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Show WORK OF A FIEND. Woman Oadly Injured by Blaok Brute at Reno, Nevada. An attompt was mado to lynch a negro about noon Friday, at Reno, Novada, because ho was suspected of having tried to kill Mrs. James E, jlorper, a prominent woman of Reno, who is so badly Injured sho cannot recover. re-cover. Tho assault upon Mrs. Hnrpor was, mndo In tho morning, whllo Mrs. liar jper was away from home. Tho negrd entered tho houso, and with an ax struck tho woman as sho lay In tho bed with her two children. Ho then dragged her body into a woodshed nnd wns preparing to sovor her hend Xrorn tho body whon he was frightened fright-ened away by tho children rushing to the houso of a neighbor for assistance. Whon help nrrlved tho man wns gono. About noon a strange negro was ar rcst6d by a citizen, and tho sight ot tho man taking his prisoner to tho county Jail at tho point of a shotgun caused tho speedy formation of a mob of a thousand people. A ropo was jiecurcd, but a cordon of policemen surrounded sur-rounded tho negro and fought through pa crowd to tho Jail. Court was going go-ing on in tho courthouso, but it was quickly adjourned and Judgo Curler nddressed tho excited mob, counseling peaco. Tho mob was finally disbanded with (out accomplishing their purpose ' Mrs. Harper Is still alive. Her skull 1b fearfully crushed whoro sho was (Struck by tho ax and sho Is lying in An unconscious condition. |