Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-11
STRUCK on THE HEAD
w. ". HARRISON ASSAULTED NJ a
NEGRO AND MAY DIE.
1 D,RKY FALLS THROUGH A VII DOW
rroLemnn Bndiy Hurt in Fulton
Yesterday Furnished n Chapter OF
c.,,ic. I'm Richmond-The Ann
,u,once Kept Very Busy All Day.

W W Harrison, middle-aged white
man OF father respectable appearance
was assaulted on west Brosd street ia'e
Yesterday evening, and may die from 'ne
effects OF the injury he sustained. AZ o
o'clock this morning he had just oeen
operated on at the almshouse for CUM
pound fracture OF the skull, and ne WIS
resting quietly. though his CONDITION was
exceedingly preearious.
This case is one surrounded in mystery.
Although the assault occurred on Dio"'
street near the Richmond, treoei'0H'
trrg and Potomac freight depot, se0
ton OF the city about when thcie
much travel ct all times, no one
10 have learned the cause OF the 'io'oie'
mr. the name OF Mr.. Hsrrisons assa'iH'''
and IN. matter had not been LAID DeioIe
the police until the hour named aDo'e'
when n Diepafch man called UP the M
station In the hope OF ascertaining thd'
the negro had been arrested
TAKEN TO THE ALMSHOUsb.
Mr.. Harrison, OF course, had nor re
Gained consciousness, and coulu tsii ~.
,rinr ~ the affair, but when az 'oV
with Dr. Hord In charge, was Ssned ~
No 1915 west Broad street. Mr.. harrI9on
us found there surrounded by lew
noreons The man had been deait
noverful blow on the head. II was Sa'o'
with a coupling-pin by an uhhnoWh -
gro DR.. Hord, realizing the serious 80,
dillon OF his patient. hurrediy car "a.
10 the City Almshouse, WHcie .l ~
found that he had sustained Soti,,
fracture OF the skull. ana was pa,rn.
eafsIlv hurt. Late last night Drs: paus
Ncc;owap. and Hord. OF the a'n,s-
80 aton OF surgeons. operated on 'he
sufforer. Nth the result ALREADY 'oiu
~. tiarri.on's name does not apPtdi
L.. tho civ directory, no friends or rem
tics have been 10 the almshouse W 49,
about him. and he is not known 10 "a.
richmond police, 90 no lnior'ha''on la
,o whom he is or whence no Gains
be obtained last night .,o, =, thu
The police began an inVestlsa'io'' -
case at A. NJ
A brakeman Badly Hurt
At 1880 O'Clock last night "nito
brakeman named Brannoh' on -
Chesapeake and ONO Iah"eS, -o.etrg
o train at the Louisiana-street ciot5..s
and was very badly injured ABOUT .mo
81 ond thigh. The ambulance was sum
mnned and responded. with Dr. hoiu ~
cbaree MIR. Brannon was found 70 NC
very badly bruised though no ~,
,,c-o broken. His injuries were dresSeu,
and he was taken TO his nome NJ
Spring street. At an carry houi Iii
morning Mr.. Brannon was DONG as We"
as could be expected - 40 an
THO ambulance was summoned 10 an
o.bnr white man. ]. Robertson, who was
suffering with cramps. at NO 'l'
.fain street. at SI5 o'clock last n'ght'
pobertson was treated and left.
u,1,rT. THROUGH A GLASS WlNDO"'
ono of the most revolving of yesterday
,,s+ NJ casualties occurred at 4 O'CLOCK u.
tbe afternoon at store at the corner VI
Norton and Leigh streets. negro man
u,bo is employed at the Home Brewer
&c washing some windows at TINS 'toic,
usine a stop-ladder 10 reach inc wy
the names. While engaged in TINS WoiN
! ia missed his foothold and feA heauiOHs
! tbro,oh tho window, smashing sash anu
names and cutting himself IN so hi@n'
ulaces as TO be almost unrecosni@'iDie
/ The main arteries in both arms
covered and the unfortunate mans cars
- ,,carIv severed from his head. The
ambulance was called IN this case anu
the sufferer was promptly removed TO the
! CIV Hospital where the doctors went 10
work upon him to stop the tremendous
loss Of blood 1t took over an houF 10
zion the bleeding, but late last night ~
yns thought the man would recover MS
name could not be learned.
At 915 o'clock yesterday morning the
ambulance was called TO the Police Court
TO attend IN unknown WHITE man VINO
was suffering from the effects OF ihtoNl-
cation He was treated and left.
A white man named Ghursman, en-
nlov.d at the planning mill Of Mr.. Fritz
sitterding, was badly injured yesterday
about noon by a piece of plank upon
which he was working being hurled from
n machine and striking him. he was
seriously bruised about the arms and
chest. The ambulance was tdephoned
,nr and responded. Dr. lloyd the attend
ant surgeon. dressed Ghursman's wounds
end left him at the mill.