National Republican., 1878-11-30
vILLAISoUs Y0uSa aooDLUMs.
A Bold Assault aud Attempt to Outrage.

A Bold Assault aud Attempt to Outrage.
About halEpast nine o'clock last evening q
colorsd mau named Addison King rushed into
the Seventh Precinct Station and made the
following statement to Sergeant Brosnan Be-
tween eight and nine o'clock he was walking
down Now Jersey avenue, near NJ street north
west, with coorcd woman named Lucy GRAY.
uuon reaching the corner lie aud his compan'
Ion wcro seized by n party Of young white
men, q, out doEcu IN all, and hurried down
NJ street toward LWff'cr's Garden. At tac
corner Of North Capitol and NJ stcects one por.
ton uf the crowd took the woman down near
gtavel pit, and the other gang, four in NUN
ber. carried the man over near tho railroad
track.
lie was beaten severely about the face aud
head aud told that IL he made any outcry he
would be killed. Being afraid to 70 hack after
the woman alone, he concluded to go after help
to the nearest police station. After hearing
his story Sergeant BrUsuan quickly summoned
4 posse Of officers, aud under the guidance of
King proceeded to the scene Of tie alleged
outrage. No trace Uf the woman or gang
could be found, but after lighting a candle one
Of the Ulcers discovered piece OF Il black
veil on 4 rock IN gravel bed on street, be
tween Nnith Capitol and First streets north
east. Diligcnt search was made Ini the wo'
man, hut 1t was unsuccessful.
The Colored man, upUu being questioned
stated that the woman lived Oh Third street
between I. street and New York avenue north
west aud the officers Determined 10 go to her
house aud see IL she had returned On the
way there q considerable crowd collected
around The police and the cOlorcd mtn h ID
two Of the crowd arrested on suspicion of being
concerned In the affair. They Stontly protested
their innocence, but agreed to go down aud
face the woman. Iu a short time No ll?i
Third street northwest. the house IN which the
woman lived WAS reached. AitcI knocking At
the door several times a female voice asked
WHO is there" uprn being told that II was
the police the door was Immediately opened.
The woman Gray VII, called for dnl the fol.
| lowing c,icitcl by examination: Ancr the
man was taken away her cAptors forced her
down on .hc ground. although she struggled
/ Violently, aul attempted tu outrage her She
/ fought them oil Tor a long time. but they iiahl.
! IS ovcrpowricd her. Weakened by her struc.
giles. they again forced hri TO the ground, and
| in 50 doing the cloth with which she had been
/ gagged WIS lJU>euuI. She scrcamCd Loudly GUr
| help aud the young villains, becoming fright.
enel. scampGrrd oil. leaving her pros rate. In
the struggle her clothes were torn almost IN
shred, and Err bonnet mashed hat.
\, som a, she could she milr hCr way home
She said tha, owing to the darkness which
prevailed IN the locality when the assault took
( place, 1t would be uIpHs,hle Tor hcr to rcCog
mt,c any Of her assaiiants. The two young
men whom the officers hal IN custody were
thcrcupun released The sccuc of the assault
when visited hy,thc uilicCrS WAS rs black a
the waters ur the Lrthc Not a lamp WI
lighted within three squrrC> Of the locality
aud as 1t is comparatively deserted by Pedcs
! irianS after seven o'clock IN the evening I
was an easy job foI the young villains TO wOII
unmOlcStcd.