The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-06-02
NEGRO F|END
ATTACKS YOUNG
SCHOOL GIRL.
Miss Jennie Kiser, of Kiserton,
Is Attacked BY Negro,
While In Buggy.
THE VICTIM
NEARLY FRUSTRATED,
Negro Spirited To Lexington
To Avoid Chances of
Mob Violence.


assault upon the pei son of Miss Jen-
ME Aiser, seventeen-year-old daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. James KiSer, of
Kiserton, this county, VIM. Gambey,
a negro, was arrested near Kiserton,
Friday afternoon by Sheriff w. F. Tai
bolt, Deputy Sheriff j. o. Marshall
and Jailer Jos. Farris, after mob of
angry citizens of the community had
about decided to take the law into
into their own hands.
When the news of the assault
reached Sheriff Talbot, George Kiser,
VIM. 3. Ardery and Thomas Allen
started to the scene in Mr.. Aliens au-
tomobile, and Deputy Sheriff Marshall
and Jailer Joseph Farris also went in
another machine.
The first clue was gained at the
home of Henry 1ngels, on the Pea
cock pike, Mrs. Ingels saying that she
noticed buggy pass with a negro
man hanging on behind. She gave
full description of the man as being
yellow in color, and dressed in blue
or black pants and yellow shirt with
his coat on his arm.
AS the officers proceeded they soon
found that the whole neighbOrhood
was aroused, and armed men were
hunting in every direction for the ne
gro criminal. The negro remained on
the back of Miss Kiser's buggy until a
secluded place in the road was reach
ed, steep cliff on the creek bank,
with trees and underground, when he
sprang from his place behind the bug
gy and dragged the msuspecting girl
from her seat into the bushes. Her
screams, however, brought assistance
and the negro was frightened away.
The news spread rapidly, and final
ly a negro answering the description
was brought to bay by Mr.. George
Current, who held him at the point OF
a shotgun until the arrival of the
Sheriff.
1t was with difficulty that lynch
ing then and there was ayerted, but
luckily an automobile happened along
inst at the time the Sheriff having
abandoned his machine to hunt for
the negro on HORSEBACK, and the prls-
oner was rushed to Paris, where he
was landed in jail. Later, he was
taken TO Lexington for safe Keeping
The Young lady, who is a student in
the Paris City Schools, and who was
returning home alone in her buggy
is a member of a Well-knoWn ano
prominent family, and is popular with
all who knew her. 1t is said she Is
Frustrated from the shock of her ter
rible experience.
Fearing mob violence from the en-
ragged citizens of Bourbon County
Sheriff w. F. Talbot took CANDY tc
Lexington, Saturday evening in an
auto for safe kee ing.
CANDY stoutiy les cny connec
ton with the criE4,. IL IL" omcerS
who arrested him fo,- city certain
from the descriptions thej had or the
suspect before his arrese lat he l:
the guilty party.
The negro was fully and positivel!
identified by Miss Kiser before the ar
rival of the officers.
Candy. when seen at the Fayett'
county Jail, said he was arrested
about three o'clock, three miles iron
Paris. He stoutly denied having com
mitted the crime that he is charged
saying he thought he was being al
rested in connection with SOM
trouble with a colored woman AM
that his arrest had been caused by al
uncle of the woman with whom he al
tended a festival at Paris the proceed
ing night.
The negro gave his home as Cam
bridge. Md, and said he had beel
around Paris for four or five years
off and on, and that during this tim
he had worked as section hand O
the railroad. He gave the names
James Hubbard, Patrick Feagan an
Patrick Kearns as men for whom d
had worked during this time.
He is a mulatto, agout feet Incl
es tall and weighs about l25 or l5
pounds.
A man answering the descripuo
given of Candy, appeared at tn
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Swift Chaml
on Pleasant street Friday mornln
and boldly entering the kitchen mao
himself at home, and retreated at n
leisure and no one was at home oil
the cook
Candy will probably not be brougi
back here until the feeling agalh'
him has subsidized.
1t is the general opinion that u
negro who attacked Miss klser rs Il
same one who attacked MISS Ohve