The Evening critic., 1884-03-24
ANOTHER ATTEMPTED OUTRAGE.
Desperate Assault on Lady in
GeOrUctOwu.

GcOrRcADWus
Georgetown was thrown into state Of
excitement about 1880 o'clock Saturday
evening by a felonious assault on Mrs. An
MIC Bloxton, housekeeper for ex-Com-
missioner Dent, and an estimable lady,
about 35 years of age, by colored man.
Mrs. Dloxton was going on an errand TO
store on Thirty -second street and took q
short cut from Valley street, and while In
dark spot she was aCcosted by a negro.
Thinking his object was robbery sho was
about to hand him her money when she was
struck in the face and seized by tho throat
and thown to the ground, when the fond
attempted to Outrage her person. She made
desperate resistance, and getting one Of
his fingers into her mouth, she bit it So
verely, and cried for help at tho top of her
voice, when her assailant ran off and made
his escape.
Mrs. Bloxton was picked up bleeding and
bruised and taken to the residence of Mr..
Dent, where she was attended by DIR.
Peter. Tho affair was reported to tho po-
lice.
Yesterday morning IL was learned that q
colored man by the namo of Joseph Gray
was seen on Saturday night on Valley
street, bareheadcd, and a hat having shortly
afterward being found in lot between
Valley and Thirty.sccond streets, lust below
geant Tunnel, about 10 p. M, went to the
home of Gray, 330S @ street, and arrested
him.
On examination at tho station no was
found to have tho forefinger of his right
hand bitten, the prints of tho teeth being
plainly visible. There was blood ON one OF
his shirt-cufIs, rs also upon his hat. Gray
says he was drunk upon Saturday night,
and cannot tell where he was but he know
that he was not on Valley street.
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Bloxton was
able to go the station house, and the Dris-
oner being brought before her she fully
identified him as her assalant.
In tho Police Court To-day.
Joseph Gray, colored man, was ar
raigned before Judge Smell to-day on the
charge of assault with intent TO commit a
rape. Mr. Howard Clagett appeared for
the pri1onor, and put in a plea of not
guilty. Mrs. Bloxton was the first witness,
and testified in acca.llancc with the facts
above stated.
Sergeant Tunnel, of the West Washing
| ton Precinct testified that on information
| received he put the prisoner under arrest at
| his home, No. 3312 Q (Fourth) street, about
| 10 o'clock yesterday morning. When put
| under arrest and Intercepted about the af-
| fair no said he was SO drunk Saturday
| night that he did not know where he was,
| and If he committed any assault he did not
| remember 1t. Witness produced the hat
found near the scene of the assault and he
| admitted that it was his. He also admit
ted that his finger had been hurt Saturday
night, but he got it injured in Boston," q
part Of the city where there are several
bar-rooms.
Sarah Dodson an old colored woman,
sworo that sho lives in Brown street, and
met the defendant Saturday on Valley
| street staggering around bareheaded. He
stated to her that he had lost his hat.
Margaret Parker, of 1912 Fourth street,
stated that the prisoner lives in her house
He came home Saturday night bareheadcd,
| Jenny Stewart, a white lady, stated that
she saw the prisoner staggering around the
street bareheadod when the people wore
looking for the man who assaulted Mrs
Bloxton.
Henry Pinkney, an old colored man
stated that the assault occurred opposite
his house, and Gray came into witness
house and got his finger tied up. Witness
went out and saw the lady lying under
fence with her face cut aud bleeding, au
he pulled her out and assisted her on he
way. Lieutenant Kelly testified to recov
ering shirt from the house of the pri'
oner that he wore on the night Of the a.
sault and which had blood on tho sleev,
There was also blood stains on the hl
found at the place.
The case was sent to the grand jury, an
in view of the fact that it was most gu
rageous case and the Identification perfec
the Court required $4,000 bail, in default
which the prisoner was committed.