The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-10

fntfmating that tney would lAhe 4 manu-
II violence was attempted, The more
conservative element Of both races.
however, expressed a desire that the
matter be settled by the grand jury,
which will involve a delay of but few
days. Before leaving fer jail Proctor
asked his relatives present to fmme-
diateiy begin TO corral witnesses, oy
whom he expects 70 show that he could
not have been present at the time OF the
assault.
Mrs. Spencer's Story.
Mrs. Spencer was sufficiently COM
posed for the hrst time yesterday after
noon to tell the full story of the at
tempted assault.
4 started out the back door" she
said. with a pitcher in my hand. As
1 opened the door some one rushed at
me with a horse blanket. I was
knocked backward inside the kitchen,
and the life and death struggle began.
The negro had succeeded in completely
covering my head and neck with the
blanket, and was attempting to get a
wad OF cotton in my mouth lie never
uttered a wo-d. but all the while /
could hear his awful. fendish gasps as
/ he struggled TO choke me. 1 am natu-
rally a strong woman, and became
1 frenzied. / suppose, on this occasion.
/ Finally I found he had grabbed a knife
of the window sill for 1 cut nay hand
/ in several places. What he intended 70
] do with 1t I don't know. but finally,
with one desperate EFFORT, ] threw the
/ blanket from my head and found the
| brute sitting on me. Just then 1 saw
my husbands old cap. and II save me
a heaven-sent inspiration. Come,
1 Charlie, / called. bring your pistol and
1 kill this negro He ceased his strug-
4 gle for a moment at this. and I again
/ - "a faF d
] would hold the negro till he could get
! downstairs. A. this the negro bolted
out the back door. I grabbed his coat,
still yelling TO my supposed husband TO
shoot him as he ran through the
/ woods"
Dr.. and Mrs. Simpson Came.
There was no one nearer than DR.
Simpsons house. about 100 yards dis
! tant. and as I ran into the yarc scream
ing at the top of my voice and covered
/ with blood. Dr. and Mrs. Simpson came
and that is all I remember for ths
time.''
No one was in the house with Mrs
Spencer at the time wita the exception
| OF a two-year-oid niece. Beulah Beau
bon. who, with childish intuition
screamed 'auntie' and ''mamma' the
entire tine. When Mrs. Spencer threw
the Dlalke4 from Her nEAQt Sut loutiL
the little tot desperately struggling
with one end OF IL in an attempt 70 pul
= il on. She is unable 70 explain why th'
negro did not kill the child. She 81
positive that her assailant was a brigh
mulatto. with freckled face and curl.
black hair. She identified Proctor pTin
cipally By his hair and back Cf hi
head. to which she gave particular at
Proctor, however. states that he re
mained at an uncle's from II O'Clock
until 1890, then went home a short dis
work cutting kale for Grafton Owen;
at / o'clock. Owens kale patch is thre'
miles from the Spencer home. ant
Owens, IL is said. viii testify that th'
negro was at work at ] O'Clock. tn
assault occurred at 1915. which mean
that the negro must have gone tht
three miles in the intervening time,
he is the guilty one. His we bears ou
his statement that he ate dinner witt
her at 1890 His uncle was in the cill
at work yesterday, and could not bs
seen to give his account Of his neplew'l
presence from II to 1880.
II Mrs. Spencer is able, the grand jury
will hear the case this week, and, 4
indicted, Proctor will have an imme-
diate trial.
With the exception OF several bruise.
about the head and cuts upon the fact
and hand, Mrs. Spencer suffers no phys
icaI pain. although still in a very|nerv.
Gus and hysterical state.