Evening journal., 1921-09-24
GIRL TELLS OF
ALLEGED ATTACK
Miss Simpson Says Negro
Threatened to Cut Her
Heart Out
CASTLE is HELD
FOR GRAND JURY

EAsTON. Nd. Sept. 24.-Nervous
and looking very much disturbed
Matte Simpson, who was brutally
attacked last Wednesday. II Is alleg-
ed, by Jerry Castle, near the Ferry
Neck Church. was brought TO the
Courthouse yesterday afternoon TO
testify at the hearing OF Castle. She
was the first witness put on the stand
by Charles j. Butler. States Attor-
ney for Talbot county. She told
how she arrived at Bellevue about
o'clock from oxford, where she at
tended school According to her
testimony her home was three miles
away and she started TO walk. AZ
ter going through w. II. Valliant's
farm and that OF +. A Townsend.
she said she took a path that leads
from the latters form 10 the Ferry
Neck Church. This led her through
small strip OF woods and II was
here that Castle. she said. seized her.
She said she tried TO defend herself
but the accused overpowered her
and threw her TO the ground. A
finger was thrust in her mouth 10
keep her from screaming and a scar
on the negro's finger is the result.
for she said she bit him as hard as
she could. BY this time she said
he had pulled out a long bladed
knife with which he threatened to
cut her heart out n she made an
outcry. Pleading for her life the
girl said she offered TO submit 10 the
man IL he would promise not TO cut
4 her.
The negro arose so as to close the
knife, Miss Simpson said. Then she
says she pushed him away and
wrenched herself away from him.
/ She ran to the home OF Robert l..
Newman. arriving there in a very
nervous condition. She was cry
ing hard and fell at the door. will
Z liam II. Valiant wa ssent for. said
the girl. and he took her home in
his auto.
During the testimony Miss simp-
son broke down several times and
Magistrate M. Tighman Johnston
halted the hearing long enough for
her TO regain her composure.
Mrs Robert Newman and her sis
ter. Mrs. Henrietta Young. both testi-
fed as did also W. II. Valiant and
Sheriff Soulsby. Magistrate John
ston told the accused negro that he
was charged with a crime which
might cost him his life and that he
need not say anything II he did not
choose as what he said might be
used against him at the trial. Castle
remained silent fastening his eyes
on the floor nearly all the time.
The magistrate remanded him "a
Jail to await the November grand
jury. He was taken to the Jail and
locked up in a cell.
State Policeman McCauiey is here
and will remain on duty at the jail
The courtroom was crowded at the
hearing, but since then the people
J have returned to their homes an
there Is hardly anybody on the streets
} Men attended the hearing but the wo
men were absent with the exception
OF witnesses.
Sheriff Soulsby says he expects AZ
further trouble but Is preparing To-
an emergency. Captain William
Of the State road police, notified y,
Sheriff that he would send all hell
needed at any time.
Castle was spirited away from the
Jail Thursday night, but brought
, back early yesterday. II was stateC
at the jail last night he was t0ker
. to Baltimore. However. he wa
taken to a secluded spot and KEEP
there until some slight excitemen
in Baston had died down and a small
crowd had dispersed.