The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-04-11

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such print. This circumstance will
be further investigated today, and il
may furnish an important clew.
Details of the Crime.
Miss Myrtle Rouse, daughter of
Thomas Rouse, who lives near Mt
Herman Church ABOUT three miles
from Ashland, on Saturday night was
the victim OF an outrageous crime at
the hands of negro, who. If posi-
lively identified, will certainly meet
death in the electric chair.
The young woman, who is nineteen
years old and teaches school at Ruth
er Glen, in Caroline county, was at
tackled shortly after 8 o'clock about
half a mile from Ashland. She was
mercilessly treated by the black brute.
and when assistance came to her in
the form Of Attorney Samuel r. Car
ter to whose nearby house she made
her way. she was in a pibiable con-
dition.
Immediately after bestowing the ne
cessary attention upon the victim of
the assault. Mr.. Carter gave the
alarm and forthwith the county au-
thorities. as well as Mayor Crew, Of
Ashland. set in motion the forces to
bring the offender to justice.
AS a result Of this activity, four
negroes now are under arrest. They
are Addie Cash, about thirty-five years
old, Harrison Jackson and his brother,
Robert, and Smithey Cash. The peni-
Tertiary bloodhounds were used yes
terday, when 800 incensed Hanover
citizens Joined in the man hunt, and
as the dogs, after a long run through
nelds and SwampS, followed a trail to
the home of Addie Cash, il is believed
he is the guilty man.
Went to Aid Her Sick Father
Miss Rouse left Caroline county Sat
Urday night to minister to her father
who has been seriously ill. She reach
ed Ashland by train at $50 p. NJ.
and stopped in Delarue's store to make
some purchases. She then walked
alone through the town and along a
main country road for a distance Of
about half a mile.
Her destination was the house Of
her cousin, w. l.. Patterson, whom
she expected to escort her the rest
of the way. Unfortunately, Mr.. Pat
terson moved last Thursday to a place
a quarter OF a mile distant
This Miss Rouse did not know until
she reached the house which she found
vacant, as was the one next to it,
She had tried the front and rear doors
in the hope OF arousing some one,
when she was confronted by the ne
gro. who probably followed her from
the station.
The man wore cap and overalls
and evidently had just come from
work. He appeared and demanded
money of his victim. Miss Rouse
readily handed over her purse. which
contained Sl1 in notes and some coin.
But this did not satisfy the black
hend, and he quickly seized his vic
tim in his remorseless hands. The
marks OF his finger prints about the
throat of the teacher still tell part
OF the hideous story.
The girl Vainly screamed for help,
and when finally left by the negro
staggered to the house of the well
known Richmond attorney. Hill Car
ter and his son, Samuel r. Carter.
Medlcal attention was quickly pro-
cured and Sheriff a. II. Hall, of Han
over. was notified, as was also Mayor
Crew, of Ashland
Got State Prison Dogs.
The latter forthwith put himself in
communication with the Richmond
police and sought 10 have the Hen
rico bloodhounds sent TO the scene.
These dogs, however, were absent on
another trail. Efforts To procure GER
tam hounds in Louisa also proved
fruiuess.
Yesterday morning, however, L. L.
Scherer, claim agent Of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio and a member of the
Penitentiary Board, was appealed to
for help. Realizing the necessity for
quick action, he dispatched an auto
TO the penitentiary farm and secured
the hounds, Hobo" and Liz"
These were brought to Richmond
/ by Keeper Lane and a convict, who
! - expert IN the management of the
/ animals. The party went to Ashland
/ on the noon train and by l o'clock
i the dogs were on the trail. They went
| eastward across the field and soon
/ came upon footprints, which showed
/ that they were on the scent. They also
/ unearthed a handful Of torn pape-.
i which proved TO have been a lett, r
| addressed to Miss Rouse.
After that the hounds followed the
/ trail through a white oak swamp sew
eral miles from Ashland. Many times
/ they lost the scent, but the animals
/ were persistently interchangeable. Final
/ ~ they worked back to Ashland and
| went straight to the house of Addie
/ Cash. Then they ran a little way
| down the field and back again to the
/ house. Cash, when arrested flatly
| denied that he was absent from his
/ home Saturday and declared that no
| one had been to see him.
! Mr.. Scherer did not attempt to fol-
low the dogs all the way over their
! trail. He returned to the home Of
/ Mr.. Carter, where he found that his
/ assistant, Myer S. Angle, had round
\ ed up the two Jacksons and Smithey
| Cash. The latter is a nephew of the
| negro Addie Cash, arrested later
There is reason to believe that Mr.
Angles captives know something OF
/ the crime. The assumption is that
the negro who committed the crime
was at Delarue's store and there
/ learned something of Miss Rouse's
plans.