The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-19
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that white men must go about only when
accompanied by others for protection"
These are thoughts which came to the
Mortified Richmond mind yesterday morn
ing. Anger against the tends was IN
every heart and mighty cry for just
vengeance wa on every. lip.
VICTIMS IMPROVING.
The condition Of the victims Is slowly
improving. Mr.. James L. Shelton is
stretched upon a. cot at the Retreat for
ries huge bandage, but he considers
that nothing. All day he fights over
that fight OF Friday night. ooh, I had
my man whipped to DEATH" said he yes
terday, had I not been struck from be-
hind by that cowardly brute. whose face
Il never saw.
Another thing he said was: I'll had
had a pistol, would have treated the
brutes as they deserve, and to think
did not have pocket knife with which
to defend Miss Mullan and myself"
He is very solcltous about the young
lady's condition, naturally, as 1t was
when she had entrusted herself to his
care and protection that she was hurt.
But never a man fought harder for a
woman, and this endurance was what
saved her. -Four or five times he knock
ed down the man In front of him. He
did not see the other man until after he
had been struck In the back of the head
and for the moment paralyzed, He Is
happy beyond measure when he contem-
plates the fact that the black hounds
We're foled.
The condition Of Miss Pattle Mullan is
far more ptlable. Mr.. Shelton's suf-
fering is one of regret overclrc1lmstances
which he could not help.
YOUNG LADY is NERVOUS.
Miss Mullan Is scarcely less nervous
than on Friday night During the early
m orning hours yesterday she had periods
OF llnconsc!ousness. She could not think
of the yer,bla experience yesterday with
out bursting into tears. so nervous was
she. Or. D. Meade Mann, her physician,
stated last night that he had purposely
refrained yesterday from speaking of 1t
to her, even TO get description OF her
assailants. The experience was a fright
full nightmare to her, and while her
mind dwells on it increasingly, TO speak
of 1t makes 1t more real and she cries
out in her fear and mental anguish, Dr.
Mann says she Is gettlng along as well
as can be expected,
An Active Search.
The searching party of Friday night had
hardly returned before active steps were
taken for the capture of the brutes. Cap
tain Tomlinson. of the detective force,
suspected several negroes and sent Ser
pes.nts Gibson and Wren to the county
in 3, buggy to find out about them These
men were found and 1t was established
that the search had to go farther yet
Commemorative Attorney Richardson
sought out the chief of police and urged
that the entire detective branch OF the
sarvIca should be put to work on the
case. This Major Howard did at once; The
/ Mayor acted promptly, offered the sum Of
$500 reward for the capture OF the men,
This Is the largest amount for single
reward which Richmond has offered In
a long time, IL not as great as ever OF.
fered
Saw the Governor.
Mr.. Richardson had q conference with
/ cavernor Montague in the afternoon. HIS
4 Esceilency and The commemorative At
torney will hold another conference to-
morrow morning, J, can 20 re.ea mpon'