The evening times., 1899-07-25
TRIED TO KILL A PREACHER.
His Wife Implicated in an Attack
on n Sleeping Man.


Fredericksburg Va, July 25-A MUIR
derous assault was committed on Rev
Abraham b. Brown, a colored preacher,
near Centre Cross, in Essex county on the
night of July Ii. Brown was attacked in
bed, strangled into insensbility, and was
left for dead. He regained consciousness,
and when able TO artieulate sufficiently to
testify implicated his wife as one of the
active participants in the assault. She was
lodged in jail TO await the action of the
grand jury, but was subsequently admit
ted to bail, having d baby four months
old. Brown stands well in the community,
and the assault has so excited the people
that there are threats of lynching.
Baltimore, July 25.-Richard Faunt,e-
roy, colored. brother of Rev. Mr.. Browns
wife. lives in Baltimore He said yester-
day that he had Just heard of the assault
on his brother-in-law.
Brown was assaulted he said, '.by
three or four men late at night while with
in few yards OF his home, at Bowier's
Wharf He managed to ger away from his
assailants and entered the house, where
he found his wife. After an hour or so
he went to bed and to sleep. He was
awakened by the blows of three colored
men. who We're trying to beat him to death
A fourth colored man had him by the
throat and gwas strangling him. Brown
lost consciousness under the blows and his
assailants left him for dead Brown re-
covered and accused his wife of instigating
the assault and opening the door for the
men. She was arrested the next day. She
made statement discriminating four COL
ored men. They were arrested, but after
ward released on bail, with the wife, until
brown is able TO appear against them. He
was terribly beaten. and is still in a seri-
Gus condition.
Brown met my sister two years ago and
married her at my fathers house. She ia
very light. She supposed Brown was
worth great deal OF money. and when
she married wanted horse and carriage
| ana other things which he could not af-
lofd. They came to Baltimore after their
marriage and remained here some time
with her relatives. After they returned
nome she became diseontented, and he pro-
posed a divorce. This she would not con-
sent to. Brown did all the household work
anu d: ahoWea mis- wife to have her own way
in everything.
One night several months ago Brown
narrowly escaped being burned to death
Wnne asleep. He awoke in time and ev-
tihsulshed the flames. When he had eona
10 oed again his wife left the house. tak-
ing her clothes with her. She hooked All
the doors and windows on the outside and
Brown wasforced to break down a door
next morning to get out. She lived awav
from him FOR some time, and only recentIy
had gone back
Brown was born in West Virginia fifty
one years ago. but was raised and educate,
py MT. Newbold. of Bowler's Wharf, Va.
he studied and became a preacher. He
went 10 New York and gained reputa-
LOU among MS race as an orator. Tive
years ago he returned to Bowler's Wharf
With the intention of becoming pastor Of
the Angels Visit Church, Of that Mace
split occurred in the congregation and
new church was built. of which he ,s
now pastor. Alice Fauntleroy II his se.,,
Whe and much his Junior His firss wife
aied In New York. The wife is now living
at the home of Gresham, one of her hus-
bands assailants.''