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I will not close this narrative without mentioning an act of bravery performed by a lone woman which stopped the vulgar and inhuman searching of women in our section of the city . The most atrocious and unpardonable act of the mob was the wanton disregard for womanhood . Lizzie Smith was the first woman to make a firm and stubborn stand against the proceeding in the southern section . It was near the noon hour when Lizzie , homeward bound , reached the corner of Orange and Third streets . A block away she saw a woman struggling to free herself from the grasp of several men who were , in turn , slapping her face and otherwise abusing her . The woman fought until her clothes were torn to shreds ; then with a shove the men allowed her to proceed on her way . Lizzie could have saved herself by running away , but anger at such cowardice had chased away every vestige of fear .