Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-16
ATTEMPT TO scALD HIM TO DEATH.
The Fiendish Action of Negroes Vile
Yet ut Large-A Native African.

Yet at Large-A Native African.
rCorrespondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.l
WELDON, n. c., August 15.-News resched
here to-day that Louvenia TOney. the wife
of Kinchen Toney. attempted and nearly
succeeded in scalding Der husband 10
death with pot OF boiling water while the
latter was asleep last Thursday night. No
cause whatever is assigned for this cold
blooded attempt ct murder except per-
haps slight jealousy which existed. Inc
parties are all colored, and the woman
made her escape AZ soon as she nal accom-
plished her fiendish deed, thinking the
man was dead. The hideous night cries OF
the man aroused the neighbors and horrl-
Bile sight met their eager gaze. Upon the
bed Ioney lay writhing In the most terrible
agony. Water was dripping from his
clothes and the bed. An overturned pot
upon the floor, still hot. and smouder:ng
fire upon the hearth told the terrible tale
that a horrible attempt had been made to
send a man into eternity In the most brutal
and heartless manner known III . civilized
land.
THOUGHT THE HOUSE on FIRE.
The unfortunate man was speedily re-
moved to neighbours and a physician
summoned. When questioned as to the
affair Toney said his wife had committed
the crime He said when ne awoke he
thought the house WAS on fire and that he
was being roasted alive, SO terrible was
the pain that aroused him. The man is
reported to be IN critical condition this
morning. The would-bo murderess Is still
| at large.
An unknown colored man died suddenly
| here this morning of heart disease. He
| applied az one of the brick-yards .yester-
| day for work, and said he was from Florida.
! He was apparently about twenty-five years
| OF age.
cloUD-BURsr.
There was a cloud-burst in the western
part of this county thursday night. A
good many fences and several bridges We're
swept away. and the cotton-felds in the
track of the storm were badly injured.
| The instructors of the Weldon University
| School have been announced. Professor
Charles Hall Davis, A. NJ. OF Petersburg,
is headmaster: Mrs. John Il. Lee, an ex-
perienced teacher of this town, Is first as
sistant. and Miss Alice Hawley, an accom-
| plished young lady IF Fayetteville, will be
the music teacher. The school will CON-
menee with every assurance OF success.
NATIVE AFRICAN.
| On the State farm near here Is FULL
| blooded African. He has only one baud
having lost the other in the jungles of his
native country in an encounter with a
tiger. But Satan found mischief for the
single hand TO DO, and he wGs landedin the
penitentiasy.
Mrs. W. +. Daniel and little daughter
| Jeanette, are on q visit to Captain
Charles q. Snead's. in Fluvanna county
the former home of Mrs. Daniel.
PERSONAL
Rev. P. N. Stainback. together with his
mother, wife, and daughter, are visitin.
DIR. ]. II. Jones and Colonel William I,
Mason in Brunswick county, Va.
Mrs. w. X. Smith and children are visit
ing Mrs. Travers In Brunswick, Va
Captain and'Mrs. w. II. Day are enjoyins
the breezes at Long Branch.
Mrs. MAJOR Il. l.. Emry and son, Mr.
Sulphur.
Miss Emily Long and Mrs. j. T. Goocl
have gone to the mountains Of western
North Carolina.