The Washington times., 1906-04-28
WOMAN VICTIM
OF COlORED MAN
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time and after crossing FIVE or six small
roads and bridges. l finally removed
my coat. put my sable handbag on ii
ard sat down near what is called Blag
dens bridge 70 read my magazine. /
had done the same thing several times
before, but was never mOlested and had
no fear yesterday afternoon.
While / was sitting on the hill l
heard the cracking of twigs behind me
and vas horrlfied when l turned and
locked into the face OF that brute. He
was coal black. He was about five feet
seven inches tail and wore a blue jump
er or OVeralls, with black trousers under
them He also wore a dirty white or
gray shirt ana a brown fedora hat. L
got a good look at him because / strug
gled with him for what seemed 10 me
10 be an hour. but / guess il was about
half that long
He stopped down and picked up my
handbag, which / had brought TO this
he touched il 1 said Don't take nay
handbag. If YOU need money. take
what is In the bag and GO
No, / won't he snaTled. as he glow
cred at me; III take everything you've
got, and you better not make any noise.
either
i told him that I was fully capable
Of taking care Of myself In any emer-
gency, and 1 wanted him to drop my
handbag. He opened the bag. and after
taking the money from IL stuffed the
reucule in his pocket. ] ran toward
him 20 get the bag from him. and ne
my cheek. / was stunned, but ! went
back At him and caught hold or his
arm. He threw me of, but again !
rushed toward him and seized him near
the throat and hung on, although he
clawed and kicked like madman. Sew
eral times he repelled me and / IN turn
forced him back While We were AT close
range he got his hands on my throat and
beRan choking me
when he forced me 10 the ground I
was almost unconscious, but I remem-
Der hearing him say. This is the tough
est fight I ever had in my life 1 do
lot remember anything more until / re-
gained my senses and saw him sitting
on the ground beside me. ] scrambled
to my feet as best / could and ran He
saw me running, but did not pursue me.
] did not look back after ] started for
fear he would follow me-
Fell Exhausted at Roadside.
The woman says the assault occurred
about o'clock in the afternoon. More
than an hour after that she staggered
through the doorway OF the home OF
William Brooks. an elderly colored man
who lives near the scene Of the assault
She told her story and received every
attention possible from Brooks and al
walk 10 the car line, but fell exhausted
by the side Of the road and Law in a con-
dition Of semi-coma for fifteen minutes
or more
William Mcguire. who was driving
along the road In "A buggy with COM
panion, saw Miss ArctanEer and went
10 her assistance. She was helped into
the buggy and taken TO the Office -
DR.. j. b. Gregg Curtis, 9I2 Fifteenth
street northwest.
DR.. Curtis treated the woman for Sc
we're nervous shock and bruises about
the face and body and sent her TO her
home in a cab There she was inter
viewed by Detectives Peck and Muller
who afterward visited the scene of the
aSsa ult-
In a short time the woods and road
ways were filled with policemen and
detectives. and Lieutenants Elliott, of
the Tenth district: Schneider. of the
Seventh. and Doyle OF the Eighth, spent
the greater part Of the night and early
morning directing the posse. Scores OF
citizens Joined the searchers and
secured the woods all night.
The crime is punishable in the Dis
trict of Columbia by hanging. William
Rurge a colored man. was hanged for
a similar offense two years ago.