Evening journal., 1920-07-23
WOMAN bound,
ASSAULTEDBY
BRUTAL negro
Lcnnllnneh rrnm rlr.l pnro.

Continued From Flrsl pagc)
90 thc New Castle county WOrkhousc
early yesterday afternoon.
When he arrived al the. wOrkhousc,
he SAYS the authorities there refused
10 take custody OF Thomas because
Chief Cochran had no formal CONF
mIiment for the prisoner Chief
Cochran then took Thomas 90 ihe
Wilmington police station where he
was locked mp over night
Ry order ~ the AllOrney-Gcnorals
onlcc. nr g. q. Harmonson. Of Smyr-
ma, made an examination 0f Mrs. Tai
ley and was convinced that she had
been felOnl0usly assaulted, as well
as roughly handled.
According 70 the story Of Mrs. Tai
/ ley as related by her after she re-
gained consciousness a negro came Go
/ her home shortly after 6 o'clock yes
terday morning and asked u she
knew where he could get work She
replied that several farmers needed
hands for ihrcshlng and referred him
| Co two or three farmers In the neigh
horhood. Tie then asked where her
/ husband was and what time he went
| 90 work. Her husband not being at
| home. she made some reply which
! evidently impressed the negro that
| there was no man about the house.
| lie asked for piece or bread and
/ butter, stating he was hungry Mrs.
| Talloy turned 10 The cupboard 90 get
| 10 when The negro grabbed her by
| the throat and began 10 choke her.
] Securing a garment lying near, he
l tore 10 into shreds and bound her
throat and also tore an apron with
which he tied her hands. After beat
ing her unconscious. DE continued his
attack on her.
Afier some time. Mrs. Tallcy re-
gained consciousness. but found her
self choking and her arms tied. Put.
ting forth am her strength she hrok
The strings that bound her hands an,
then released lhe bands from hoi
throat As soon as she could recover
She sought he aid OF nolghbors, wh,
sent out an alarm.
Posses were sent In AN directions
and after a hunt lasting lill noon. h'
Negro, Thomas. was rounded M nc1l
Blackls'on's Cross Roads near thl
Maryland line. whore he was held un
on Chief Cochran and Night Watch
man Jos ph Broadway arrived
Chief Cochran look him 10 smyrna
where ho was held but a short time
and was hustled 20 the workhousC
when residents of The town began 4
gc, stirred over The assault. ntfor
, being taken away. Thomas was take
J t0 the Tallcy home and Mrs. Tale
Identified him AS the Negro who ha
assaulted her. but he protested ha
She was wrong.
state Detective Mccoy went I
I smyrna today o. investigate The cas-
T. further
Thomas says he came b WIlmin,
ton about four months ago frOi
30 Rockville Va. and shortly after7var
went 10 work In New Castle for
man named Wright. a Jung dcalo
- Yesterday, he says. he went down m
/. Slab' riding with "a meat truck as n
!. as DeNier's Corner.
J. Conflicting stories were told "a
morning and This afternoon hy Thon
, as. H. was questioned In his 90
M ihis morning by Detective Sergea
, Benson and Detective Mcdaniel. /
e said he met Mrs. Tally In "a WOO
~ near her home and said he had
T. conversation with hrr and she ned
~ This admission by the prisoner Wl
W not taken down in writing hv n
't detectives, so This afternoon Detecli
is Sergeant Benson and "a witness r.
ncWed iheir questioning As Ihom
" can not write they took down q
" story themselves.
N This afternoon Benson and his wi
~ ness found Thomas had changed %
'e story entirely from tlal which
~ told This morninr. Instead of NEE
J. ing Mrs Talley, he said he met
! woman OF about % years in a wo0i
l. near the Talley home. llc said
n asked mis- woman for work 50
D. asked him II he had any money ll
p he answered that ne had $3.50 "F,
3 81" be says the woman replied,
n can give you some work They ha
r some further conversation and il
l. woman ran away screaming. Th0il'
y said
Thomas said he went 90 Gro,
! roads nearby. There he met "a viii
" man and asked him The way lo tow
n After receiving directions hc said
Re lay down under a tree, where he wi