Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-08-30
A NEGRO IN HER BED.

The Startling Manner In Which Mrs.
James ". Torrey WAS Aroused From
Her Sluinbers-A Sensation in New
Jersey.
CAMDEN, N. j., Aug. 25.-Suddenly
aroused from her slumbers, Mrs. James
w. Torrey of Merchantville, yesterday
morning, turned over in bed and found
herself face to face with negro.
Thoroughly frightened, she gave several
piercing shrieks, thereby awakening her
mother, who was in the same bed, and
her son in the next room.
The two women vigorously attacked
the colored intruder and pushed him off
the bed Evidently he had been feigning
| sleep, as lie scrambled to his feet and
made n hasty exit just as young james
Torrey entered the room. The negro ran
down a stairway and out of a door
which he had left open to facilitate his
escape. Young Torrey pursued him
| part way down the stairs, but could not
overtake him. Mrs. Torrey retained her
presence Of mind and went for Justice
Longstreth, who Immediately instituted
a search for the colored man.
An investigation disclosed that nothing
| was missing from the house and that
the intruder's object was not robbery,
since two pocketbooks and watch on
the bureau were not touched. The
belief is current that he intended to as
sault one or both of the women, and
pretended to be asleep when he found
his entrance to the room had disturbed
one of them.
Later in the day former coachman
Of the Torrey family named "Shad"
Blackson, was arrested on suspicion,
but Mrs. Torrey failed to identify him
as her would-be assailant and he was
released.
Mrs. Torrey is the widow of the late
James w. Torrey, who was cashier OF
the Philadelphia National Bank. She
lives in spacious country house in that
section Of Merchantvile known as
| Wildwood. Her mother, Mrs. McIver
and three children reside with her.
Mrs. Torrey occupied the second-story
front room alone, but several times
during the night fancied she heard
strange noises in the house. She finally
became so nervous that she went to the
room of her mother, adjoining, and got
into bed with her Here she managed
to overcome her fears and fell asleep
but her slumbers were rudely disturbed
, by the negro intruder, who undoubtedly
awakened Mrs. Torrey by crawling into
the bed
The attempted assault on Mrs. Torrey
has created a state of terror among Tho
women Of Merchantville equaled onl
by that which the murders OF Anni
Leconey and Annie Miller caused.
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! PARLIAMENT PROROG UED.
The Queens speech Read From TIL,
| Throue in the House of Lords--Con
l gratuIations Over the Royal Baby.
LoNnoN, Aug. 25.-Parliament wa
| prorpgued to-day. The Queens speecl
3 which was 'read from the throne in tn
House Of Lords by the Lord lIigl
! Chancellor, Lord llerschell, commences
Z M Lords and GcistlfR,cu am gratiiie
! at the fact that your labors, though %
5 hausting have been fruitful, and an
: confident that you share the joy at til
ii birth Of an heir in the third generation
d to the throne The event is not mercl
g proptious, it is unprecedented in the his
I tory of the country.
My relations with foreign powers ar
o friendly. but ! regret that Il variety d
e African questions With France are not "
II settled.
d In concert with the President of til
IF United States have taken the steps nece
1 sary to give effect to the Behrng Sc
= award, and have assented to an act 4
a parliament for this purpose similar TO n
U act passed bv the Congress of the Unite
IT States. The governments of the two Coul
&c tries are also i'll communication with til
" principal foreign powers with the view
q obtaining thciI adhesion to the regulation
p prescribed by tine award.
- | regret to state that war has broken OF
y between China and Japan. After endeayo
! ing, in concert with Russia and the 9th,
l. powers, to prevent an outbreak of hostil
II ties, have taken steps to preserve stri
Nv neutrality.
~ | have learned with satisfaction that tn
~ proceedings at the ottawa conference we
of character calculated to strengtht
u the union OF the colonies concerned bot
rs among themselves and with the moth
~ country.
lie Though | lament the necessity of il
ly creaSing the burden of taxation, it h
~ become Indispensable for the security
II the empire to increase the naval strengt
- While the general tranquility of lrelar
q is maintained to a remarkable degree &C
ne tain social and administrative Giiticulti
ok still subsist which continue to engage Il
re earnest attention Of my government,