New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-17
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
ATTACKED IN THE WOODS BY NEGRO.
A RESIDENT OF BROOKLYN ROBBED AND SEVERELY
WOUNDED NEAR JAMAICA.


WOUNDED NEAR JAMAICA.
BENJAMIN Sweet age seventy. of No. 95 Iafay-
ette-avc Brooklyn. has been visiting friends III tre
VILLAGE of Jamaica. l.. L., for several days He nad
when he moved 10 BROOKLYN. Two wears AGO INC
house IN which lie lived was burned. IFS tinnEK'
containing 500 IN money and pote ior Ti'V Tvs
was lest in the fire. AT the time OF the lIe nc was
living with His mother, who was Ninety -hNe lc.1Is
old The shock to h,r nervous system 10y ti'
fire caused her death and broke up S"eet
home SHORTLY after his mothers death &c
proposed marriage II a young woman IN" 10y
day was appointed tof the Wedging' Dul say u
suddenly few GAYS before the time ilNed. MT.
Sweet is a nrOnclty owner IN Jamalc1 Wneie ne -
we'll and fimll'arlv known rs " tncl" zen. ne
was last vco AZ e 5o'>I OF A"i',,i 5mro, h.
Black stump road. On 'hh""Nt ''llVI 'Iih;t' ~
walked To ;le woods hat cover te range OF mas on
the north side at Tie village ,hctNec2, ana .
O'clock he started L. return 20 Nj. HnitHs 10y way
of a back lane. ON tie way hc stopped 10 cal some
wild chcnics near a coujc.d. Nhlc thus engaged
q boy came "a and saluled him as " Uncle Ben.
letcr l. q i,c cherry tree and walked toward li'H-
elde.ave. About tLi'ty feet from the cherry tree
stands "A very large chestnut Tree. w ncE re was
opposite tbs tree coiored man stepped "ul
OF The cornheld having III ms hGnd a
hickory or oak cub. lie came up TO
Sweet ana demanded his money or MS
lie. Sweet rephei that IL had no money,
when the gro SAID: Dom he 10 me, ana It,S'i.P
The gYo1nd luseaslbe. What occurred alter that
Mr. Sweet does uot know. lie thinks that II was
near o'cicck when the assault was cclninitted'
Ia :
me-. nc was then iyinl III clnmp OF bushes Jew
rect away iron, the lane his body covered with
boughs. lie was suffering with coo, aud trcinpico
VIOLENTLY. HIS hands we're wet FINDING diicuItI
III SWALLOWING he put lbs Bands to niS throat ana
fet cuts ia M, ne lis neck i"d nechcd' IN NE
placeS. cyidcn.y with jacLkulie. Mr. Sweet
lima ly succeeded IN removing the boughS. ana DIV
holding 10 the fence nc regMncd his feet. HIS tl0W
scl's rockets had been turned INSIDE out, an" DIS
book continuing. 30, aud has knife were gone.
After regaiurg Ills iect MIR. sweet went down
Tie ZANE 10 tie GOu,c OF Martha Watson Il Coloied
woman who gave man u drink of wafer and water
10 WASH the blood from ~, hands aud face lie lhch
went 10 NJ. Midas store, where Mr. S:Etth Is en-
ploved ana Law Down the stOoP, where Il" WAS
lou - a. . o'clock vest rday morning by Nj. SMith'
w q went 10 open The sore. ana Mr. Shijh con-
VT, - aim nome ii wagon Dr. iienhlcNS'n was
summoned as speedily Us possible and CIosNed Mr.
Sweets wounds. HIS throat had been cut ~ folI
piac.s: the Il ia cut appeared rs though the KNIFE
blade had EN- TucN INTO the neck. Just grazing
lie windplur. the wound J. q very dep one and
NAV rlovr fatal. Officer Wilkinson, 4 Jamaica,
mas been FURNISHED wiki DESCRIPTION IL thc high-
wayman and Wouid-he murderer. NliNlEs5n Dc
leves mat "a, knows the man. and rs the person Tor
whom ac l. LOCKING : missing from DIS accustomed
hauuis lie feels certain OF his capture.