San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-11-02

drew revolver anu fired two shots at
the officer in rapid succession.
Fortunately both of the shots missed
their mark, but before anything could
be done to ward off the attack the officer
received a savage blow on the head from
the handle Of the revolver. As he fell
stunned to the pavement the man who
had dealt the blow entered the carriage,
and the horses, smarting under singing
blows from the whip, dashed the patrol
man aside and sprang away in the direc-
ton OF the ferry. AS yet no clew to the
identity of the eqaipage or the persons
connected with it has been obtained by
the police.
The woman taken from the carriage
was at once conveyed to the nearest sta
ton house. Only for the statement of
her companion that the carriage had no
occupant other than himself at the time
of the accident, and but for the brutal
attempt on the officers life, the woman
would have been allowed to have fol-
lowed her own inclinations about &C
companying the officers. As it was she
was practically in custody when she left
the carriage.
At the station house she talked freely
about only a portion of the occurrences
of the night. She gave the name of
Caroline Green, and stated that she had
been abducted from private asylum,
where she was receiving treatment for
diseasaof the brain. She refused to re-
veal the names of the persons concerned
in the outrage. She even declined to
state in what manner she had been de-
coyed from the asylum.
In private interview with a reporter,
however, Captain John B. johnson, in
charge of the station house at the time,
made some statements which may throw
some light on the mystery.
Mrs. Caroline Green, he said, sis
the person believed by the police to be
guilty of the murder of Mrs. Clark l-ol-
ville's coachman., Mrs. Melville's pro-
lection alone accounts for her absence
from the Tombs tonight. Iou must
take what she says with great deal of
allowance. My own opinion is that she
was not abducted at all. l believe that
at the time of the accident she was flee
ing from the asylum to escape the watch
full eye of the department. Now that
she is here shall see that she remains
in custody until the matter is fully in
vestigatel."
Mrs. Clark Melville was seen at her
home at an early hour this morning.
She seemed greatly distressed at what
had taken place, bat refused to talk. The
reporter left her walking up and down
ner splendid reception room i'll an agony
Of grief.
Are you certain the officers are not
| being deceived?' she asked, as the re-
| porter turned away. 1T can't be true!
am sure it can't be true! Gro to the
! asylum and see if Mrs. Green is not
| there, safe and we'll. won't believe it
until l know that she is not there"
At the asylum the reporter was the
first one to convey the news Of the alb
duction. The matron appeared in the
parlOr when summoned to meet the re-
porter in a condition bordering on
frenzy Accompanied by the reporter
she visited the rooms assigned to Mrs.
Green, and found that the bed had not
been occupied during the night.
According to the theory of the matron
Mrs. Green in some way secured key
to door opening upon a small lawn To-
Gated between her rooms and the street
wall, and passed out of the building in
that way. The street gate was found
unlocked.
The matron tried to appear frank in
her statements, but it was evident to the
reporter that she was trying to conceal
something. She stated, however, that
previous to retiring Tor the night she
was informed by an attendant that sus-
picious persons had been hanging about
the street gate all day. She gave no ex-
cuse for not investigating the report at
once, and seemed to treat the matter
very lightly. The attendant, when close
ly questioned, declared that it would be
impossible for her to identify any Of the
persons she had seen about the gate dur
ing the day.
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