The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-10-20
YOUNG TELEPHONE OPERA
TOR BEATEN BY NEGRO.


Bruised and bleeding profusely from
cuts on the face and from numerous
scalp wounds inflicted by an unknown
assailant, Miss Peat Moore, a mem
Der of the operating force of the Cum
berland Telephone Co.'S local Office,
staggered into the home of Mr.. w. L.
Smith, near Fourteenth street, about
balf-past eight o'clock Saturday night,
and related the story of brutal at
tack made upon her by an unknown
man.
Miss Moore, who had been on duty
AT the Cumberland Office until eight
o'clock, upon being relieved by an
other operator, started for the home
of Mr.. Smith, where she boards. AS
she neared the corner of Twelfth and
Main she happened to look around and
noticed that she was being followed by
? man who as we'll as she could de-
termine seemed to be a negro. She
Maid no particular attention to the
man. having been passed on the way
bv a number of pedestrians.
When Miss Moore reached the gate
Of her home she noticed the man close
70 her. AS she started to open the
cate the fellow grasped her by the
arms. She was holding an envelope
n her hand and her assailant first
took that away from her, and then
struck her several heavy blows on the
head and face, infiicting severe
wounds. AS we'll as she could after
ward recall the circumstances Miss
Moore states that she screamed and
continued to struggle and the man
then threatened to kill her if she did
net desist. She continued to scream
for help, and the man gagged her by
pressing a small sack of tobacco
AGAINST her mouth. The fellow struck
her several times again, and hearing
the rapid approach of footsteps, made
his escape.
Miss Moore, who was dazed and
balf-unconScious by the brutal treat
ment she received, was assisted to the
house by Mr.. HOyt Dejarnett, who
was the first to come to her aid, anC
he Immediately set out in chase of the
man. but he had escaped in the dark
ness. Miss Moore was hysterica
from fright, and was bleeding from the
cuts about the scalp and face. She
was unable to give minute descrlp
tion of her assailant, but thinks III
was a negro, and that, seeing the en-
velope i'm her hand he had come tt
the conclusion that it was pay en-
yelope, and that his purpose was ron
berry. She was suffering greatly iron
the effects of a nervous shock, AM
could at that time give no connecte'
version of the affair. She was in tn
care of a physician, and was reporte'
last night as being somewhat I'M
proved.
Following so closely upon the heel
OF other attacks of similar natur
the news of Miss Moore's brutal treat
meut soon spread rapidly and occs
stoned great excitement. larg
crowd soon gathered at the Smit
home. when a determined search wa
made for the supposed negro, but I
no avail.
Ia response to a telephone cal
Can't. V. G. Mulliken, OF Lexington
with his two bloodhounds, came [
Paris. but the great crowd that ma
gathered at the Smith home ha
trampled the tracks of the girl an
her assailant, so that the dogs coui
not work. and they were taken OH.
Later in the night posses OF me
under the direction of the police an
the sheriffs, made an all-nlght Searcl
hut 2 fruitless one, having but sllgr
clew 10 work upon. Miss Moore d
saila1t is now believed to have bee
one Of numerous gang or deSpera'
neeroes imported here by l.. q n. col
strrctiOn men, and who have been IL
ING from hand to mouth as best the
could since the work has been IL
ished.
Mss Moore is the daughter OF NJ
lanes Moore, of PittSburg, KY, an
has been in the employ of the Gun
berland Telephone Co. in the Far
office for about three years. She
very highly regarded by the manag
ment. and by her fellow-operators, al
the news OF her plight occasloneo u
deepest indignation among them.
On the same night OF the atIaS
upon Miss Moore, Mrs. waiter 1'ii
mitt. a highly-respecjed colored w
man. was accosted by man VIII
near the residence OF Ed. Parker,
Thomas avenue. Mrs. Dimmltt stal
ed to run when the man.. whom 81
saws was a burly colored man ores
ed in blue overalls, grasped her
the arms and cursed her, telling n
If she made noise he would
her Mrs. Dimmitt succeeded
tearing herself from the mans gra
and calling for help Ed. Parker
sponaed and chased che man throu,
an alley into an open held Where
made his escape.