National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-03-24
1 FRHNBbIFAFBp CASE or RAPE,
SERVANT ovTRAaEs HIs MISTRESS,
SWIFT AND TERRIBLE VENGEANCE,
Sad Particulars OF the Crime and Pun
ishment-AfteF the Deed He Shoots
Himself Statement % the Vie.
tim-The NeighbOFs Hang
Him to the ear.
est Tree.

Two or three years ago most revolving case Of
rape and violence occurred In Prince Georges
county, Maryland, nearly opposite Alexandria,
which aroused the just indignation Of the county
and Of the community at large. To-day We have
TO chronicle still more revolving outrage In the
.ams locality. Mr.; A. z. Nelson, formerly Of
and accomplished wife and little child, was Sb-
sent on Monday in Washington, leaving his man
Scott 10 care Ur 6s sr% and fHniS IN his
senee. By some unforeseen occurrence Nelson was
prevented from returning home, and spent the
During the night the negro, evidently under
the influence OF strong passion for this
BEAuTIyUL AND ACCOMPLISHED
lady, deliberately planned and committed .
most outrageous violation Of her person. He en-
tered her room about midnight, and her hrst Inti-
nation Of his presence was By feeling the cold
muIIle Of . nve-barreled pistol against her fore
head. With threats Of death TO her and to her
child ct her side, he empowered her, and then
perpetratsd his helliSh designs on her person.
After the act, remorse or fear OF punIshment
by dIscharging one barrel Of the revolver into
hlslsft breast He fell upon the floor, and taking
advantage Of his fall, Mrs. Nelson fed to the
nearest neighbor and gave the alarm, In
HER TERRIBLE BRIGHT
leaving her child In the bed. Nelghbors were
aroused, . physician was called, an oflcer was
summoned and the hsnd put under arrest and
or course the entire nsIEhborhood was aroused,
and the most intense Indignation prevailed.
Lynohing was discussed, and the colofed men OF
the community were foremost In their dsnuncia.
lions VI the outrage and In their advocacy Of sum.
During 1 he morning q crowd assembled from oil
men SStsfsd he Roa9s and b. foTeS n n1mSSrs
and arms took the oulprlt, with rope around his
neck, and swung him Up TO the nearest tree.
THs SCENE or THE OUTRAGE
On hill overlooking the road leading from
little frame house, on what 10 kn0W1 &c the Not.
ley Hall estate The house, though small, has
oil che comforts that . good husband With the
the dwelling Il q garden and the necessary out.
houses, and everything slIs which bslonE TO o
well managed tGfm. There e nothing Ihowy
hands and ESed health, This quiet place q the
SPsf sEs TSo a. viii Ss VIE sS s sSSu sSia
S.bpy ISsssP p ~. SSlts Scns ~ .oss
bSTi, and striving b. every means 10 follow ISS
IsFlpiuFSi ma IlHI iDO unto others q you would
thai others should 90 unto yeu,h ,..,.-
esIllty iOT help on bis fAlm, employed 3 eOloFsd
man hnmsd John Henry scott, whom he fud and
MASTERED = hl. house and TaO soon became
pl0JSr Monday last Nj. Nelson, having baIl.
hess IN Walhlnhton % arrange ~ the purchase
70 i T"Isrh q II. HON" tSat Eht, b.. I S"ns %
AiSHsndFiA 70 The fSFTy On the Maryland Side ol
AlsIGhdTIS, llIIlS thinking that the man b mad
bSiTlsRdsd would In his absence commit Sush
AYHARTub CRIME.
About o'clock ysIIsTdaL lhs news spread Tar
and wide that the vile OF MI, A, II, Nelson had
been eatTagsd BY eelefed laboFeT on the farm,
and that after committing the deed he had a.
tempted 70 take hls qNn llIe, 10 quicker tine
s s S .ss ASSS Es R ssS; Vs:
disappointed and the not was bsiSFs them. Wv
oss re FAE s y. suy GayS
none being more eager thAn the eolofed people.
As moment after moment passed the crowd 10.
county, Maryland, for miles around, including
large numbers nom Alexandria, Va, WeFs on
the ground, As eaeh newcomer arrived the story
had 10 be told over, and 81 each repetition the
excitement increased, During all this time the
prisoner was In the house. and was close listener
q nU Of sas
with him he was perfectly calm. During ali
Curtis Smith, who was dsssr@insd to pro- pro-
tect his prisoner until no could Be punished 80
oording to the law. Between eight and nine
oneT and preparing to take him to Marlborough,
he was suddenly surrounded by twenty-five or
thirty men in disguise, and the pistol he had on
q new rope, about three fourths OF an inch in
diameter, was placed around the prisoners neck,
and he was led to the stable, when, being placed
on q horse, he was taken to
THE SCENE OF EXECUTION,
which was In q rsvine about five hundred yards
from the house, where stood two black walnut
trees. On reaching the tree nearest the house q
halt was made, and the end Of the rope thrown
over limb, but the exeeutioners deeming this
tree unsuitable moved forward q few yards and
stopped, where they made the rope fast TO heavy
lTnh he nNafa and NFF he
started, leaving the man dangling in the air.
