Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-13
ATTEMPTED MURDER
Double Crime Near Boyd's, in
Montgomery County.
VICTIMS ARE IN CRITICAL STATE
Searching for the Man Suspect.
ed of the Crime.
STARTED FOR THIS CITY
Special From STAFF Correspondent.

Special From Stan Correspondent.
BOYD'S, Md, May 13.--An attempt at
double murder was committed at Slidell
Montgomery county, two miles north of
Boyd's. this morning about o'clock. The
victims of the assault were Lor,is Rosen-
sttne and his wife, Dora. who ran little
country store at that place. Both of the
victims are unconscious and are shockingly
mutilated about the head. Their condition
is critical in the extreme. Louis received
three cuts on top of the head, measuring
from three to four inches in length, one
cut in a shape on the right side of the
head and an ugly mashed wound just back
of the right ear. He is writhing in agony,
and presents an ugly spectacle, covered
with blood from head to foot. Dora, the
wife, has one wound two inches long above
the left eye and deep; also one above left
side of head; one on head back of left ear;
both eyes are black from the blows. Her
condition is critical expecting TO be con-
fined in few weeks, Robbery was the mo-
tive. All the drawers in the house We're
| ransacked. Four pocketbooks were found
empty. A pair of shoes and other articles
are missing from the store.
Mrs. RoSenstne was found lying in her
bed room in the northern part of the house.
Louis was found lying in a pool of blood
IN Il room DOWNSTAIRS dOJOlnlnS l0e store
room.
The man suspected of perpetrating the
double crime is a dark negro known
Humphrey Taylor, alias Brown. He has
large teeth in front well spaced. When
last seen at the place of the attempted
murder he wore a brown s!ouch hat, lead
colored oVeralls; the right sleeve of his coat
lad a patch extending from elbow toward
wrist.
He bought a new pair of No 10 shoes a
Boyds from Merchant Mahlon T. Lewis and
boarded the $50 train toward Washington.
1t is said he lives near Sugar Loaf noun
tain, in this county.
Garrett Linthicum, a farmer. passed by
the store shortly after the crime was COM
mitted and saw this negro standing in the
door and was warned off. Paying no atten-
ton, he went on to Boyd's, and on his re-
turn from there met the same man on his
way to the station
The weapons used were solid iron rod
about three feet long and some other sharp
instrument which was not found. The sus-
pected man had made threats to other col
ored people where he had stopped last
night against the persons attacked. 1t Is
known he here late last night and
early this morning.
The victims We're found this morning by
a little boy of Walter Carlin's, who went
to the store to make purchases
Seen at Garrett Park.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
NIL, May lo-A iiidIA
answering the description of the person
suspected of the attempted murder at
Boyds was seen near Garrett Park, Md,
this afternoon by passengers on the train,
who were not aware of what had happened
or that such a man was wanted.
The Search Here.
Information was received here this after
noon of the attempted double murder in
Montgomery county, and the arrest Of the
fugitive was requested. The information
came from J. w. Williams, agent for the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad at Boyd's sta
tion, about thirty miles from this city. No
particulars of the crime were given. His
dispatch read:
Arrest black negro, wearing black coat
blue pants or overals, dark or black slouch
hat. Bought new pair of shoes here. No.
10, and took $50 train for Washington.
Wanted for double murder"
When the dispatch was received at the
Baltimore and Ohio depot copy of 1t waS
sent to police headquarters. The detectives
at headquarters and also at the railroad
depot were made acquainted with the con-
tents of the dispatch, but the informant ton
was not received until after the arrival of
the train mentioned. None of the railroad
men on duty at the depot RENE urosr sred hav
ing seen a person answering the descrip-
ton given, and it is believed by them that
the fugitive got off the train at soma point
up the road. Inspector Boardman assigned
Detective Lacy to the case This officer
communicated with Detective Reynolds at
the depot, and the two officers started cut
to search for the man reported to have
committed the double crime.