Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-07-26
Terrible Outrage i'm Maryland.

", Md. He left the locality OF the outrage about
sunrise and went toward Washington"
1t appears from Information afterwards re-
ceiyed here that Mr.. James Tschifely, who Is a
son OF NJ. z. A. Tschiffely, a we'll known govern
tween Jamestown and Seneca, left his home
for Beltsville on Saturday. He left on the place
besides his wife, colOred man named John
Dorsey alias Diggs alias Williams to look after
stock, &C. Saturday evening Mrs. Tschifrsly
was sitting In her dinfng-roem when Diggs en-
tered, asked for money, and boldly announced
MS intention OF outragtng her. After cruelty
beating and choking her, he forced her to go la
one q the upper rooms, under threat of killing
her II she refused and setting fire to the house
and burning her and the house up. Mrs.
Ischliiely Gid everything In her power TO alarm
the neighbors, but was unsuccessful During
the nlgft she managed 70 get out OF the house
and escaped some distance when he caught her
ana forced her to return, dragging her by the
hair. Upon arriving at the house he struck her
on the head with chair and otherwise brutally
assailed her. He left her In an unconscious con-
dit1on, escaping from the neighbornood at sun
rise, and was seen to come towards this CITY,
AT an early hour yesterday morning the con j
ton OF Mrs. Tschiffely was discovered and an
alarm sent out. 1t was not long before the en-
u nn,d nelgnoornood was aroused, and soon nu-
DER Diggs Is represented as being very black,
With round face. He wore a slolch hat aai
dark clothes. He stammers In speaking, and Is
Known Oy Tue poice here as bad maa. He is
ABOUT I'VE feet six or seven inches 10 height.
STORY OF The VICTIM.
1t was only after close questioning that the
Mrs. Tschinely, as her sufIerings precluded any
connected narrative. From her statements
however, 1t is learned that her husband was
ccmpeiied 10 leave home Several days ago ow-
Ing 10 business which necessitated his presence
In southern county Of the state. She was
seated by her dining room table Saturday night
ABOUT 10 O'Clock engaged in some fancy work
When she was suddenly seized from behind by
DlggS, Who had entered stealthily. She scream
ed and commenced a violent struggle which
was MAS Quickly terminated by the brute grasping
was insensible. He then dragged her to an up-
per room, where he subjected her to the most
brutal outrages and kept her prisoner during
Ihe entire night When she recovered con,
sciousneSs in the morning she found that her
assailant had left the apartment, aud &C once
determined TO effect her escape. She staggered
10 her feet and moved with tottering steps
down the stairway and out into the yard where
she " as discovered BY DiggS, who immediately
spraDg after her.
SHOCKING CRUELTY.
The wretch overlook the half inSenSible lady
Ing for mercy, he grasped her by the hair ana
dragged her In that manner back to the apart
ment which she had just quilted. Here, appar-
emily actuated by pure brutal instincts, he tore
the arm of a chair and deliberately beat her
over the head until fnSenSibility relieved her OF
all her suferings. How long after this Diggs
remained With his victim is not known, but the
probabilities are that he soon sought safety ia
The physician who attended Mrs. Tschiffely
pronounceS her Injuries TO be OF such a charaC-
Ter That her recovery Is highly improbable. Her
eyes are injured In most painful manner, be
ing forced partly out Of the sockets, while her
face Is so disf1gured as to render her almost un-
recognizable.
LOOKING FOR THE PRRPETaATOR IN THIS CITY.
Mr.. +. A. Tschiffely, the father-tn-la law OF the
victim, arrived here last evening from Rock
Vile and related the details of the horrible al
Ialr to Detectives McDevitt and Acton. He says
mn ffo rr;rro
dered the house and broke open several trunks,
searching for money, but did not succeed Ia
flnd1ng any. After leaving the house his course
party OF pursuers started after him his foot.
prints were clearly discernable. AfterW ards
they were lost In stubble field, but near
to go through another plowed Held. The hus-
band OF the lady arrived home late last evening
and was nearly distracted when he learned OF
what had occurred during his absence. Diggs,
Inc perpetrat0r OF the outrage, had been In his
employ about FIVE months, and claimed TO be
from Port Tobacco, Mo. A letter which he LEFT
Denlnd MIN gave probable clue as to the place
was banded to the detectives. 1t proved to be
from his father, John q. Williams, living at 4lO
= street southeast, near the Sth precinct sta
.lon, ana tne detectives went there at midnight |
accompanied by squad OF police headed by
Lieut. B0teler, who surrounded the house, but !
we're not fortunate enough to find the fugitive.
I Inr :, next went to the house OF married Sis
OUT were again unsuccessful.
TIE POLICE or THIS CITY
say the hegro Is Well known here "a John Dor
sey, alias John Diggs alias Henry Dorsey. alas |
Sonn Villains. ne 1s very black. and not only
BIS mother lives at Port Tobacco, Cnartes |
county, Nd. The detectives were out until |
O'Clock this morning looking for him, unsu3
same NAN who, about three or for years ago,
committed two similar crimes in Prince George |
county. |
Later.-Our police renewed their search at an |
Early hour, and visited every hole and corner In |
which ii was supposed the ravisher might have |
;ecreted himself had he reached here, but no |
race OF him had been found up to noon to day.
The authorities OF Charles county, Nd, where
he has riendS, have been notified to look O IL
or him. 1t Is generally believed that he Is
hiding yet somewhere in the netghhorhood Of |
Rockville. Accounts from that section to day |
state that the excitement Is still undated. and |
The Tuf1ian.
A vigilance committee was formed last night
at Rockville for the purpose OF catching the vii
la1n They divided up into squads OF five or
" and started In different directions, one !!
: s,,inc ~ this city. 1t Is now thonoht by our
detectives that the fugitive did not come this |
ginia. This vigilance committee intend to |
catch him, but do not propose to hang him, but |
let the law take its coarse. At least that - :
what one Of them stated 20 the police here TO- |
day
on THE TRAIL
At 2:25 O'Clock this afternoon a dispatch ar |
lived by telegraph at headquarters, no'o
Brightwood, stating that this colored man es-
capped from two men, who were close upon MIN
near Brightwood, and that he has gone Ii the
direction OF William Rapleys farm, near
the District line. Learning this, Detective
McDevttt was about to take a carriage for that
point when another dispatch arrived that he
was seen last near Sligo, on the Metropolitan
branch of the b. and D. railroad, and was
making his way towards the Soldiers
Home. Major Brock thereupon telegrapha1 to
all the county police to be on the alert, and 1t
is not probable that he will escape.
GONE FOR TIE REMAINs OF WM. s. STTCKNEY.-
Last night Captain t. K. Jones. OF the National
Savings Bank, and L. r. Taylor, OF the Post
once department, started for Colorado TO bring
home the remains OF Mr.. w. 5. Stlckney, whose
death we announced a few days since. Their
route will be by way OF Denver to AlanlooSa,
where they leave the railway and take the best
attainable conveyance 225 miles among the
Rocky mountains &c the indian agency at Los
PiDos on the western slope, where young Mr.:
Stickney met his sad end. The round trip VIII
consume about Is days. travelling day ana nlght,
and not allowing for any delays. Tney nope 10
return In three weeks.
FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS LOST BY SWAPPING
MATTREssEs.-Mrs. Jenny Lawson, q coloreo
boarding house keeper, residing al NO; W SIN
street northwest. reports that she mas IoSC S1'o
10 L. S. bonds, which she had SeWeo up IN
mattress. James Leonard, colored messenger
In the marshal'S Office, states that he nas peen
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