The Sentinel=record., 1910-01-26
Description of Negro.

 The description the little girl gave of the negro was definite. He was brown skinned negro, of medium | build, weighs about 40 pounds, is | about 17 or IS years of age. His feat ures are not those of the distinct ne gro type. such as thick lips and flat nose, but on the contrary he has thin | lips and very ordinary features.
 He wore very dark little cap, with button in the front. His coat was black, or very dark his trousers light, but Ladly soiled about the knees. A pocket on the coat was torn, and in or two places it was frayed from wear.
 The negro had a small dog with him almost constantly. The dog was white, though not kept very clean, and had probably one or two yellow spots, resembling rat terrier in size and shape.
 The news of the attempted assault on the child spread slowly. It hap pened in a sparsely settled section. and it was several hours afterward before the South Hot Springs business district learned of the incident. Sheriff Houp was proDabiy the first officer informed of it, and he sum- moned his deputies hurriedly and went to the scene. They continued working on the case throughout the night.
 P3trolman Avan, of the South Hot Springs beat, learned of the affair and made an investigation. When the matter was reported to Chief of Pc lice Moore, other matters of less i'm p0rtance were dropped, and all avail able men were assigned on tIhe case, the chief taking an active part in the work.
 Especially later in the evening, when it became known that the negro had probably came on into the clty, instead of going to the woods, did the police force become active, and Night Captain Lhnkford took up the work. Patrolman Oxford was assigned witch Avan on the South Hot Springs beat, and officers on every other beat were furnished with descriptions and were giving careful outlook for the man. 
 Two negro suspects were picked up early in the evening, but when taken before the child she assured the off CTS that neither one was the man whom she had seen frequently on the creek road. nor the one who attempt ed the assault.
 The officers continueu their work through the night, and up do ? o'clock this morning were still joined by citi- zens of the section, armed with shot guns, Winchester rifles, six shooters and other forms of weapon. The men are determined. They do not intend that the negro shall escape if once they get eyes on him. There was no 1 organized movement for mob violence. l Tn fgct there was no mob formation, but on the other hand enough men to compose a mob were armed, but were quietly and separately working about the south part of the city. spreading l their net as far as possible, in the hope that it would reach out far enough to trap the black demon for i lust who would make such hn attempt on a little child.
 1t was stated late this morning that negro porter who works for Harry Hale at the Iyceum nheater, and who resides in South Hot Springs | had been arrested in connection with the affair Some of the theater em- poyes were sure the negro was at his work about the hour the attempt was made, and they went in search of the ones who had the negro. in charge to give them this information.
 The police knew nothing of the in- 1 cident, as they did not make the ar rest. It was stated four men went in a vehicle to the negro's house and took him awqy, apparently for the purpose of taking him before the girl for Identification. The sister of the negro was sure That he was not the I one. but. was alarmed because he did not return.
 The report was circulated that it was not officers who took him away. and that he might have heen identi