The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-07-21
DASTARDLY
ASSAULTED.
Three Negroes Did the
Fiendish Work.
HON. JAMES 1. SHELTON. Ot
LOUISA, AND MISS Pal III
MULLEN The VICTIMS.

Shelton Beaten into Unconscious
ness and Miss Mullen Carried OF
by Rssaiiants She is Rescued by
Motorman Reader Militia and Pc
lice Make Unsuccessful Search for
the 5rutes.
Richmond, Va, July lSlh. 1903
/ Three negro iiendz made brutal, but
/ happily unsuccessful. attempt last night
% criminally assault Miss Patue Mullen,
an undergraduate nurse. OF this city
They first beat into insensib'lity her Is
corf Hon. James l.. Shelton. Il former
member of the legislature. from Louisa
eounty The horrible affair occurred
ahnut 8 30 o'clock on the BroadStreet
Road. nearly opposite the Home Tor ln-
curables MIR shelton and Miss Mullen
were un their way out 10 the llermitaSr
Go( Club house aud were walking along
the north side OF the road. when they
met three negro men. One Nas short
and thick. As Mr. shelton remembers
them. and the others were tall. blore
he realized what they had IN mind or
meant any harm To them, they ilrw at
him and dealt several blows upon his
nend aud in his isce. lie Was knocked
down and ior some minutes was uncOn-
sriou-. What else happened he did not
know until he came To, remembered and
gave the alarm 20 "A passing ear.
NorNG LADY ATTACKED.
Miss Mullen Was struck IL terrible blow
over the right eye. but At no time she
-sys lost consciousness. WITH the blood
streaming down her face, with one ne
gro's : rough, black hands clutching her
throat and choking 70 that she could
scarcely breathe. the other two negroes
dragged her to the field on the north
side ui Broad street, probably one hun
dred and fifty yards from the street ana
there would have doubtless accomplish
ed their iendish designs had not the ap-
proach of assistance from the car fright
ened them away.
Mi.s Mullen il indebted for her rescue
To her escort. who did all that was pos
sible for a man to DO under the circum-
stances-indebted to "a citizen Of Rich
mond prominent state official, who u
TOO modest 10 allow the use OF his name,
/ and TO Mr.. Andrew j. Reader, one OF
/ Farley cniei assistants.
The State official referred 10 was on
the car coming to Richmond. lie and
/ his wife. with their two dogs, had been
ont TO the Reservoir When they ap-
nroarbed the corner OF Robinson aud
Broad streets he saw man running 20
car The blood was streaming down
his face and be staggered like one dazed.
"Obr cried he II have been beaten,
and the young lady was with has been
dragged out into the field, pointing IN
the diriction in which he thought the ne
groes must have gone. The car was
stopped. The passengers and the street
ear men lett for the field, running hard as
they could The State official and ms
dogs outran the Others, and presently,
about one hundred yards from he street
he heard the dogs bark and saw the young
lady coming toward him. She was bleed
ING and could scarcely walk. The blood
was running down her face freely. lie
did not question her except To ascertain
which direction her assailants had taken
She Indicated.
FIRED At NEGROEs.
Motorman Reader had come up then
and while Mr.. Brent went TO the car with
Miss Mullen. Reader ran across the heic
towards the negroes He emptied biz
ni-tol in their direction and then cem'
mack to his car. Mr.. Shelton and dis
Mullen were put on the car and bro Ighl
to the city.
Shelton was taken to the Retreat fol
the Sick. while Miss Mullen was carried
to the Ola Dominion Nurses Home, OF
Broad Street near the Monumental
Church Here che WAS given every pos
sihle attention. She lapsed into semi
consciousness from the terrible strain OF
her. after bearing up 80 bravely. Dr
Meade Mann was called to see her. Sn
will soon recover from the shock, grea
az it was.
MIR. Shelton was found to be painfully
but by no means seriously, hurt. lie r.
ceived several blows on the back Ol III
head and a cut 10 the right temple. II
, WAS exceedingly reticent at the hOspita
declining even to give the name OF ia
young lady who was with him. lie asl
ed for Dr. Isaiah White and Dr. Whit
came to see him.
Policeman KrOnse. OF the Third Polio
District was beck oned To the ear AZ
came down the street from the scene an
he was told the story. lie gave u
alarm.
POLICE ON THE TRAIL.
He saw the patients safe 10 the han(
of l,i-nds. and then hurried To report
bis station house. Capt. Whitloek
once sent posse OF officers to the plac
Those of whom he assigned to scJur Il
country were patrolmen Newma
Krouse Marion and Stockmar, und
Acting Sergeant Tyler. Word was sel
g 10 the armory and large number
soldiers also went out on the scare
For miles the country was gone owe
almost foot by foot. No trace oil q
men were found. Street car men sa
thew arrested a negro and turned hi
over to policeman, but he did not tul
up at any OF the station houses
searching party wac out all night.
was augmented from time to time
Young men Of the city, who had hea
The report. The country was look
over far beyond Acca.
Miss Mullen has only been in Richmol
a few weeks. She is from Louisa cou
ty. and was probationer at the q
dominion Hospital.