The daily gazette., 1883-09-04
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HIDING FROM vENGEANOE.
saulted Aaiss johnson In Caroline
County.
GRKENsHoRo, Nd, Sept. 2.-Near the |
dividing line between Caroline and Queen |
Anne counties is a dense growth of tall |
pines, covering some 1900 acres of land. |
Concealed within this secure hiding place
Is William Seward, who ie accused of having |
committed a brutal and indecent assault
upon Miss Emma johnson, the 16-yeaT-old |
daughter OF Mr.. John Curtis johnson. The |
crime occurred ten days ago. Seward i'm
mediately sought safety in the woods, fee
ing from the vengeance Of the young girls
father. II is said that be has ventured out
of his refuge several times and that once
he was fred upon, but these are flying re-
ports and cannst be traced to any definite
source No man bas dared to search
the woods tor him. 1t is known that
he is armed, and it is feared he will shoot
on sight. Mr.. johnson thinks 1t is Stew
ards intention to escape from the woods In
Il darkness of night and go TO New Jersey
on foot, travelling alter daylight. Only two
of Stewards friends are TO be his compan-
ions, and are to supply him with food. In
formation of this allegtd d plot was given Mr.
johnson on what appears to be trustworthy
authority.
Constable Curry says that If the people
living in the neighborhood of the woods had
pluck enough TO follow him they would
soon find the fugitive. AS 1t is he says his
best plan is to watch for Seward aud cap
ture him when he escapes, using the tele
graph to head him of.
Seward is about "a years old, medium
sized, and well built, and has large blue
eyes, a slight sandy brown moustache, and
hair of the same color.
The PEOPLE throughout the county say the
Governor ought to offer reward for his cap
ture. The assault was made in Mr.. John
sons peach orchard, which Is between John
sons residence and the house that was oc-
cupied By Seward and his wife and two chill
dren. The two places adioin each other, and
are in the northern part of Caroline county.
The pei rest village In this county is Hender-
son. Ingleside is the pearest In Queen
Anne's. The former place is on the Della
ware and Chesapeake Railroad and the latter
on the Queen Anne's Road. johnson came
from Delaware, but has been living in Caro-
line for a number OF years, and is a plain
fal mer # good standing. His daughter
Emma is a nervous, timid, sickly girl, with
a pleasant face and modest manners. There
is an ugly sore cn her mouth from the
struggle.
Seward comes Of respectable family in
Caroline, and his father is highly esteemed
The old getemau is outspoken in condemn.
ing h sons act. Young Seward was a
frequent visitor at Johnson's home, and
was often employed by johnson to assis
about his farm. When the assault wai
committed he was picking peaches for him
johnson had gone to Henderson's with
wagon load, and had left his daughter and
Seward alone in the field. She had fire
Quently helped them to assorJ the peache
and he had no uneasiuess in leaving her IL
the orchard-a thought of anything harm
1ul never occurring to him, So friendly wer
he and Seward. The orchard is too ia
away from the johnson house for stihe
screams to be heard.
The first that Mrs. Johnson knew of whG
had taken place was when she saw ht
daughter tottering towards the house wit
her face covered with blood. She was crl
ing, and was almost too weak to stand. Sh
told her mother everything, and was take
up stairs and put to bed. For while
was suppose she would die.
After Mrs. johnson haG put her daughtt
TO bed she went down stairs and foun
Seward waiting for her. He demande
some money due him, but as Mr.. Johnso
had taken with him all the money there W,
in the house Seward did not tarry long.
went to his own house, told h
wife that it was as much Emu
Johnson's fault as mis- own, and thu
took to the woods, carving revolver wi
him. When johnson got home his wi
made him go for physician without tellir
him Of the occurrence, fearing that ne wou
pursue Seward and that blood would
shed. Johnson says that If his wife b,
told him as soou as he reached hon
he would have had time to owe
take Seward. He also says that If
was not for his wife and children he wou
try to find Seward in the woods at the ris
of being shot down from behind some tire
"but," he says, ''it ever meet him I'll ki
him as c-rlain as my name is johnson.
Mrs. Seward and her children are now II
ing temporarily with her husbands fatke