The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-03-27
BY THE BOLDNESS
OF A FEARLESS DOG.
THE INTENDED VICTIM
When Released from the Clutches of
the Negro Fiees to Her Home and
Tells the Story-The Negro Not Yet
Been Apprehended.

Friday afternoon there was an attempt
at criminal assault on Allie, the Io-year-
old daughter of Lee N. Swor, an agent
of the Virginia Life Insurance Com
pany, domiciled iii this city.
The two playmates, one the daughter
of Mr. Worley and other the daughter
of MIR. Coon, Allie Swor were in a
wooded nook about quarter of a mile
from their homes picking violets. The
negro was concealed nearby, but they
did not see him until they were right on
him. He was partially nude and had a
shotgun which he leveled on the chill
dren, speechless with fear, and threaten
ed to kill them if they made an outcry
or offered him resistance. He then
seized the two eldest girls while the
youngest fed in terror. Holding the
two girls to his breast he hugged them
tightly. At this moment the dog which
had followed the children sprang ON the
negro and attacked him viciousiy. In
resisting the dogs attack the two girls
this opportunity for escape. On reach
ing the top of hill near by they met a
party of surveyors to whom they related
briefly what had happened. As swiftly
as possible there was organized party
of citizens who pursued in vain-the
negro had fed the scene
The sheriff and the police were no
tilted and were active in their search but
the negro was beyond their reach.
On reaching his home on West Gary
street from a days fishing, Mr.. Swor
was apprised of the negro's attempt and
with several of his. friends he f1astened
to track the negro, who from descrip-
ton given may yet be apprehended and
be dealt with sumnarily before he is
placed in jail. -
These attempts on girls and women
by negroes are growing serious. The
attempted outrage by Simmie Rochelle
in West End may be decalled When ar
rested and identified beyond any doubt
by his intended victim and her little sis
ter, he was seized by the men having
their homes in that section Of the city
and hanged deliberately from the tres
tie of the West End car line beyond the
Kansas City Southern shops.
1t is we'll to prattle of law and of
courts and of legal trials by juries, but
all this is tame and senseless to mem
having daughters and wives or sisters
who may fall Unexpectedly the victims
of such brutes.
Since neither hanging nor burning,
nor so-cal4ed legal hangings shall deter
the bestial negro in his attempts, what
course must be pursued? This is a Sc
rious problem which confronts every
white man and which no negro can
evade. It may be true that the law
abiding element of the negro race may
disapprove such outrages, but they
should demonstrate their loyalty to the
law and to justice by assisting in the
of such brutes who too
often are protected by them from the
clutches of the officers of the law.
There can be only one penalty for
'uch crime. It is the inexorable decree of
Judge Lynch, from which there can be
10 appeal on hair-splitting technicalities
or on any recourse to Federal courts,
and that penalty is death.
For all such crimes let the penalty be
swift and decisive and beyond recall.
It were nonsense to waste time in legal
proceedings and sentimental pleadings
IN such brutes.