The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-22
seek NEGRO FOR
D|.As'IT'|ARD||l'YC.R|; s':I | I ] |;
Church Hill Population.
Wrought to H:ighl' / Pitch
Of Excitement.
A'FTEMPTE D ASSAULT
ON ON Ii MT r GIRLS
Man Struck Parkkee eper y igg:ns
in Face and Made Escape.
Entire Police Force at Ii
Work in Effort TO
Run the Man
81 I'd Down.

Stirred to q high pitch OF excite
gment II many of thon uttering dire
threats Of ven gcnnce. residents & OF |
Church Hill spent vest terdaySa rternoon
and Aportions&o Of II Id 3 tllsliti Vainly |
occurring The east end OF tile city and
8tfe8 neurby country de Il Sforsss u = negro
man who during the lnornin g. attempt-
ed to assault 7 two |little8w viii te girls sin
the nelghborhoods 81 Libby H III 3Fark.
Apparently every trace of the cri i'm
sinal had &disap ppeared b In Ills successful
effort to escape he " He'd tile park
Keeper with s. u blow u II the h face, 3 and
though chased some distance, ,nunaEedf|
TO elude his ~ Two three
rested during this d day.s but were later
released The$a entire police force is
on he wat CT, n rail " xay sta ii pms have
beenSnotitied and every $efr or II ~ II s$be
made to run the ne egro 7 own.
Bought Candy for Z hem.
with al AEnumber8o d 9th er Iildren the 4
girls, both Of whom ar q under seven
years OF age, were ~ play ~ near their
|thomes and near I 9 L par 81 ~ hen tile
neg ro, who Is now being sought all
over the city, wandered u along. He
approached "a part, ~ { them on = rank
|Slin Street, opposite the park a and lin
front OF the residence sof NJ Mr.s I. 4 E.
Picot and asked a II tile boy WI 10 wa
among those s the crow . II to go over
TO 5iaf tore near by and Eet sSfi ves cents
worth OF candy 5sssa
The lad TOO K sEt he Il mo ney ~ and went
latter theSSc nd y,S8 and & the negro; Went
I'm he yard and sat on Il the porch. He
Hook oneSof the 4 title girls his sknse y
and III old VI err he was RI going to give
4 her sonne Ycand y.s II Ins the mean time the
4 otherS chi ldren. troll ed Il q bou I awaiting
i lHthe return ofs the bo oyss e. md Her {ot
the girl came to he sds and ordered:
Il the negro away "a He wen. ~ and then
4 the LADY, called for Park Keeper Da d
gins, no wa 8 wi thin gh t. TIE
ISneEro disappeared yarou1d the { corner
4 Of f2FT'Wenty-eig ighth n Street just a. SfAIr
Il Higg ginss ched the Picot rezidence
4 The lady old the& parkke eper that g
4 (SneEro had acted In a suspicious ma ~ ~
4 18th he children and Il a sea- rch
Il was be gun. t5
/ Attacked Higgins.
round ul't the e8corner OF Grace Street just
Il at 1wenty-ninth, A! Mr.. Higgins saw the
II negro enter the yard OF the residence Of
i Mr.. ~, s. .55s Jackson. " hen Mr.. Higgins
+ reached the gate he saw the man 81 ttine
II in the areaway wi til q little girl on his
3 knee s 355s
want you 3 exclaimed the OF, Ger.
& sAll right,'t5Ereplied the negro, as he
q sat the child on the ground, ana walked
to- the gate, Nj +. Higgins took him 5,
4 the arm and told the negro to consider
q himself under arrest. IL 4ss: ,5g
Il | $S$ The two then started 8up the street
4 when suddenly the captive II wrenchec
{ himself free and dealt Il the officer two
blows in the face. Mr., 4, Higgins recov i.
cred sufficiently to strike back, and tlicr
Y The tripped the negro, and the two fel
! ito the pavement The negro rolled over
II jerked away from the parkke eper, tear
N ing his vest In strips, got up and mad
n rapid tracks toward 353 Twenty eight
II Street l s 8 535338 3st ~ 58
Mr. Higgins ran. .5 after him but til
Il fugi tive was too fast, and !. outdistancc,
= tie officer. He turned into twenty
1 eighth Street and disappeared in the al
= ley etwcen Broad and Grace. E955{ 5l5
!: Higgins immediately 'phoned t.
: the police station. Officers Ilellan
I, and Bryant. Of tho bicycle squad
9 were placed on the case at onco. II The
z secured the eastern section OF the city
4 hut could not locate tho negro. Lnte
s the detectives from headquarters wer
n added to tho detail, and Detectives Glib
II son and Wren worked all N light In ad
8 Edition to these officers every man Of tn
$5 force was instructed to keep a lookou
~ and there is not a man of them bl
1fI8hopes he will be the one to capture Il,
:, criminal, Il iIs3 NJ
y Description Of Negro.
y The Negro IN described ms being Q
I, about five feet ten inches In heiEh,
X large IN prOpOrti0n,I Of n dark gtnge
q color. He had nn ~ short dark con
II ANA gray trousers With . stripe. Nj
Higgins could not say whether b
is wore Il cap ar n soft felt hnt. III S7 4
n 8 This description was furnished t
@ every man on the police force, an
4 many, citizens have 1t also. Tho chic
- of police says he will get the fugitiy
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