The Washington times., 1921-06-22
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Welfare Worker Names Rev. Rex
Duckstt Defendant In Court
Action for $4,000.

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Charging that she was stood on
her head and otherwise brutality
treated by the Rev. Rex. B. Duckctt,
recently engaged in philanthropic
and charitable work in Washington
Mrs. Anna N. Lowndes, employe of
the Prisoners Aid Society, who lives
at 1857 jefferson street northwest,
today filed suit in the District Court
for $10, 900 against the former minis
ter, who came to Washington three
years ago from Raleigh, N. C.
ATTEMPTED ASSAULT.
In her petition, Mrs Lowndss. as
serts that she was seized By the Rev.
Mr.. Duckett while both ware en-
ployed on March Is last at the rooms
of the Prisoners Aid Society. 500 II
street northwest dragged into a
room and was the victim Of an at
tempted assault.
That the assault was not commit
ted" the petition states, was due to
the fact that several persons happen
ed to pass through the room vhiie
Mrs. Lowndes was struggling with
the minister.
Mrs. Lowndes, a frail young wo-
man. whose husband is said to have
deserted her after returning from
France, where he had been engaged
with District troops in the world war,
today is but seventeen years old hav-
ing been married when but fourteen
years old.
After her husband went to war.
Mrs. Lowndes obtained employment
at the Prisoners Aid Society.
ATTACKED BY NEGRO. /.
Mrs. Lowndes today is in the Fort
Myer Hospital. where she Ia recover
ing from another assault made on her
early yesterday morning when she
was leaving the home of her sister,
Mrs. Joseph Dumphy. wife of a soldier
of Fort Myer. Dumphy has a small
farm back OF the Fort Mycr reserva-
tion and he and his wife had gone to
work. leaving Mrs. Lowndes alone In
the house.
About o'clock yesterday morning
Mrs. Lowndes left the farmhouse to
take a car for Washington to go to
her empIyment at the Prisoners Aid
Society. when she was suddenly con-
fronted by a negro.
Pfnning her arms behind her. the
negro lifted her from the ground
and tried to carry her back into the
house. Mrs. Lowndes struggled with
her assaflant, biting him on the
finger. The negro dropped her to
the floor and kicked her on the head
Persons who heard Mrs Lowndes
screams hurried to the farm house,
but the negro escaped. Mrs. Lowndes
was found unconscious and was hur-
ried to the Fort Myer hospital
Posses of soldiers and citizenry.
learning of the attack on Mrs.
Lowndes. secured the countryside
for the negro assailant but he could
not be found up to noon today.
PURSUED BY ILL LUCK.
Mrs Lowndss was unable to gfvs
description of her assailant. other
than that he was brown skinned and
of heavy build. She said she was so
frightened by his appearance and
through her efforts to escape from his
clutches that she was not able to get
minute description of him.
MY poor daughter" declared Mrs.
Jowndes mother this morning. "Shc
certainly has had her troubles A
week ago she fell down the steps of
our home and II was TO recover from
these injuries that she went to the
home of her sister In Virginia. Then
she had 60 be attacked by the negro.
-T am sorry that she entered suit
had been badly treated. was wor-
ried about the man. but thought that
as he had not accomplished his pur-
pose II would be better to drop the
matter because he was a minister"
Mrs. Lowndes in her petition for
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