The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-16
ARMEDMEN GUARD
HOUSE OF DANGER
Two Families Alarmed by Re
peated Attacks Of Unknown
Parties.

Armed each with a gun. a. T. Euqua,
E. q. Spruell and Wesley Limerick are
nightly over the home of f.
NJ. Clarke and H. NJ Stultz, 1922
Washington Street, and are prepared
now 10 repel the repeated attacks
which have been made on the house al,
various periods.
The house in which the two fam
lilies are living has been stoned almost
nightly for Ike past three months, and
the families are living in such con-
slant terror OF being Killed that steep
Is almost Impossible. on Tuesday nisnt
a big rock crashed through the house,
and Mr.. Clarke, who lives upstairs
arose and started downstairs with a
shotgun. He stumbled over the pros
tainted from fright. Mr.. Euqua, who,
with Alessrs. Spruell and Limerick, mad
been watching in the back yard from
three points of vantage, ran through
the yard TO md traces OF the assall-
ants.
They thought they discerned the
forms of man ana woman neeing,
and tracks afterwards discovered in
the soft mud disclosed the fact that
man and woman had been in the yard.
The yard IS full or trees, and 1t would
be almost Impossible to throw stones
into the house from the alley In the
rear. But the tracks led only into
the street in the rear, and it was I'M
possible to follow them. Both fam
lilies are in terror, unable 10 fight
against an unknown assailant.
House is Guarded.
Mrs Stultz. who tainted when the
rock crashed through the house and
came near striking her, was revived,
and carried back TO her room. Then
the three young men began watching,
each armed and ready to shoot the
first person who showed his face on
the premises.
Each man posted himself in a cor
ner and watched and waited until day
began 10 dawn. But the assailants,
evidently thinking that enough dam
age had been done and that the house
hold was sufficiently frightened for
the night. came no more.
| y few nights ago Mrs Ettie Clarke
| and Mrs. Ida Fuqua We're sitting ir
/, the front porch, when a large rock
crashed BY them and went through
| the glass in the door, 1t was hurled
from the street in front, while mer
! were watching from the rear and nc
I one knows from whence the missile
/ came. Police officers were watching If
| front, and the rock came by them. Nc
| one was seen. 1t seems that the
nightly assailants watch every move
! nlent of those in the Clarke and Stult1
households, and make their play ac-
cording!y Only few nights ago one
| Of the watchers, who was lying face
/ downwards in shed in the rear was
struck in the middle of the back Will
large stone.
Deeming discretion the better par,
of valor, he Immediately vacated his
i position, Since half load of bricks
and stones has been removed from
the roofs of the house and shed.
Friends Come to His Aid.
Mr.. Clarke is a glassblower by trade
and as most of his work is at night
he has enlisted the services of friends
are posted every night. and again las
night they went on guard lnstanta.
neous death isS promised hereafter. to
whomsoever sets his foot IN the yard
/ Traps have been laid, and it is hoped
that the culprits will be caught. Blu
ii is difficult Job for the midnigh,
| prowlers and would he assassins seen
to learn every movement of their
adversaries aud to post themselves ac.
lcordngly. If watch is kept in front
! a stone is thrown from the rear, anc
vice versa Last night police officers
were stationed in the vicinity again
1t Is believed that they have clue
TO the assailants and that arrests viii
follow in the near future
In nc meanwhile the Clarke and
stpltz families are living in constant
dread, and sleep Is scarce in thor
household,