The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-03-24
At THE HOME OF
THE PRESIDENT
WHITE WOMAN ASSAULTED BY
A NEGRO.
Third Incident Of the Same Kind and
the People Are Greatly
Excited.

the People Are Greatly
Excited.
Oyster Bay, N. Y, March 20.-
Wrought up to pitch of intense ex-
citement by third assault upon a
white woman by negro, citizens of
this town, the home of President
Roosevelt, have tonight surrounded
Poverty Hollow, a swamp on the out
skirts, and are searching it for ne
gro fiend who attacked and robbed a
woman in her home here this after
noon.
The victim of this third attack by q
negro is Mrs T. E. Southard, middle
aged woman, mother of q family and
wife of a carpenter. Both are highly
respected in this place, and the SYM
pathy with Mrs. Southard is all the
greater on account of the fact that she
is cripple, not very we'll to do, and
| the mother Of large family. She
lives In a thinly settled part of the
| town and was alone with sick child,
when there was a knock at the door.
Believing that it was her children re-
| turning from school, she cried: Come
in and don't make any noise." she be-
ing fearful that the children might
make noise and disturb the sick
baby.
A negro, instead of her children, ap-
peared in the doorway.
The startled woman demanded of
the negro why he had come to the
| house.
shut your mouth, or 1t will be the
worse for you"
Mrs. Southard had few minutes be-
| fore laid upon the table an envelope
containing SS rent money, and the
negro looking around the room caught
sight of this and lifted it up.
What do you want?" Mrs. Southard
said. ..ua aj
"This," the man replied. opening the
envelope and taking out the money
He then struck her heavily with his
open hand saying: 15.zr
"You had better be quiet" ru0.n. .py
Mrs. Southard grabbed for the
money and again the negro struck her
heavily with his fist in the face,
knocking her down. She jumped to her
feet and again tried to seize the
money, when the man knocked her
down with blow that left her sense
less on the floor. JF
When she recovered consciousness
she found her children collected about
her, crying. They had thrown water
into her face, and this had helped to
revive her. AS soon as she gained suf-
| ficient strength she sent the Oldest of
her children to Constable McCabe. He
responded quickly, and she told him
the story of the attack.
From her description Of the negro
McCabe expressed the opinion that he
was stranger in the place. After
sending for a doctor to come and at
tend the woman, who was in serious
condition apparently, he went out and
organized the hunt for the negro,
which is now progressing by lantern
light.
A physician who arrived shortly af-
terward found that Mrs. Southard had
been very seriously injured by the
negro who, 1t is believed, kicked hei
savagely after he had knocked hei
senseless. .- 500
The Poverty Hollow swamp Is a tan
gle of stunted trees and bushes. with
here and there depths of Shiny oozt
in which persons unfamiliar with the
place could easily find death ant
should the negro not be found many
will believe that he has met his doom
there. BY nIghtfall the swamp wal
completely invested, as large acces
sions to the ranks OF the posse wer'
made when tie commuters returned
from the city.
The temper Of the people was 81
thoroughly aroused by the attacl
made by negro upon a woman weel
ago Il at drastic action was then talk
ed Of, and 1t will need the presence o
some very cool heads to prevent lyio
lence, II Mrs. Southards assailant 4
caught while the present excitemen
Is at lts height. as 0
|
Shot by Deputy Sheriff.