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Domestic News
December 11, 1939
Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
What is this article about?
Prisoner Miss Anne Dorsey attacked city jail matron Mrs. Lirnie Frye with a brush through cell bars on Sunday, bruising her head. Frye treated for lacerated scalp at Grady clinic; Dorsey charged with disorderly conduct.
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Woman Prisoner Bruises Matron In Brush Attack
Mrs. Lirnie Frye, matron for colored women prisoners at the city jail, was nursing two badly bruised spots on her head Sunday after a prisoner but Miss Anne Dorsey attacked her with a brush.
According to Mrs. Frye, she was talking through the cell to several other prisoners when Miss Dorsey reached through the bars and struck her twice before she could get out of the prisoner's reach.
Following the attack, Mrs. Frye was treated at Grady clinic for a lacerated scalp, and an additional charge of disorderly conduct was placed against her assailant.
Mrs. Lirnie Frye, matron for colored women prisoners at the city jail, was nursing two badly bruised spots on her head Sunday after a prisoner but Miss Anne Dorsey attacked her with a brush.
According to Mrs. Frye, she was talking through the cell to several other prisoners when Miss Dorsey reached through the bars and struck her twice before she could get out of the prisoner's reach.
Following the attack, Mrs. Frye was treated at Grady clinic for a lacerated scalp, and an additional charge of disorderly conduct was placed against her assailant.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime
What keywords are associated?
Prisoner Assault
Jail Matron
Brush Attack
What entities or persons were involved?
Mrs. Lirnie Frye
Miss Anne Dorsey
Where did it happen?
City Jail
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
City Jail
Event Date
Sunday
Key Persons
Mrs. Lirnie Frye
Miss Anne Dorsey
Outcome
mrs. frye suffered two badly bruised spots on her head and a lacerated scalp, treated at grady clinic; additional charge of disorderly conduct placed against miss dorsey
Event Details
Mrs. Frye was talking through the cell to several prisoners when Miss Dorsey reached through the bars and struck her twice with a brush before she could get out of reach