Evening journal., 1892-09-09
ATTACKED BY a THUG.
Mrs. Fannie Maxwell Murder
ously Assaulted and Robbed.
A HIGHwAYMANs VICTIM MAY DIE

While Returning 10 Her Home Late Last
Night Coming From a Church Reunion.
Mr.. Fannie sinxweII is Assaulted.
Robbed and Left In Dying Condition.
Mrs Fannie Maxwell. widow of Cap.
tain Maxwell, and living with her
daughter Mrs Clinton II Jamison at
4Oi west Third street was murderonsly
assaulted lastnight within stone throw Of
her door, and II death does not result from
the injuries and shock that she received
she will never fully recover.
Returning From a Picnic.
Upon invitation of Harry Emmons
ESQ, the young people of Delaware ave
nue. Baptist church went to his residence
nt Gordon Heights last evening to enjoy
The pleasant autumn moonlight Mrs
/ Maxwell, being an expert hand at pre-
| pairing the refreshmeuts and being also
| very pleasant company was asked to 90 on
/ the excursion. Although ca years old and
one OF the stay aghome kind. she con-
/ cluded 20 go with her associates In the
church and enjoy with them n happy re-
union with some country air thrown in.
Hurlying Homo From the Train.
She left early in the evening for Mr..
Emmonss Gordon Heights residence and,
with the rest of the guests, had an en-
iOyabe time there She took with her
handbag containing her spectaclcs, white
apron. blacl. lace hchu aud one or two
smaller articles. She carried no money
except a few small coins with which to
purchase her ticket
Mrs Maxwell returned TO Wilmington
ON the train reaching here about II
o'clock and, surprised that she had
stayed so long. She left the other
members of the party and started
home Ia hurry. She went up
French street 20 Second. thence 10 West.
Going up West TO Third, she turned the
corner al Third street which is hardly
square from her home Hardly had She
turned than
Thug sprang Upon Her.
She saw her sssaiant when he rushed
from behind q tr3e there, but her fright
overcome her so quickly that she knew
mo- more thau that her assailant was
5 man Before she was struck she uttered
a piercing shriek
This cry OF fright aroused q neighbor
and startled Mrs Jamison, her daughter
who had been expecting her mother TO
arrive 40 any minute. The neighbor
NMINANtA TO n MANMNM anu NNM N TALL we'll
dressed, white man, wearing u derby hat.
3 bonding over the prostrate form Of
woman. At this the neighbor cried
hustily for help and the man, snatching
/ the handbag from bis victim. darted
, down West street like n flash. This cry
b FROM The noiEhbor brought Mrs Jami-
son from her house and the next thing
b tlat she heard was her mothers voice
in pain. Accusing her husband they
went out and found Mrs. MAXWELL.
Unconscious ga N Pool OF Blood.
Thoy were Mortified at the sight. but
! carried her to her room and quickly sum-
u monod physicians. DIR. Charles H.
Baird was the first 90 arrive and
he found the woman in pitiablo
condition She had evidently been first
. beaten with bludgcon and then forced
q To give up her treasures by repeated
y blows from the villains fist which landed
n In her eyes and ON her face.
stin Unable to Speak.
q Whom an EvENsNG JOURNAL reporter
was ushered into Mrs Moxwells room
p this morning, lac was sickened by the
sight which greeted him. He has re-
e ported election fights, railroad accidents
j and hnngings, but this aged woman s
injuries were the most distressing Of all.
/ Her eyes were both so black and
b. swollen that it was hard TO tell whether
they were open or closed There were
4 two ugly holes in her face and forehead.
Is Her nose was split and swollen and one
e side OF her face was horribly dishgnred.
g When the reporter asked the injured
% woman IL she was feeling any better, she
s. simply moved her disfgured eyelids.
b Mrs Jamison also asked her "A question
BE- but she did not speak.
some Of the Stolen Articles Pound.
4 The highwayman, after being fright
onod away with his spoils evidently ran
y down French street. as the handbag,
10 which had been rihed and relieved of the
gold spectaclcs, was found on the rail.
al at the foot of that street this morn
ing lt was picked up by workmen,
Y who found an old envelope inside nd.
s- dressed to Mrs. Maxwell and forwarded
their find 10 this address