The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-15
A RED HOT FIGHT
A Stranger Assaulted by
Two Negroes.
Bloody Ground in Deans Alley and
Money Scattered About Gave
Evidence of a Fierce
Struggle.
Especial to News and Observer


Greensboro, n. c., June 14.-This
morning about three o'clock, a well
dressed but much bedraggled stran7
ger, giving his name as Norman Chal-
ley, hustled into the office of the chief
of police, and said he had just been
waylaid and robbed by a couple of ne
groes on Deans alley. He had blood
on his head and several contusions
He said that he arrived in Green's
boro yesterday, expecting to leave on
an early train this morning; that he
had but one acquaintance in the city,
and he spent the night with him, but
got up soon after two O'Clock and was
making his way to the passenger sta
ton to be on time for the tram; that
as he was coming through the alley,
two negroes accosted him, asking for
q match: that in getting the match,
some silver in his pockets Jingled,
and before he knew it, one of the
negroes struck him on the head with
brass knucks, knocking him down;
that both jumped on him and rlHed
his pockets, but he managed TO get
his knife and began slashing on them
to such an extent they both fled.
The police did not think much OF
| the story, but accompanied Chailey
! to the scene of action, and there
| found a bloody battle ground, and
scattered over the ground they picked
up $6.75 in silver and Challey's peck
/ ct book containing several notes ana
| other valuable papers. His statement
of the damage he had inflicted on
| the robbers with his knife was cor
| roborated by two distinct trails of
| blood leading out of the alley. These
/ traces were lost on the main street,
and so far the robbers have not been
located. Mr.. Challey did not leave on
/ the train today, but said he was going
| to stay over to be a witness in case
| the negroes were caught. Another
! find was made which added interest
! to the unusual occurrence, and
| pleased the heart of Policeman Harry
! Donnell. Some one stole his bicycle
] out of the vestibule of the police sta-
| ton last night and the Identical wheel
| was found where Mr.. Challey had
| been assaulted and robbed, showing
| that the bold robbers had first robbed
| the police station itself, and further
verifying the statement of the strain
| ger that he cut them SO lively they
| left in haste and confusion.
Mr.. ID. FL. Lewis. a prominent farm
| err living four miles southeast of the
| city. had Il horse stolen from his
stables last night about one o'clock.
| He was aroused at that hour by tho
doleful and persistent "whinneying
] of Il colt, and going out to investigate
| found the mare, a saddle and bride
/ gone The horse was traced through
| Greensboro and on north to the ProX-
| unity mill settlement this morning,
when the track was lost.
| Mr. Lee II. Battle, cashier of tn,
| City National Bank of Greensboro,
and president of the North Carolina
Bankers association, left last night
for Asheville to preside over the ses-
| sion of the association, which con-
venes tonight at the Battery Park
hotel in that city.
| The Greensboro Stedman club has
opened headquarters in the parlor of
J the northern wing of the Guilford
| hotel and these will also be Stedman
headquarters at the State convention.
| The large brick store building or
/ West Market street belonging to JuAn
| L. King has been secured as Glenn
! headquarters for the convention. This
/ is only three doors from the ware
house where the convention will be
| held and both being on the ground
/ floor indicates that somebody at the
head of Glenn's forces have keen
eye for business.
A right important real estate dea.
was made here yesterday, when
Messrs. P. d. Cold Jr., Garland Dan
! iel and DIR. j. T. J. Battle purcha Sei
/ forty acres of land on the West Mar
! ket street extension and adjoining tho
Peabody Park of the State Normal
and Industrial college. The consider
alton was $4,000. The purchasers
will at once organize themselves into
land company for the development
of the property into building lots