The Cairo bulletin., 1906-07-27
SEEK
LIFE OF NEGRO
ASSAULTER
WHO HAS CONFESSED TO BRUTAL
CRIME ON MAYFiELD TELE.
PHONE OPERATOR.
MOB SURROUNDS JAIL
In Paducah Where Brute Was Taken
After Officials Had Euded
Enraged Citizens of
Mayfield.
Special to the Bulletin.

SpFCldi 70 the BulletIn.
Paducah, Ky, July 26. Thousands
Of enraged Kentgckians are tonight
clamoring for the life Of Allen Siev.
crs, negro who has confessed tn
brutally assaulting Miss Ethel Nc
Clane, a pretty young telephone oper-
ator at Maytield KY last evening
Maytied officials after GLIDING
mob Of ; 600 succeeded in bringing
the negro here and locking him up in
| the county pail. News Of the ouragc
had reached here however and the
Icitizens were already greatly excited
and tonight the streets around the
ia were crowded and threats of
lynching the negro before day break
are being freely made.
Several hundred Mayfeld citizens
came to Paducah early tonight ana
joined the mob.
The jail is being carefully guarded
by Sheriff OgIesbie and deputies and il
is thought that there is no possibility
Iof the mob securing the negro as the
jail is strong enough TO withstand all
o saults hat may be made upon it,
TIP 10 midnight no definite ATTEMPT |
to get the prisoner had been made |
but the mob was still growing In spite !
f the efforts of the city and COUNTY
autohrities who have been busy ar /
resting the ring leaders Of the mon
Over a score of arrests have bccr
made and the jail and city hail is
crowded with agita'ors.
The negro was secretly taken from
the Mayfield jail under heavy guard
OF deputies and driven down the rail-
road track where an Illinois Central
train was tagged and the negro
brought here.
Story of the Crime.
Miss McClane WIS en- route home
from the office abou' shutdown ycster
day evening aud was more than half i
way TO her dwelling when negro
man ran up behind her and demanded
to know If she had any money. She
answered in the negative
The black brute grabbed her and at
tempted TO ki.s her,
Miss McClane fought hrayely to pre-
serve her honcrs and screamed aloud
for aid.
The scene of Tho struggle was along
side the railroad track about three,
quarters of a mile northwest of May
field and in an isolated district No
one heard her screams. and. struggling
In the arms of the black fiend She
rolled down the embankment aud into
, gravel pit
She fought until exhausted and nm II
very article Of her clothing was torn
nto shreds. q,
The black scoundrel took advantage
If her unconscious condition tu carry
,ut his purpose and then fed laav.
ng his victim bruised and bleeding ON
he ground
Her appeal. for help were finally ~
answered bv another coiorcd man. "
answered by another negro mal. ~
md saw the negro hurrying in a
outhwestcrly direc ion. "
Kelso let the negro pas. but rccoc ~
IiZod him As a man named Allen. first
lame unknown. who appeared AT May
Ield as a hanger on of the circus ten d.
lays ago.
Kclso went down into the gravel pit
nd found the bruises and half insane
irl She begged him 10 assist her to-
Ter home and On route told her ter ~
ible sory between soils and tears
A.. ~
loncd assistance and notified The an "
lorities. W
The news spread like wild Ere and p
efore Q O'Clock a posse was in nur- -"
1it of the fleeing man
herif Brand was 90 in bod and
1uld not lead his men bat Chief Of
olico McNuu acted i1 his stead Cit
ens 10 the number If o. or 20 joined ~
BE- chief and deputy shcrias az once ~
ld every few minute h. crowd of ~
alters grew larger. %"
When 'be word was flashed 10 Nash -.
llc, 'be home Of the Cumberland "
telephone company. The management ''
mt Instructions 10 Mayfcd auihori
s- io spare uo expan-o fu running
lwn the asslilant of iis trusted ON
uye.
All wires o. tho fo#H and rounty /"
ere placed ai tbe disposal or the 'l
srchine party and tho company viii "t
IS FOR Ire rigs and hores usrd he AZ
c frsi'ers.
The tovn MARSHAL A. Winc9 was
the alert al night and a. daylight
rested 4 stranEa negro and hurried
th hin TO Mayhsld He Wa taken
fore Mis- McCiaue. bu. she stated
.sitively that he looked nothing ike Fu
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