Evening star., 1908-01-29
NEGRO M|SCREANT
ADMITS CHARGE
CONTINUED from First Pase.1


Carolina. reaching here New Year day.
II is said ne had been employed on An
oyster boat on the Patuxent river be-
fore he came here, and report has 1t that
a reward has been offered by the North
Carolina authorities for his arrest. Upon
what accusation he is wanted in North
Carolina is not known. but the people
here say it Is for crime similar TO that
charged against him here.
When he reached here early New Year
day the oolorcd man applied to Mr. Ow
!ngs for employment, but the latter said
he would employ stranger Later in
the day he appeared at Mount Harmony
and was directed to the house of Mrs
Buggie. Mrs. Buggie. who is widow
about fo-ty-flve years of age was in need
of help and she hired him without any
hesitation. She thought he would he a
protection to her, and instead of spending
her nights at the home % neighbor, she
felt safe with her hired man her
premises. Her farm consists of about
1Go acres. and she has q number of cat
tic and all that goes tc make up A good
property. John MADDEN. as he gave his
name. proved 10 bc hardwo.king man.
and Mrs. Buggin was pleased with the
outlook tor a prosperous season this sum-
mer
Her hired man was willing to milk the
cows. feed the stock. cut wood and DO
all sorts Of hard work. such is neces
Sal Va 81 ldi III. anu HIS efiipioSpT tiiouSnt
she had secured a good hand. Never un-
til yesterday morning did he exhibit the
instincts of a criminal.
Story of the Crime.
As near as Mrs. Buggie could tell. it
was after l O'Clock in the morning when
she heard footsteps in the house out
side her bedroom door. She inquired
who was there, and Hadden responded
La xs-aS t1,o hn ri
What are you doing up this time of the
morning. she called to him.
I'm cold,'' he answered. land I'm go
ing to build q fire.
Before Mrs. Buggie could respond the
colored man opened the door leading to her
room. which was unlocked, and made an
insulting demand of her. She expressed
her Indignation and he exhibited shot
gun and an AK, and gave her to under
stand that he would kill her If she re-
sisted
II have a brother who takes delight In
killing people, he told her, and III
Kill you before l leave
Mrs. Buggie was SO terrified she was
unable to speak: she realized there was
nobody near enough to hear and respond
to her appeal Following the brutal as
sault Hadden demanded cash enough to
enable him to get out of the county
Il have no money the suffering
woman told him.
in Baltimore hospital only a few days
ago and had not fully recovered from
the effects of the operation.
Her protest that she had no money
in the house was not believed by Hadden.
He knew she had recently received the
check for SO and he had heard her ask
white neighbor to go to the store to
get 1t cashed. 1t happened. however.
that the storekeeper was unable to cash
it. and the check was returned to her.
HoIH oh 10
check represented and again he made
demand for the money.
Didn't you have the check cashed?'
he asked her.
% cents. all the money she had. and Had
den took them He did not fully under
stand about the check. and insisted that
the Endorsement should be erased.
And" said Mrs. Buggie. Il was in
such a terrible state of mind that
can't really tell who did erase it. / may
have done it or may have shown him how
to do it,.
Repeating his assertion that he would
kill his victim if she made an outcry.
Hadden closed the door and left the room,
taking the gun and AK with him. The
terrified woman was there alone, afraid
to leave her room or to make move of
any kind She had no firearms in the
house and was absolutely without pro-
lection. Seconds seemed hours to her,
days. What had become of her assailant
she could not imagine until she heard
noise in the barn. where he had gone to
get horse. upon which he thought he
would escape.
Assault Repeated.
Mrs. Buggie had hardly begun to
breathe easier before she was startled by
hearing footsteps upon the porch.
.Is he coming back" she asked herself.
She said she tried to think some good
spirit had directed one of her neighbors to
her assistance, but in few seconds the
face of John Hadden again appeared at
her room door. He had returned to re-
peat his assault upon her. He compelled
her to pick UP part of her bedding and go
to room on the upper floor of the house.
Having committed the second assault upon
the defenseless woman Hadden warned
her that Il she. made an attempt to leave
the house to summon assistance, or l. she
made an outcry he would surely Kill her.
Leaving the room with his weapons lie
went to The lower floor, where he was
soon mounted upon the horse and was
off in TIE direction of Prince Frederick.
When ! heard the gate close behind
him." said the victim, Il knew he had
left the premises and resolved to go at
once TO my nearest neighbors house..
1t happened that her nearest neigh bor
was Ernest Randall. colored living across
field about 100 yards from her house.
Being in highly nervous condition. and
fearing Hadden's return, Mrs. Buggie at
tempted to open the door of the upper
floor ROOM only to find that heavy log
had been placed against il for the purpose
of OBTAINING her. She pushed and tugge0
at the door and finally opened it. and left
the house by way of the back door. not
stopping to put on any clothing. Clad
only in her sleeping gown and with no
shoes upon her feet. the frightened wom-
an ran across the snow-"overed field to
the house of the colored family. Just as
she entered the house of the Randalls and
called for help she heard the clock in the
house strike the hour of ,.
Overcome With Fear
Mrs. Buggie was so greatly overcome by
fear and nervousness that it was not until
she had rested awhile in the Randall house
that she knew she had crossed the field
in her bare feet The rough soil and
snow and ice had cut and bruised her
feet, and she was also suffering from the
cold She told the Randails the story, and
they cared for her. furnishing her shoes
and articles of wearing apparel to pro-
tect her upon her homeward journey.
Mr. James F. Hardisty was communi-
Gated with. and he went to Upper Marl-
boro on the Chesapeake Beach train.
Later in the morning messages giving
details of the outrage. We're sent over the
wire to different sections of this county
the authorities of Prince George and Anne
Arundel counties also being notified.
Sheriff Mead was not at Prince Fred
erick when the news was sent there. but
others received. the message and sent it
business trip to Solomon's Island. and. it
Is stated he met Hadden on the road