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Vol. VII. No. 57
, Washington, Beaufort County, Ni CM Wednesday Afternoon, January IjZ, 1898.
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compromise the affair. This
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Respectfully.
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LEADING CLOTHIER.
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closed, for all of which
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The following letters taken
from the News and Observer
tells the terrible story.
"Newbern, N. C, Jan, 8, 1898.
"This community is ablaze.
The indignation of its people has
never been so much enraged.
President Robert Hancock, of
the Atlantic and North Caro
lina Railroad, Jtook his wife's
niece, Miss Anna Abbott, to
New York on a pleasure trip
and while there one night he
came in her room and forced
her She says he toll
her if she did not let. him have
his way, etc., he would leave
her penniless in New York and
not take her back to New Bern.
After he and she returned 1o
New Bern on several occasions
he again forced her with him
by threats of death. A writ
has been issued out of the
Superior couri bytbe girl and
her father, suing Hancock for
$10,009 damagts for seduction.
It is probable he will be
indicted for rape. Hancock is
in Washington citv at this
time. It is the unanimous opin
ion here that Governor Russell
will not allow Hancock to be
president of the road when he
shall have satisfied himself
that he seduced his niece, to
whom he stood in the relation
of parent. It is the most awful
crime committed here for
yeai3. I fear violence towards
Hancock when he returns to
the city. Mo one can defend
him or say a word for him.
THE THIRD LETTER.
The following letter was re
ceived yesterday from a ciizen
of Newbern of high standing:
"Newbern, N.O ,Jan. 10, 1898.
"I have been expecting every
night to hear of the account of
this noted, low scandal of
Robert Hancock, in your pa-
The case is a Miss Abbott
vaLRobt. Hancock for seduction
claims $10,000 damages.
"Miss Abbott is a niece of
Hancock's wife, and has been
living witb said Hancock to help
her aunt in her domestic work.
(Mrs. Hancock has been in fee
ble health for a long time ) Miss
Abbott's father who has lost his
mind, is retired by the gov
ernment on half pay. borne
time aero Hancock took this
young lady to New York and by
threats of leaving her there
without a cent he compelled her
to admit him into her room and
sleep with her. Her complaint
states that this was the first of
fence. But a few weeks ego she
became tired ol so being perse
cuted and told her mother. This
started the ball to rolling. So
Hancock droe the young lady
from his house; had her sister
discharged as teacher in our
graded school (through the Re
publican School committee) and
threatened to go to Washing
ton and have hor father's half
pa stopped. He went to Wash
ington a few days ago and ev
erybody thought he had gone for
this purpose.
"I do not know about that.
But instead of his coming back
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THE SECOND LETTER.
Fiom a private letter re
ceived yesterday afternoon,
we make the following ex
tract?: "JSevbern, M.C , Jan. 10, 1898
''The Hancock scandal is the
mosi low contemptible and rotten
ever made public here. The
sense of it is that Robert Han
cock, president cf the Atlantic
and North Carolina Railroad,
and an already rotten Republi
can leader in this county, is
charge I witb seducing his
eighteen-year-old niece. The
first offense she charges, was in
New York, at the Astor House',
and at this point comes a long
story. Remarks Hancock made
to the girl while spreeing
caused the girl's mother to
press her for facts, when she
breaks down and tel s the atory
and a pitiful one too.
"Papers have been filed with
the sheriff charging Hancock
with seduction and for damages.
Hancock, I thinK, came in
here from Goldsboro on a
special over the Atlantic and
North Carolina Railroad this
morning early.
"Every effort is being made
by Hancock's relatives to keep
Saturday night on the regular
passenger train, he came on an
extra train which quietly steam
ed in here the same night after
1 o'clock. I presume the engin
eer was instructed not to blow
i he wuistle as he approached the
station, as I understand he
came in very quietly. I feel cer
tain that he was expecting a
mob to meet him, and there is
quite a feeling here now to give
him his just deserts.
"Hancock brought a friend of
his wife's family fromjGolds
borodown with him and he has
beea trying, 1 hear, to get the
young lady to withdraw the
complaint and to smother the
whole affair over.
"The papers have been sworn,
out and Miss Abbott has secj.r
e 1 the services of Clark & Guion,
W. D. Mclver, and, I think, Mr.
A. B. Ward. In fact, I do not
think there is a lawyer in New
Bsrn who would take the other
side."
Hancock bitterly denies the
charge and says an investiga
iion will prove its falsity. Ed.
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