New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-18
1N 1LLEGED BRETIL ASSAULT

, NEGRO AGAINST WHOM so FORML COM
PLANT HAS BEEN MADE Looked rP
IN THE TREMoNT POLICE STATION.
"Davc" Holmes A negro twcnty-four years od
"a locked up IN the fremont police station accused
of having attempted criminal ass1ut on Mi-'
Frank T.. Meyer. Of Bedford Park whose husbhnd
is connericd with the Hall Signal Company. "f no.
M Rroadway "The World' yesterday morning pub
usbed a sensational account OF the n"gros at
,o,,,,ed assault and Mrs. Meyers desperate strug-
Gle In "The Worlds" account IL was stated that
the villagers Of Bedford Park were aroused ana
nearly every man had pistol loaded FOR Holmes
II was said that Holmes had been employer ny
Mr. Never for four months. and was considered "A
gem OF a servant" Bu; about three weeks ago ne
badI, ,rigbtened Mrs Meyers by his impudcnce. and
wben she told her husband he quieted her iedrs
and "Dave" was retained. on last SATURDAY so
I'm. Worlds" story goes. Mrs Meyer was aione
I'm her home which Is pretty cottage IN 'aeh'''e
ave near the Southern Boulevard She ordered
"Dave" 10 hitch the horse to the buggy as she was
in,, for her daughter Florence. who attended the
Fordhon School Instead Of obeylng MS mistress y
orders. "Dave." who was In the kitch'h iono"'a
her into the dining room %her.; WIN In t,tc1 or n, n
-, =" fbrn,y Mrs Meyer the floor terrific strug;
gle then ensued between the 90 NV ccnunt sav
The woman which was ended go the "uTUi' ,i nhn 1
Nv the negro attempting to draw pis,oi, "hEn t,
~, ioi; hlovy i'm the stomach, which doubled MN
nm Mrs Meyer and the negro theh ran me ,, mrs,
81. ron
dno. urs Meyer hitched up the fastest horse ana 10
dr"ye furiously to the home OF Joseph THOMPSON IN
itN,, Mrs Meyer did not scream. II was
~ hanas,s. she had hopes OF being hehrd, as
n s'; ,,s. u'as away from the road Tie neighbor-
.Ilc 'pua. . ,h.r ransacked by Mr.. Meyer. who was
'n trorn the city. and his friends. IN searcn
% ~ nn.ro who could not be found. IL was hlso
VI I'll ,hn, ..Iave' Holmes had previously SUCCESS
Ill, assaulted two children OF MI Meyers house
iu,y uiece twelve years old, and the other
a. dnu~hter eleven years old, anu the erls hai
- @ y esrrai IN cav anything becaus" the negro hai
- ,,naJ ,o kiIi them II they dit. .
"a Tribune reporter went TO B.riloFh fark E,S-
~, -, 90 investigate the story Inc nome OF Mt.
',s Licked up. and there was no one IN t1"
Meyer MS MS 'e,ntion-master at the depot said Mrs.
,iyusr , had gone TO NcwYOrk. People hVlnS III tne
mp mp re Who had the account Ironouncei IL
'ilshH. ro, he found Dave" was well-spoken
gro SouH ;bose Sc who lived In the neghborhood. and
W WU -. said that although he may have fnd trouble
~ LII T Nrs Meyer the account WAS greatly eH-
agSera,e d rot Mrs Meyer. said one. III the story
w ny ~ rr o1t as her home Is a dozen oth RS
be iruv rbe would certainly have been heard. and
anu Iii o5uS es,e not alarm the neighbors instead OF
Why, w" .way 10 Kngsbrldgey
orrxnS Sa,orfer called at the fremont Police Station.
Lns I. he negro IL confined. Captain Thompson.
wher u IN charse Is courteous and pleasant officer.
VINO s,ia 10 that the negro had been arrested. al
thougm g1o,iS be arraigned in court this morning No
ana W. allowed TO the prisoner. but Captain
one onernson sald that the negro says he will clear
1noiiIsu uhen arralgned. 1t seems that Holmes
hin,se M attempt escape. as he arrested in
manks ~ park the place where the alleged crime
Bedioaun on mitted Mrs. Meyer was Informed OF the
vast was but up last night had made no complaint