The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1913-07-18

'-"-t $50 he'd ard >i... ~ g. d-terp.
med tO use ~ an cefen-.s of he r
honor and home. She snapped
the pistol hut it refused TO fire
The cowardly midnight. would
be rapists and assassins cried
Stop swapping that pistol" and
ran into passage way between
the ssryant ) house in the rear
of Mr. G D Wrignt's and the
house occupied by Mrs. Boyd
From that point one of the COW
ardly ours shot through the win
dow, the bullet CHANGING a NOV
able screen, going through tne
door which was open and im bed
ding itself 10 a chest in the corn
er of the room and is there toda,
for the inspection of any who ar.
Interested. The lire was retu %
ed by the brave woman on the .,
side and the worse than suc~
egg dogs on the outside ran
cover.
Mrs. Boyd partially dressed
and went TO the club, awakened
the EN- bers, told tn sm of the
occurance and was advised to r.
turn To the room and they would
protect her. which she did In a
frw minutes the bestial misrep
resentatIves Of the law returned
reinforced by another cur, more
british than they and the bull,
of the force, John Hartman by
name. They proceeded to read a
fake warrant through the screen
and was admitted by the lone WI
man. She told them that she
would accompany them but they
must get out while she dressed
They refused togo out and sta,ed
that she would dress with them
m the room ar they wouId tak..
her as she Mas TIE nsryy col
ored woman d. lid tham and
seated herself on the bed unt,l
they decided To vacate. One or
tS" M mbers of thu club cam.
down and heard AL manner q.
sbn-e and profanity used hy IT,.
three coyotes of the law" Har
man, Carter ard Lilly. The,
carried her 10 prison and sb.
alleges that two of the burly
trutss attempted tn assault he,
there and when they found tina
she ~a~ more than their match
Harmsn threatened To take he,
out ant stamp her Ia de th '
She did not walker.
Thursday a. III. at S:3Othe cas-.
was called before the Polio.
Judge, who stated that II an,
going To Princeton, / haven Z
time To bother with this" II.
asked: Did you shoot in thu.
city," She replied. yes 90
Two dollars and fifty cents fine
Did YOU use profane laungu
age:' She replied, perhaps ]
did curse them out" Two dol
lars and nifty cents fine, and on,
the Judge went.
The members Of tho rlub can.
In AMI I'aid The fine Mr.. Bye
Ne Mt h.n', and thai , vening th.
- 90 was reiurns a To- the cluI
with apOl"gies bv an fficer.
"A representative OF the Nc
Dowell Times carefully investi
gated this case and numerous
other cases in which the dogs.
called police OF Blueficld hav.
grOwled around and we are amp
], prepared to stand back of eve
~ charge made. We only TO
greet that the brave, nervg he
rome did not have good pistol
or a Winchester rifle. for the Ne
gro woman must protect herself.
and a few like Annette BOYD
would stop white reprobates from
CHASING all colored women as be-
ing alike.
Such is the hardships of col
ored woman who trys tn earn az
honest living; such is the treat
ment she must endure unIes
she yields to the besstly passion.
Of such brutes as Harmon. Car
ter aud Lilly. who are as com
mon as any cur that ever got =
hot egg in his moufh ~ ~~ao- 4.