Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-04-22
TUESDAY MORNING, APRIB q, 1879.
HORRIBLE OVERWHELMING
OF THE CRIMINAL. as.-s
BRUTAL ASSAULT BY A NEGRO UPON MRS.
RICHARD THOMAS.

FREDERICK, Md, April l6.-Ihe iolloW'
ing letter was received here late last evening
by Mr.. John O. Motter, States attorney for
this county, from Mr.. Richard Thomas.
dated Licksyille, Frederick county, April 10:
81 write to say that negro, named James
Carroll, committed an outrage on the person
of NV wife last night, during my absence
from home and am advised to write to you
rs the proper person to prosecute the case.
Carroll had on when he left here an old
SLOUGH hat without band, new pair of pants,
and run down pair of shoes. He is of
medium size, and has a rather repulsiye-look>
Ing countenance. Use every effort in your
power to have him arrested, for, besides the
outrage, he has lief. my wife in q very preca>
rious condition from severe choking and
fright"
This information obtained rapid circulation
throughout the city and county and produced
much excitement. The following additional
particulars have been gathered On Monday:
night the greater portion of the male popu
lstion Of Licksville were attending ball
given in the village in celebration of the
Easter holidays. Mr.. Thomas was on visit
to Point of Rocks. Taking advantage of
these circumstances the negro Carroll first
committed robbery in the house of Mr.. P.
N. Leaply, and then at about II o'clock pro-
ceeded to the residence of Mr.. Thomas
After effectiug an entrance through window
he broke open the door leading to the cham
Der of Mrs. Thomas. and. brandishing huge
knife. threatened the lady's life if she made
the least cutlery or resistance. In this man.
ner the diabolical purpose of the fend was
accomplished.
Mrs. Thomas is small, delicate woman.
aged about SO years. and the mother of five
or six children. She is the daughter of
Thomas Trundle, prominent and highly re-
spected farmer living near Licksville. The
husband is son of tho late Captain Richard
Thomas, who was we'll known citizen Of this
county. As soon as the outrage became known
in the village the greatest excit ment and
indignation was aroused, and almost i'm
nediately more than fifty armed men began
securing the country in search Of the villain.
Up to this time, however, he has eluded
arrest. If.caught it is thought he will GER
tainly be.1ynched. Carroll was formerly EN-
ployed on the canal as a boatman, and is
about % years of age.
ARREST OF THE CRIMINAL.
WAsH1NG9oN, April 1.-THE colored
man, James Carroll, who outraged Mrs
Richard Thomas. at Licksville, on Monday,
was arrested about noon to. day in George
town by officer Volkman. His arrest was
brought about in this way: Mr.. Thomas ar
rived in this city this morning, AID about 10
O'Clock started up the Chesapeake and Ohio
canal tow path in the hope of being able to
catch the brutal assailant of his wife. He
had not proceeded far when he met Carroll
coming along. AS he passed he tipped his
hat to Mr.. Thomas, who followed him eis-
urely along. Els first inclination was to
shoot Carroll down in his tracks. but he
fually decided that it would BIO better to let
the law take its regular course. CoEse-
suently he followed Carroll into George
town, when Carroll started off on q run
The assistance of officer Volkman was called
and, he being mounted, soon succeeded in
running Carroll down and eEecting his arr
rest. Carroll was taken to the police station,
where he fully confessed his crime, telling
the officers that he did not expect to reach
the Frederick Jail alive. and that moment
after he committed the outrage he was con-
WINGED that he would speedily die for it. lie
said he. felt thankful that Mr. Thomas did
not shoot him on sight, and that be felt that
he. would just as lief die as not. There was
. considerable crowd about tho depot, and
much bitter feeling was manifested, but no
outbreak occurred. Carroll consented to 40.
company officers Folkman and Harper to
Frederick county without a requisition from
the Governor of Maryland. Accompanied
by Mr.. Thomas the party left here on the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad about 430, ia
king every precaution, as they thought, to
prevent any information of tho arrest of
Carroll reaching any of the stations along
the road in advance of them.
PARTICULARS OF THE LYNcH1Nd.
Frederick, MD, April 17.-Jas. Carroll,
the negro iend who perpotrated most dia-
bolical outrage upon the person of Mrs.
Richard Thomas, at Licksviile, in this
county, on Monday night last, while being
brought to this city this evening, was taken
from the train at Point of Rocks by bard
Of lynchers and hanged until dead. The
particulars. as received. are as follows:
The train upon which the prisoner was
placed in custody Of policemen II. c. Volk-
man and b. T. Harper, of Georgetown, to be
brought to this city, left Washington at d 55
p. NJ, in charge of Conductor Michael.
kilograms conveying intelligence Of the ar
rest had been sent to Point of Rocks and
this place during the afternoon, and long
before the arrival of the train at that station
. large number of enraged aud determined
men had assembled from various sections of
the counties Of Frederick and Montgomery.
Nd, and Loudoun county, Va. and it needed
no prophetic soul to fereteil their stern pur-
pose. AT Tuscsrora, four miles from Point
of Rocks, nearly thirty desperate men,
masked aud armed to the teeth, boarded the
train, but made no demonstration. On
arriving at the Washington Junction the
train was Immediately besieged by nearly
three hundred persons, about one hundred
of whom were on horseback. Twenty or
thirty men, with pistols and knives drawn,
quickly entered the car in which Carroll
was seated, and after overcoming the desper-
ate resistance made by the officers and con-
ductor, took up the prisoner bodily and car