Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-11-11

HIGHWAY RoBBERIEs John +. Bay
lss, a farmer, living near Linco nla'
Fairfsx county was beaten almost TO
insensiblity aud robbed OF all his cash,
amounting to about $40 by three ne
Qroes Saturday night about o'clock,
on the road bstween the tide gate and
the Long Bridge, about 300 yards from
the latter structure. The three men
escaped and Mr.. Bsyliss was taken to
the Emergency Hospital 10 Washing
ton. His skull bad been fractured a.
serious consequences ire feared. This
YVES the second time within three hours
that attempts were made to rob Mr.
Bsyliss by The same persons. The far
msr went 10 Washington early Satur-
day mor0iog with two wagonloads OF
produce. Charles Lacy. his adopted
SOP, had charge Of one OF his wagons.
After disposins ofthe produce Mr.. Bay
les stopped at the hay market where
he purchased a horse. As be turned 10
leave the hay market his attention was
sttrac ed b. three yonng negroes, one
OF whom offered 10 lead the horse the
farmer had lust purchased TO his stand.
Tas offer pss accepted and Mr.. Bsyliss
went into . restaurant When be start
eli TO return to his stand the negro was
leadine the hores down the street and
Alr Bayliss walked along with him.
TIE oih two negroes we're AlsU with
the man wn0 we leading the horse.
Just bsiore he reached the stand one OF
the negroes took bag of coin from Mr..
Bsyliss's pocket, hut he detected the
thief, grabbed him and recovered the
money. When he started for his home
MFR. Baylss drove ahead of his adopted
son. and as he reached the Washington
end of the driveway that leads to the
Long Bridge be was about 200 yards In
advance. The road was not we'll light
ed at this point, and after proceeding
but n short distance beyond the bridge
over the tide gate negro ran into the
road and, climbing up 90 Mr.. Bsyllss's
wagon, requested to be allowed to rae.
B fore the farmer had time to reply the
man struck bin on the head just
sb7ye the right ear with large stone.
At the same time two other
negroes arrived on the scene and held
Bayliss prisoner while the man WHO
had struck him went through his
pockets aud took the bag containing
the money. The highTsymen then
struck the farmer q few more times
with the stone and ran away 10 the
direction OF the city. MIR. Bayiiss was
stunned by the blowe he had received,
and vas too dszed to realize for sew
eral moments what had happened.
Lacy came up with the other team end
found his foster-father on the ground
bleeding profusely from wound 10
the head, and unable to give good &C.
count of himself. By this time Mr..
Bayliss recovered sufficiently to be able
to talk and be tod q policeman what bad
happened. The repeated blows on the
head had resulted ia fracture OF the
skull, and the thick bone above the
eve was splintered. The nature of the
injury is such that the surgeons state
that without the greatest care the
wound may lead to grave complioa-
tiops which may cause the farmer to
lose entirely the sight OF bis right eye.
A second hold-up end assault last
night at the south end of the Long
Bridge Is the report made by the police,
following q day of investigation Of the
murderous attack on the Virginian.
Detectives Muller and HartigaD, and
Policemen Evans, O'Dea and Turner
have arrested George Taylor, sged
seventeen years; Martin Campbell and
Charles Fortune, all oolored, on the
belief that they may know something
OF the assault en1 robbery OF Mr..
Bayliss. The victim of biRhwaymen
last night was james II. Williams, a
printer, who lives in Washington. His
story s that be was assaulted shortly
after 6 o'clock last Dight, near the
south eOd OF Long Bridge. Williams
appeared at the Emergency Hospital
having ridden 10 the ambulance lroD
the Long Bridge. He had beer
severely beaten; his face WIS bloody
there we're cuts on his head, and appsT'
entity he was confused az t. the sXac
incidents OF the assault. The pnysi'
cans dressed the wounds OF thel'
patient, who subsequently left to-
hospital,