Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-12
ASSAULT ON TURNER.
Ex-So|dier Nay|aid and Badly
Beaten by Unknown Men,
SPRING OUT FROM AMBUSH.
The Victims JaWbOne Broken and Head
Severely Cut.
Severely Cut.
OCCURS NEAR ORLEANs-sT. STATION
After Being beaten and Hobbed the
Lynchburger Is Left in an insensi-
bic Condition, But Soon Revives-
Supposed AssaiInnts Arrested
bic COndit

the victim had his jawbone broken, re-
ceiyed ten bad gashes on the head ana
had about Sc taken from his person, oc-
Cured last night near the yard limit or
the Chesapeake and Ohio at Fulton close
to the signal tower at Osborns turnpike
w. f. Turner, the man who was beaten
and robbed is in the City Hospital.
Turner is from Lynchburg. and was a
few days ago mustered out of Company
/. Third Regiment. Since that time he
has been stopping at No. l4O5 east Bro'.l
street. He says he was formerly con-
ductor on the Norfolk and Western yards
AT Iynchburg. Since being mustered out
Turner has been trying to get employ
ment as yard conductor with the Chesa-
peake and Ohio here. and has several
times been TO see the officials or me rCau'
and also employees at the orleans yari
Turner says he went out last evening
for a walk, which extended some Instance
below Osborn's turnpike signal tower. IT
was some time after dark when he was
returning and had nearly reached the
tower that ne was attacked.
TURNER'S GRAPHIC STORY.
Turner sitting up i'm the ambulance his
battered head bandaged, and his upper
left iawbone broken. described the attack
10 n Dispatch reporter. He said: II was
walking along briskly, never thinking any
thing possible could hurt me. II was dark,
hui the lights on the yard helped me to
see how to walk very well. The hrst
thing | knew three men jumped out OF
the weeds or bushes on the side OF the
track. and before l could say a word the
biggest one hit me over the head win
something hard. ! knew ] was no match
for three men, so / said: For Gods sake,
don't kill me; you can have all he money
I've got
But the man kept on hitting me, and
then l didn't know anything. when l
came to | was lying there beside the
track. | felt half-dazed. My shirt was
covered with blood and blood was rum
ming down my face. / don't know now
long / was unconscious.
IN SEARCH OF HELP.
81 managed to get up on my feet after
awhile. and then / hObbled on TO the
signal tower not far away. l had a
pretty hard time getting up the steps, ou'
| mana ged 1t. and I knocked at the door
| tell you | was glad when the operator
took me inside.
The operator. Mr.. Il. d. Moore. heard
Turner's story, and then telegraphed Mr.
Willie Mallory, the operator at the Or
leans station. about three quarters OF
mile below. TO send In an ambulance can
Mr. Mallory did so, and Mr.. George Me
| Clelland. the watchman, got an engineer
| TO take his locomotive up to Osborn
| and bring the injured man down TO tht
orleans station The ambulance, witr
DR.. Gwathmey in charge, responded very
PROMPTLY and Turner's wounds Were
washed and dressed. a number Of stitche.
| being taken in the scalp. lie was wear
from the loss Of blood, and his Who'll,
| shirt-front was dyed deep crimson III
| had ten gashes on his head, ranging II
size from one half an inch to two inches
| I'm length. His upper left jawbone wa
| also broken. but he could talk. He was
| taken TO the City Hospital where he wal
resting very we'll this morning.
POLICE FIND NO TRACE.
Meanwhile. Officer Crafts, of the Firs
! District. whose beat lies nearest TN
| scene of the robbery. was notified, am
| went M TO where the assault was made
| He was soon afterwards Joined by cap
| tain Whitlock and Sergeant Baker, Wh'
| bopnened TO be in the neighbOrhood. The.
made thorough inspection of the vivinit,
| in which the assault occurred, ou
| could find no trace, not even drop o
blood. though Turner had bled protusely
| hey could discover no clue TO the rob
| hers. An east-bOGnd freight train passe'
| about twenty minutes past O'Clock. Nj
! Moore. the operator, saw on 1t seVera
| tramps II is the belief OF the raliWa'
men that The robbers were OF the number
and they teiegIaphed 10 various stduoh
ahead to be on The lookout Tor them'
.lra FxNl a
three men hiding near the scene OF In
| robbery about O'Clock. Inc report 'e
| ceived no credence.
| Turner saws he had only three assail
| onts They were all white only on
struck him 80 far as he knows. He say
| no can identify the man who hit hin
whenever and wherever he may see hin
| He thinks ne would know the other tw
robbers. Turner says he was not drink
ing There was no taint of whiskey ol
| him when first found.
THE BRICK-YARD GANG.
Not far below the scene of the robber
{. =, hyack-vard. II has long been a havel
! for tramps. For years they have beel j
the habit Of buildings novels there OF
of scraps of the lumber used at tn
| kilns They supplied themselves Wit
fuel from coal trains on the yard o
| siding. Their tood was sucn as 'hey coul
| beg or steal. II Is Thought the roooer
were of the brick-yard gang
I.ATER-SIX MEN UNDER ARREST
About 2 o'clock this morning the Chesa
nsake and Ohio people here received i'm
| formation that the officers at Newpor
News had arrested six white men, VIII
left here on the train which passed Os
horns shortly after the time Of the rob
| berry. -.
The men are in jail In Newport News
"a tbere Is no doubt felt by the railroa
naonla that the right men have been ar
reeted II is thought probable that Tur
rer NAV have been mistaken In sayin
| IL. three men attacked him, and tha