The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-18
DaStardly Assault Made
on Them Last Night.
SHELTON BEATEN
. UNTIL UNCONSCIOUS
His Companion Carried Off
by the Assdilants.
SHE rs RESCUED BY
MOTORMAN REEDER
The Latter Drove the Negroes Away
With Bullets-Milltary and Police
Search for the. Guilty Parties.
Young Lady Bruised and #
Hysterical--Mr. Shell
ton at Hospital.

ton al fospitai.
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Three negro fcnds made "a brutal. but
happily unsuccessful. attempt last night
to criminally assault Miss Patte Mullena
an undergraduate nurse, OF this city.
They first beat into insensibility her es4
cort, Hon. James L. Shelton. former
member OF the Legislature. from Louisa
county. The horrible affair occurred
about $3.50 o'clock on the Broad-Street
Road, nearly opposite the Home for InS
curables. Mr.. Shelton and Miss Mullen
Golf Clubhouse and were WALKING along
the north side of the road, when they
met three negro men. One was short
and thick as N1r. Shelton remembers
them, and the others were tall. Before he
realized what they had in mind or meant
any harm to them, they flew at him
and dealt severe blows upon his head and
In his face. He was knocked down and
for some minutes was unconscious. What
else happened he did not know until he
came to. remembered and gave the alarm
to a passing car.
Young Lady Attacked
Miss Mullen was struck terrible blow
over the right eye, but at no time. she.
says, lost consciousness. With the blood
streaming down her face, with one ne-3
gros rough black hands clutching her,
throat and choking SO that she could
scarcely breathe. the other two negroes
dragged her to the field on the north side
OF Broad Street, probably one hundred
and fifty years from the street and there
would have doubtless have accomplished
their fiendish designs had not the ap-
proacs, of assistance from the car fright
eneda "A away.
MIS- slen is indebted for her rescus
to her es. ort, who did all that was posi-
bio for man to do under the circum-a
stances-indebted to a citizen of Rich-
nond a prominent State official. who Is 4
too modest to allow the use of his name,
and to Mr.. Andrew j. Reeder. one OF
Farley's chief assistants.
The State official referred to was on
the car coming to Richmond. He and
his wife, with their two dogs, had been
out to the Reservoir. When they ap-
preached the corner Of Robinson ana
Broad Streets he saw man running 70
the car. Tho blood was streaming doWH
his face and he staggered like one dazed.
"Ohy cried he, II have been beaten,
and the young lady WAS with has been
dragged out into the field, pointing in the
direction in which he thought the negroes
must have gone. The car was stopped.
The passengers and the street car men
left for the field, running hard As they
could. The State official and his dogs
outran the others. and presently, about
one hundred yards from the street. ha
heard the dogs bark and saw the youna
lady coming toward him. She was bleed.
Ing and could scarcely walk. The blood
was running down her face freely. Ha
did not question her except to ascertain
which direction her assaiants had takent
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 field
towards the negroes. He emptied his
pistol in their direction and then came
back to his car. Mr.. Shelton and Miss
Mullen were put OH the car and brought
TO the city. Mr.. Shelton was taken to
the Retreat for the Sick. while Miss Mul.
len was carried to the Old Dominion
Nurses Home. on Broad Street, near tho
Monumental Church. Here she was given
every possible attention. She lapsed in<
to sem-consciousness from the terrible
strain on her. after bearing UP so bravely
DR.. Meade Mann was called to see her,
She will soon recover from the shock,
great as 1t was.
Mr., Shelton was found to be pain tOlly,
but by no means seriously, hurt. He res
ceived several blows on the back OF the
head and q cut In the right temple. He
was exceedingly reticent at the hospital,
declining even to give the namo OF the
young lady who was with him. He asked
for DR.. Isaiah White and DR.. White
came to see him.
Policeman Krouse, of the Third PolicA
District, was beckoned to the car as II
came down the street from the scene, and
he was told the story. He gave tht
alarm.
Police on the Trail.
He saw the patients safe in the hands
of friends, and then hurried to report
to his station house. Captain WhitlocA
at once sent posse OF officers to the
place. Those whom he assigned to scout
the country We're Patrolmen Mattern,
Barker Newman, Rrouse. Marion and
IStockmar under Acting Sergeant Tyler.
Word was sent TO the armory and q large
number of soldiers also went out on ths
search. For miles the country was sons
over, almost foot by foot, No trace OF
the men were found. Street car men said
they arrested a negro and turned him
over to a policeman, but he did not turn
up at any of the station houses, A search
ing party was out all night II was auI.
mented from time TO time by young
men OF the city, who had heard the res
port. The country was looked over far
beyond Acca.
Miss Mullen has only been In Rich
mond a few weeks. She Is from Eoufsf
,a,,,ty and uaS a Drabationer at tht n