The Sentinel=record., 1910-01-26
SOUTH HOT SPRINGS EAvlLY ARMED WITH sHoTeuNs AIDS THE OFFICERS IN uRNe CITY FOR NEGRO, AND
 HE MAY BE AFTER IDENTIFICATION

Lying in wait for a week along pathway the ghthearted little object of his would continuously pass until opporune moment for him spring panther e at her roaand out the purposes of his beas design an unknown yesterday afternoon within his clutch for desparng moment little Lena Adams 0year-od school girl only to have his purpose hwarted moment later when if Godsen two women passed along the heard ned cries. and frightened the negro away.
 Excitement high after the of the affair spread and far into the night vsaged citizens of the section parod the territory with shoguns and small side determined if possible to appehend the and deal with him their Judg men best suggested
 County and city officers worked tireessy The identity of the is positively fixed but his description coming from several and clear that hardly sble that he The best clue to first identity is that the negro accompanied by little white dog with yellow spots which probably has been his friend in the past % which will prove hard for the fleeing negro to leave behind Tn his efforts to escape.
 The little girl is not seriously injured and her ac also for she had been orcby dragged through thick undrbrush the road side where intercepted on her way home Her cheeks show the finger prints of strong black hand that twisted her mouth he attempted outcry and her hands slightly scratched the the victory of her oddson fight saved herself from the black brute sufficient minimize things and her to feel thankful that she had escaped so fortunately.
 The child the 10year-od daughter of Robert Adams who IS an empoye of South Hot Springs The child is motheress She resides with Bradford on South Summer street Mrs. Bradford being her grandmother.
 The Oakawn school the nearest educational place, and it was here that school daily From her home she forced rather slightly travelled secon down across Soakes Creek, and then up to the school
 About week when this bright-eyed ntae gf was pasg along the Soak Creek crossing she noticed youthful negro boy Tn the road lie attempteu to stop She disposed to converse With him. lhe negro had a lot of spool thread wound on a stick.
 Here take this thread home to your mother, he said
 The little girl did accept the offer She not fright ened at the me her modey preferred to have nothing to do with the spoke of the incident at home but no serious attention given to It.
 Again the child went home late last week. probably Fri day. she the negro at the place Again he spoke to her. and again she went on without giving him notice
 Yestea about 30 she left the school and started home She along the lonely road and at the same point where before she the negro he standing idly the road She went
 Con here said negro when the child about even with him.
 The little girl shed around The put one black hand her mouth another around her waist and dragged her from the roadway.
 Come out here have rooster tied to tree and want h ov # to YOU to give your mother said the negro as he dragged her on
 The child bated along best she could by this time thor ov rohened at the of the He took her past
 e neoro hut in which he said he lived over to where ol of small trees stood and there laid her down
 Miss Ella Karger and Mrs M. E. Grlmstead had stepped Off an 0alawn car minutes before and were passing along ina road to their homes They heard sed noise about l wards from the road and the look up at he lhy sac another form on ground but thought at hrs mght p
 ttla aoro hoy with whom the negro man was payhg uh'