The crowd in disguise then left the scene. Those
who took NO part in the hanging stood around
and watched his dying movements, which were
described as being terrible, and his struggles
fTightful.
STATEMENTS OF THE CASE.
The news Of the outrage soon reached Wash
ingtoD, and q representative Of The REPUBLI-
CAN visited the scene and cOnversed with persons
acquainted with the facts. In conversation with
Mr.. Nelson he CLEANED the following statement
10 addition to that stated above: About noon
yesterday he was informed in Alexandria that
his wife had been outraged by Scott, and hurry
M sfo0n5 ne 5o I've AZ ms tr N
house and 3 large number OF people about the
premises. His wife, when he reached his home,
was with her mother, where she had gone after
the outrage.
MRS. NELSON'S STORY.
AMER relating the fact Of the absence of her
husband, she said that about IL o'clock she went
outside Of the door, where she remained q few
moments, and returned to the house, when Scott
was lying on lounge In the room adjoining that
in which she and her husband slept. She re-
band would return home that night and shortly
after she with her child retired. About 1880
O'Clock the child began to be restless and asked
for water. She called Scott, and asked him to get
her drink. She stood at the door which sepa-
rated the two rooms and took the water from him,
AFTER which she returned TO her bed. A few mo-
r1ents after getting into bed Scott made his ap-
pearsnce, and, placing pistol-a fve-barreled
pepper. box-to her head, told her TO keep quiet
was doing, and he again demanded her to keep
quiet. He next proceeded to get in bed, all the
time holding the revolver at her hsad. He next
outraged her, and remained in bed with her fully
three hours, and after accomplishing his hellish
outrage twice, he got out Of the bed and went into
the adjoining room, but returned shortly after
wards with the pistol in hand and threatened to
kill her, when she begged for her life.
He afterwards said, for the SAKE Of her child,
he would spare her life. He next threatened to
the ball lodging In his left side. Mrs Nelson on
seeing Scott fall TO the floor, jumped out Of be
and in her night clothes and bGreIfeet started
towards the residence Of Mr.. Brook on the other
side Of the road, but before reaching the house
stopped at the house Of Q colored man, on Mr..
Brooks farm, when she gave the alarm
DR.. ]. n. BAYNE
stated to the REPUBLICAN representative that
about 4:3O O'Clock yesterday morning, he had been
informed that o dsrkey, IN the employ Of Mr..
Nelson, had shot HIMSELF he at once proceeded TO
the house and examined the wound, and found
that he had shot himself in the LEFT breast below
the shoulder. He probed and found tho ball.
Mrs Nelson's brother, who was at the house, told
him the particulars Of the outrage. DR.. Bayne
next tied the hands Of the prisoner and proceeded
to Mr. Brooks house leaving him In charge OF the
deputy.
He found Mrs. Nelson laborlng from intense
excitement. She related the story Of the out
rage. He next obtained Mr.. r. W. Brooke, the
magistrate Of the county, and they again pro-
ceeded to the house, where Mr.. Brooke depu-
tiled Curtis Smith to take Scott TO Marlborough,
and II was while he was preparing 70 go that his
prisoner was taken from him. DR.. Bayne asked
Scott why he did the deed, and the only response
given was that he was crazy, as he had had .
great deal OF trouble lately about his sister. He
acknowledged committing the act, and repeated
that there was nothing else the reason fer his
so dong, only that he was crazy. DR.. B4yne LEFT,
and on his way to Fort Foote, some time alter
ward, he saw the body hanging to tree.
THE VICTIM.
Mrs Nelson, the victim, Is about twenty-five
years Of age, rather handsome, and q lady Of
culture and refinement. She Is in very delicate
health. The affair has completely Frustrated
her and the excitement has almost overturned
her reason.
John Henry Scott, the perpetrstor of the crime,
was about % years Of age, hve feet ten inches
high, very dark and muscular. He was known
as sober man, and was looked upon IS an hon.
est workman. He leaves q mother and brother,
who are very much distressed over the disgrace
placed on them by him. Yesterday afternoon,
about $50 o'clock, Mr. Brooke summoned q Jury,
and after cutting the body down, held an In