Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-06-22
WAYLAID BY A. NE GRO.

daughter Of Mr.. G ,orge w. Watson,
well.knowD farmer ard trucker, livip,
about a mile and half ION Curli
Bay, 10 the Third district OF Ann,
Arundel county Md, Wis bru.ally as
saulted by a negro yesterday morning
in lonely ravine between her home
and the Ilage OF Curtis Bay. Her ss
-ailant was Heightened of by a passing
trolley Car tsfore his purpose was &C.
cOnplisoed and the young girl was left
10 S m-c1r ,ious CONDITION.
Alter an exciting chs, on bicycles
and q foot, in which large number
OF tue residents Of Curtis Bay lined, a
negro. who gave bis name as William
Mi ls ord said his home was at Eden.
ton, N. c., was captured by Chief
George T. Birch, of the Aupe Aruadel
cauntv police. and was taken before
Miss Watson, who said she thought be
wss the man who b ID attacked her.
A singular feature of the case was
that the negro was arrested at Mr..
Wd'sou's home, where be bad applied
Tor work. having no idea that Mr.. Wat
son was the father of the young lady
who bad teen ltf. almost helpless In
the woods.
Miss Watson says: yesterday
morning shortly before s O'Clock
| lrlt home to 20 to B,ltimore
reinrn a book TO the Pat L.
otary. Our home is some distarce from
b. electric cars and the roads are rath-
a. lonely, but as had b. Q In the babit
4 gclUg over them alone almost every
pay wss not in the least afraid. After
@a King some distance up Penn il z on
avenue extended l deter mined to take
/ short cnt to the railroad through
oath leading through a thicket- 1t Ia a
lonely place, the nearest house being al
least an eighth of q mile away. There
s footway OF two planks across q Rul.
ly at the edge of thicket iust before
you reach the car tracks at Curtis svs-
nue.. As was about to cross this, l
turned slightly and saw a colored man
walking rapidly behind me. As | saw
Nim he quickened his pace and asked !:
'DGes the car line run down this fsr?' l
answered that it did and then becoming
frightened at his looks. turned and be-
gan to walk rapidly across the bridge.
When | reached the middle l
was stIu,k k terrible blow on the back
of he head aud fell almost uncon-
scious upon the boards. He fell up
on me and graspiDg my right
arm in his left hand be pinioned 1t ands
with his knee upon my left, began to
choke me, tried to scream, but bis
grip was so tight that everything began
to turn black before my eyes. fiually
felt his grip loosen and screamed with
all my strength. Again his grip tight
eaed aud | thought then 1t wss all over
With me. Suddenly he jumped up and
| could hear him running through the
tbicket. A car passed about this time
and suppose that was what frightened
him away, After lying there @ few
seconds to recover my senses / ran all
the way 10 Curtis Bay"
There were rumors of lynching and
Chief Birch took the prisoner by cir
euitous route into the village of Curtis
Bay, thereby eludiDg the majority of
the pUr,u and landed him safely 10
the lookup At O'Clock In the after
noon Misa Watson, accompanied by her
father, was taken to the cell and said
that Mills resembled In every detail her
assailant. Several witnesses testified
that they saw Mills In the immediate
neighborhood of the spot where the as
ssult occurred. Mills admitted being
in the neighborhood and seeing Miss
Watson, but denied that he had ss.
saulted her. He was committed for the
sction OF the Anne Arundel county
grand jury
Miss Watson Is pretty blonde. As
she is naturally delicate, the shock has
greatly upset her nerves. Her throat
was severely bruised by the grip of her
asssilant.