Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-09-29
saraxe AssnuIt ON a DI,oreed wife.


Yesterday, George Ingraham, coloTed, went
% house 10 Stanton alley, north of Franklin
Square, where lis former wife, Cecilia, from
whom 40 was divorced lew months since, was
living with a sister. Finding her there, he at
tacsed her with a razor, aud she ran from the
house II her night clothes. He pursued her
into the yard, where he stripped her entirely
naked, and attempted to cut her throat, but the
neishhors by this time interfered, and lngra-
nam made OIL. Offcer Wallace Grant suhSe-
qGSntly arrested him and took him to the station
II appears from the statements Of the woman that
some TOUR years ago she went into the employ
OF family Tanned Cox, who moved north, aud
WINE abseLt che corresponded with him regU-
I9Tty Bnu received answers to her letters. It
seems, however, that while absent lngraham,
being DESTROYS OF getting Tid Of her, fled,
through Mr.. j. w. FTaZee, IN July, 1873. bill
for divorce, setting forth that they married. in
80. and charging that she committed adultery
with one Thomas Bryant, ami also bigamy by
taken in the case by Mr.. E g. iugersoll, and
divorce was granted on the 9th day Of December
last, ana on the 4th of June last he obtained a
marriage license 70 wed one LaVinia Brooks.
About tour weeks ago wife No. 1 returned to this
CITY ana was surprised 10 find that divorce had
JeeD applied for and obtained, and she placed
the matter in the hands OF a IAHver-G. y.
EoUas. IL Is supposed that in consequence of
this action on Der part he made the assault on her
IN The Ponce Court, this morning. he was ar
TalgnSd on the charge Of as>ault and battery
with intent to kill Cecilia Jenifer, who stated
that George came to her house yesterday and
knocked a. the door. She opened il and ne
ttt ud''ilc't us tt5IHC-. SOe IOlI aim that she
had nothing belonging TO him. tie said, you
ue, tu't Put on so MANY ID airs because YOU
nave got divorce from me-" He then seized
hold OF Ter am beat her AL over the house
and tore ECE clothing ali Oft, leaving her CAS-
naked "a when she was born into taa world"
lie then pulled ont a TaZeT and made several
passes ~ her. cutting her across the neck, when
She got ont oi his reach, and went tor a war
rant and he was soon after arrested. Judge
Smell ssut the case 10 tho grand jury.
tnFT0E
In ForEgys Sunday Ci r0ajclc OF sept. 18Th an
iJem was copied trcm the New York Tribune.
(which my name was associated with the safe
burglary. The TritUns of the 18th inst male
n correction OF the slanderous report. which.
IN fair Play toward feHow-eitizen, Mr.. Fer
Deyis paper, in its succeeding Issue Of the 10Th
instant, shOuld have copied; but on the CON
t1ary, IL contained further slandeFous insinua-
tiors. On the day following received q note
from Mr. Forney, Of which the following is a
copy
Pirate
WASHINGTON, Sept. q, 1874.
DtdT M. Rilt0urH. | regret that my local re-
TINE, with tie safe burglary, although gave
explicit orders after its first mention that he
snooII let you a.one. ] am not in the habit Of
spoiogism for mistakes of this kind, believing
that when they are as trihing as in your case
that they Will soon be forgotten but as it has
happened with you twice, L conclude it neces-
saty' My own criticisms, edit0riauy. I a N
never ashamed OF, because never deal in per-
sona!liles hope this explanation will satisfy
you rear Ihis up -. q. EORNRY.
From the tenor of this note L naturally IN
ferred that, in justice to myself, as well as his
own seif-TeEPeCt, he would in the next issue OF
hls paper-Sunday last-cause proper cOrrec-
tcn 10 be inserted No such correction having
appeared, feel that it is my duty to publish
Ills note. / confess | don't understand fine edf
torial ethics of slaOdering person through the
Columns OF paper, repeating unjust insinua.
lions through the same channel, and then apol-
OgtziDg by pirate note
it IL but fair to say, however, that | never
sskeG Mr.. tOrney TO make any correction, in
his YsPeT or otherwise.
Very respectfully yours.
sept ~ lo'i. HALLRT KILBOURE.