The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-15
SERIOUS CHARGE
AGAINST A NEGRO
Shot and Arrested for Attempting
TO Assault a White
Lady.


Joesph White, an unprepossessing negro,
is in iail to await the action OF the grand
Jury on the charge against him OF az
tempting 10 assault wlite lady on FIRST
Street near Broad, about { o.c.ock sun
day night
At tnat hour Mrs. & Meyers. OF No.
1l9 East Leigh Street, in company with
her si.ster-in-law. Mrs. Somers, was walk
ing along Franklin Street between Adams
and Foushee. Mrs. Meyers said she
noticed Il man coming along behind them,
but at that time she pad dtue attention
to him. At Foushee and Franklin che
two ladies crossed over. going toward
Grace Street, and the man also crossed
Mrs Meyers suspicious were again
aroused. She remarked to her companion
that she believed the man was following
them. Mrs. Soners said she didn't think
he was but they walked faster. and after
reaching Grace Street. they turned toward
First.
The man still followed, and the ladies
| walked faster, and turned out First Street
toward Broad, on their way home. Mrs.
Meyers grew more apprehersive as the
| man that was following them also turned
! into First Street.
II believe that man is running after
! US she said to her sister-in-law, hut
| Mrs. Somers thought he was running for
| a car, and just as Mrs. Meyers was be-
/ the man ran up to them and grabbed her
| around the waist and started to drag
her toward the alley.
| She screamed and called for the police.
! and the man released her and ran. He
| went into the alley, but came out again
| and ran toward Grace Street.
officer German was standing near the
| corner of First and Broad Streets and
heard the screams. He ran to the scene
| and saw the negro running. The officer
| started in pursuit and fired at the fleeing
! figure. They crossed Grace Street and
/ the man ran into an alley and disap-
| peared from view in the darkness.
| The officer crouched low in order to get
| q glimpse of the negro and 4 sudden flash
| of the electric light disclosed the outline
| of the man, and Officer German shot
| again and up to the man and cap
! tured him. The shot had taken effect in
| the right leg, about six inches above the
| knee
The patrol wagon was called and the
| man was carried to the Third Station
/; where Dr. ellis attended him and cut the
| bullet out
There was a great amount of excite
ment occasioned by the incident. and sew
| eral expressions of Indignation We're
| strongly expressed and at one time
| things looked serious While DR., ellis
was dressing the wound the prisoner
pleaded with him to kill him. and his
| expression was one of terror
The man gave the name of Joserh
White. He is well known 70 the police.
ana they feel confident that a similar
case VIII crop out against him at the
trial.
A lady complained to the police of the
| Third District just a short while previous
to the attack upon Ms. Meyers, that q
| negro had frightened her near Monroe
| Park This lady VIII be asked to Identify
! the man under arrest
When seen By reporter yesterday
morning. the negro said he did not know
| anything about the attempted assault
upon Mrs Meyers He said he didn't do
| it. but he was in a very nervous state.
Squire Graves presided in the Police
Court yesterday morning, in the absence o.
| Justice Crutchfield and upon the testi-
mony given at the hearing. the case was
| sent on 10 the grand jury.