The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-14
ATTACKED BY A NEGRO
BuRLY BRUTE ENTERS HOME OF
 MOBILE POLICEMAN.
Discovered by Young Woman and in Terrific Struggle Two Women
 Are Hurt-The Negro is Captured.


 Terrific Struggle Two Women Are Hurt-The Negro is Captured. Advertiser Bureau. Mobile, Jan. 1S At late hour last night the home of 'ksoiiceman Ellsworth, out Dauphinway, beyond the city limits, was entered by nekro in the house was Mrs. Els worth and child. and her two sisters. One Of the young women, Miss Eleanor Col ms. was awakened by draught in the bedroom. She went into the han, think ing a door was open. As she stepped
 into the hall she noticed light. but this
 was quickly extingulshed, and the young
 woman was grabbed by burly negro.
 She screamed and her two sisters came to her rascue. A terrific struggle ensued. in which Miss Collins was badly injured and Mrs. Ellsworth also suffered inju-
 bit the negro on the hand, and this partly led 10 his capture,
 The negro finally escaped, and word was sent to Sheriff Powers. An Investigation of the premises followed. It was learned the negro entered the house through a window, taking an axe with him. On the ground in the yard, in bed of sand
 was found a large footprint. z The man
 had been in his stocking feet and the
 print showed the big toe of one foot miss ing.
 Sheriff Powers and Deputy Phil Patch
 went to work on the case, and about 9
 o'clock this morning captured William
 Erankiin, q negro. in Coleman's Lane. and positively identified. He was found to have a lacerated place on the hand, and a big toe on one of his feet was missing. The injured wombe are doing as well
 as can be expected.
 News has been received here of the loss of the three-masted schooner, Goevrnor
 Bfake. lumber laden, en route to Cienfuegos. Cues. % while in ., the ne. G',ld Gnli.
 gar Bend Lumber Company. The news
 of the loss came in a letter and the mem-
 bers Of the company were greatly sur prised on gaining the information. This or. the G.. D. Bentley. last fall, in the storm which swept Grand Caymen and
 Jamaica. The vessel and cargo were un- insured.
 from a small island ninety miles off the Cuban coast where they had put in small boats.
 The Blake was the only vessel in the harbor at Georgetown, Grand Caymen, to escape destruction in the August storm.
 Following close upon the news of the loss of the Governor Blake, came news of the finding of the hull of the P. E. the Vinegar Bend Lumber Company, al most 2 total loss. The hull was lowed into MRtanzas. The Board of School Commissioners of Mobile County met today with full att tendance. Routine business was disposed of. The principal matter to come up was that pertaining to the safety of the city Academy. Owing to the fact that at the coming vacation 1t was the intention of the Board to remodel this building only temporary repairs will be made. The ire drills had been inausurstsd in the schools of the city.
 Chairman Michael os the Fire CoMulit- tee of the General Council conncilrnsn parfrnent and City Engineer Towle have begun their inspection of buildings In the |city.
 News has been received here of the
 death in Philadelphia of Mrs. Julia Tren-
 with. daughter of the late F. J. and Julia Scheible Deceased was a native Of Mo
 bile. and long time resident of Phiia- Sslphia; She ~ was s,s,sIs sister S Sf Mrs MessTs L Lavretta of Mobile. The two last named left at midnight to be pFpsent at the fn- neral.
 Mobile. died at the home of his son-in- law, Robert Bullock. on Scott, near Char iotte Street. He leaves four children.
 A large party from the North: with sev- eraI Mobiiians. left this morning on the Cuban steamship Mobila, for Cuba, on business ana pleasure.
 Mobile Society News.
 Mrs. Hary Donalds party on yesterday Gary. bore the mark of the exouisite taste for which this hostess is noted. Lunch con preceding the game of bid euchre was served at two exquisitely appointed roses and at every plate the prettiest of ballet girls in pink skirts. painted by the hostess. At the larger table. where Mrs. Donald with Mrs. Cleland Smith. at her Moore, Charles Gaszam, Frank Irwin of H. M. Hopper. R. H. Clarke, Charles T. Tarrey, Wilson of Baltimore, Matthew Brewster: Henry Henry Hal. r,,i.: gr.: and at the smaller table where Miss Cary did the honors.. were Mrs. Henry Tons meire. Mrs. A. A. Ciisby. Miss otele Web Der; Miss Amanda Moore and Miss Ethel toilette of green and white tissue over silk. Mrs. Smith was in black Jetted net with hat of blue chiffon and fur. Miss & lumS trimmed in % chifson s and % lase with blue chiffon hat trimmed in violets. Mrs. Rittenhouse Moore won the first prize at bid euchre, pretty ornament; Mrs. CIisby the second, a cut glass dish, and Mrs. Henry Hall. IT,, the consola- tion. pretty vase.
 Mir. and Mrs. Leopold Zimmern have issued invitations to the wedding recep- ton of their daughter. Btrate to Mr. Alex ander Marcus Childs on Tuesday evening, January 26. from to II o'clock. at S06 Church Street. The ceremony will be at 2 o'clock. MT. Childs is from Dayton. O.. Ryhera he wifi take his bride to live.
 At bowling party given at the Coun- try Club last evening the ladies' first prize was won by Mrs. Little and the cons solation by Miss Amanda Moore. The gentlemen's prize for the best score was won by Mir. D. c, Rice and the consola- tiOn by MT. John Vidmer.
 Mrs Robert Wilkie and daughter re- turned Tuesday to New Orleans, after Q visit to Colonel and Mrs. Dan HuGer. Mrs, Huger, who has been suffering a great deal with her hand, is now much better.
 sold their house on Theatre Street and moved today into temporary quarters way out on Government Street until their new home in the same neighboFhocd is built.
 Miss Colleen Hughes was the hostess today of the Diseards. entertaining her guests at the homo of her sister, Mrs. Walter Williamson,
 Mir. D. W. Baxter sailed today for Ha- Yana where he will spend ten days or more on pleasure trip, returning via New Orleans.