The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-08-10

spending a few weeks with her aunt, who
exclaimed: They've got Aunt Hannah"
/ Proceeding a few steps further. NJ. Wilson
found his wife badly frightened and suffer
| ing from i severe choking and an ugly
scalp wound on her head and caught a
! glimpse OF man who had jumped over
the fence by the roadside aud was makinga
hurried retreat from the place. The ladies
had been III town and were returning home.
which they had nearly reached, being
within twenty-fi five or thirty yards of the
entrance Of their house. aud directly under
the dense foliage Of sycamore maple tree
that stands in front OF the residence OF
Miss Mary Gilpn, when suddenly two
negroes confronted them and exclalm!u..
Now We have got you," attempted TO
throw ;hC!r arms around them. Miss =.
was lucky enough to cludc the grasp of The
villain who sought to catch her and made
hey escape but the other one succeeded IN
catching Mrs. Wilson and throwing her
violently 20 the ground. Her head came
III contact with stone in the sidewalk,
which cut il rs before stated, and the vii
lain Grasped her by tie throat and placed
hIs hand over her mouth. and would no
doubt have succeeded in the accomplish
ment of his hcii>h purpose had not her
screams of murder been heard by her nus
band, whose timely arrival upon the scene
frightened the villains away. Several of
the near neighbors of Mr.. Wilson were
alarmed by thc cries of the frightened
woman and FASTENED 10 her assistance. uut
the villains made good their escape 10 the
town, and the search for them WAS di>cou-
tiuued, until the next day, when many
suspicious circumstances seemed 10 iudi-
cate that the outrage had been pcrretratcd
! by some of the hands of the steamboat
i Pert Royal, that had come 10 EiktOn from
| baltimore, on Thursday evening, and had
| left upon the excursion To dorchester
! Beach early on Saturday morning. Mr.
| Wilson accordingly obtained warrants FOR
| the arrest Of the suspected parties and
/ placed them in the hands of :. i. FoaId
Jr. The Justice also depu:izci several
other citizens and officers To AID him ia
making the arrest. Being impressed with
the Importance of arresting the guilty par
1 ties, the States Attorney, with commcuda-
Die forethought and promptEess, telegraph
cd to the Sheriff of Kent county TO meet
the Pert Ryyal at Colchester and comnu-
nIcate with her captain and instruct him
! TO prevent the deseTtiOn of the suspected
parties and insure their return TO Elkinn
I The same evening. The instructions of the
/ States Attorney were carried out and the
steamer was hailed and brought to at
| Frcnchtown wharf, and BOARDED! 10y Sheriff
( Boulder and Bailif Shocklry, who, &c
companici 10y CuustablrS Grant aud Fuard
aud Deputy Sheriff .Ianney and several
others who had been deputiz,d To assist in
/ making the arrest, and had repaired To-
( that place for the purpose of dom. So
I they fearing that the iuccuscd aud iudis-
uant citizens of the town might take the
/ law into their own hands and administer
/ justice after the manner of Judge Lynch.
I However, the difficulty OF eifect!ug = land
ing at FTcnCLtOwu induced the officers to
| forego their intention of making the arrest
/ there, and the other officers drove To SCOTS
wharf, where the steamboat was boarded
| by them and John II. Williams. George H.
! johnson, William Jefferson, aud Joseph
/ Moore cOloyed men employed deck
| hands and steward were arrested and
| lodged in jail, the lateness of the hour pre-
Guiding the possibility of giving them a
| hearing that night. After the arrival Of
the boat on Monday evening the accused
were taken before Squire F"ard, who gave
! them i hcaT!u. III the Court House, which
/ WAS deuScly packed 10y the citizens OF the
/ town, ali anxious 10 hear the testimony of
| the witnesses, for never within the rccu-
/ lection of that notorious individual, the
| oldest iuhabl'ant, had an outrage like this
! been attempted in the town.
John +. Wilson, EST, tho husband of
/ the lady whose injuries prevented her at
| tendance, was first cNamIuec aud testified
/ IN accordance nth the facts Is before stated
! Ashton Gilpln, sou of Henry GIlpIn,
| Esq, was then called to the stand, and
testified that he WAS at the boat early in
| the evening upon which the assault WAS
made, and saw three of the prisoners leave
the boat and afterwards saw them upon
| Main street, about three hundred yards
! from the scene of the assault, and going in
| the direction of Mr.. Wilson's house. He
also stated that two young men, George
! Goodyear and George Davis, passed out
| along the street a short distance behind
| them.
Geo. Davis WAS then examined and stated
| that he, in company with Goodyear, walk
| ed out behind two men who suddenly dI>-
| appeared when near the tree under which
the ladies were assaulted. George Good
! year testified that lac SAW two men ia The
tree rs he passed under it. These two
! young men, one Of whom is nephew of
! Luke Goodyear, reside with that gentle
man, who lives a short distance beyond
| Mr.. Wilson :, and had Just reached home
| when they heard the cry of murder and
started with Mr.. Goodyear 10 see what 1t
meant. Luke Goodyear aud the two lads
| reached Mr.. Wilson's house lust As that
! gentleman rushed out Of II with his gun,
and Goodyear. after examining the bushes
| ON the other side Of the road, sent the lads
/ across Nlr. BrattUu ; field IN the direction
4 taken by the fugItives seen 10y Mr.. " Ilson,
while lie hurried along towards the town
and turned up LOFTS lane, where he
two PERSONS cue tall and the other short.
answering the description given by the
ladies Of the parties making the assault,
| emerging INTO the street near where the
| lane aud llcigh street make right angle,
around which they disappeared from his
| view.
Mr.. wilson and Luke Goodyear both
testified To- hearing Mr.. Brattun's dogs
barking loudly As If IN pursuit of some
Que neaf his house, immediately after the
assault Was made.
John W. Draper, while at the steamboat
! the next morning, overheard u CONVERSE
ton between some of the accused during
which one of them remarked: - this Is the
d-st town for dogs | ever was in | was
attacked 10y two dogs one of which was as
big as 4 calf" Mr. ID. also test fled to
hearing some other suspicious conversation
between two oi the persons, which is of
nature unit for publication. Many of the
| citizens of the town testified To seeing the
| prisoners upon the street a short time be-
tore ;hc assault was committed.
Eliza Williams, the sjewaIdess Of the
Iyrt Royal, who il the wife of one and the