Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-11
TRAILING THE F|EhD.
HANOVER PEOPLE IN HOT PURSUIT.
OF A BRUTAL
NEGRO.
HIS OUTRAGEOUS OFFENCE.
Mrs. Butler Taylor, Delicate wo-
man, Was Hi. victim.
HIS OUTRAGEOUS OFFENCE.
SHE RESIDES NEAR boswell.
In Attempting to Defend Herself She
Snapped Pistol ut Her A.saiInnt.
But the Weapon Failed to ES-
plode-Country Being Secured by
Members of the Outraged Family.
4 LynchinE is Expected.


BOSWELL. VA. November 1o.-tspe-
cial)-Mrs Butler Taylor, the wife of q
farmer living about two and a half miller
southeast of this town, on the Chesa
peake and Ohio road, was criminally as-
saulted this morning in her house whffs
all of the men folk of her family wers
away.
Mrs. Taylor. with her tweive-months-
old child, was in the house without any
protection when young negro, formerly
employed in the railroad gang OF the
kicnmond, Fredericksburg aud Potomac.
entered the place TO enquire Tor the sso-
ono time Tor eInp4UyIuent.
Tne most Narrowing uetail OF the crirna
is tnat Mrs. Iaylor WAS preparing for
the advent OF her second cnLo.
The biack tlend naa calieu the day
before at mouse and had appued fol
Work. Mrs. Taylor referred hsm TO her
nuspanu, VINO was at wofh on .ae farm
tie Went away and was forgotten ThiS
morning ne returned ana, after few
remarhs from MIN concerning his failure
TO get employment there began a slrus.
gle in when like and nonur were at staka
TOR the woman.
The negro is described as about Is or
10 years Old. lean and muscular. Mrs.
Taylor, in her condition of health. was
hardly able to cope with such brute.
She is about Is years old and healthy
young woman.
Here was where the pity of IL all came
in. She fought Off the hend with all ths
strength that she had and would have
saved herself for she managed TO get her
hands on pistol but when, with her last
Bit of energy. she pulled the trigger
against the black and quiverfng body
there came no answering report-the pis-
tol was unloaded.
All Of this horrible series of events
happened about 10 O'Clock and while the
husband and the brother of the woman
were working in the field. Soon the hus-
band found cut. He was ting behind
a team of horses before his piow. He di6
not even walt to call farmland to take
them to the stable. He picked up a long
barrelled gun and started out on the
trail.
After Him With Shot Gums.
Taylors brother and the neighbors ioineo
him. The menfolk at boswell declared
that the negro would not escape with his
life If human effort could prevent IL
The telegraph wires were kept hot senfL
ing MS description ldlE Il nuNufeA
miles around. The roads were watched
by men with shotguns and rifles and
T. &. boswell. the proprietor of breed
ing farm for race horses offered the
fIeetest of his steeds to overtake the GRIM
inal.
One animal of generations of racers was
given to TayIor-a horse that would br!ns
thousands of dollars at any track In the
country. Also Mr.. boswell offered his
own particular services for he has u
wife and children on his place. lie wax
well armed and willing to walk or ride o.
spend money in telegra phing to wreak
vengeance on the brute
All day long the team of farm forsea
stood neglected III the sun All day long
Butler Taylor and his kin secured the
woods and fields for miles and miles All
day long the wires were kept hot with de-
scriptious OF the brute and when night
set in wearied and footsore man tramp
ed into boswell and said that he would go
home and put his horses in the stable and
feed them. 1t was Taylor and he feared
to leave his wife any longer by herself.
The last reports at boswell were from
Beaver Dam. The railroad operator sent
word from shere that negro OF the
description of the one wanted had passed
that hamlet and that two men had been
sent after him. BIoodhoun1s We're want
ed but there were none in the ueighhor-
hood. At boswell there is still little
knot OF men in slouch hats and working
clothes waiting TO hear word of en-
courage ent from any source.
OF a "Rusty, Black Appearances
To all points on the -ichmond. Fred
ericksburs and Potomac and the Chesa-
peake and Ohio N this vicinity. the foA-
lowing description of the negro has been
sent:
black and Of the rusty black appear
ance; rather lean. perhaps rs or 1s1
pounds; white fe.. hat. brownish coat.
no vest. plaid striped shirt: overalIs COW
ering very dark trousers.
The name of the negro Is not known.
He worked on the Richmond Fredericks.
burg and Potomac road near boswell
and is said to belong in Louisa He N
known by sight in this community ana
could easily be Identified by Mrs. Taylor.
He is said to have admitted that he work.
ed in Beaver Dam.
Tonight the men OF boswell did NOT
hesitate 70 say that if the black was
caught he would not live five minute.
after being returned to that hamlet. There
would hardly be formal lynching-mere-
ly killing.
One boswell man said that the women
are so much afraid OF staying at home
TO 1t that a loaded revolver was always
near them.
The Taylor family Is still on duty al
the railroad station. hoping to hear some.
thing encouraging from Beaver Dam.