The evening world., 1888-08-29
3 O'CLOCK:
FOULD GIVES HIMSELF UP.
BUT PROTESTS HIS INNOCENCE OF THE
COLORED MINsTREL's MURDER.
Susan Hendricks Tells the Story Of Last
Nisht's Tragedy in the Black BAR
rncks "a Mystery Which Banes the
Poiioe-Ceroner Levy Holds Both tho
Woman and Her White Lover,

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Woman and Her White Lover.
In the rear house at 299 West Twenty-ninth
street. surrounded with filth and dirt, lies
the body of Solomon Johnston, the wander
ing negro minstrel who last night met his
death at the hands of either his mistress,
Susan Hendricks. or their boon companion,
o white waiter named Louis Fould.
When an EVENING WORLD reporter visited
the hovel. which is known to the police as
the Black Barracks" crowds of colored
people we're gathered about the place dis
cussing the murder.
Johnston and his mistress occupied two
rooms on the top floor, and in the sitting
room, lying on his back, the face covered
by an old psttiooat which hid the gaping
wound in the chest. the head and body resting
In a pool of clotted blood, lay the body OF
the murdered man.
The apartment indicated the character of
the occupants: On a table lay a broken glass
pitcher. and beside it on a tray were four
glasses containing the dregs of beer. About
two feet from the body lay the bottom of the
glass pitcher, forcibly suggestive of the fact
that it had been thrown at the dead man. The
bed was upset, o basin beneath it was covered
with blood, while o broken plate also covered
with blood lay upon the sill OF the bedroom
window.
The papered walls in som places were
stained with blood, indicating that O fierce
fight had taken place.
From the position Of the body it looks as i
door when he was stabbed.
Officer Geering, who had charge of the
body, had his hands full in keeping the
crowd back.
called at the house and signified his inien-
ton Of getting a permit for the removal Of
the boGy.
The ~strangest part of the whole case is the
utter Ignorance OF the residents of the house
hearing anything Of the struggle which must
have occurred.
Officer Mains, who was called to the scene
OF the tragedy almost an hour after It oc-
CURED was informed by two women who live
in the front house, Bessie Woodley and Lucy
Lettis, that the Hendricks woman came down
into the yard about one hour after the white
man left and told them that "sol" had
The n~eighbors say. however, that during
! the six months that the couple have resided
in the house they have frequently quarrelled.
This morning Susan Hendricks was brought
to the Jefferson Market Police Court and
Justice Patterson committed her to the oro-
ner's Office for examination.
She was seen at the C~oroner's Office by the
reporter and admitted to him that she had
served ten months some time ago for cut
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nue. and Thirty second street with q razor.
She had Q out over her eye and one of her
fingers was tied up. When the reporter
mentioned the fact Of the broken pitcher and
plate she said she knew nothing about them.
but that they might have been broken in the
fight.
She appeared to be entirely unconcerned
as to what would become of her, and reiter-
ated her statement that Fould. and not she.
killed Johnston.
When taken before the Coroner she said
that she was married to aman named Stephen
Hendricks at Madison junction, 8: O.,
with him for two months she left him and
came to this city. A baby was born, but it
lived only two weeks.
She said that she knew Johnston about six
months and said he was her gentleman
man, about two years. He was q waiter, and
the last place she knew he worked Id was at
Seventh avenue and Thirty-second street.
Johnston, the murdered man, came in
night playing the guitar. They went to bed
bed and were awakened about 10. 80 O'Clock
by Fould's knocking on the door. She ad-
mltted him. Johnston was very jealous and
Fould's in the closet he asked her What it
was doing there. She told him that it was to
they quarrelled,
Fould was in about twenty minutes when
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aud started out for beer. They drank until
dinner time, when all hands had something
to eat.
She asked Fould what time 1t was when ne
came in. and he told her it was 1880 She
was preparing to go to Mrs. Kessler's, for
whom she was working.
They prevented her, and she stayed with
them drinking beer. Later she said she was
gong, and stood up to go. Johnston struck
ner and the white man interfered. Then
uey grappled, n the next she knew john
SION fell, saying, II Nm stabbed" The
white man then left.
Coroner Levy after hearing the testimony
committed her to the Tombs to await the in
Vestigation of the police.
Louis Fould, the supposed murderer, sur
rendered 10 the police at the Twentieth Pre-
clnct this morning and Raid that ne was not
guilty. Detective Powers took him 10 the
y~enersnn Market Police Court, where be will
DO arrnigned this afternoon.
Warren Flights FOnl.
~tsPEcIAL TO THE EVENING woRLD.l
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