The daily gazette., 1880-08-18
From the N. Star.
almost KsIie1 6y n Negro.

7HE TERRIBLE ADVENTURE WHICH
BEFELL A BRooKLYNITB AT ia
MAICA, LII
About O'Clock yesterday morning
Benjamin Sweet of No. 95 Lafayette
avenue, Brooklyn, found himself lying
in clump of bushes of from lane
running out of Hillside avenue in jam
aica. His hands were covered with
blood, and he was bleeding from ugly
cuts in the throat and head. He could
not at first redlize what had happened to
him when he finally remembered that
had been stopped on the previous
night while passing through the lane by
aregro, who demanded his money, and
on his refusing, felled him TO the ground
with club. Mr.. Sweet tried to remem-
Der what transpired further, but could
not, and began to realize that he had
been lying In the bushes for hours In an
unconscious state. His packetbook,
containing $50 in bills, and his penknifs
were gone. MIR. Sweet managed to
make his way to hut occupied by an
old colored woman, named Martha
Watson. He aroused the old lady from
her sleep, and she did everything In her
power for him. He was quite weak
from loss of blood. After he had
washed his wounds he left the hut and
went along until he came TO stoop
where he lay down. Hence he was
founk ty Mr.. Smith, who took him TO
his home and summoned medical aid.
Mr.. Sweet, after having his wounds
dressed, appeared to be better, but said
he suffered from severe chill, AT times
he cried like child. DR.. Henderson
said that the wounds were made with a
razor. Mr.. Sweet then told the follow
ing remarkable story Of his adventure
and hairbreadth escape from death at the
hands OF an assassin an d robber:
"On Saturday afternoon came from
Brooklyn to Jamaica TO pay note OF
nearly $50. l contemplated stopping
with Mr.. George Bennett, but that gen
tleman was at the seaside with his fam
lily, and l went to the residence Of Mr..
Abram Smith, ex-Oyerseer of the Door.
A narrow lane rms from South place up
north through the fields backed by a
dense forest of chestnut trees. After
dinner, on Sunday, l went out for a
stroll. l climbed over the fence at the
foot of the lane on Hillside avenue.
walked up 10 the woods, and there CON
versed with some young people who had
been swimming, who knew me.
"Between 4 and O'Clock | started
back through the lane, stopping to eat
some wild cherries from the tree at the
head of the corn-feld. proceeded
down the lane toward the avenue.
About twenty .hve feet from the
cherry tree stands tallchestnpt
tree with broad, overhanQino
boughs. AS l arrived opposite this tree
eolored man stepped out of the corn
held. He caraed club of oak or hick-
ory; think the fellow was barefooted
he stopped me-"
~ want your money" said the negro.
81 haven't got any," / replied.
Don't lie to me, rejoined the negro.
he raised the club and felled me to the
ground, rendering me insensi BILE. have
no recollection of what transpired after
that; think it was about 8 O'Clock when
the assault took pla,e. / came 30 my
senses at O'Clock this morning; was
lying in clump Of bushes, a few fee,
away frem the lane, covered with allan.
thus branbles.
1 thought to myself, "Where am I?n
was free zing from the cold trem
bled- all over. My hands were wet, and
felt peculiar abou. my throat when
sWaiioWeu. put my right hand up and
felt the cuts in my neck. was prett,
weak. | moved the bushes from above
me, and got up by holding on the fence
saw .he blood on my hands. missed
my pocketbook and penknife. The
pocketb00k was made of black leather
II contained exactly $50 in fve and ten.
dollar notes. The knife was a large
sized, sharp one.
Sweet said that his assailant was shor,
and stout and wore no coat. Every ef
fort Is being made to capture the man.