National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-11-22

raigned, Confronted BY His Accuser, and
the Case Continued.
At 3 o'clock Thursday afternoon Officer
Van Fleet, Of the sixth precinct station,
went to the house of Prof Alexandra De
Wolowski music teacher, $40 New York
avenue, with a warront for the lattor's
arrest Tho professor was not in, and
seating himself on convenient door
stop tho officer waited. While he sat
there several persons entered the house.
Among them were some members OF the
Chinese legation, who are the professors
pupils. Those who entered did not re-
main long, but told the oolored girl at
the door that they would return.
About Z o'clock in tho evening moro
people came, and somo waited ia the
professors parlor, amusing themselves by
performing on the musical instruments
or admiring the collection of bric-abr
for which the professor is famous. They
soon tired, however, and went away,
passing the officer on the stop. Tho lat
ter asked the colored girl il she expected
the professor shortly, and the girl replied
that she did not know what was keeping
him and his daughter Isabella, who was
also out.
Shortly before 10 o'clock tho officers vigil
was rewarded. Prof. De Wolowski came
up the steps humming his latest com.
position. The officer stepped forward and
said Prof De Wolowski, have a war
rant for your arrest"
what tor?" asked the professor, plac-
ing his umbrella in the rack.
A.,Nw AnN
bella. She has sworn out the warrant
which have here, and you must go to
the station with me-"
"oh, my friend" said the professor
with smile, "it is joke; you know 1t is
ajoke."
"Well, you must accompany me-" and
the officer laid his hand on the professors
shoulder. 1t was then that the latter dis
played some uneasiness Let GO" he
cried, showing the officer away, "get out
Of my house." aud he ran into the music
room. The officer followed and raced
after the professor, knocking over and
breaking some chairs. Tho professor
managed to get behind door, which he
essayed to Close but the officer was too
quick, aud the door came oT its hinges.
The professor ran behind piano, and in
his attempts to get at him the officer
knocked bottle of sherry wine from a
table, the liquor running on the floor.
The officer then caught the professor, and
half an hour later he was locked up at
the sixth precinct station, with the ab-
horred charge opposite his name.
When the police court convened yester-
day morning there were three ladies
sitting near the stove on the west side of
the room. One of them was Miss Isa-
bella Do Wolowski, the complainant
She is 22 years of age, although she looks
ten years older. She has dark hair, with
regular features. She is not pretty, but
her eyes arc large and luminous, of
piercing black, and when she looks up
lend charm to her appearance. She
had boen weeping, and while she sat
there put her handkerchief to her eyes,
and when not doing SO gazed upon the
floor. She was dressed in deep black,
with dark cloak, and hat trimmed
with black feather. Her hair was
brushed straight back from her forehead.
About noon the clerk called alexandra
De Wolowski," and from the cells below
came the person of that name. He is a
man about 80 years of age, slightly bald,
and wearing long whiskers OF the Burn
side pattern, and a mustache. His
clothes were disarranged. and his face
bore u haggard and weary look. He
stood at the bar while the clerk read the
warrant, and when he had finished started
to leave the box, but was stopped by q
bailff.
The warrant was sworn ont by Miss
Wolowski before Justice Bundy, and
charges that on the 18th day of Noveni-
Der one Alexandra 8. De Wolowski knew
and did have criminal intercourse with
her, his own daughter"
Another warrant charged similar
offense on June 80.
The witnesses named in the warrants
are Daniel Young Mrs. Hill, Mrs. Berry,
and Mrs. Smith, all of whom Lave re-
sided in the house where tho professor
stopped.
After the reading Of the warrant Judge
Snell at the request of the district attor-
ney, continued the case for week, and
fixed bail at $1,000. The professor was
taken to Jail with the other prisoners
He made sweeping denial of the
charge, and said he could not understand
thata daughter whom he had raised could
treat him SO, and he believed that she
had been urged to do it by designing
women. When he left his daughter
Wednesday she was as agreeable AS ever,
and he could not believe that she alone
had trumped up this charge.
Miss De Wolowski and her companions
left The court and went to the house of
Mrs. Charles Beall, No. 203 Ninth street
southeast. A reporter went to the house
yesterday afternoon. He was met at the
door by Mrs. Beall in Mother Hubbard,
who acknowledged that Miss De Wolow-
ski was stopping there, but said that she
could not be seen. She said that the
charges were true, and that the professor
was brute and his daughter an
angel. "Why since the death of his
wife," said Mrs. Beall, letting the repor.
ter into the hall, (which was two years
ago, this poor girl has been compelled to
act the part of wife and daughter. He
began the revolving practice with which
he is charged some time ago. 1t is his
custom to have her bring him hot drinks
in tho morning. When she did SO he
would lock the door, and compel the poor
girl to suffer the most narrowing indigni-
ties. He would then place revolver at
her head and tell her that If she ever told
what he had done he would kill her, and
several times he brutally showed her how
he would choke her like rabbit. There
arc witnesses who can prove what the
warrants charge"
Prof. De Wolowski came to this city
about three years ago, and established a
musical academy. He brought letters of
introduction from some well-known peo.
pie Of New York and other cities. He was
eminently successful in his efforts here,
and had many well-known society people
among his patrons. About two years ago
his wife, who was member of Mapleson' d
opera company, died. and since then his
daughter has kept house for him.
East Washington Democrats.
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