Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-10
An-Night Search for Girls As
SaiIant Futile.
C0ATESVILLE, Pa, EXCITED
Annie McElhaney, Farmers Daugh-
ter, Attacked on Way From School.
NO DANGER OF LYNCHINa
State Police and City Authorities
In Charge and People Are
Calmer Today.

GAINESVILLE. Pa. October 10
An all-night search of the woods and
farms in this vicinity failed to reveal
any trace of the negro who yesterday
afternoon attempted an assault upon
Ami e McElhaney, fifteen years old.
while she was on her way from the
Coatesville High School to her fathers
farm. Coatesville was much wrought
up over the affair last night and there
was no telling what would have hap
pened to the man If he had been cap
tured by citizens.
The town today is in a calmer mood,
and as the state police and the Coates
vile authorities have taken charge OF
the search there is no danger Of a
repetition Of the scenes of the night
of August Is, when "Zack' Walker was
burned to death for the killing Of
policeman.
When the alarm was given just be-
fore dark last evening. nearly all the
farmers in the neighborhood started in
pursuit of the negro. William McEl-
haney, father of the girl, was in the
posse and was exceedingly anxious to
find him. When darkness fell and the
negro was still at large, the father said
he would willingly give $1,000 for the
capture of the man.
- State Police in Search.
Snte policemen who are still here in
veSf eating the Walker lynching quickly
Joined the Coatesville authorities in map
ping out a systematic search for the Gull
pritc During the night they made a tour
of all the farms within a radius of sew
eral miles. The police were accompanied
by about twenty-five citizens. and 1t was
the intention of the party that IL the
canfura6 ha to he rushed
in an automobile to the county jail at
West Chester.
The condition of the GIRL who is suf
fering from the shock of the attack. was
improved today, and she was able to give
the authorities further details of the at
tempted assault. She was on a road lead
ing from Cain to Mortonville when the
negro came upon her. She fought him
powered when fortunately a one-horse
buggy came into view.
Carriage Frightens Assailant.
The negro had torn half the clothes off
the girl by this time, but when the car
rage approached he threw his intended
victim to the ground and jumped fence
and fled across the fields. 1t developed
to-day that the driver of the buggy was
believed by the police that if the negro
had known this he would not have aban-
doned his attack.
Suspect Arrested Near Philadelphia.
PTIIfADELPaHA, October 1o.AA ne
gro giving the name of Eli Davis was
arrested at Upper Darby, Delaware coun-
~. near this city, today on suspicion OF
knowing something about the attack made
on Annie McElhaney, a high school girl
at Coatesville yesterday. The man was
given an immediate hearing and held
without bail to await possible identiflca-
ton by the Gainesville authorities.
The prisoner is alleged by the police
to have said that he was a former EN-
ploye of the girls father, and that he
was acquainted with all the members of
the McElhaney family except the girl
He is further alleged to have said that
he had gone to Darby from Gainesville
last night to buy shoes and was on his
way back when arrested.