Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-08-23

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In me meanwhile with Mabel as ,
guide MIR, Hunter, having found IA,
unconscious victim, lifted the body IN
mis- arms and carried IL to mis- home
where every possible assistance was
rendered by Drs. Roy and Fischer
who had been notified over the tele,
phone and arrived in their autos. AT
ter her injuries had been dressed she
was tenderly placed In large tour.
Ing car and brought into the city and
taken to the Wesley Memorial hospit.
al, where an operation was performed
removing her right eye, which had
been almost knocked out.
IL was found necessary 10 use I2
stitches In sewing up the gashes on
the forehead OF little Mabel. Her in
jurics, though painful, are not dan
gerous. and It il believed that she will
recover within short time.
County officers. friends and neigh.
bors tiocked to the scene at once.
where they received an excellent de.
scription of the negro from the niece.
She declared him to be aboul '25
years old 6 feet In height, clean shay.
en-. nearly bald. with a protrudine
forehead and thin face, wearing bro
gan shoes. She stated that she could
easily Identify him upon sight.
DlOOdhounds were hurried To the
scene and within Two minutes tuoS
up the scent which was held for a
half mile, at which point II was brok
en-. Another trail was taken up a !
short distance further on. which wa
followed until 3 o'clock, Whea the dogs I
were called OF on account VI com /
ple,e exhaustion.
AT 3 o'ciock Sergeant l.anford, of
the city detective force. arrived on
the scene with two fresh dogs aud
took up the trail where It was lru /
on Early Monday night. however
he returned To the city, reporting that
the dogs had lost the trail
The news OF the attack spread IKE
~ildiire and hundreds OF men visited
he home during the day To receive
IN accurate description Of the negro
md Ia start upon the chase In little
squads of ten or mo-. determined to
AXE the law into Tacir own hand.
I they were ~ fortunate as to catch
he negro
Rumor after rumor was clrcua ed
o the eflect that the negro hal been
aptnred In direre.t parts ~ he coun.
y II Is estimated that one thou.
and men were securing Fulton coun
during the afternoon and night
TWO negroes we're arrested on sus.
icion. but when they were taken be.
'rc Miss Mabel she declared that
ley were rot the ones.
Miss Eilcl Lawrence. whose home
Ia londoa. England. came across
le vatpT five s,ek1 ago 10 pay Wis
TO her brother whom she had not
ZEN for many years
negro answering In many detaIls
le descrip ION ~ the brute who near
Killed Miss Ethel Lawrence and
ounded her niece. Miss Mabel Law. a
nee. vas captured on lover Decatur I
rect hbon, . q. m. Tuesday by ON h
~ Hannah and Russell aud IL nov n
cked Ia q cell a, police headquarters a
When caught. the negro Uas dodg. g
< In aud out among The shadow. n
II clothing vas muddy and strcaks &
blood were upon him Ills face b
re signs of having been scra ched 4,
~ BY briars The story he gave a
having Travelled hing way Mon .
y from an adjoining county emil n
r'her aroused the officers suspiclsa. %
d ne vhs hurried 30 tho station. IL
DURING the early morning hour, fhls "a
gro took on bis shirt. which uai
'ody. and washed d when s,up
d . little later 90. his una-relotL.ns
"a found 70 BE- bloody. lie Ia hlEh =,
nervoas snd ,elis eonHIesinE tales :.
i sas reported that the poliee ufiI :,
'retiy 'aks the negro captured 10 :.
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