Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-02-05

The Terrible Assault ON Mr.. Lfbbey.
HIS STORY IN THE POLICE COURT TO-DAY.
In the Police Court, Judge Smell, this morn
ing, Frank Foreman, a well-known colored
thief and rough, was arraigned on the charge OF
assault and battery with intent to kill MIR.
Frank Libbcy. the we'll known lumber dealer.
MT. Lbbey testified that on the night OF January
10Th, while reading the newspaper In his house
on N, between 18th and 18th streets, he heard a
Scuffie and turmoil across the street from his
house and the voice of man crying for
help, with other voices saying, kill the
-. The man calling for
help appeared to be in great distress and
engaged in desperate struggle. He seized
club which he found in his house and went
across the street, when by flood of light pro-
ceeding from Senator kernan's residence he saw
person, whom he was endeavoring to secure,
and four or five cOlored men engaged in beating
the officer, who summoned witness to his aid,
saying that they were killing him, and asking Ii
and dangerous situation OF the officer, witness
replied that he would, and commenced bella
boring them, until the officer, who was very
bloody, regained his feet, nearly exhausted.
The officer handed witness his pistol directing
him to stand at his back and shoot the first one
who assaulted them or the prisoner. They pro-
ceeded on for short way towards the station,
the mob following and striking at him. he put
the pistol in his pocket, having horror of
This man Foreman he recognized distinctly.
Witness struck out the best he could, but they
were too many for him, and Foreman dealt him
blow in the mouth, knocking two of his front
teeth ont, and just then brick struck him on
the head, cutting hole through his hat
followed by another which struck him back of
the head, knocking him down senseless. This
was the last he knew. When he recovered his
senses he found that he had been kicked and
beaten about the person, and bruised SO that he
could be OF no further use, and he got back to
! his home the best way he could: where he had
been confined most OF the time since under the
treatment OF two physicians His head was
1aIn fhnfl,
not cruShedin His right cheek and eye was bad
ly bruised and swollen and two OF his teeth gone.
He had no idea when he started out what was
to fOllOW-hiS first thought was that MEN had
been trying to rob Senator Kernan'S house, and
when he saw the danger this officer was fn his
only desire was to relieve him against the great
odds. In the scuftie he backed up to the door
way of MIR. Kernan's house, and seeing several
able-bodied colored servants looking on, begged
them to come to their rescue. Instead of this
they retired to the house, shutting off the light,
making 1t total darkneSS-the night being
about the darkest one he ever knew. He felt
glad now that he saved the life Of the officer,
and that he did not shoot at the aSSailantS, as
he might have done, and killed some OF them.
OFFICER Young got his prisoner, Frank Doug
lass, to the station-houSe, and Foreman, VIM.
Jones, Wilson jackson and Charles Murphy, all
leaders In the assault, have since been arrested
and the whole case VIII be thoroughly investi-
gated by the grand jury. VIM. Jones, one of
eminent and had been summoned to the Police
Court to-day, but failed to appear On account OF
fear, the friends OF the prisoner having threat
ened to kin him II he did The court sent the
case to the grand jury. fixing FOremans bonds
at $500, and he was committed. Foreman has
frequently been before the court on various
chargeS-generally for theft and fighting.
Personal AITERCATIoN.--Mr Thos. L. Hume
and fX-F1re commissioner Quantrell had an
altercatlon on the pavement in front OF the |
District Commissioners office this morning
1t is stated that Mr.. QuantreH spoke to Mr.. |
hume, who answered, "Iou would not attempt |
to speak to gentleman would your" When a !
scufffe occurred. Neither was much damaged |
The cause of the unpleasantneSs is said to be |
recent developments which came to Mr.. Humes |
knowledge OF secret meeting Of eX-Fire Com |
missioner QuantTel and several discharged |
hremeD, at which charges against Mr.. Cronln |
were talked over. One Of the dismissed fire. |
men, 1t is stated, disclosed the plot, and further
said that he was urged to blacken Mr.. Hume's |
character by bringing charges against him.
MARYLAND GOLD MINEs.-This item from the |
Rockville -idrOc0te OF this morning reads very |
much like one from California paper-Our |
latest from the Montgomery gold mines brings |
Information that in shaft No. a rich vein With |
ve feet breast OF 1irSt-ClaSS ore and one foot OF
second ore, well walled, has been struck and is
turning out about fifteen tons a day, the same |
yielding S110 per ton. The run of gold Is still |
beyond the most sanguine expectations and the |
estimate Per ton is made roughly, but reason
ably below the valuation at the mint. The |
crushing mill has been working night and day |
until Friday last, when by an accident the iron |
screens were broken. The mill, however. was
expected to be in full blast to-day from which
time superintendent Harrison hopes to turn out
twenty tons day, the full capacity of the mill.
Work has been begun in sinking another Shaft.
This is shaft No. s.