The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-07
F. W. Farmer Struck Down
From Behind by Negro
on Main Street
LIES ON STREET
| NEARLY AN HOUR;
( NONE NOTICE HIM
Finally Regains Senses and
Half Walks, Half CraWls
to His Home. No Clue
to HighWayrnan.

Struck down by a negro highways
man on West Main street Saturday
night. Mr.. r. w. Farmer. OF l07
Strawberry street. lay unconscious on
the sidewalk for more than an hour
before recovering, and half-waikine
and crawling to- his home.
Mr.. Farmer was struck at the basSES
of the brain with a blunt instrumeues
which the police are inclined to bs.S
lieve was blackjack. The blow tore
hole in his head. He fell to the
ground but did not lose consciousness
at once and SO his assailant proce4dods
to Kick him in the face until he be-N
came senseless.
MI Farmer says the last thing k0ss
remembers in connection with the oc-
currence is seeing the thief bending
te1+t-i. him. going through his pockefA,
! 4 pedestrian mus. have appeared M
| mat moment, for when Mr. Farmer
recovered Consciousness his watch.
money and jcweiry were intact IL
there was a pedestrian however. Mr.
FARMER cannot understand why No
was left Wing ON the sidewalk With
out attention OF any sort
he assault, which came very nears
10 murder. occurred about $40 sat
! urday night. Mr. Farmer was walk
ing up West Main street toward ltis
nome. That section of the thorough-
/ sarn through which he Was pasainms
! was practically deserted. he aAyA,
Thought He Was Followed.
Mr. Farmer says that he noticed u
! negro walking behind him for aeverala
blocks, and that at that tine tl1n
thoaght came to him that he was be-s
ing followed 1sS
Il looked around several tt,,.~- ~
, SAID the victim, hut every time the
negro seemed to be minding his Over
business Finally | dismissed him
from my thoughts s7s
walked about. one block witho,,&
looking back Then suddenly I felf
sthging blow at the back OF my
head pitched forward on my facss
ana then turned over and tried 70 -
gain my feet. As soon as I turnaNs
over | was kicked in my left eve. n
was kicked several times after fhat.
don't know how many. Then / seem
To remember someone bending over
me and reaching for my inside coafs
pocket am not sure, Il guess Ioee2
consciousness | think this happcneds
T ABOUT 't3H O'CLOCK s8sAAS
When ! came 10 my senses I wasS
! lying on my back on the sidewalks
| The back of my head was resttnGa
In pool OF blood, A man came by
with a market basket I called IA
him and asked him To help me. Has
asked what VAS the matter ted
hi mand asked him If he hadl seen
negro running away. He said IN:
( had not WEI
He looked at my head and told me
| had better get a doctor Then No
turned and went off. / called TO him
but he didn't come back
Crawls Into House.
Il managed to get to my kueAos
and craWled into front yard ag&s
up the steps OF house. 1t WIS Me-
e021 West Main street. Policcmau o.
G. sB, Green lives there. | know him.
Il rang the bell and Mrs. GFeen4
came To the door, I told her whafa
had happened TO me, and asked h43s'
to get some one to help me homesR
There was no one in the house b.
! her. and she couldn't help me. ri
II rested while In her hOue1k5
While resting I looked at the tin1G@
1t was 1880 o'clock. 50 l must hav1g
been lying on the sidewalk an hour
After | had rested I left IT,
house and by holding on to fenoG&9
| managed To get to my own hoHaoSs
There my mother telephoned Ia AXE
hospital and the ambulance came. H29
wounds were dressed. The doctor tet1s
me narrowly missed getting frae&8
tured skull.
The police have no clue as to 444S
identity OF the negro highwaymA
Mr.. Farmer was in Police ComxN3
Monday morning< looking over t&@5
prisoners in the hope of finding M115
assailaut in the lot He was not n.y.