The daily gazette., 1876-05-18
From the Baltimore News. 18th.
A BLACK FIEND's REVENGE.
A YOUNG LADY Drained IN HER BED
ROOM.

ROOM.
About three o'clock t.iis morning q
tragedy occurred which may perhaps
result in the death of young and in,
teresting daughter of Mrs. Whelan, q
widow lady residing at the northeas
corner Of Bolton and Biddle streets, at
the hands of bloody thirsty negro
named Brown, whs Drained her with
an axe.
The facts, are as follows: Mrs
Whelan's cock has been for some time
past receiving attentions from a coler-
ed man named John Brown, whose
visits were 30 frequent as to become
very obnoxious to the family and Mrs.
Whelan and Miss Emma Whelan, her
daughter, the subject Of this tragedy,
had no several occasions spoken to
Brown about it.
The surmise is, that some time dur>
ing the night, the desperate made his
usual call upen the cook. He went in.
10 the cellar and got the exe-one of
ordinary size, but quite blunt. He
placed the weapon where it would be
convention to take, when in the pror
secution of his helllsh work, but it is
not known whether heremained secre-
ted in the house up to the hour of 8 q.
M, or whether he was admitted by
some one.
CoMMITTAL OF THE DEED.
The villain after removing his shoes
stealthily proceeded up the stairway
leading to the young lady's room. The
gas was found burning this morning,
and it is supposed that he first made
the light so as to make sure of the OBJ.
ject of his malice and hatred, and be
| certain as to the result of his murder
GUS deed, He approached the bed
upon which the young lady was repos-
ing, raised the axe and struck her a
fearful blow. The weapon. judging
from appearances, must have struck
sideways. for as it descended it chip
ped off about one inch and a half of
the parietal bone. A second blow was
given directly upon the frontal bone,
inffictlng ,rrible cash of about three
and half inches in length, but ON ac-
count of the rusty cor dition of the axe
did not penetrate the brain.
TUE SCREAMS OF THE YOUNG LADY
aroused Mr.. Frank Y. Ward, attorney
at law, residing next door to Mrs.
Whclan's residence, and also two
brothers of the young lady, occupying
sleeping rooms in the third story OF
the house. Dlr. Ward Immediately
sprang from his bed to the front win.
dow, and just in time to see a negro
with shoes upon his feet rush from the
front door and run down Bolton St.
| MIR Ward says that had he had revol,
yer he could have shot him. 1t is
learned that the brothers of Miss
Wheelan came from their bedrooms in
such haste as to see the william making
his way down the stairs from their sis
ter's room, but before they could in
tercept him, he dashed through the
hallway into the street.
Upon the physicians entering the
room they found the young lady in.
jured as above stated, and an axe GOV
cred with gore lying upon the bed.
The victim was but barely able tc
articulate her statement, which is as
follows: Upon coming TO conscious
ness after the blows, she says that she
saw (by the light of the gas which was
burning) cOlored man standing in
the doorway of her chamber. The
theory is that the wretch was delibera,
ting whether to'return and inflict Other
wounds upon Miss Whelan, thinking,
perhaps that he had not fully accom-
plished the murder which he had in
tended.
The screams of the young lady
startled the negro, and he concluded
10 beat hasty retreat. Revenge, and
revenge alone seemed to be his object,
as considerable quantity of jewelry
which the young lady wore was found
untouched in her room. The affair
naturally caused considerable excite.
ment in the neighborhood where it oc-
CURED, and during the morning groups
of persons were observed talking of it.,
Drs. Merrick and Green had consult
tation with DR.. Allen P. Smith, the
visiting physician. The family in
which the terrible deed occurred re-
sided in al aristocratic portion of the
citv, and are of the highest respecta.
bility.
THE FlEND CAPTURED.
John Brown, the alleged perpetrator
of the deed, was not captured until
10 o'clock this morning. He will have
hearing this afternoon.
Where ia the miserable John Rull who