The Washington times., 1908-05-10
NEGRO CONVICTED.
FEARED MOB MAY
REVENGE WOMAN
Jail Under Guard and
Prisoner Will Be
Moved Monday.
Victim Tells Story of
Crime, Causing Yer
DICT on First Ballot.

PRINCE FREDERICKSBURG, Nd.
May s.-It to,A a jury but an hour and
half tonight 20 convict Arthur Rad.
a negro, Of felonious assault on llrs.
Mary Buggy Ward. The trial. whi.h
began here this morning, was one OF
the shortest on record In the State. and
xas attended with the keenest excite
ment. The jury returned its verdict at
o'clock this evening. but Judge Bris-
coe reserved sentence until Monday
morning. II is believed he viii impose
the death penalty.
The whole Vicinity IS wrought up over
the case and open threats OF violence
against the prisoner are heard on all
sides II is generally believed that the
authorities will make an attemDr 10
spirit Rand away TO q place OF safety
The jail here is small and inadeoutelv
equipped 70 resist mob OF large num-
bers- Rand has collapsed, and although
he stoutiy maintains his innoceEee be
is in deadly fear.
Guard Around Jail Quits.
The armed guard around the jail has
been increased, but the men deputized
lost their nerve after few hours ser,--
Ice and resigned as soon as they could
be replaced.
Immediately after being sentenced on
Monday the prisoner will be taken under
heavy guard 70 the Jail in Baltimore.
Asked tonight what sne thought OF
the verdict, Mrs Ward replied.
1T was just what ! expected. I
would not object 10 having seen him
hanged. Ny character has been assail-
ed but the allegations were absurd. g"
Negroes Victim Tells Story.
Trembling and hystericaL and uu1rc-
tuatiug her story VITA violent parox-
syuEs OF sobhiag. Mrs Ward today IN
folded 70 the jury the story OF the nit
night attack upon her by Rand last
January. Carefully led through the
horrifying details Of her original story
by the States attorney. Mrs Ward bore
Up bravely. When turned over 10 at
torneys for the defense she was put
through a grueling cross-examination
and finally broke down completely.
When asked brutaly why she did not
fully attire herself before going out into
the snow and darkness 90 report the
attack, Mrs Ward hesitated. clutched
her throat, and began weeping rite-
ously.
4 thought II remained In my home
he would come back and kill me- said
MS W ard testified that when Rand
One OF the Jurors leaned over from
his. seat, patted her Or tie arm. and
saiti symRpatheticslly
You just take your time and tell
your own story
Judge PrIscoe reproved the juror FOR
his conouct. Other members OF the
jury ana many spectators were greatly
moved st the pathetic narrative recitel
by the victim OF cl,e doYblr a,llck.
Negro Was Well Armed.
Mrs Ward testified that when Rand
entered her room with a shotgun and ak
and sae attempted 20 resist him be said
tn he:
when you're fooling with a North
Carolina RiggeT you are not fooling
with a Calvert county Niger"
She said she was terrified at the
menacing way in which he welded
the gun and ak Mrs. Ward stated that
after being made Rand's victim he stole
a check for $40 from her. barred the
front door Of her home with a log and
rode Off on her best horse. Clad IN
her night robe. barefooted. and hatlese
she ran over the frozen snow for half
mile to the farm OF Ernest Randall
TO tell what had happened
She asked him TO get a gun and 20
with her 10 the home OF Elsey Hardss-
~. AT Randall's home she was fur
nished with clothing and then went to
the Hardesty residence. There she is
said TO have told the same story which
was dramatically delivered from the
stand today. Mrs. ward said she trust
ed Rand. believing him to be from Cal
vert county instead Of a tramp con-
viet escaped frem a North Carolina
penitentiary.
CorrobOrates Her Testimony.
Ernest Randall corroborated the wo-
mans story as TO what happened after
the attack. He said the woman was in
highly nervous state, came to him In
fear and begged him not to leave her.
The witness said he searched her house.
found her clothes where she said sic
had been forced 10 take them. and saw
the AK with which Rand intn.idated
her.
Elsey H2Idesty and James Hardesty
ana added that the barefootcd woman.
wi3 ran through the snow, wept
throughout the night and was unable
to sleep.
Philip Klein and Sheriff Mead contra
dicted testimony introduced by the de-
fense TO damage the character o. the
complaining witness.
Counsel for the defense placed eight
Witnesses en- the stand 20 attack Mrs
Wards reputation.
The trembling defendant. the target
OF 6 thousand eyes. told a most remark
able story The prisoner made the as
toHishing statement that he had been
Intimate with his white employer for
several weeks. He declared that he in
CURED her enmity by refusing to per
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