Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-08-14
Struggle With a Brutal Negro

never wea assaulted end rGbSrd By john
Amslmen, an ex-coa Vlat sni q b;lrig Degio,
10 the woods skirting Thorn's lane near
Great Neck, L l. That che ESCAPED fdslly
with her life is wonder. She was com.
pletely in the rufi4ns powar for over tWo
hours while he was Debating whether or not
he should murder her.
Mrs. Neimeyer Is the wife of Frederick
Neimeyer, deputy sheriff and liverymap,
who runs stages to and from the railway
station and the village. She is finely de-
seloped young woman OF great personal
coursge. Sue lives with her husband and
little family at Bsschwood, snsIl farm on
the outskirts of the village.
On Monday Mr.. Nsimeyer went to Brook.
lrn on bus Sss eod Mrs. Neimeyer Said she
would 20 to Baysids, neiehboiipg village,
and epend the day With her mother, Mrs
Shannshsu. The village of Bsyside is about
two miles sway from BsechwcCd. Mrs.
Neimeyer left her homo about quarter
to nine In the morpiDg auc walked
acrts, The field unti she reached
the zane which runs Though the Thorn
woods. 10 passing q cornfsld Mrs. Ne-
never saw q negro O short distance away,
| but thought be was working snd paid no at.
tention to him Jnss ss she reached the lane
which enters the woods she heard q foot
sep behind her, ard as she turned around
| she saw the fscs OF the negro CLOSE 10 hers.
| He was armed with huge knife. He seized
| her end dragged her into the woods and
| threw her to the ground.
| Mrs. Nsimeyer struggled desperately, but
did not dsre to make On oucry. The negro
held the point OF the knife to her throat end
with fearful oaths threatened to kill her II
! shs made q noise. Sae did not lose her
presence OF mind and offered the man money
| if be would relsase her. For moment be
Yielded aad allowed Mrs. Nslmeyer to re-
gain her feet. She threw several dollars on
| the ground, and after promising the negro
not to inform the police started toward the
lane. Just as she reached the path. how
ever, she was again seized and dragged back
into the woods He said he would Kill her
aug wsy, as II he let her go she would have
him arrested. He put the point Of the knife
to her throat.
M 8. Neimeyer thought oiher pooke!book
which the negro had not discovered, and
which contained $50 or $50. She once more
offered him mouey ard also promised that
she would send him more, il he would only
spare her.
For over an hour the fend kept her in the
woods, but his oupidlty finally got lhe better
of him and be took this money. Mrs. Mel
meyer once more started for the lane. The
negro was 30 occupied counting the money
that he did not notice how the poor woman
hurried away. Quite exhausted she reach.
ed the railway station, nearly mile away
and finding hack driver got him to drive
her to Manbaeset, another village, where
she went to Justice Clinton MoErel and told
| what had taken place. After relating her
story she tainted. The magistrate immedi.
atey issued warrant for the black 6end'r
arrest and despatched Constables William
Pitcher and George Roe and Deputy Sheriff
Robert Hicks to Great Neck with inetruc.
tions to capture the negro, dead or alive.
Almost the whole male population went with
them, and, as stated In yeslerday's GAZETTE
be was captured.
The negro is well.known in Great Neck
He is about fifty years old and married to a
white woman. but the latter alleges she no
longer lives with him. DsputY Sheriff Nei-
meyer says that the negro Amelmen had
been criminal since boy hood aud had serv-
! ed several sentences 10 the State prisons, all
Tor crimes Of q murderous nature. When
but fifteen years ofage ne triad to kill his
brother in bed, and one night the latter
stayed his arm just as be WAS about to plunge
bis knife Into the heart oi the wife of his EN-
ployer. He had arisen in the night sod
crept into the room of his mistress, who was
asleep, wbea foll2Ted sn detected by his
brother before he had .ime TO commit mur.
der. The struggle between the brothers
awoke the lady, and her screams bringing
assistance the young 6end was captured
He was tried for the crime aud on account
of his sge was sentenced to only two wears
and six months in the pepitentiary. After
his release he assaulted tweive-year.old
girl and was again captured He narrowlv
escaped lynchiug at the hands OF an eu,so.
ed mob. He was tried and convicted of tie
crime, ead sentenced to seven years In Sing
Sing. He also committed several othsr
crimes, and bis being permitted to run at
large Was menace to pubic safety.