Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-09
CoIored Man Charged With At
tempted FeIonious Assault.
ASSAiLANT SCARED AWAY
Mrs. Minnie Speneer's Struggle With
Burly Rufian.
OFFICERS PURSUING THE CLUES
Not Satisfied With Identification of
the Men in Custody-Populace
Aroused.

r n Vincent deputy sheriff OF Prince
George county Md. passed through here
last utsAt shortly after II o'clock with
William Proctor. II young colored man. I'M
der arrest Proctor had been taken into
custody "a Suspicion az having attempted
felonip,lS assault upon Mrs Minnie Spen-
esy At o-y home kosecrer'. In Maryland
,,,St-rJ4N afternoon The deputy returned
=, S,,s,-..yctg Vhis morning with the pris-
o,-r While Ms. Spencer had stated tha'
t,,,,.s,,r .,se-,N sesS,sselsi ccr 1Ssa,lant. the
90 SCI AS ~. ~nolly satisfied with her
t.-.,tr .-y4.{sn ard hs wanted ~ overlook
.n,,ra-r suspect. lrertor WAS detained In
che t,ckgp AZ HyatGsvtilc over night.
Mrs spencer had thrilling experience
with hey 1s<aiIaat. and IL VAS Oily because
Of her presence OF mind that she succeeaeo
In Frightening him from her premises
Mrs. Spencer's Statement
Mrs Spencer Was seen at her home inns
norning by A Star reporter. ana 10 MN She
gave the following version OF the assault.
SIN, had been to the house of some coiofeu
p.ypl-. she aid. to see about having some
work done and as she returned nome s.s
noticed Il colored man who appeared 10 oe
following her. She was alone III .ns n" '
with her two-year-old niece. Bsu.ah fhuh
sord and she locked the doors She heard
a knock at the back door. and gong INTO
the kitchen found a man VINO haa e'iue h,aS
forced the door He had orahkel. "iiSh
Ia. had taken from the stable, rafsea over
bis head and he threw 1t over her MIS-
Snanr-r VINO is large woman. mace
brave defense of her life and ionor- ,,
She. had pitcher in her hand she saiu.
and she struck her assailant with 1t, nlt
he ierked 1t from her hand and threw IL
away To stihe her cries lie hlied her
mouth with raw cotton which he had taken
from a pillow which had been ieit Eirts
ON A back porch. He threw Eer 70 tl.e
Kitchen floor and choked her. and WITH an
did cas-. knife which he had picked up
from a table in the kitchen he cut her OH
the hands and face 49,, u,.,a
,.biId came to her calling to her. Mamma!
Mamma, I'll .,o
Mrs. Spencer finally got her head free
from the blanket. and. seeing hef huSo'nu
ma, ON a chair il suggested the IDEA 0i c;il-
iu,. hin, hoping to brighten the negro 'i"siH.
she screamed Charlie. come down stairs.
and the negro got UP ana sla aI ~ -
the door. She grabbed nm. calltha' -
GOT the Niger Charlie" but he broke away
and ,,, ,r S.in,n
In response to her calls for heip Ut, PIN, III,
son and his wife responded ana eouhu M
Spencer with her clotiills pi ,',te On
covered with blood stains from tfe GUS on
nar face and hands. She was III h'shis
historical condition -. g., I-Dner
Marlboro by Or. simpson anu '''>,e'
rick who was holding court thefe' was q.
80 Notified The facts of tire assault
snraad like WiIdfire not only in the neg II
borhood where Mrs. Spencer iiNeo' ou' or" az,
in INNER Marlboro. and a posse 81 'I'i
ms uas soon in search of the assaiiah''
n1a.nubiIa DIR Simpson gave Mrs Spen-
cor medical attention. He found shS hau
rac.iv.d several bruises and cuts ana was
suffering from shock and hysteria-
Posse Makes Search
The passe of citizens was Joined by Dep
uty Sheriff Vincent and several cohaldoieS
who had been dispatched to the scene pS
Judge Nerrick An excellent description vi
the colored man was furnIsilcd ny mrs
Suencer and every Colored man met on ''e
road was closely scruttnizet. me search
led through the woods IN the vicinity VI
RoSs,roft and several farm barns Were IN
plorrd in the belief that the fugitive might
be- found in hiding.
After a hunt of several hours. Deputy
Sheriff Vincent and LIS party came upon d
,.olore, man who in many ways tdliled WIFI
the description furnished by Mrs Spencer
and he was taken into custody ny the dep-
utv sheriff and his men. He gave his name
as William Proctor II" denied all knowl-
edee Of the crime but was d tanned on sus-
picion and will be held until there can De
an investigation of the story.
proctor was taken before Mrs. Spencer
last night and she partially recognized
in the Catholic Church near Rosecroft.
which she attended. but the pr's'ner claims
he has not been near the church since last
January.
The search is being continued today with
the same vigor with which II was pushed
Yesterday afternoon and last night and 1t is
probable that other men will De arrested on
SUSPICION The feeling in the vicinity of the
scene Of the assault is running nigh ana the
prpu'ace is thoroughly aroused.
others Suspected.
Five additional suspects were taken to
the Spencer residence late this afternoon to
see if either can be identified. A fourteen
year-uld school girl of the ncighborhood
named Edith Berry, who was frightened
Yesterday by colOred man answering to
the description given by Mrs. Spencer. Is
also To be conveyed 10 Mrs. Spencer's home.
in the expectation that she will be able TO
say il any one of the suspected men Is the
one by whom she was accosted.
ARREST OF CHARLES STEPHENS.