Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-20
BRUTAL ASSAULT.

One of the boldest and most horrible
crimes known in the history of Kent
county, Md, was committed three
miles from Chestertown about half,past
nine o'clock yesterday morning. Mrs.
Mary Goodwin, wife of Mr.. William S.
Goodwin, farmer, residing near Fair
lee, that county, while on her way to
make deposit of money in bank and
sell some eggs, was attacked by ne
gro, horribly beaten and feloniously as
saulted.
Mrs. Goodwin, whose eyes are CON-
pletely closed from being struck in the
face by the brute, said in substance yes
terday afternoon: "When / reached the
branch on my way to Chestertown, |
met colored man and asked him to
uureiu my horse and let it ged drink
of water. He did so and while my
horse was drinking the man demanded
pay for what he had done. 1 told him
| had no change with me, but would
get some in Chestertown, and give it
to him when / returned. He said he
wanted it then, and jumped in the car
riage with me, grabbed hold of the
reins and asked me to go into the
branch. I tried to knock him out oil
the carriage. He then began hitting me
in the face with his fist and drove the
horse through gap down the side of the
branch for some distance, where he
stopped, pulled me out of my carriage
and threw me over the fence. | resist
ed him all l could, and all the time he
was hitting and kicking me in the face
and about the head. After he threw
me over the fence in the branch and
accomplished his purpose, he again be.
gan his brutal assaults upon me, ana |
begged him to kill me. He then put
me in the carriage, cut up the harness,
aud said, Now, d. you, | will kill
you, and then struck me in the face
with stone and disappeared"
Half-unconscious and with her face
swollen around her eyes until she could
scarcely see anything, and not know
ing where sue was nor where she was
going, Mrs. Goodwin drove across
field and up to the house of Mr.. VIM.
L. Nicholson with her horse in half
b..
ing and met in it the front yard. Mrs.
Goodwin exclaimed in low voice, not
being able to speak louder, 81 am muir
dered; am murdered. Somebody has
killed me-" She was disfgured be-
yond recognition. 1t was impossible to
tell as she sat in the carriage whether
it was man or or woman, black or
white, as she was so covered with blood.
Mr.. Nicholson was absent from home
at the time, and Mrs. Nicholson and a
colored woman assisted Mrs. Goodwin
into the house. Mr.. Nicholson arriv
ing in short time, gave the alarm and
summoned DIR. Hessey, who dressed
her wounds. In describing her wounds
DR.. Hessey said:
Mrs. Goodwin is very badly used up.
There are number of scalp wounds,
which, she stated, the man inflicted
with the heel of his boot. The worst
and most serious wounds are down
the forehead, across the inner corner of
the right eye, and on the side of the
nose under the left eye. A piece of the
ear is gone, her nose and thumb are
broken, and there are some bruises
about the body. None of the wounds
are fatal"
Mrs. Goodwin describes her assailaDt
as q heavy-set, oopper-colored negro, Of
medium height, with mustache, and
dressed in dark clothes, black SLOUGH
hat and wore striped shirt. Mrs.
Goodwin is about forty years of age.
The news spread rapidly. and farm
ers armed themselves and went in
search of the man. Should he be cap
tured lynching will result.
Later developments have caused sus-
picion to rest on Samuel Schofeld,
and he has thus far eluded arrest.