The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-09-26
LADY ASSAULTED.
Mrs. John Pounds Attacked by a COlured
Fiend Near Baldwin.

Fiend Near Baldwin.
This community was wrought up to high
state of excitement on Thursday afternoon
when James Anderson and Harry Seth, OF
Baldwin, reported to the officials that Mrs.
John Pounds, of Leeds, had been assaulted
and cruelty beaten by a colored flend on the
public road near that place, two and a half
miles from Elkton.
The place where the assault occurred is Il
lonely spot on the road known as the
feeder which leads from Cowantown road
to Baldwins Mills, and where the men found
her lying in Il clump of bushes along the
roadside in half unconscious condition,
blood streaming from her face. She was re-
moved to the home of her brother Jacob Will
son, at Baldwins Mills, and the men hurried
to Elkton to give the alarm and summons Il
physician.
Mrs. Pounds could only describe her assaii
ant a tall colored man with heavy NOUS
tache, and with this meagor description tue
officials took up the case and telcphoned over
the county.
DR.. John W. Cooper, OF Elkton, went to
i'dIINIH iJllho anu tllltuttu MIS-. OuluS.
Her condition was serious, and she was still
suffering much from the nervous excitement
of the shock. Her face was swollen and
bruised from the heavy blows which the tend
had rained upon her with his fist Her left
eye wa badly blacncnyN!, and that side OF her
face skinned and swollen. Her right eye was
seriously injured By being cut by the glass
broken from pair of spectacles which she
wore, and it is feared that the sight of tn,
eye will be lost. There was a scalp wound
on the back of the right ear.
Mrs. Pounds, Us soon as she had sufficiently
| recovered, gave this account of the assault:
She had been spending the day with her
brothers family at Baldwiu's Banks and early
in the afternoon had gone into Elkton to
make a number Of purchases. She started to
| walk back about 3 80 O'Clock. When short
distance out of Elkton she was passed 10y
| coIored man who was going in the same
| direction. Mrs. Pounds was attracted by the
| mans manner, he turning around several
times and watching her He went ahead on
| the Newark road and Mrs. Pounds cut across
a field and lost sight of him. When she was
| about half through the "Feeder' road the
! man came suddenly upon her from behind.
and approaching said to her, "dont you
| speak or | will kill YOU" Mrs Pounds is
plucky. and realizing her position, determined
to defend herself to the best OF her strength.
she carried an umbrella and with this struck
the negro. He dealt her several blows in the
face with his fist and she became unconscious.
She remembers nothing further that occurred
until found by Messrs. Anderson and Seth.
The man did not carry out any felonious in
tent, the coming of the men fortunately
frightened him away before he could accom-
plsh his purpose.
States Attorney Evans and Sheriff Mackey
lent every effort to the apprehension of the
criminal. 1t was reported to the officers that
a colored man answering the description
given had passed through Elkton and gone
in the direction Of Chesapeake City. Con
stable William c. Grow and Clinton Mackey
started in that direction, and arrested the
man three miles below that town. In the
meantime Baiilr Biddle had taken into Gus
tody Richard Everts, II colored hand on one
VI tuc hOOu DO'ttS HOW lSluSs at tIc Whit.
The colored man arrested near Chesapeake
City was taken to that town and Sheriff
NIackey was notified of his arrest. He in
structed the officers to hold the prisoner there
to await his arrival, and he brought the man
to Elkton himself. along with the officers,
this pre- ;aution being taken to guard against
any outbreak Of violence against the prisoner.
The man gave his name rs Taylor Rowett,
and stated that he lived at Mehrion Station,
Va. 1t is not thought that he had any con-
nection with the crime.
Mrs Pounds is thirty years of age. She is
neat in appearance, being of medium height.
with dark hair and eyes. She and her husband
are highly esteemed at Leeds. where they
reside. and there us we'll as everywhere
throughout the county great indignation is
felt over the outrage.
Several persons noticed both the lady and
Il colored man passing along the road, and
the two mon under arrest are held until these
persons can be brought before them, and also
to await Mrs. Pounds further recovery. who
states that she can identify her assailant. The
officials are of the opinion that neither of the
men are Mrs. Pounds assailant.