The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-03-13
DETECTIVE ASSAULTED.
JAMES YOUNG BADLY BEATEN By AN
UNKNOWN PARTY.
DIR. Lntimcr and Mr.. Wilson Improving
brakeman Killed by n Train-Lynchburg
Grand Jury Observation-Disclosures OF the
Rehabilitation All Over the State.

Naturalization All Over the state.
PErEBsBunG. Va. Mar. l2.-lSpeciaLl-
About 1890 o'clock this morning Mr.. James
NJ. Young. an ex-mcmber Of the police force
Of this city. and who is now private detec-
tive. was found by q white woman named
Rosa Mason in the gutter in front OF Mrs
Saunders house. on Second street. in Poca-
hontas. in an unconscious condition.
with the top Of his right ear cut of and two
incised wounds on the right slde
of the head Rosa Mason's statement
ia that she had been ont 10 visit her sister.
and ON her return home she saw man lying
in the cutter in front of Mrs. Saunders house,
where she Rosa Mason has room on the
second floor As soon as she got INTO the
house she told Mrs. Saunders that there
was a man lying in the gutter out III front OF
the house and that she believed II was Mr.
Young. She and Mrs. Saunders went out
and looked at the man. and found that 1t was
MIR Young. They brought HIM into tho
house and found that he had been brutally
assaulted and injured as above described.
Rosa Mason said that Mr. Young looked as II
he was under the influence Of liquor, OF had
been.
He remained unconscious until about G
o'clock this morning, when he partially re-
pained consciousness. Mrs. Saunders stated
that she was AT home with her children and
that she heard no noise or disturbance out on
the street. She assisted Rosa Mason 70 bring
Mr Young into the house.
The injured man. who is a son Of Mr.. j. f..
T. Young. popular citizen Of this place was
attended by DR.. d. I. May who dressed ms
wounds and did what was necessary for nm
Dr. May says he does not consider MI
YOung's injuries dangerous unless eryslpcias
should set in Mr. Young was IN no condl-
ton 10 talk to-day. and even II he knows he
was not able 10 give an intelligent account as
to who committed the assault
The congregation Of the West End Baptist
church. at a meeting held last night, voted to
extend a pastoral call 10 Rev. j. A. Barker, OF
Accomac county Mr. Barker IS a full gradu-
ate of Richmond College, and also Of the
Theological seminary at Louisville, ny. lie was
nj one time "a teacher in the female institute
AT Chester, on the Richmond and Petersburg
railroad. and was for some time pastor ~ three
or four churches in Chesterfield county 10
subsequently, went rs a Missionary 10 Brazil,
but on account of the Ill health Of his VIE,
NE came back 10 this country and located IN
AccOmac county
The motion for a new trial in the case of
Randall Watson colored. convicted Of muir
der in the first degree and sentenced 10 be
hanged. viii be argued IN the Supreme Court
OF Appeals at Richmond tomorrow.
The telekram sent ont from Richmond on
Yesterday 10 the effect that the treasurer Of
the Virginia Normal and COLLEGIATE Institute
is short in his accounts and that the attOr-
ucy-generh has instituted q SUIT to recover IS
iuiseading The president Of the institute,
j. II. Johnston. was seen by 'lHE TINES cor
respondent to-day and asked in regard TO the
matter and he said that the shortage spoken
OF was in the accounts Of +. W. Pope, treas
urcr of the Institution four years ago. Since
that time the school has had two treasurers.
r. W Whiting is dead. and the other ii. b.
Huces. is at present performing satisfactorily
the duties Of his Office. Hucles Is a former
resident of Richmond.