The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-12
A WOMAN'S TERRIBLE FIGHT
BATHING FOR Az HOUR WITH A
POWERFUL NEGRO IN THE WOODS.

Moth Mrs. Neineyer and Her Assaalant.
Exhausted with their Long straEgie.
Stop 10 Farley and Then Renew the
Fight-she Finally BUYS the Negro Or
Her Husband. with = Posse from Great
Neck. Securing the Country for Him.
There was man hunt through the woods In
the vicinity OF Great Neck. L. l.. yesterday and
last evening. 1t was led By Constables Fred
! erick Neimeyer. Roe. Hicks. and Pitcher. They
wsro accompanied by a party OF citizens. all
armed and determined. John Amelman was
the man they were hunting. Had he been dis.
covered he would probably now be swinging
from the limb OF . tree riddled with bullets.
Amelman Is full blooded negro. 60 years
old powerful and dangerous. He Is married
to white woman. and the couple live in q
tumble.down hovsl near Little Neck. Amel-
man earns his living By doing odd Jobs about
farms In that vicinity. He was born in Great
Neck and. barring seven years which he spent
In Sing Sing for sssaulting girl, has lived
there all his life.
Constable Neimeyer. who led the hunt yes
terdRy. lives on small farm on the outsklrts
Of Great Neck. Monday morning his vito
started to visit her mother. Mrs. Shannahan.
In Bayside. distance OF two miles.
There Is bypa'h from Great Neck to Bay.
side. which Is much shorter than tho open
highway. This path winds through woods and
fields. 1t Is a lonesome road, and 10 usually
avoided by women.
Mrs. Neimeyer 10 brave. As she followed the
winding path through the cornfelds she saw
Amelman at work. From the cornfleld the
narrow path broadened into lane. lined with
heavy woods on either side. Whom about tho
centre OF this lane Amelman suddenly sprang
out from b-hind a elump, Of bushes. and.
brandishinG big knife. said:
A. the words left his lips be made . rush at
her To- knife trembling in his appraised hand:
and Mrs: Neimeyer's courage forsook her and
Come with me-" he said.
Then MRS. Ne:meyer's courage returned. Tho
negro. clutched her dress at the shoulder to
raise fSss her but me from the ground and
he sSd MADE dash
at Mrs. Neimeyer With his long knife.
shs O. a avid the knife; but the negro caught
distance away from the lane he threw his bur-
~" Nav" b: painted. be quiet or III kill you;
A fight that lasted almost an hour began at
S knife e sqa es thi But .ssS
time was, frustrated by Mrs Neimeyer or
he concluded to defer the murder. During al
this time Mrs. Neimeyer never Sol canned. She
her being heard were small ard she nseaed ali
frequently both gave 10 up he struggle for =
time from exhaustion. and It was during one
give him. money II ne would ali " her to 60
Her Clothing was torn IN tstters She gath.
To- up N soos
tSo,doiiar bIli in the lane back Of her. and
"TIlk i'm you any how" lie said. brandishiue
He again erasped Mrs: Neimeyer. and the
,ss1 ru e. . was renewed: He dragged her back
s%e and for hal" an
Mrs, Neimsyer felt her strength giving way.
but the s,suHs's h.d tod on the IowsrIul
ns = Z: s aud fear began to take
ing Sstxe"n Sis isborsd Ir.sth 10 H'p' fep'"''
II viii KIN you then yon can't tell.",
she s wosa % Re s nsr
snS hss was whst H d.
t'eaties Offering, to give him Q large sum Of
money II he would release her.
led f % 81 ehen cpsne f %sl
Ss aSs se nd
twesn $50 and $50. The negro was stiIi unde-
cided. He, nssitated about picking IN the
and sr, fke
bis head He said he was afraid the pocket
book would be found on him.
40 she TIVE weak
thu struggle hut her liberty gave her renewed
etrepgth: he wns Just able t. reach the Great
Neck railroad station when her strength for
s0 Tsr ner; han. drv.r xho .n.u ~. n,...,
her 10 his vehicle. Tho haf-swooning woman
to tod d the man to drive her to Justice Morrill's
was 50 III that she had TO be helped into the
office. 1t WINS not long before tho story OF her
heroic strpggle was known from Bayside to
Great Mock.
THIN the woman's husband. with the Others
started out to.hunt down Amelman. Bnt Amel-
man oould MOI be found. That night there was
q hunting party on every road and lane In that
lo"ality. All were armed. and no quarter"
was tho ma. sword.
About midnight the search was abandoned. |
but was begun again Yesterday morning and
continued Until late last night Amelman
and It is thought that he is in hiding in some
sroret place. His wife saws she has sNen
nothing OF him for several days. but their little
house 10 under surveillance