Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-08-23

No animal, lurking ia the darkest lungles, IS
more ferocious, no viper infesting grassy hiding
places so terrible as the black brute that seeks
his white female victim.
1t is indeeda problem condition that start
les every thinking man. The peculiar feroclous-
ness and astonishing audacity of the frenzled
fiends, pail on the Imagination of every well In
formed Southerner.
The following account was taken from a
Tuesdays paper and is a plain statement OF
facts that would unnerve the bravest man; 1t 10
an account of the assault of Miss Ethel Law
renee, of London, England and her little nelce
Mabel, IA years old, at $50 o'clock Monday
morning near Atlanta.
Yesterday morning at $3.50 o'clock the
aunt proposed to the niece that they make trip
into the woods just across the road in quest of
some beautiful ferns which grow abundantly IN
the fertile soil of an autiquated breastwork, a
relic of the civil war
While they we're picking ferns aud were Just
about ready to go home, the negro appeared
from the side of the embankment opposite to
the one they we're about to ascend.
Come with me, girls, your father and
brother are not her, want you both to go right
down here with me" said the negro, after which
he grabbed Mabel, his black hands closing
around her throat but not until the girl had
first caught his hands with her own, preventing
him from choking her seriously.
Releasing his grip on her, he took up huge
stick and struck Miss Ethel terrific blow full
ia the face "Please don't treat auntle like
that" screamed the little girl, and the negro
turned aga1ned to the child. Producing coarse
rope from his pocket, he tried to throw it over
her head, and upon being unsuccessful in his at
tempt, succeeded in lassoing her aunt The
niece rushed to her aunt's aid in the nick of
the moment and caught the rope near her aunt's
head and kept the brute from Tightening it and
choking her into unconciousness, as he had plan
ned. The negro again turned upon Mabel, and
after he had struck her several terrible blows
on her forehead with the stick, she fell to the
ground, crying, out, Pm dead"
Thinking he had killed her, he again at
tackled the aunt,who was already in a stunned
condition from the first blow. In the meantime
the little girl with remarkable presence of mind
jumped up and ran to w. C. Hunters residence,
the nearest place of refuge.
In the attack upon the aunt her right eye
ed, one of her arms broken, her skull fractured
and her death is expected.
The niece escaped with lesser injuries, as
she feigned death in order to secure an oppor-
tunity to make her escape and bring aid to her
aunt.
Is there any animal so vicious, so audacious,
so dangerous, is there any experience so terrible
to the victim of one of these brutes. The ques-
ton is what are we going to do about it?
AS we have done before, during the latter
part of this campaign we marked and laid aside
several papers containing what we considered
absurd statements and claims with the purpose
are too ridiculous in the light of the election
returns. The irritation created by the
ABSOLUTELY fool statements has been almost COM
plete1y alayed by the sweeping victory for our
candidate. For instance one of the fool things
was the statement of Fitzgerald man 10 Val
dosta that Irwin would go to for Howell.
Another:
''The rank and file of the Democratic party
of Irwin county have no fear Of the result for
Governor as far as their home county is concer-
ned Their first choice is for Clark Howell for
governor, but under no consideration are they
in favor of Mr.. Smith for that position 1t is
true Mr. Smith has a small following here in
in Fitzgerald headed by Isador Gelders, Popu-
list, and ]. E. Mercer"
Another:
Editor Mercer states that no honest man