The daily gazette., 1879-07-02
SECOND EDITION
From the Philadelphia Times.
A NEGRO'S ASS AULc UPON A
CHILD.

THE CRIME FOR WHICH ABNER ALL
IsoN's WIFE TRIED TO KILL HIM
SPEEDY JUSTICE.
Abnner Allison, a very black, low
browed young negro, comisi.'eu an o.
sault mon A little girl on Sunday even
ing that placed MIN IN momentary dan-
ger of his life, his wife being among ene
fierce,t of dis assalants. Allison, Win
his wife. lived at $50 Alaska street.
Around the corner al 6l3 South seven d
street. Uuuh Boyle manages q saloon.
On SUNDAY evening his little aaugo.er,
Emma, VINO, though fouiteen yeas Vi
age, appears at least four years younger
was near Allisons house, when tne ne
ero's wife asked her II she wou'o NOT
Natch boiling pot that was upon the
stove. The girl readily complied ana
Mrs. Allison hurried away upon an er-
rand. Scarcely had she turned her back
when her husband entered the house,
and seeing the little girl he went up
stairs and called for her to follow him.
Suspecting no wrong she did so, but
when she reached the negros side he
laid his hands upon her violently ana
led to quiet the struggle sho At one
made.
The little one screamed with fright,
and at this iuncture Mrs. Allison, re-
turned from her errand, entered the room.
The moment she compGehended the po-
sition of affairs she picked up large
knife and began an attack upon ner
villainous husband, He turning to de-
fend himself, Emma Boyle seized the
opportunity to run down stairs and into
the street, crying al the top OF her voice.
This aroused the ever crowded and
loungipg neighborhood and in a trice
police officers were upon the scene.
They did not enter The room III whlch
were Allison and his wife moment TOO
soon for the formers safety, Tor the
woman, with knife in hand, had at las
obtained the vantage ground in the con-
fiict and Abner would surely have fett
the blade had the officers coming been
delayed. Even upon their arrival the
woman was not disposed to end the al
tack, aud the policemen were obilged
to use force to wlest the knife IRON her
and in the attempt one Of them was cut
in the hand. Allison was taken into
CUSTODY but even here his troubles did
hot end, for by this time Hugh Boyle had
heard of the assgult upon his little girl
and with loud threats that he would
have the negro's lie he ran around into
Alaska street. The officers, however,
guarded their prisoner well. Boyle's
threats and cries aroused the crowd that
had assemb ed to such pitch of excite
ment that a great tumClt arose and there
were heard loud cries of "lIang him to
the lamp-post The policemen sue
ceeded in hurting Allison away to the
station house before the excited multi
tude had an opportunity to act upon th'
threats, TO carry which into execution
there would undoubtedly have been al
attempt, had the prisoners departure
been much delayed.
Yesterday morning Allison was givel
hearing before NJ ,gistrate Smith, il
the Central Station, and was committe
for trial. An indictment was at once pre-
pared and was sent to the grand jury
and before noon true bill, charging a
assault with an attempt TO commit rap'
had been found. The prisoner was the
taken before Judge Elcock, ii the Qua
ter Sessions, aud upon being arraigne
he pleaded guilty. BY one O'Clock l
had been sentenced to solitary confin
ment at hard labor in the Eastern Pen
tentiary. Judge Elcork inflicted upG
him the seyerest penalty the law pr
yides in such cases-an imprisonment I
five years and fine Of $1,000, and
passing sentence lie expressed his regr'
that, in consequence OF the offrnse onl
having been attempted, the law woul
not permit him to make the punishmei
more severe.