Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-30

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James DeAtley, a young man who lives with
his parents at No. 10 It'll street southwest, was
brutally assaulted last night and he Is now
lying In critical condition with chances
against him. DeAtley's absence from homo st
an unusual hour last night created little un-
easiness on the part of his family, - he was in
the habit Of keeping late hours.
About 1850 o'clock he was in = saloon on 7th
street with three companions, and it is said
that they were put out Of the saloon be-
cause they were intoxicated Neither the
police nor his parents knew anything Of the
assault until this morning. Some of his family
heard noise in the yard about midnight but
paid no attention to il.
LYING IN A POOL OF BLOOD.
This morning about o'clock when .
younger brother went down stairs he was
startled at the sight that met his ewes a. be
entered the kitchen. There he discovered
the apparently lifeless body of his
e et4sne. IN :. a pool pool Of blood witsou,
body, the little fellow gave an alarm that
brought his mother to the kitchen. There was
an immense pool Of blood on the door and De
Alleys body was lying in il.
he WAS ALIVE.
The almost frantic mother of the young man
spoke to her son, but she received NO response.
She discovered, however, that he was not dead,
and she soon had him lying on bed upstairs.
DR.. Harrison Crook was sent for and he
found the injured man almost dead. He had
nearly bled to death and was so weak from loss
OF blood that he could not speak. He was un-
conscious and remained so for several hours.
THE INJURIES.
The doctor found the patient entirely too
weak to undergo a thorough examination
stimulants were used and the patient
revived, but very little. His head
was cut in number Of places.
and his body looked though he had been
stamped upon. He could not give any account
OF how he received his supposed fatal injuries.
The police did not know anything Of
the assault until today, when a member
OF the injured mans family gave the in
formation. Policemen Melton and HAYDEN
were detailed to make an investigation and
they soon ascertained the names of De Alleys
companions who were with him earlier in the
evening. Besides these three young men there
seems to have been only one witness to the
assault She is a coiored woman named Bertha
Robinson, who lives in house in Fay's alley,
in rear of the De Alley residence.
BERTHA RoBrNsoS's STORY.
When seen by STAR reporter Bertha Robin
son said that the assault occurred about ten
minutes past IL o'clock last night She was
sitting at the front window OF her honss wait
ing for her husband, when she heard footsteps
In the alley. She saw four men in the party.
When the men came 10 the 'T'
in the alley they halted One Of the men asked:
"Do you want to box me?"
Another replied: No, we want to hght."
"Heres q who uhin you " said
another.
Bertha said that she then looked out the win
dow and saw one man strike another and knock
him down. He arose and staggered in the
dealt and he was knocked down a second time.
Two OF the men, she said. left
the alley but the third one remained with the
injured man a few minutes and then left.
Soon afterward her husband returned and
went in search of an officer. He failed to find
one and when he returned home the man got
up and staggered out of the alley toward 18th
street
THRowy OVER THE FENCE.
How the injured man got into the house
is what puzzles everybody. There
was no blood to be seen in the
front side alley or on the front pavement In
the back yard were several blood spots, and
this leads to the belief that he was thrown over
the back fence.
AN EXAMINATION THIS AFTERNOON.
Later today DR.. Holden was called into the
case and an examination will be made at $50
o'clock this afternoon. This afternoon the
physicians would make no statement concern
ing the probabilities of the injured mans
recovering.
DE ATLEY's COMPANIONS
The names of the three men have been
learned and it is likely that they will be ar
rested this afternoon or tonight