National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-03-03
A BATCH DE CRIME.
A Man stnbs Ills wife and An ex.ConvI
Trisa 10 shoot Three Persons


Something must be done to stop the use Of a
pistol without any provocation. Below will be
found the account Of drunken jail. birds doings,
armed with n revolver which might have led to
serious and perhaps iutal results. From the story
one would imagine that this is some Far Western
town and not the Capital of the country. About
four o'clock yesterday afternoon white man
named George Immioh "a butcher), living on I
street, between Seventh and Eighth streets north
west stabbed his wife in the back under the elt
shoulder, with small butcher. knife, after which
he gave himself up to Sergeant Slattery Of the
Second Precinct where he is now confined. DR..
u. Il. Adams examined the wound and says II Is
not Ola serious nature. No cause can be assigned
for the assault Mrs, lmmich was In the yard back
Of the house at the time. Her husband was per-
JAIL.BIRD's SHOTS
At the same hour Theodore Handy a notorious
thief and black. leg Just released from the peni-
Tertiary, was Mt Mrs. Burns restaurant, corner Of
Fourteenth street and Ohio avenue northwest, and
mad some angry words with q boy, He pulled q
missing him. hitJerry Maxwell, n cOlored man, the
ball taking effect in the front of the head entering
at the forehead, passing over the top of the skull
and coming out ut about the centre of the head.
Maxwell was conveyed In the police ambulance to
the Fifth Precinct Station. House, where Drs. Par
sons and Corbett, OF the Emergency Hospital, at
tended on the man and pronounced the wound not
serious. Handy made his escape.
little after five o'clock Mr.. Phil 4. Julien, sec.
rotary Of the Board Of Fire Commissioners, was
standing at the corner of Pennsylvania avenue
aud Four and a. half street talking with party
of friends when Handy, who was considerably un.
der the influence OF liquor, approached Mr.. Julien
and asked him II he could secure him trapspOrta-
ton to Baltimore. Mr.. Julien, who had never
seen Handy before, looked at him for moment
and said: "If you apply TO the Commissioners
to. morrow you may possibly be able to get whut
you want: Il is too late Ia. night" Handy said he
wanted ticket atonce Mr.. Julien intimatcd that
he didn't care in the slightest what he wanted,
and turned to walk up the Avenue. He had pro-
cceded but II few steps when a bullet whisted past
his head, aud Handy was seen with pistol in his
hand pointed at the group
HE THEN DASHED ACROSS THE AVENUE
officer Fritz OF the Seventh Precinct, was mott.
fed of the occurrence, and arrested Handy In
front of the st. James Hotel The would. be MUIR
derer pointed his pistol at the officers head, who
grappled with him and probably prevented Il fatal
tragedy. Handy was conveyed 20 Police Head.
quarters, ana there became very abusive and re-
fused TO allow himself to be searched. He was
locked up and will appear at the Police Court to.
day. On his person was found "A seven. chambered
Colts revolver calibre 90, with three empty cart
ridges IN It, 1t was learned aflerwsrd that
Handy went into OMeara's sporting bazaar, on
| Pennsylvania avenue, and, on preense of buying
| pistol, stole the weapon with which he did the
| shooting.
| In connection with the above gentleman named
| Hays Informed n REPuHLICAN reporter that on
| Wednesday afternoon he was standing in front OF
| the 81. James Hotel, when Handy came up TO him
and made n very insulting remark Mr.. Hays
| asked him If he had not made mistake in ad-
| dressing the wrong person. when Handy immedi-
| Rtcly pulled out revolver. Mr.. Hays, remember
| Ing that he had an engagement just at that time
stood not upon the order of going but scooted