The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-07-18
Two YOUNG WOMEN
IDENTIFY negro
Miss Rouse, Who Taught School
in Caroline County, Was on Her
Way to Visit Father Near
Ashland When Negro Over
powered Her.

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lt looks as ii Richard QuaIcs,
Hanover negro, arrested July
4th ana now i'm the Jail OF Hem
rico county, is almost certain fruit
Tor the electric chair.
And ii the two unspcakabIe
crimes laid at his doors were ac-
tuaIly committed by him, death
through the medium OF the cIec-
trOdcs will DC but mild punish
mcnt for the bcstial offender.
QualeS today was definitely
Identified as the man who at
tempted criminal assault on
Miss Maggie Robinson Wednesday
night about 1880 O'Clock, near
SCOTS Annex, on the Broad Street
sSOad. For this he was sent on
90 the grand jury by Magistrate
Il. >. Purycar, of HcnricO.
Bat his troubles did not end
with this legal Cmbarra ssmcnt. for
after the justice had disposed of
the Negroes case, the prisoner was
further Identified by Miss Louise
Rouse as the man who mistrcatcd
her i'm Hanover county on the
night of March 3Oth.
This crime was an atrOciOuS Of
Tense, which inccnSed the citizens
of Ashland and its vicinity 10 the
nave resulted in the Iynchinw of
the negro had he been caught nj
that time.
Miss Rouse, who teaches
school i'm Caroline county. was at
tackled one Saturday night while
on the way to the Hanover home
OF her sick father. ut the time
she was without an escort. and
hence WAS dcfCnScIcSS.
Completely i'm the power of the
black lend. she could do little or
nothing. They day following a
posse, accompanied 10y pcnitcn-
tiary b!OOdhoundS, sought to run
down the offender; but. although
several negroes were arrested.
none could DC positively identified.
MADE TO PUT ON CAP.
This morning Miss Rouse felt
no doubts when She looked uDOn
QualcS. With Shudder, She
pointed him out as the man who
had subjected her to an outrage.
And she was still more certain
when the negro was made to put
on a cap. for the man who had
attacked her also wore a cap.
Thus far, beyond a few general
dcntalS and the assertion that lac
can prove an alibi. QuaIcs has said
little about his connection with
the crime of July Sd.
IlliS morning Inc did not testify
at the preliminary hearing before
Magistrate PurNcar. But Inc il
admitting nothing and has en-
plONcd Hill Carter. an able Ham
over lawyer. To appear as coun-
sci for him.
OF course. If the Hcnrico case
results i'm verdict of guilty.
~. 4 . n.
co%niZancc need DC taken of his
alleged connection with the Ham
over crime
But. escaping i'm Hcnrico. he
VIII have TO face the music, I'm
Hanover. where his chances for
escape. i'm view of the definite
identification by Miss Rouse. will
DC exceedingly slim.
AiIBl STORY CRUMBIES.
me Hcnrico cOnStabuIary was
not slow i'm acting after rcCcfvin~
the reports of the attack ON Mis-
ItnDlhSOH. The next mOrnino~
QualcS was arrested at Gintcr
Iark. IL il said That hc then had
some money and was PLANNING IN
go To Ashland. where he DurDosed
participating in holiday ball
game. '''
me negro at the time of his
arrest told the officers that no
could establish an aIibi. But sew
Graz colorcd friends whom no
mentioned as witnesses milo 1o
sustain his assertions. failed 10
CorroboraJcd his statements 10
day. ~ '"-
Miss Robinson was WALKING nm
broad Street near Summit Ave
nue. with tcn-Ycar-Old brother
wien the negro pOunCCd uDOn hpr.
from clump OF bushes. Tho
screams of the girl and her broth
or scared the man of. but while
II" mad his victim i'm his clutches
tally. ~
The ncighborhood of Ios.
Wednesday nights crime il -
po9iious one, and rs IL is iuSf
on the edge OF the city il secmS
surprising that the negro SbouId
nave Waylaid Miss Robinson
POSSIBLY his skill i'm Guiding thc
hanover posse had made him
audaciOuS.
ATTACK ON MISS ROUSE.
Inc OffenSc which involved
MISS Rouse was the act of n
brute without mercy or even a
semblance of humanity. Tho
young teacher debarked from o
train at Ashland about ni~htfau
ana made some purchases Mt n
town store. From the store She
Is supposed TO have been fol-
lowed.
Her father lived some distance
from the town. and as she was
tlihcrous about taking the walk
alone she went to the former
nome of relative in the hone
OF finding an escort.
but the family had moved and
the premises were vacant. In
stead OF receiving kindly greet
1ngS Miss Rouse was met hy the
negro. For possibly ten minutes
she was in his power before she
had a chance to scream for helm.
QualcS was reared i'm Hanover
county and claims to work for a
contractor. He is about twenty
five years old.
He had nothing to say when
Miss Rouse identified him today.
and maintained n suIIcn silence.