The New York herald., 1879-08-25
EXCITEMENT AT BLOCK ISLAND.

CITIZEN PURSUIT BY PLUCKY LADY
STRUGGLE ON THE CLIFFs-THE FELLOWS
ARREST AND CONFESSION. . h1l
by TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
NEWPORT, r. l., August ~. 1879.
An outrageous assault was committed on Block
Island last night aud the villain thanks to the pluck
of lady and resident of the island, is Jail
in this city. 1t appears that Mr.. J. w. Barrows.
prominent citizen of Hartford and guest at the
ragansett House. and lady were walking quietly
along the cliffs about nine O'Clock when just they
passing tho Mineral Springs. Mr.. Barrows
turned about. thinking that he heard noise At
the same moment he was struck in the fore
head with hard substance which proved to
he stone. Tho assalant took to his heels. but
followed by the lady, who screamed "Murderl" at
the top of her voice. By this time tho injured
also started In pursuit and he overhaued the fellow
on the edge OF the cliffs. Both clinched, and. in tho
scufie. they tumbled down the bank. The assailant
however. again escaped but was this time pursued
by Mr. J. c. Hewes. business man. and finally cap
tured. He identified by the lady and her escort
and proved to be William Turner of the fishing
schooner Mary Emma, of New London. where he has
u wife and three children. His cl,thing COW
cred with blood. and it evident that he had
stopped at q creek the road to wash himself, his
panaloons and coat sleeves being very wet. Mr. Bar
rows remained in o critical condition until a late
hour. To-day he is believed to be out of danger.
TURNER'S REASONS FOR THE ASSAULT.
A large crowd gathered during the night at the
fined land threatened to lynch him at the time
the prisoners shipmates attempted to rescue him,
aud said that he thought the man on the cliffs
the mate on board or his vessel, and that he
In company with person Of ill-repute. who had
rived at the island few days before and with whom
he had kept company. He meant to kill both, and
admitted that had been in State Prison twice. In
order to shield the lady with whom MIR. Barrows
was walking from the necessity of appearing in
court the prisoners confession sworn to before
justice of the peace. He arraigned at three
o'clock this morning and kept in the hotel until
this afternoon, when he was brought to New
port and locked up. This is the first arrest which
has been made on the island for years, and. may
well DO supposed. 1t has occasioned no little excite
ment.
D., answer WINS based. The answer was
however, for she was applauded. Concerning tn
origin OF the American Indian question which sh,
! declared she had answered over thousand times
sh. made a short disquistion on geology. ethnoogy
anthropology and civilization, which evoked furtne
| upplausc The coming social system. she depicted
az a sort OF millennium. She declared that SPIRITUAL
lists who had been privileged with communication
| with the departed had received untold evidences o.
the fact that Jesus Christ was cruced by the Jews
Tho question she regarded one Of the bes
settled human history To the next interroeatory
concerning the GENERALIZATION OF ;he globe she gav'
an affirmative Faith, hope and charity, III
brief are the three points sought by the next ques
tioncr splritualism is belief In the immortality
the spirit its development TO greater beauty an.
hanpiuess The ladys question answered in tull
Loved ones dwell with those they have loved. IN
ties of flesh not maintained peyonu inc grave
Thus for instance. mother who hated her child II
life would not be near II in the spirit world spirit
are me- ver inactive but pursue thcr bent mani
.cs.ea the flesh; consequently tho poet viii sin
PENNSlLN AlNA.- '.Sician play Ns.JHftS.- -pE3.
PHILADELPHIA, August "a, 1879.
A statement OF the business of all lines OF tho
Pennsylvania Railroad Company east of Pittsburg
and Erie for July, 1870, as compared with the
month in 1878. shows increase in the gross
ngs of s246173 increase in expenses Of S297 621
and decrease in net earnings Of s5l.44s The busi
ness for the frst months of 1872 as compared