The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-15
III. R. l. Montague Fired Upon and
Wounded By ]. c. Bailey.
E. 4. SAUNDERS, JR., BARELY ESCAPES
While Driving Along the Road in Henrico
a Raving Maniac prang Upon Them
From Ambush Like an Empty IL
ger-A hrillins Experience

Bailey. a raVing lunauc, III hehilco
county, yesterday afternoon. SIX hands
went up simultaneously, while another
pair followed the viii Of man who
didn't take IN the gravity Of the situation
in the flash Of an eye and did not 90 up.
4 moment later Mr +. a. Saunders, Jr.,
Mr.. r. J.. Montague, Mr.. Alley Goode
and Mr. J. II. schooler were helpless pris-
Oners OF the man who was fairly foaming
az the mouth with anger lie heid
doublc-barrcllcd shotgun ieveiled at their
faces. swearing fearfuly, and applying TO
each OF the gentlemen the most repulsive
eplthets touched up with SONG heaFy
profanity. Then the raging farmer de-
ubcrately pulled the trigger and fired at
the two gentlemen IN the front buggy
Mr. Saunders and Mr. Montague. infict-
ing painful wounds on the shoulders and
mead OF the latter. Tho wild man had
already held up Mr. Thomas +. Savage.
who had his shotgun with him. ana TOOK
hts gun away from that gentleman so
that when the other four gentlemen were
ordered 20 throw up their hands they
were confronted with two douDle-bar-
relied shOtcuns. as well as p dangerous
boxing maniac. who showed every evil
dence OF having blood In his eye.
DANGEROUS MAN.
II is quite "a long story, but something
entirely unusual fin this part or the coun-
try. TO go back 60 the beginning. Barley
is a dangerous man-such q fellow as no.
body wants 20 take any chances with.
He is "a large. heavv-set. muscular man,
with rough appearance. His face T.
somewhat red and 30 often wears
heavy frown that indicates trouble Tor
anv one who crosses him in his w1ms or
wisnes lie has q keen. penetrating eye.
The man has the general appearance or
having been knocked about the "orld
conslderat bly,. and the lines about his race
suggest that he has not always ehJoyea
smooth sailing.
Some years ago De was dss,Na'eo
fellow and managed 20 get away with no
small quantity OF liquor. Indeed ne
used 10 get on a tear now cnd tnen ana
when he did he always made things hVely
round about hinL when under tho in'u-
ence OF liquor he acquired the reputation
OF being q "holy terror" as one who knew
him remarked.
IN THE ASYLUM
Besides being a farmer on small
scale. he has spent no small portion OF
his time within The walls Of the Eastern
IunatiC Asylum az Williamsburg. II l7
understood he has been sent 10 that IN
Was out he would raise cain whenever be
became unduly excited or worked up 10
one OF his Individual points cf anger or
anini1sity. ue was know 90 be deSn'
rae man whenever he was under the
influence N one Of his spells of lunacv.
SUCH. In ecartv outline. is the man who
wawdid and held mp on the public highway
five men in ono day. shot one OF them
for no apparent reason except q morpld
desire TO get even with somebody for
purely imaginary grievance took
Of one gentleman in fhe party, ana
deliberately seized the shotgun Of an
other
T.e was on the warpath Yesterday. nd
whoever ran across him. whether friend
or foe. had 10 take the consequences
THE FIRST VICTIM.
BAILEY owned "a small farm ~ twenty
five or thirty acres ON the old River Road
ohout nine miles below Richmond. in
Hcnrico county. Tha farm had the us
nal houses ON it and Bailey manafed 20
make some sort of living there. though
10 i4 needless 20 say he never accumulated
q fortune from this source. The man
got into debt and advertised for the
place 10 be sold under "a deed of trust
lie wanted. Mr. +. A. Saunders 10 ar-
range the sale SO that Doe himself might
remain ON the place. The sale was TO
meet judgment obtained by Well
known business house in Richmond.
on yesterday afternoon ar. J.. a.
Saunders Jr. and Mr.. Il. +. Montague, |
who was acting as counsel in The SOLE
drove out towards The place in a buggy
They were accompanied hy Mr Goooe
who was trustee and Mr. Joseph II.
SchoOler the woil-kn0Wn auctioneer.
NJ Thomas j. Savage had gone down |
o. little ahead OF these gentlemen and |
had carried his double bcrreled shot Run
with him FOR the purpose OF shooting
some birds When Mr. Savage reached ]
"A point about a mile and a half this
side OF the lunatic's farm the latter APP
peared suddenly from behind n clump OF
bushes poked a double barreled shot I
gun in his face and threatening To- Eill
him on the spot II he moved. forced him
to hand over his gun. This done Mr.
SAVAGE was told 90 move on rapidly lie
ala 80.
HELD Up -FOUR MEN.
The crazy man then went on down The
road about half n mile and concealed 1
himself In some bushes beside the ROAD.
His actions indicated that he knew the
party Of gentlemen were coming from
Richmond during the afternoon some
time. ana be was preparing 10 meet them.
The two bueeies were only "a Few yards
apart. and ;he occupants were all chat
ting away cheerfully enough unmindful |
Of any trouble ahead. No ono IN the
party was armed.
At that point the road is quite narrow.
on the LEFT hand side of the road was
an Open field. while on the right was
fence and trees with bushes here and !
thee
All Of a sudden the lunatic appeared I
frOm behind one Of these with ore gun
lying beside him. and the other levellcd /
al the two gentlement in the front buggy. /
Then il was that he ordered them all 10 /
throw up their hands. and with violent +
oaths. and ugly epithets declared he was
going TO kin each orc OF them without
further ceremony. Messrs Goode and
scholler both jumped ont Of their buggy
and proceeded 20 get out Of range OF The
crazy mans gun Paiev seor~ on 80 he .
singing out Mr. Saunders as his particu-
lar victim That gentleman was the
only one in the party he knew. There
wos no reason oevoud the ravir"s 30 = .
dsordered brain that he should have
picked out special person 10 snoot At /
But the fact remains.
SHOT IN THE HEAD.
Mr.. Saunders turned the horses's head I
which put him on the side Aext 20 the
fence Mr. Montague started ,o GET .ut
OF the buggy. but az thai moment he saw
Bailey put his finger on The trigger. 50 .
he ducked his head and the iunafic nred 3
OF the same moment. The fact that Mr. 4
Montague ducked his head was all that 1