Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-04-09
A FIENDISH ASSAULT.
Mr.. Geo. Juenemann, Jr., Knocked
Senseless and ShockingIy Mangled.

MI. ueO. Juehemann, Jr., hD0cked
Senseless and Shockingly Mangled.
HIS HEAD AND BODY COVERED WITH WOUNDS AND
HIS CONDITION EXTREMELY cR1T1cAL-Hrs AS
sAILASTs AND THEIR MOTIVES uNKNowS-THE
CASE sHRoUpED IN MYSTERY.
Little did the aged inmates Of the institution
in charge Of the Little Sisters of the Poor think
when they were retiring to rest last Friday
night that well-known citizen of northeast
Washington had been knocked insensible and
brutally beaten within few feet of the rear
fence Of their home. They heard no screams
or cries of murder because the victim. Mr. Geo.
Juenemann, jr., son of the late Geo. Juene-
mann, the brewer, was deprived by his blood
thirsty assailants of the power to summon
sistance. Mr.. Juenemann lives at No. 9O9 4th
street northeast, nearly four squares from the
Home of the Little Sisters of the Poor. Friday
night he had been down town with rela-
tive, and during the evening they Wis
tied Edefs hall. There the unfortunate
beer and about O'Clock started toward his
home. When he reached Delaware avenue he
turned off on the railroad track, which was
short cut to his house. The night was dark
and he saw no one on the track, not even a rail-
road Waterman. After passing the Matchbox
at H street there was no other Waterman until
he reached the crossing at 4th and / streets.
lie walked slowly along the track with his
hands In his pockets, and had no fears of being
assaulted because he had travelled the same
way so often without being moested. He
passed under the bridge at I'd street. and when
but short distance from the fence inclosing
the grounds of the Home of the Little Sisters
OF the Poor he
WAS KNOCKED sENsELEss.
What followed he did not know, nor did he
know how he reached his home that night.
just as the 9-o'clock train passed the corner of
4th and streets Mrs. Juenemann heard noise
at the front door. When she opened the door
she was Mortified at the sight presented by her
husband. He was lying on the porch in a
stupor, and was unable to tell her what was
the matter. His clothes were covered with
mud and blood, and his face was so badly dis
figured that she could hardly recognize him.
She summoned other members of the family
and carried her husband to his bed-chamber.
DIR. Bond was Immediately summoned, and he at
once relieved the sufferer.
THE VICTIMS MIND WAS WANDERING
and from time to time he spoke of the assault
upon him. From the disconnected statements
he made the family learned that he was struck
from the rear and knocked down. The first
blow evidently had the desired effect and the
victim fell unconscious to the ground He
knew nothing about the fendish manner in
recovered his senses he saw two men standing
on the bank beside the track. One of them
said:
Let the s. of a b lie there, and they'll
thing the train killed him.
COVERED WITH CUTS AND BRUISES.
When the doctor made closer examination
he discovered that the cuts and bruises about
the body Of the patient covered almost the
entire surface. On the back of his head there
was what appeared to be lengthy wound in
tlcted with sharp instrument of some sort
Over his left eye was a severe cut causing the
skin and flesh to drop over the eye. Under his
right eye was also bad cut which had evil
IDENTIFY been inflicted with sharp instrument
The print of the heel of a shoe was on his face,
showing couclusively that he was assaulted and
not injured by railroad train, as was sup
posed at first. Then there were nearly hun
dred bruises about his body. which looked like
the prints caused by being kicked.
Although the physician was at once called
the police knew nothing of the assault until
this morning. The patient grew much worse
yesterday. and last night priest was called in
to administer
THE LAST RITES OF THE CHURCH,
and it was through the priests advice that the
police were informed of the assault This
morning the police were also informed that the
patient was dead, and they notified the coroner
but before that officer arrived at the house he
learned that the report was incorrect Dr.
Bond. the attending physician, gave up all
hope OF the patients recovery this morning
and DIR. Ford Thompson was called IN consulta-
ton.
INVESTIGATING THE ASSAULT.
The police of the sixth precinct are engaged
to-day investigating the brutal assault on Mr..
Juenemann. but as yet no clue has been OBJ
tanned leading to the Identification of his as
sailants. The police searched along the rail.
road tracks near where the assault was COM
mitted, hoping to find the knife or sharp
weapon. evidently used IN the assault which
might assist them their investigation, but
without success. The police officers are I'M
able to account for the assault unless it was
committed by persons who had a grudge
against Mr.. Juenemann. They do not think
that the motive of his ASSISTANTS was robbery
because the victim was not man who usually
carried much money.
The police were informed to-day that the in
iured man had some words with a relative re-
Gently, but they do not think that the latter
took any part in the assault
From the appearance of the injured man he
must have crawled to his home after being as
saulted.
Persons residing in that locality are greatly
agltated over the affair. and one of the neigh
bors volunteered the statement that if caught
by the citizens the would-be murderers would
fare badly