The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-02-03
SAYS NECROB0Y
HELD HER UP AT
POINT OF A GUN
Forced Her Into Dark Alley
and Threatened To Cut
Her Throat

Negro youth under 10 years OF
age was sent on to the Juvenile
Court from the County Court
yesterday on Il charge Of at
tempted criminal assault on Il
Young white woman OF this
city.
In the apprehension e this Negro
youth the police believe they have
found young Negro who has been
terrifying white girls in the Second
Ward Of the city for several weeks.
The principal witness against Moore
is Miss Ruth Sanderlin, Is years old
daughter Of Mrs. W. II. ii. Cooper
living on Iiarncy St. Miss Sander
lin tolls Il narrowing story ol an
attempted criminal assault IN the
night Of Thursday, Jan. 46th.
The Young girl was returning
ialru 10 o'clock 10 her home on
IIarnry street after visiting girl
friend on Cedar Street just around
The corner when she was intercept
rd by the negro who showed the
point Of The pistol int" her side and
tuld her that if She started tn run Or
cried ont hr would shoot her dead
in her tracks. He then ordered her
10 move al NJ TO the corner Of the
school building not many yards
away aud he would let her 90.
The -irl. anxious TO get away from
the negro. Obcyed him and walked
10 the corner of the building. There
he ordered her TO proceed around
Io The sid" # the building next TO
the residence Of VI. j. llite where
au allry separates the bone OF Mr..
IIitr and the school building. The
girI protested against this telling
the nero tllat'il was dark up there
and she was not going. The negro
iabbcd her in the sid" with the gun
according TO Tn" girls Iory. and
cautlolrrd her 10 move along and
not 10 talk 50 loud.
Arriving around the corner Of The
bniIding the negro placed bis arm
around the waist Of the girl. She
,ruslrd his arm away and screamed
for help. whrrcupon he grabbed her
lr the throat with one hand and
sapped li> other hand over her
mnrith. Telling bec he was going to
cut her tbruJt he let 30 OF her
lhr, at anil reached into his pocket
presumably fora knlfc, when The
yirl got Que of his fingers. in her
mouth and closed down on il with
her teeth. He dropped his hand
rrcin her. mouth and taking advAn-
tagc Of this the .cirI screamed aga in
for help This frightened tn" negro
aud he ran around the corner of
the building towards Dyer street.
the little Girl made II sprint for her
Il, or which was only Il few yards
frou the spot and dashed inside.
Her screams wore heard by residents
Of tho ncighhourhnod.
The negro j described by the girl
~ being around the age Of lS or
/: j YEAR; "f ago. Of medium height
and u dark brown color.
\ Miss Elsie Rurrus. who lives
next dour TO the little Sanderlin
:.irl, reports chat y negro followed
, Ecr across the school ground Friday
uisht. She was returning home and
net a negro on Dyer street Il short
way from the school ground and
! after reaching the Achml ground
happCucd 10 glance back and noticed
! lhv SHmr negro who she had met
iua Dyer street walking behind her
/ and apparently trying To catch up
with her. Shn hurried across the
| dark school GROUND and stopped i'll
the porch rr Mrs. C"oper's home
waiting for him TO pass. After he
| had passed and nearly reached the
curllrr Of Harvey and Parsonage
! streets. she left the porch To pro
crcd to her own bone. tbr negro
! turned around and FASTENED to get
iu her before Sue reached her home,
Tut she beat him TO the house and
glt inside of the door just HS he
came up. The negro said nothing
10 h"r and Sh" does not know VII
his intentions in following her were.
The description Of this negro fits
fairly we'll with the description Of
the enc that assaulted the little
SanGcrlin girl on the night before.
There have been two other in
stances similar to these reported III
the last week.
There's a light OIL the school ground
Just back of the property owned by
VI. L. IIite, and the property Ui
Caleb Walker. but this light ha:
not Ecen burning since the storm
which occurred Tuesday night. Jan
uary II, when it was put out O1
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