The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-05
WAYLAID 0NALONELY ROAD
THE HON. MIR. GosCHEN's NIECE TEE
VICTIM OF a BRUTAL ASSAULT.
She and = Girl Companion Attacked BIZ Two
Armed Men Near Chiseiburst-Eoth Ter
r,hIy Iuiured-Ono OF the Ra-cnIs Snu ht

She aud Girl Companion Attacked BIZ Two
Armed Men Near ChiseIburst-Both Ter
rihIy Injured-Ono or the Ra-cni- Canal
LONDON, Aug. 4-Miss Woods, daughter OF
the Vicar OF Buckley Kent, niece OF the Right
Hon. George J. Gosohen. Chancellor Of tho
Excheauer. and therefore n relative by mar
rage Of Mrs. Burke Roche of New York, was
attacked by man near Chselhurst last even
ing and was severely. perhaps MORALLY. in
jured.
Miss Woods won't ont walking early IN tho
evening with Miss Edith Philbricks. the four
teen.yoar old daughter OF n barristcr in the
Chiselhurst neighborhood On lonely part
OF the road. half way from tho vicarage to
Chiselhurst. two roughly dressed lnborers
came up behind the young women and called
to thom Miss Philbricks looked around. saw
TINT both men carried guns, and, Selling Mss
Woods's arm, started TO run. Miss Woods
however tried to conceal her tcrrr'r, and held
her companion back. AS tho youre woman
auickenod their pace the wen cSmo up beside
them and asked thep ,Shers ,hny were going.
Miss Woods told item. End added that she was
the Wears daIghtea.
The map nearest Miss Woods caught her by
the sr.h npd began drawing her TO the side OF
tie road. wlse his colnpanion attempted to
! teke hold OF Miss Philbricks The young girl
ran screaming down the road with the man
after her. Once he caught her. and gave her
heavy blow over the side of her head with tho
stock OF his gun. She Eel aud he caught her.
but sho struggled away from him., The man
| then gave up the chase. Miss Philbricks ran
into tho village with blood streaming down the
The police started at once for tho spot where
Miss Woods was supposed to he. They found
her alone and unconscious by tho roadside
blood was flowing from shot wounds in her
hr.u az nd fnpp uprDOtp1
broken bushes around her gave evidence of
the desperate struggle that she had made
against The men. She was carried home by
two c0nstahles, while the others went in pur-
suit OF the men who had attacked her. She Is
very low. but probably will recover. Miss
Phil bricks is in much more serious condi-
ton. and 1t Is feared that her skull Is frac-
turcd Both young women Were FRUSTRATED
disllgured for lie should she survive her
injuries
half a mile from the spot whore tho attack
was made tho constubleS found II man with a
gun crouched in tho bushes. He was tax en-
before Miss Woods. after she had rcgained
WHO attacked her. He gives his name as
Marklow. His companion has not hcen caught.
and Mnrklow refused to say anything about
the crime After arrangement before a magis-
tratc he WAS rcmanded and locked w.
Miss Woods has been great social favorite
in the rural neighborhood whore her father
oi'icintes as vicar. and was much admired for
her beauty 1t is believed that her assalRnts
belong to the neighhor hood. and TINT they saw
her and her companion start out for their
walk. and procured guns with the object OF in
| imidation. .
Mr. Goschen has been unable to go to Chisel-
| hurst. but Is kept informed by Telegram PHI OF
| his niece condition.