The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-09-05

The peaceable and law abiding
community Of Howard twelve miles
southeast Of Waxahachie Is today
wrought up 10 fever bea over one
Of the moss uendish crimes ever com
sult sd IN Ellis county
While sitting IN rocking CHAIR
al her home yesterday afternoon
nursing Aar six or elght-weess-old
tbId 10 sleep Mrs S. r. Norris.
tho wife OF "a young farmer Of that
community was seiaed from behind
by 1lata beast In human form and
erjmiBallg assaulted The exact hour
when the terrible crime waa com
mIued has not been learned. bat
the woman was discovered about
@ clock lying ca The floor Ia an un-
conscious condition Marks OF vio-
jence ON her bods and the signs of
terrible struggle were plainly yisi
bic
Mr. Norris came 10 Waxahaehie
yesterday and his wife was alone
Vi,h her babe when the assault on
her was made hy a negro who had
chopped cotton there last spring, He
entered the house by rear door and
| pornced upon the defenseless woman
like a tiger while she was entirely
unconscious of any danger being
near As he seized her throat from
behind she gave scream and made
desperate attempt 10 defend her
| self against the brute bat blow
Oh the back and the side OF the head
rendered her almost senseless. She
was also struck In the face by the
negro with his fists aud her tongue
was choaked ont of her mouth There
| were flnEer nail gashes on the wOm-
ans toBgue showing that jt had been
| caught and held In the grip Of the
negro in order 10 stop her screams.
/ Leaving has victim for dead the
negro fled and at this writing lis
stIn at large although be is being
i hunted by officers aud by mob
of enraged citizens Of the Howard
community Telephone reports
from there say the Whole country
is armed and looking for the brute
The scene OF this terrible crime
vas on the farm of Dave Woods
about Two and one-half miles south
lot Howard Although Mrs Norris
was assaulted yesterday afternoon
/ the details of the affair We're not
/ bnoun until this morning When
found She was ia au unconscious CON
/ dluon and did nol revive sufficient
las to talk until about alocb This
/ morning % }s Rot clear as 20 WHO
was the first go lind Mss Norris u
her horrible pllght 0ue report s
to che effect that she was found hy
a member of a. H Rhodes family
Nhb 1--we about aur hu ared yards
from fhe Norris house Auutaar res
port says that she was found hy
I hcr husband upop hia return from
+ EWaaahaehle. Br Jenkins of Howard
sas immediately called tu and he
+ labored with Jhs Nomau nearly all
/ uleht in an cffort to RESTORE her tn
Iennsst tuusness giis examinations
showed wounds un tbe hark Bud
idr IT tbe bead ehleA hat bnen
made Nith a hammer hee ~ bad
aaen bruised from blaa administer
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fhrfe werr several afas ea Ha
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f Hf pf iapAlna be N 81 tha apIa-
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