Evening journal., 1907-04-17
BRUTE GRABBED
YOUNG WOMAN
Armed Men Search for As
ASsaiIant of Miss E. A. Stew
ems, Below Wilmington

BALTIMORE, Nd, April 17.-An at
tempt to assault young white woman
was made yesterday morning about
onc-half mile from Bengies Station.
on the Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Washington Railroad. The victim was
am es,imable young woman-Miss = iz-
abeth Ann Stevcns-who is employed
as a stenographer IN Baltimore, and
who was on her way to her place of
employment when she was attacked.
Two men We're placed under arrest by
the Baltimore county police. one isl
white ana the other black. but the
young wCman's mind was so confused
by the attack that she is unable TO say
whether her assailant was white or
colored.
The two men arrested are Joseph
Smith (colored), who denied all knowl-
edge of tho affair and who was soon re-
leased. and a white man VINO gave his
name as John Green, but who could not
satisfactorily account for his presence
in Middle River Neck, where he was
taken into custody not far from the
scene of the attempted assault SO far
there os no evidence to connect either
one with the attack upon the young
woman beyond their unexplained pres
ence In the neighborhoOd.
On Her Way to Work.
Miss Elizabeth Ann Stevenson, as
her intimate friends know her, Miss
Mamie Stevens-is employed I'm the
offices of the Maryland Vacuum Ice
Company of Baltimore. She has been
a stenographer there about a year, and
is highly thought of by her employers.
When she did not appear at the usual
time this morning. it was thought that
she was ill. and the news that an at
tack had been made upon her was re-
ceived with many expressions of re-
gret.
Miss Stevens is a daughter of Mr..
Wi son r. Stevens who lives about
half mile from Bcngies Station. 1t
was Miss Stevens custom TO come into
Baltimore every morning on an early
train Sometimes, when she had little
time. she was I'm the habit of taking
AN unfrequented short cut through
bit OF woodland between her home and
the railroad station She did this to-
day, leavlng her home about 7.S0
o'clock, and hurried through the lonely
bit OF woods toward the railroad sta
ton.
Never Reached Station.
Miss stevens did not reach the sta
tion. What happened after she left l1r
home is indistinct In her mind. She
staggered back home some time after
her train had gone ana told her fright
cnei mother she was attacked while
going through the woods. Then she be-
came unconscious, IN which condition
she remained for hours, and her mother
was unable 20 obtain the details Of her
experience. She was attended by DR..
John w Harrison OF Chases Station,
who said that the girls assailant had
not accomp ished his purpose.
The account which Miss stevens gave
her family of the assault before she be-
came unconscious was practically as
follows: She had taken the short cut
through the woods to the station, and,
SO far as she could sec. was absolutely
alone on the path When about ha
way 10 .hc station man, whose face
She dill not sec stepppel behind her AMI
placed his hand firmly over her eyes.
throwing her 10 the ground. Whether
the hand was that Of a white man or a
negro she was unable to say but
Thought that It was that of white
man. cne llliheuihlclH utNdllN uNtoH-
scious. and when she recovered her
senses she found herself lying in the
wood with her clothing disarranged.
She dragged herself 10 her home where
after tel ing her mother OF the attack
she became unconscious again. and re-
mained SO for several hours, IN spite Of
TIE efforts Of Dr. Harrison to revive
her.
Searched the Country.
When the news Of the attack On the