Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-19
A SERIOUS CHARGE
Another Case Of Alleged At
tempted Criminal Assault.
"AeHsR' y 1"z Tolls
Arrested Last Night by Ohicers Dclstcl
and 1ignor and Lodged III Jail.
Will Isc Given Hearing
This Morning.

Another case of alleged attempted
criminal assault has been reported. ana
the man who is charged with having
committed the crime is in the cOun' !
Jail awaiting his preliminary hearing.
which will take place This morning at
10 O'Clock before Justice T. II. Sauna
ders. in the County Court room
The Information leading up to the
arrest in the case was not secured until
dark last night. and before 1880 the
| man wanted was behind the ba.s ON
ing to the remarkable dispatch in which
| the officers of the law executed their
! duty.
shortly after dusk Special officer L.
| u. Tisnor. Of the Elizabeth City ctun-
~ police lnrcc, was walking along the
county road between this city and
Newport News, near S;,ltcr's Creek,
when he was stopped by Mr.. II. H..
1.hoff. who Informed him that Il Grim
| inal assault had been attempted and
| asked the officer to serve 4 warrant
| which WAS to be secured from Justice
Saunders. While Mr.. Ellolr was swear
| ing out the warrant before the justice
officer TiEnor tclcphoncd officer jos
Delstcl, also of the county force, III
Buckroe Beach, telling him to come to
the power house at once. explaining
! the situation.
by the time the officer had secured
the warrant and reached the power
house he was Joined by Officer Dcistcl,
ana together they started 10 make the
arrest
| The warrant charges that Charlie.
Mackeray attempted to crinlinally as
sault Hattie schclthcr yesterday morn
ing The sirl is eighteen years old ANA
| we'll n S.,1t II
sr!ct and Throughout the county.
Maclleray is also known 10 many
| AS soon as Officer liSnoi. had in
formed his colleague Of the alleged
CRIME they took a trolley car for the
place. near Newport News. on Ss4lters
Creek, where they had been told Mack
cray could be found. They did not ar
rive any too soon
| Macke,ay was located in the woods
Dy the two officers, and when he was
arrested he was apparently just ;lbous
70 leave the city. Under his arm, in Il
bundle, he had 4 supply OF clothing ana
he WAS heading for the Chesapeake <,
ONO tracks With the purpose, seeming.
~. of taking the first outbound freight.
lie was. it is believed, on his way To
Richmond. where he hoped to be .,b,,.
20 escape the law.
| 'AIacktfaE made no rcSiStancc ana
Was lodged in Jail without any trouble.
II was in the pine grove near Green
| lawn cemetery that he was ovcrtaleu
Dy the officers, and the trio took th,.
flrst car for Hampton. reaching here,
shortly before IL O'clock. He was
| placed in L feon's cell in the iail To
await his hearing today
| The evidence in the case, it is s.,jl
IS Very strong. IIaotf, who brought lh,.
charge, says he can prove the crn,
With the testimony Of The girl. Mack
cray seems to realize the Seriousness
OF The charge that has been bro,ly.,t ,
AGAINST him, and appears to BE greatly
| eNcitcd.
Inc two officers Who made TIL, ;lr,,s,
| deserve great credit for the manner in
| which the capture was ACCOMPLISHED
but lew officers could have taken holtl
ol y case OF the kind and had the man
~ jar IN the same length or time
| lneS learned Of the crime ana had ~.
| man behind the bars of the iock-un lis
! tween dark and midnight. ana h,a 4,
chase HIM through the woods at Ihat