The herald., 1914-03-26
MOB PURSUES
NEGRO RAV|SHER

afternoon. following his alleged at
TEMPT 10 ravish Margaret Hutzler, :
wears old. at the home of her parents,
pa Eliza street.
But for the timely assistance rem
IJercd the accused by Harry Klink and
John Burgau. OF engine No. 10, at Op@-
lousas and Bouuy, he would have been
summarily dealt with by the Infatuated
Iciiiyans who chaScl him. The tiremen
kept h;,l in their custody a, Russo ;
shoe store until the patrol wagon took
him to the police station. He is charg-
ed with rape.
VICTIM AFFLICTED.
The case is all the more pitiful be
cause the brute's victim has suffered
with a mental disease from her birth,
and has inward spasms when under
nervous tension. She was afflicted with
them almost continuously for several
hours after the encounter with the
negro.
with which Farrow has been connected,
having been arrested in 1906. in com.
pany with Norris Burns, because of an
attempt to ravish a white girl named
Davis in Algiers. Farrow was given
thirty days as dangerous and suSpi.
cious character, and Morris was sent 10
prison for a term.
Mrs. Hutzler said FarrOw passed The
house 2l5 Eliza street. in which she
was moving. having purchased the
dwelling. The negro asked for work
and Mrs. Hutzler gave him rugs and
carpets to beat. After finishing the
task he received 40 cents. Mrs. Hutz-
Ter said FarrOw was so we'll satisfied
he offered to scrub two rooms. Mrs
HutZler went to her old home, 524
BOuny street, taking her daughter Mar
garet along. The little girl went ahead
of her mother when returning TO the
Eliza street house. According to the
little girl. FarrOw followed her back in
the yard and lured her to the clubhouse,
where he made the dastardly attack on
her. She told her mother and others
who questioned her that Farrow gave
her a nickel.
NEGRO DENIES.
FarrOw was very nervous in his cell.
He denied that he had attempted to
harm the girl. He said he knew the
Hutzler family long time, as he work
ed for the Grand Isle Railroad in the
roundhouse. Her father told him to go
to the house in Eliza street, as there
would likely be something for him to
do. Farrow denied that he asked for
work. He also stated there was abso-
lutely no evidence to prove that he
had ravished the little girl. He claim
ed TO have no part in the other crime
in which he was implicated with Nor
ris Burns.
In describing how the crime was dis
covered Mrs. Hutzler said she and her
niece, Mrs. Kennedy, of 222 Eliza
street, were returning with the buck
cts, when Farrow came out of the al
leyway. He was asked where Marga-
ret was, and replied she was watching
boys playing baseball in a rear lot. Mrs.
Kennedy went in that direction, and
declared she was surprised to find Mar
garet in an clubhouse terribly worked |
up. Questions brought forth the state |
ment that Farrow had attempted TO
take advantage of her.
PURSUED BY A MOB.
Mrs. Kennedy rushed out and told
her aunt what had happened. Mrs.
Hutzler ran after the negro, but he got
away. The story was told hurriedly to
those who gathered, among them being
several men, who summoned others. |
and the negro was pursued. The mob
Kept closely on his heels until Bouny |
and Opelousas was reached.
Klink and ourgau were standing in |
the doorway of engine No. 16. when
the negro, with the crowd following
MIN, was seen. The firemen rushed |
over to Farrow and placed him under
arrest, not knowing what was wrong.
but in the absence of police they took
charge of him.
There were cries of Lynch him"
lie ought to be strung up" and other
like expressions of wrath as the fire.
men rushed into Russo's store. in the
meantime asking someone to notify the
poiice to send the patrol wagon. The
mob seemed to lack leadership, and in
little while the excitement subsidized
ana no further e-ort to get Farrow was
made. The firemen later explained it
was their duty, as they saw II. 70 act
as law observers and prevent the crowd
from taking Farrow who would doubt.
less have been dealt with quickly. as
the men were incensed because of the
revolving nature of the crime.
SAVED BY FIREMEN.
Sergeant Azcona, commanding the
Eighth Precinct Station, would have