Full Story of Brutal Attack on Mr. Sanderson and Miss Davenport ating and 'A brutal crime, which, but for the opportune arrival of assist ance, might well have resulted in 'a double murder, was committed fon the Arsenal Road on the night The motives for Joon and Miss Davenport, are obscure, and are unlikely to be revealed until some, at least, of ithe culprits have been arrested. It appears that about 9.30 in the evening Mr. Sanderson, accompanied by Miss Davenport, went fora drive to the East Arsenal. Mr. Sanderson was driving his own ear; Miss Davenport was in the back seat, At a point a few hundred yards from the Arsenal a heart track crosses the road, and yhee Mr. Sanderson frequently left his car when he went out shooting in the surrounding coun-
'As he neared this point he saw Jsome obstacle in the road, but managed to avoid it. He' then turned the car on to the cart-track with the intention of backing it out, and coming home, but when he restarted on the incline, the engine stalled. At this moment a Chinese put his head into the car. Mr. Sanderson, quite unsuspicious, got out to see what was the mateer, and was immediately struck on the head from behind by a weapon Jwhich looked like a reaping-hook. He resisted, but was then set upon "|by five Chinese, several of whom had hooks or knives with which they struck him.
One of his assailants dropped a small package which he then tried to seize, but he was struck again and almost lost consciousness. The last thing he saw was something which proved to be the seat of the car—being removed by his assail-fants. The Inter, having wounded Mr. Sanderson, and apparently put him out of action turned their attention to Miss Davenport, who managed to get out of the ear, and ran down the road screaming for help. She was also savagely attacked, sustaining severe acts on her head, and one of her hands.
Fortunately for both victims, Inv.
of Messrs, Butterfield had driven out to the Arsenal in a hired car a few minutes previously, now appeared lon the scene, on his return journey. Mr. Dick was about a quarter of a mile from the Arsenal when he heard screams. He at once a derated, and x the headlights of ear revealed another car, and a foreign Indy' fa the rood, had been assaulted, and that Mr. Sanderson had been seriously his but found that Mr. injured. Mr. Dick at once went to
Sanderson had by this time recover fed sufficiently to get back into the lear, which he had restarted.
Although suffering from no fower than six head-wounds, cuts on the hands and elsewhere, and several bruises, Mr. Sanderson insisted on driving his own car to the Hospital. Mr. Dick took charge of Miss Davenport until the two cars reach-fed the vicinity of the railway, when hho decided that it was necessary to accompany Mr. Sanderson, who was weak from loss of blood and the shock. The two victims were driven straight to the Victoria Nursing Home, where they were promptly attended by Drs. Irwin Jand Grice.
The obstacle which was seen upon the road proved to be some bundles of kaoliang, which would Jappear to have been put there for the purpose of—obstruct-the thoroughfare. It raised that the Chinese were ying in wait on the cart track into which Mr. Sanderson turned to reverse his car. Miss Davenport's scarf, and one of her shoes were found among this kaoliang, yesterday, having been lost when she ran down the road for Owing to the serious condition' of both patients when they reached the hospital everyone who knew of Fair was so preoccupied that the British Municipal Police did not learn of the assault until nearly Lam. "The French Police were at
with the Arsenal authorities, who once notified, and communicated gent out a patrol. But' the ssail-Jants had, of course, fled, as soon' as they saw the headlights of Mr. Dick's car. Bloodstains were found leading from the place at which Mr. Sanderson's car stopped, to the Kaoliang, showing -the route Miss wwenport had traversed during flight, The only property stolen was the long "seat of Mr. Sanderson's ear, which should be readily identified," The Chinese notified of the outrage as soon as possible, and were reported to be scouring the whole countryside yesterday, in search of the cul-brits. It' may be hoped that they will soon be run to earth, and receive their deserts, The assault was entirely un. provoked. Whether the motive wa robbery or revenge for the murder of the four Chinese by the French soldier who ran amok on September 5, or whether there is some other explanation of the crime ean-not as yet be ascertained. It is, however, to be hoped that the local Chinese' Authorities will "neglect no step that may be necessary to bring the assailants to book.
The Arsenal Road is not a favourite road for motorists at night, Several complaints have been made of stones being thrown at passing cars, Mr. Sunderson, who is Secretary of the Tientsin Race Club, sustained ed six cuts on his head, several on other parts of, his body, and was severely bruislt, as he was kicked when he was knocked down, His injuries are regarded as serious, ndt dangerous. Miss Daven: port, Matron of the Victoria Nursing Home, is less severely ut. and bruised, but is suffering from shock the result of her experiences,
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