Daily Republican., 1882-08-28
A C0WARDEY ASSAULT.
AN OLD AND DECREPID COLOR.
ED WOMAN ATTACKED AT
HER HOME.

We clip the following from the Girls
field, Md, Leader:
On Tuesday evening last, Elizabeth
johnson, colered woman, residing in
Fairmount, went to H. Q. Tulps and
took her little son, who it is understood
is apprenticed to Tull, to her house. DR..
Dickinson, friend of Tull, heard Of it
and started after her. He overlook
her on the road and attempted to take
the boy away from her by force, but
he did not prove TO be the best man and
came off decidedly second best. He
went back and reported his success to
Tull, who said he would go the next
day and bring him (the boy) back or
leave Eliza for the buZzards to eat.
Tull and Dickinson polished up and
loaded their revolvers and the next
morning started out on their brave
mission. They rode up to Eliza's yard
and dismounted. Eliza came to her
front door and told them she had no
business with them and did not wish
them TO come upon her premises. Tull
then went to his carriage and got out a
big stick he had brought, and the two
entered the yard, side by side, in battle
array. They stood and talked with
Eliza few minutes when DR., Dickin-
son slipped around the corner of the
house and went to the back door and
attracted her attention, as she turned
to speak to him, Tull struck at her a
quick aud violent blow, but missed the
woman and struck the casing Of the
door, Eliza seized a hoe that was Ia
the house and ran for Dickinson, who
drew his pissol and pulled the trigger,
but it snapped twice, DIR. retreatedS to
the corner of the house and she follow
ing him. Tull had left the front door
and went around the house as Dickin.
Son had done and met them at the cor.
ner. He Immediately fred at Eliza,
lodging a ball in her hip, where it re.
mains. The two men then fred al
her five times in rapid succession strik'
ing her three times. They then re-.
Treated to the carriage. Eliza stood in
her door and said, "you ought to bt
ashamed of yourselves to come here on
my premises and shoot me down like a
dog" Tull said, damn you haven't
You goJ enough yet, Pllgive you anc cther
He then took deliberate aim with his
pistol but she lodged behind the dool
and gave him no chance to shoot. Tht
brave pair then drove off,
We understand there is great excite
menJ in FairmOunt in relation to thu
IN tier, both among white and cOloreC
people. If the above facts are true, al
detailed to us, it is the most cowardiJ
outrage which has ever occurred in oul
County. We understand that Justic'
John W. Carroll has fined the parties
one dollar each, and held Eliza to bai
to keep the peace. The latter lies in {
critical Nndition and DR.. Miles give
no assurance of her recovery. We hoE
the matter will be carefully investiga
tel and Justice meted ont just as i
would be if it had been two colored mel
and a white woman. The affair oC
Cured in thickly populated commun'
ty and in the presence Of many wit
nesses. Tull came to this County from
Virginia few years ago, and Diekin'
son is from Newtowu.
A correspondent writing to the RE
PUBLICAN from Paramount, Somerse
Co., Md, also verifes the above state
ment as the correct version of the out
rage. The letter had been mislai
hence It's non appearance. Correspon
dents should be careful and direct al
matters for publication to the REPUBLl
CAN only.-ED.