Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-29
BIG POSSE IN HUNT
FOR NEGRO AFTER
ATTACK ON WOMAN
Many Infuriated Prince
George Citizens Chase
Fugitive.
MRS. BUYALOS IS IN
PETERSBURG HOSPITAL
Condition Scrious-P ysi.
clans Unable to Say If
She Will Recover. (
THREE SUSPECTS BEING HELD
Outrage Occurred About Noon-En.
Tire Community Is Thor
ouGhIy Aroused.
THREE SUSPECTS BEING HELD
outrage Occurred About Noon--En.
Tire Community Is Thor
ouEhly Aroused.
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PETERSBURG. VA, Oct. 2S.-De.
termincd to avenSc one of tho most
hendlsh crimes committed in this sec
tion or the State in recent years. a
posse OF several score infuriated Din
"iddie and Prince George County
cltizens are tonight securing the
woods south of this city for the
oiack who this afternoon criminaIly
assaulted Mrs. Mary Buaylos, aged
a. wife of wcll-known Primes
George County farmer. at her home.
about three miles south OF this CITY.
IN Prince George County. Tho au-.
thorities fear the negro will be sum-.
marily dealt with if he falls into the
hands of tho men.
Up until late hour tonight M
trace had been found Of the perpe.
traitor Of the crime. although three
suspects arc held by the local police
and the searchers are Keeping un
their hunt
Mrs. Buyalos Is in the Petersburg
hospital and In a serious condition,
although attending physicians are
yet unable to say whether she will
recover. Besides being assaulted, the
victim OF the attack was struck over
the head with shotgun by tho ne
gro, the gun being broken in two ut
the stock. inflicting It. serious scalp
wound. Mrs. Buyalos was otherwise
beaten and bruised by her assailant,
who loft her for dead
One OF the euapccts held by tho
| local police was taken before Mrs.
Buyalos at the hospital early tonight,
but her condition was such that sho
was unable TO identify the man. IIo
is being held, along with the others,
until the victim is In a condition to
see them. She was too weak tonight
to tell coherent story. but she was
able to give the officers n descrip-
ton of her assai liant.
AttnclS Occurred About Noon.
The attack on Mrs. Buyalos occur
| red about noon today, but word OF !r
did not reach the police here until
| about o'clock. Tho entire commu-
nifty was aroused. ana within short
time n posse of several hundred per-
| sons was securing the woods in tho
vicinity OF the Buynlos home. A
bloodhound was used, and picked up
trail, but lost II when IL led ncros<,
the Norfolk and Western Railroad and
the Disputanta road. Mrs. Buyalos
was in her Kitchen about noon, when
She heard her dog bark and, goin..
to the porch. she saw Il strange negro
approaching. The negro carried q
shotgun. and. pointing 1t at her. he
demanded food and money. The
frightened woman was forced by tho
negro to lead him into tho house,
where she handed him pair OF hog
husbands pants. telling him they
contained some small change, all the
| money in the house.
Securing this and telling Mrs. Buy
aios that II she screamed he would
Kill her. the negro then ransackcd
the house, going through every ona
OF tho five rooms on the first frocr
| and scattering contents OF drawers
over the floor. Finding nothing or
value. the negro then returned to
where the trembling woman was and
criminally assaulted her. After hit
ting her with the gun. breaking 1t
in two. and brutally beating tho wo-
man. the negro left his victim for
dead and left the house. IIo left tho
broken gun in tho house.
Tells Husband md Sons.
with tho negro out OF sight ami
she almost uncon scious. Mrs Buyalos
made her way to field over half a
mile away, where her husband and
two grown sons were working,
threshing peanuts. Finishing nor
story. Mrs Buyalos fell unconscious
at her husbands feet. The sons took
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