The evening times., 1899-08-11
ATTACKED BY 4 NEGRO
A New York Physician and His
Fianeee Assaulted.
They Were Taking an Evening stroll
Near the Cr0t0n Aqueduct-The
Doctor Knocked Down and an At
tempt Mnde To Carry OF His Com
pnnion-Capture OF the Ruffian.

New York, Aug. 11.-Dr Z. c. johnson,
OF the house staff of the Home for the In
curables, at 1880 Street and Third Avenue,
while walking along the Croton Aqaeduct
near Burnside Avenue Wednesday even
ing, with his fiancee, Miss Emma Mullen.
OF 1880 Street and Jerome Avenue, had a
thrilling experience with a negro who as
saulted both of them, and, ii is asserted,
tried to carry off the young woman. The
physician resisted furiously and was
knocked down twice by the negro, who also
struck the woman several vicious blows in
the face, brusing her considerably and al
most closing her right eye.
Acting Captain Cannon, of the High
ported, sent a posse of detectives and
mounted policemen to hunt for the negro,
who was found several hours later hiding
in small shanty in Morris Heights. He
attempted TO resist arrest, but was quick
ly overpowered. He was positively identi-
fed by DR.. johnson, and in the Morrisania
police court yesterday morning, at the re-
quest of the police, was remanded Cor ex-
animation today.
He gave his name as William III. jackson
and said he was employed as a watchman
at a yacht building works in Morris
Heights. He has been working there only
a short time, and little is known Of him by
those in charge there. DR.. johnson, after
dinner on Wednesday evening, called at
the home of Miss Mullen, who is pretty
brunette and twenty-five years old They
went out for a walk, and about o'clock
wandered down the path that stretches for
many miles along the crest Of the old
aqueduct. When they reached the inter-
section OF Burnside Avenue with the aque
duct they noticed a negro of powerful
build pass hurriedly by them.
The couple had gone only a short dis
tance when the physician felt sharp
sting in his right foot, caused by stone
which had been thrown with considerable
force from behind. The physician turned
around TO see who had thrown the missile,
and as he did so he was struck vicious
blow in the jaw by the negro. who had
followed them down the path. The physi
clan fell to the ground with cry of pain.
The negro then struck the woman in the
face, stunning her. Grabbing her, he at
tempted TO carry her along the path.
DR.. johnson was on his feet in an in
stant. Rushing toward the young woman
and her assailant he hit him in the face
The negro released his hold on Miss Null
len, and, with an oath, attacked the ply
sician again. The latter, although much
inferior In size to the colored man, bragely
stood his ground. The negro sent the ply
sician 10 the ground again with a terrific
blow in the mouth. The doctor lay stun
ned, while his assailant renewed his at
tack on the hysterical woman, who had
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wildly for help.
drag her down the path. Soon the clatter-
ing of a horses hoofs were heard. II was
Mounted Policeman Charles Turner coming
10 their aid. He had heard the cries for
help and spurred his horse in the direc-
tion from which the cries came. At the
sight OF the approaching policeman, the
negro sought safety in flight. Throwing
the woman rudely on the ground, he ran
down the path.
The aqueduct is fifteen feet above the
surrounding property there and it did not
take the fugitive more than a second to
jump down into clump of bushes through
which he disappeared in the direction of
Berkeley Oval. When Policeman Turner
came up he found the woman unconscious
She had tainted. DR.. Johnson was weak
and dazed. He told the policeman of his
experience and gave him a good descrip-
uon of the assailant. Turner galloped
after the negro, but the latter had several
hundred feet the start of him. The police
man after making a vain search of the
woods in the immediate vicinity of the at
tack, went to the High Bridge Station.
@hene ne reported the case to Captain
Cannon.
The captain ordered Mounted Policemen
Turner, heGovern. and Tracy, and Detee-
tives BrownelI and Warden out on the hunt
he himself, mounting his best horse to di-
rect the chase, This force was further sun
plemented by Policeman Bolte, of the Ten
derloin precinct, who lives up there, and
follceman Woods. who also resides in the
neighboTheOd. They secured the woods and
brushwood for nearly a mile from the scene
OF the assault No trace of the negro could
be found. DR.. johnson and his fiancee in
the meantime had gone home.
captain Cannon learned about midnight
that negro answering the description of
the one wanted had been seen entering a
shanty near the railroad tracks at Morris
Heights. When the captain got to the place
he found the front door locked, and could
get no answers of his repeated knocks. The
captain put his shoulder to the door and
burst it in. Inside was the negro knife in
hand. As the police entered woman es-
capped through the rear window. AS she
was not wanted in connection with the case
she was allowed TO escape
Grabbing the negro by the wrist captain
Cannon held him until the other policemen
rushed into the house and helped him over
power the man. The prisoner offered a
stubborn resistance. He was handcuffed
and taken 10 the police station. DR.. John
son was sent for and positively identified
the man as the one who had attacked him
and Miss Mullen. Miss Mullen was not
summoned. as she was too hysterical to
leave her home.
In the Morrisania police court yesterday
the man denied he had assaulted the physi-
clan and the woman, but, notwithstanding
his denials he was held TO await examina-
tion today.