Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-01

Virginia Negro Forces Pistol Into q
Girls Mouth and Fires.

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Details of horrible crime which WAS COM
mitted on Deal Island, eff the coast of Virginia,
| On Sunday night last have been received.
Thoroughbred Tazwell, a negro desperate,
called at the house of Noah Ballard on Deal
Island, where Leah Wallace, aged seventeen.
the negro belle of the island. resided. Tazwell
had courted the girl. but was cast off for an
other. He swore vengeance. Sunday night
he repewed his proposals for marriage and on
being refused became enraged. He grasped the
girl around the waist and drawing 4s-caliber
revolver forced the muzzle of itinto the defense
less girls mouth and fired. The girl fell dead
without as much a groan.
Mr.. Ballard on hearing the report rushed into
tho room. but was met by curses and a bullet.
The latter fortunately buried Itself in the door
facing. The murderer then rushed into the
hallway where Mrs. Ballard and her children
were almost frightened to death. he again
raised the smoking weapon. Mrs. Ballard
screamed: "Oh, don't kill u.s." The answer
Was a bullet which plowed through her hair
Tazwell then placed the weapon to his head,
saying I'm 60 too, but after a pause as if in
deep meditation, withdrew it and rushed to the
yard gate. Here quite crowd had collected.
WANTED TO LYNCH HIM.
Loud we're the yes Lynch him!' but,
lacking leadership, the mob cowed after
Tazwen had sent leaden missile over their
heads and allowed him to escape. He rushed
to the wharf and, meeting an oyster captain,
compelled him at the point of his revolver to
row him to the mainland, thirty miles distant.
Then the villain deliberately made the captain
go back, standing on the wharf and threaten
ing to kill him il he attempted to convey in
formation of the crime.
Tazwe then started for the railroad. reach
ing New Church Monday night. He called at
the station early IN tho evening and asked
Night Agent Ralph if he could remain all night
Ralph, who had heard of the murder, took in
the situation, and. believing that he had the
murderer, replied in the affirmative. The
negro, unsuspectlng trouble, conched on the
floor and was soon soundlv sleeping. Ralph at
once telegraphed to the MARYLAND authorities o..
Princess Anne that be had the Virginia muir
derer. He advised to keep him at all
hazards until officers could reach him. At 4
o clock yesterday morning Special Officer
George Tory arrested him and landed him in
the Somerset jail awaiting requisition and the
reward from the Virginia authorities. Tazweii
WAS SO surprised that ne offered no resistance.
His only words were: ~ killed her, and l am
glad of it.
EXCITEMENT on THE ISLAND.
The murderer is burly fellow, resem bling
Williams recently hanged at Chestertown for
the murder of DIR. Hill. Excitement runs high
on the island and it is almost certain that if
Tazwell is returned there he will be lyuched.
Threats are varied and many. The maj ritv
are determined TO burn him at the stake if he
falls into their hands.
The states attorney, knowing the agitated
condition of the Island inhabitants it is thought,
will take him to another county. Even then 1t
is expected that the indignant citizens will take
the law i'll their own hands.