thug who remains unknown to
The local constables, is quite worthy OF
sister Ella and Jennie Morrow, all sery-
ants in the household of F. r. Hoising-
ton of ST. Davids, were in the center
Of the village, returning homeward
with some packages in their arms An
na carried wristbag, the chain Of
which was wrapped about her left
hand. 1t contained some three or -four
dollars in money, some railway ticket.
and few trinkets which she had
bought. On Midland avenue a Negro
suddenly vaulted over a hedge inime-
diately in front OF them and held out
his arms as if to seize them. Ella
Longo and Jennie Morrow ran scream
ing away and the negro grabbed at An
ma Longo's wristbag. She stood her
ground and resisted him, striking out
with both feet and hands, She de.
clared the negro was not large, and II
she had not had her bundles to take
care of she would have hurt him good
deal more than he did her. She took
aold of his shirt near the throat and
tried to choke him. The writsbaa
meanwhile had been wrenched open
and either the money fell out or the
negro seized it, Just then Anthony
and Clarence Gallagher, who live or
Midland avenue, came up. The money
had disappeared, but everything else
A vain search was made yesterday for
the fugitive.
Servants to Carry Pistols.
The housewives at ST. Davids and in
that vicinity are telling their servants
to carry pistols at night. Justice of the
Peace George b. Wood of Ogontz says
that through all the region around that
point and Jenllintown, Wyncote, Ash.
bourne, Ellins Park. Oak Lane and
Logan there is constant apprehenSion
Of new robbery, either at residences OF
on the highways. The justice himself
carries a loaded revolver and tells
those who consult him that they may
profit by his example and be prepared
for an emergency in Which self-defense
may be .lecesSary.
Four attacks upon pedestrians on the
highways at night in the vicinity of the
York road have occurred in the present
month. In three cases the victims were
women, and they were robbed. con-
stable was murderously assaulted al
Fitzwatertown Five houses in Jenkin.
town were raided by burglars on the
night of December 13, and on the fol-
lowing night laundry and candy shop
we're rifled. Two negroes tried to break
into the house Of w. r. Brown at Chel-
ten and Park avenues, on Saturday
morning last, and policeman shot at
them as they fled, wounding one man,
who left trail of blood. Two burglars
were surprised at work on the porch oi
the house of Theodore Voorhees,, vice
president of the Reading railway. al
Ashbourne, on Friday morning AMI es-
capped to the woods, abandoning jim
my. On Thursday morning police.
man fired twice at two men in Chelten.
ham, who We're trying to enter the
house of Charles H. Reach, superin.
tendent of the New York division of thu