The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-05-23


! Bansoh's loss involving the furniture
and contents Of his dwelling will be
from twelve 10 fifteen hundred dollars.
THE DUNCAN ASSAULT.
The Young Mans Mind Said to be Unsound.
telegraphic particulars of an attempt
upon the life OF his wife at Bettyswycoed
III Wa.es on Tuesday last by Richard &
| Duncan, the youngest son OF the Rev.
DR.. Thomas Duncan Rector of st
| Stephens Church in the FIRST district in
this county, since which the following
additional particulars have TRANSFERRED.
Mr.. Richard G. Duncan is well known
i'll Baltimore, where he has great many
| friends. He was Il former student at
johns Hopkins University, where his
older brother, Mr.. Louis Duncan, for
merly OF the navy, is associate professor
OF applied electricity. n friend of Mr..
| Duncan says: For several years he has
| been suffering with intermittent attacks
of brain trouble, which were brought on
| by over study, and he has been almost
! continually uDdCr the care of various
| specialists in nervous diseases for the
past five years. He was sent abroad by
his family about year ago. under the
advice of his physician who recommended
a long rest from study ofauy kind. For
| a good many months he had been living
near Stockholm, Sweden. The life he
led in the Moth Country was quiet
one, and his friends had hoped that his
long rest would thoroughly cure him OF
his unfortunate malady. His family
were in ignoreuce OF his marriage, as be
| had not written in regard to it, and
they knew nothing OF it until they SAW
the cable dispatches. They had sup
posed tie was still in Sweden, and did
not even know that he contemplated the
trip to Wales, where the unfortunate
tragedy occurred.
A dispatch from Washington SAYS:
Mrs. NJ. ID. Bradley, an aunt of Mr..
Duncan, lives at No. 1858 Thirty first
street, Georgetown, D. c. She says
letter was received by a member of the
family in which Mr.. Duncan spoke of
his engagement, and also wrote about
his approaching wedding day. His
mother received another letter a short
time ago in which he said he would soon
| leave for home.
From his earliest bcyhood Mr.. Dun
can has been delicate. In company he
was always retiring, modest and little
sought after, but to those who knew
him well he was a pleasant companion
aud exceedingly bright aud attractive.
| At the Lehigh University he stood first
in every study, and, while there he de-
veloped a remarkable talent for invent
ing mechanical devices, and the number
of secret locks and springs, of which his
desk was always filled, was source of
wonder to his fellow students He is
about five feet nine inches high, a decid-
ed blonde, with large, expressive eyes,
and wears glasses He is twenty-thr,e
years of age" Dr.. Kempster, of Wash
ington, says: Three years gg2 treated
! young Duncan professionally, and thee
dIsuoyv.,-r, oridences OF an unbalanced
mind, which might result .anner or later
in some violent outbreak. Tner, was
every indication that his cratic tendency
would eliminate in an outbreak that
would result i'll injury TO some one, and
so when | read the account of his treat
ment of his wife | was not all surprised
He should have been put under restraint
three years ago, but the family disliked
the idea of placing him in an asylum and
hoped that travel would benefit him.
1t was q mistake, as the result has
shown"
LONDON, May 1S.-A quarryman who
discovered that r. G. Duncan, of Wash
ingtou, d. c., on Tuesday evening last
had attempted to murder his wife near
Belts y coed. North Wales, by beating
her over the head with Il stone, and who
assisted in carrying tie victim to a
neigh boring hotel, says that Duncan
gave him 50 note i'll order to induce
him to say nothing about the real facts
of the case. The quarryman adds, that
when be came upon the scene of the at
tempted murder, Duncan was holding a
handkerchief to his wite's mouth, but
that he removed it as soon as he caught
sight of the witness.
In her delirium Mrs. Duncan exclaimed
Don't hack at me; get me up" Mrs.
Duncan to day is still i'll a precarious
condition, aud repeatedly calls for her
mother.
Mrs. Duncan is now much better,
through her condition is still precarious.
1t is reported that she has made an ill.,
cohent but serious statement i'll the
Swedish language regarding the manner
in which she received her injuries. The
police have found quantity of some
kind OF acid in Mr.. nuncau's luggage,
but So far as can be ascortained the
rumur that he vas engaged i'll an intri,
que with a woman of the district is I'M
founded. Mr.. DuDcan's brother has
cabled Instructions to get the best medi
cal assistance, whatever the cost may be
Mr. Lincoln, the United States Munster
has instructed local Solicitor to watcL