The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-11
AN ATTEMPT AT MURDER
AN OTSTER CAPTAIN ASSAULTED
AND LEFT FOR DEAD.
senator Daniel and Family to Reside In
Alexandria-Thc Tramp Nuisance ana
How One Was Treated.

ALEXANDRIA, VA, Dec. lo.-Speclai.
Captain James Elliott, OF the oyster YES
sci Rebecca Smith. arrived here late yes
ferday from Jsckson's creek. lie tells
OF a terrible assault made upon captain
OF an oyster schooner from Baltimore
who was loading oysters at st. George :
Island last Tuesday. The captain had
Two colorcd sailors with him on his ves-
sell and they are the parties who COM
United the deed. The Captain ''ent 10
his cabin 20 take a nap early IN The even
ing While sleeping these negroes crcQt
into the cabin. knocked him In the head,
and cut gashcs In his body with cirk
knives. They then went through ms
wardrobe and stole everything OF value,
including 500 which he had 10 pay Tor
his oysters. After this they picked the
Captain up and carried him as tar as
the compa nion-way OF The vessel with the
intention OF throwing him overheard and
were only prevented from doing so by n
crowd which had conEregated on the
shore a good distance away, and which
was trying TO recover the body OF a
man who had been drowned They soon
found out that they would be detected.
when they took the vessels owl boat
and rowen TO Lconardtown. where they
made their escape. The next morning a
young man named William Courtney. an
oysternaE. went aboard Of the vessel 10
cell some oysters lie found the Captain
lying on the companion-way in pool
of blood. lust where the negroes had
left him. He found the cabin of the yes
sci ransacked. The Captain was alive,
but was still unconscious. lie WAS trans
ferred TO the Baltimore tug Enterprise
and carried to his home. near Baltimore
The people who live In the vicinity are
very much excited over the attempted
murder. and II the negroes are caught
they VIII be lynched.
TRAMP NUISANCE.
The tramp nuisance hcreabouts is he
coming so unbearable that the Councl;
Will be asked 10 act upon the matter
forthwith. Several ladies have been near
ly frightened TO death by these scoun-
drels entering their back yards at night
and IN some instances their dining-rOoins.
kitchens. and parlors, only to flee when
some man was sent for. out in the coun-
try roads several men have been held up
Of late One old countryman IL said 70
have been met ana ordered to hold up his
hands, and did so with stick behind him.
and as the tramp came up TO search MN
he let him have the stick right ana left.
The last blow fclled him. and the tramp
was left In the road side for dead yet in
the morning all trace OF him was gone,
and as IL was near sort OF roost Tor
these noinads II is expected his pals are
ptiu nursing him. They escape from the
cnain-gang and won't wok any way. so
the officers say some law is 10 he en-
acted TO rid the toxin of this crying
nuisance.
WELL PUNISHED
Another report cores from about three
miles out the Little River pike. Friday
night a white tramp entered the home of
james Sheppard. colored man. and was
not content on taxing whatever he chose,
but made an attempt TO assault a little
colored girl there alone The father and
brothers Of the girl came IN about the
time the tramp was leaving, 80 the story
goes and ~ finding what had been done.
became Ike maniacs. tore the clothing
from the man. and dashed him until blood
oozcd from his wounds. Then they took
what was found In his clothes that be-
longed 10 him. and one jumped on him
until he begged for mercy The old man
then threw him his clothes and told him
TO get. and II he over came back again
ne would Kill him
Miss Gertrude fiove-df one oil me
jellcs OF Lynchhurg. VINO has been TAT
guest OF Mrs. William Greene. on MOI IN
Washington street. left for hon, to-day.
much TO the regret Of her numerous
friends hercabouts
aiiss SaIlfc V. Daneerfeld Of this city.
is 10 be one OF the bridesmaid Of the
Barrett-Smith wedding in Danviile on
the 18th. Miss Smith is the daughter of
Colonel Frank T.. Smith. of this city.
She has resided with her grandparents,
the Smithert0ns. In that city since The
death OF her mother some fifteen years
ago.
Miss Virginia Minnieerode who has
been visiting her sister. Mrs. Professor
Anderson, IN Washington, has reformed
homes
SENATOR DAN3EL.
" Is SSln tndt senator 'dHleI VIII
leave the old cOrse house on north Wash
ington rect at the beginning of he
year and return here. The Corsc boys
being away most of the time. the Misses
corse prefer closing the house. and want
10 travel uotn ncins away much OF the
time anyway. Senator Daniel has boy
at school near here now, snd another at
the Episcopal High School as well.
Dennis. the n1ne-year-old son of Mr..
George William Ramsay. fell down the
opera house steps this eveqng ana so
badly injured himself that ne had spasms.
and for a time his life was despaired of.
The boy was sent after oysters ana fol-
lowed the band into the cpera-hOuse.
The little son or Mr.. Park Agnew. who
was taken with spasms the other day,
continues I'm rather a serious condition.
II was at first believed his trouble was
caused from fright by iramps.