RUN DOWN BY BLOODHOUND
Item
- Title
- RUN DOWN BY BLOODHOUND
- Source
- Evening Journal (DE)
- Date
- 3/8/00
- page
- 2
- Identifier
- https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn85042354/1900-03-08/ed-1/?sp=2&q=assault&r=0.245,0.059,0.5,0.301,0
- Crime
- Assault
- Subject
- Criminal assault, intent to kill
- Race of alleged offender
- Black
- Gender of alleged offender
- male alleged offender
- Gender of alleged victim
- male alleged victim
- Law enforcement involved
- Constable
- Stage of the Legal System
- arrested
- Location
- Out of state, Centreville MD
- Length of story
- 211
- Description
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RUN DOWN BY BLOODHOUND
NEGRO FUGITIVE CAUGHT AFTER A YEAR’S EVASION OF THE LAW.
Centreville, Md. March 8.—Lawrence Henry, a negro about 25 years of age, who is under indictment charged with assault with intent to kill ex-Clerk of the Circuit Court William H. Cecil, was captured near Goldsborough, Caroline County, by Constable Saunders, of that place, assisted by his brother.
The alleged assault was committed about a year ago but Henry had successfully eluded the officers of this and Caroline counties. Deputy Sheriff T. Frank Seward learned of his whereabouts a few days ago and arranged with Officer Saunders for his apprehension. On Tuesday the Saunders brothers went to the locality where they knew Henry was at work, accompanied by a half-bred bloodhound. As soon as Henry saw the men approaching, he made a break for the woods. The dog was set upon him and he was compelled to run into a pond of water to escape an attack from the beast.
Henry willingly surrendered when the dog was called off and he was delivered to Deputy Seward, at Bridgetown. Mr. Seward brought him to Centreville and put him in jail, where he will await trial at the May term of court. He is wanted for several other charges.
