Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-26
STRUCK WITH A STEEL BAR.
How Archibald Brown Was Nearly
Drained by q Visitor.

Saturday afternoon about 5 O'Clock Mr.. Archi-
bald Brown, who conducts plate printing es-
tablishment at No. 800 9th street northwest, re-
ceived severe injuries at the hands Of Q young
man named James T. Robertson. Mr.. Brown,
who is about sixty years old, has several plate
printers in his employ. His shop is situated
in the rear room ON the second door Of the
house mentioned Saturday he paid of his
employees, who all left the shop. Mr.. Brown
remained behind to straighten out his accounts
and lock up the shop. Robertson, who had
worked for Mr.. Brown some months ago, called
to see him and requested the loan Of so cents
He had two companions with him, but they
Robertson had been drinking. Mr.. Brown
refused to advance him the money.
SUDDEN BLOW.
Mr.. Brown was sitting on a stool near one Of
the work tables, when suddenly he received q
terrific blow on the back Of the head. He lost
consciousness. When he came to his senses he
was lying with his head under the table in O
pool Of blood. He arose and rested his head
on the table, where another pool of blood soon
formed. He was fast losing his strength and
there was no one to help him. In q few minutes
he staggered from the table toward the sink to
battle his head in water. The distance was too
great for his strength and he fell across another
table. There the third pool Of blood formed
Finally Mr.. Brown made his way out of the
door and attempted to kick against the partition
to attract some one, but he was too weak to &C.
compiish anything. MIR. Brown, in addition to
the terrible wound across the back of his head,
sustained a fracture of a bone by blow across
the back OF one hand He did not know how
this wound was inflicted.
ROBERTSON CALLS DOCTOR.
Robertson, who did not seem to appreciate the
seriousness of his position, went to a neighbor-
ing drug store for physician. He went from
one place to another and finally secured the serv-
ices OF DR.. Ellyson at the emergency hospital.
The doctor went to the shop and found the in
1ured man In an almost dying condition. He
had the patient removed to the hospital. There
an examination showed that sharp instrument
OF some sort had been used and had penetrated
the skull After the wounds were dressed Mr..
Brown was removed to his home, No. 705 18th
| street. In the meantime the alleged assailant
had disappeared. The police learned Of the
assault and Robertson was arrested in South
| Washington. He said that the injuries were
| inflicted with straight edge" an implement
used in the shop. 1t is q piece of steel about
three feet long and one edge is sharp.
RoBERTsoN's EXPLANATION.
When questioned by STAR reporter Robert
son accounted for the affair in this way: 81 wal
sitting on q stool near Mr.. Brown tossing the
straight-edge like an Indian club. The frs
thing knew the instrument whirled and came
| down on Mr.. Browns head l don't know how
his hand got hurt That's the way accoun,
| for the trouble"
| AN ASSAULT ON FELLOW PRISONER
When Robertson was taken to the first
precinct station he was put into a eel
with David 8. Townsend. Robertson had only
been in the cell short while before he com.
Townsanda nit
cup. Again a physician was in need Thil
time DR.. Gill Of the emergency hospital RI
sponded and sewed up the wounds in Town.
sends head. Townsend was then released.
This morning Robertson was taken to the Pc.
lice Court, where his case was continued with
out bail.
Mr.. Brown was doing as well as could be ex.
pected this morning. He did not appear any
worse than he did last night. His recovery il
extremely doubtful.