Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-01-21

u VI
THE WOMAN ASSAULTED AT OXEN RUN STILL IN
wOMAE'S BROTHER SUSPECTED OF TH8 CRIME
STRONG ClRCUMsTANTIAL EVIDENCE.
THE STAR of Monday last contained an &C
count of the finding by countryman OF col
ored woman by the roadside, near oxen run, in
the county, Monday morning, about o'clock,
the woman being speechless, bleeding, and sup
posed to be dead, near pile OF stones, some OF
sequent removal to the suo-station at Union
town, and afterwards to the almshouse hospi-
tai. where she has since been treated by the
by the police of that Section that there had
oeen an attempted outrage OF her person by
parties unknown. and falling to accomplish
their purpose, they had assaulted her and
LEFT HER FOB DEAD.
the woman has been In an unconscious con-
dlfion and Is still unable to speak except at In
teryals, and her mind Is quite clouded. Her
Annie Carter, living with her husband at what
Is known as the "Wallach House." on Louisi-
ana avenue formerly used as police neadquar-
of1ces, her husband, George Carter being the
jan1tor OF the building and q very respectable
man. 1t seems that Mrs. Carter has brother.
the mother OF them both lives at oxen run.
Charles Shaw, who has been living in the coun-
try, came to this city on Sunday last. and, call
ing upon bis sister In the Wallach House. tod
her that their mother was very sick In the
county and had sent him for her TO 60 and visit
her.
ON HRR WAY TO VISIT HER SICK MOTHER.
Mrs. Carter az once set ab0ut getting ready
and, about o'clock, she, in company with her
brother, Charles Shaw, started 10 go to their
mothers house, her husband, George Carter
accompanying them to the street cars, where
Carter nee ing with colOred man living near
his wife's mother, inquired OF him aoout his
wife, when he was informed that she had not
HnnY vail nrY nrS, 1,,,tf D.
pected. This brought up the sui ject of this
woman who had been found nearly dead by the
roadside, and the thought occurred to Carter
that It might be his wife He had not heard Of
that his wife had not arrived at her destination,
and that her mother had not been SICK It looked
very suspicious.
Carter had In the meantime encountered
another trouble. While he was absent Monday
from his duty some one had entered his rooms
Clothes. This case he had reported TO the police
and on Tuesday Detective CoOmes found his
coat. pants and vest, with silk handkerchief
and some other things, In second-h hand shop
and arrested the colored boy who had put them
In pawn. This boy was taken to the Police
Court the same day by the officers on the charge
OF steallng tnls clothing and he was sent to iall
Tor sixty days for this larceny. where he Is now
THE wOMAN's BROTHER SUSPECTED OF BEING HER
ASSAILANT.
IniS BOY was Charles Shaw, who had given
his name to the officers as Basil Tiilman and
was the same who started to accompany mis-
sister to see their sick mother in the county
Sunday night Carter reported all that he
had learned TO the police headquarters and i'm
mediately left for Uniontown to ascertain what
he could about his wife, and his inquiries
awakened the suspicion of the county police,
who detained him on suspicion OF having som e.
thing to do with the murderous assault. In the
meantime Lieut. Boteler. OF the sth precinct.
and Sergeant McCatnran have been working
up the case. The woman in her lucid
moments had been heard to eXclaim
several times don't kill noe, Charley" and
today these officers have fixed the deed upon
Charles Shaw, the brother of Mrs. Carter,
almost to certainty. He has been visited In
jail by the police, and they have no doubt but
that he committed the murderous assault,
having first robbed his sister of some three or
four dollars. and afterward returned to her
house, leaving her for dead. and committed the
ROBBERY OF clothing, and sold it to a second.
hand store. Carter has not yet returned to his
service place, being still hunting up the facts
In company with the officers.
But LITTLE HOPES OF HER RECOVERY
Charles Shaw Will be brought out OF Jail on
charges OF assault and battery with intent to
Kill and highway robbery Of his sister, as soon
her condition is such that the physicians have
but httle hope OF her recovery.