The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-04
Miss Miller Again Vic
tim of Assault by
Same Man.
ARE
TAX EN- TO SCENE
Governor viii Try to Prevent
Threatened Lynching-Possc
Looks for Assailant Who At
tackled Girl This Time for
Rcvcnge-Excitencnt
Is Intense

For tho second time Within year
Miss Elm Miller Of Mathews county.
was attacked Yesterday by au un-
known white man near nor home. 1t
seems that tho assa.ian' was tho same
man in both INSTANCES. while tho plr-
pose % inc assault ~as not accom-
pilshed. Miss Mlicr IS said TO De in
SERIOUS condition and Is being attended
i. by Two physic!ans.
Two bloodhounds from Tho state Pom
itcntiary In charge OF Guard W. ".
Woodland. who lr from Mathews. left
Richmond a, o'clock laet nigh, in
an automobile for tho scene % the
crime They Will arrive some ;iue this
morning and the man hunt win ZEE
begun At once. unless the local 7gsse.
which was organized yesterday. shall
have sooner succeeded ia cn,ciiug
capture
VIII Preserve Order.
/ Every means will be taken by Coz
+ cruor Mann 10 preserve order I'm Md
thcws county. When appraised last
night IS The Times Dispatch of tiis
second oHcusc. he Was deeply Inter
osted and asked 10 b. kept informed OF
I any developments iie added mat he
would possess himself OF news as 90
the situation this morning and would
take any means which seemed best 10
prevent lynching. which is apparenuy
threatened hy the anscr't community
Miss Miller who is the daughter -
Seth Miller former secretary az the
State Hoard of Fisheries. went through
nor nrst experience OF horror ON SOP
. O. q
along lonely countri road. man
Jumped from "a small strip Of woodland
and. pulling her from her horse. as
saultcd her In terrible condition
she reached her houe and apprisel he
family Armed uQn searched the
county for weeks looking for the as
satlan,. bu, he was never npprohcndel.
Takes Ills Revenge.
Angered by the pursuit, the villain
awaited MS time for vengeance, when
no sought 10 wreak upon tho girl who
had already suffered so horribly at
his hands While returning 20 her
home a, Hickss Wharf at about 3
o'clock Yesterday afternoon. and walk
ing through lane from The home OF a
ue!uhhor. white man. described as
having "smu,,y face came from o.
cornGeld and made violent assault
As NJ. did so ne IS reported 70 have
SatL nave fHeN las INK A'i 9'-f &C.
now have my revenge From this
{ remark and his appearance. Miss Miller
IS said to be confident that he is the
same man who attacked her nearly 4
year ago.
4, once she made outcry and resisted
with all her might, AS the scene OF the
crime is only about 200 yards from he7
home IT Is supposed the man became
. frightened. although details on tins
: abandoned hts design and doged into
- tie cornncld whence he IS supposed &c
I. have escaped for the time into the
= woods
n Party Higgins search.
Miss Miller gave the alarm. and
posse OF 100 men was ORGANIZED a
once and hogan TO scour the country fol
tho criminal He had not been '9un,
when darkness came on The dos'
: were then expected rs dayhreak. al
a though IT will probably 10 rather lat
Z In the morning when they arrive be
fore the telephone lines closed for tn
night It was said that the oihcers am
citizens We're determined TO renew IN
S search at sunrise and not 20 rest unit
Il the man was caught
~ Further. tho opinion was freely eN
a dressed tina, tho fugitive Will never b
3 taken to Jail hut will bn hanged to IN
II nearest tree. Indignation was under
i stood 10 he running high. II IS to pre-
= vent such summary vengeance that IN
ne Governor will take steps to preserv
law ana order.
ic " r. Miller. brother 81 the victim
10 was on his way from Mathews count
u to his home on tho Eastern shore whe
r. the Grim. was committed. He was ar
priscd OF tho occurrence and lott tn
80 seamer Mohjack at Old Point last nish
al to return at once TO lIickss Wharf,
ioin In the man hunt
v BIoodhounds Dispatched.
So Tho sherin of Mathews county 7
q once asked the state Penitentiai
BOARD for hloodhounds 10 help In Il
he search. The members Of the boa
a. gave their consent and under the d
X rcctlon of Chairman James =. Patio
Gu tho start was made last night tt
O. best dogs arc usually kept at tho sta
re farm but two which happened to be
nc Richmond were used at this time h
', cause they could be taken earlier
the scene. At the time OF the offense
last September the state hounds We
g. used. but di1 not succeed in hndir
- the criminal.
20 should the Governor call out nj!
tary company to guard the prisoner.
~ would probably be taken from Norfol
va, since the scene can be reached wit
NE In a few hours from that city by boz
nn Going from Richmond It is necesa
,ar to travel by train to West Point, a
- then drive thirty miles across con
cc. try. 1t would seem probable. howev
~. that IL the criminal is speedily cauS
he will he disposed of, If at all, h
fore any company of militia could e
49,, there.
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