Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-06-24
A ARTERY.
The Serious Result Of Henry Steven
IONS Obstinacy.

PERsIsrINe IN PASSING A STREET BARRIcADE
PUT Up TO PROTECT HIMSELF AND OTHER
PEDESTRIANS HE RECEIVES A WOUND WHICH
MAY RESULT IN HIS DEATH.
Last evening o colored man entered the sixth
police precinct station and asked the officers to
send him to a hospital. There was a terrible
cash across his head and the blood was flowing
freely from the wound. He was recognized as
Henry Stevenson, who had been struck on the
head two weeks ago by a broken brick thrown
by a young man named David Horne, under
the following circumstances: At the corner of
Massachusetts, avenue and Sd street northwest
an old building was being torn down. The
pavement WAS barricaded against pedestrians
while the laborers were at work throwing down
the bricks and timbers. Stevenson, who was
apparently under the influence of liquor, came
along and started to pass over the barricade,
where his life would have been endangered.
David Hornes father, who was in charge of
the work, was on the pavement at the time,
and he
WARNED STEVENSON NOT TO PASS THE BARRICADE.
Stevenson stood on the sidewalk engaged in
an argument with the elder Horne, while the
men on the building continued the work of
tearing way the brick and lumber. The dust
completely covered the stubborn negro and he
called to the men at work:
Don't throw that on me-"
The elder Horne tried to persuade the negro
to go away, but his only reply was:
iii so when l get ready
THE SON TO THE RESCUE OF THE FATHER.
Finally Stevenson attempted to get through
the barricade Notwithstanding the warning
given him by Horne, whereupon the latter at
tempted to eject him from that part of the
M yamnnf uhara II a Aannnrap1 ,o,flo
ensued, during which Horne received a cut
under the eye, and in attempting to ward off
a blow from Stevenson Horne's hand was in
jured.
David Horne. the son, was on the building
witnessing the struggle and thinking the negro
was about to get the better of his father he
threw a piece of broken brick and struck Ste
venson squarely on the head, severing one of
the large arteries.
Sergeant Byrnes and Policeman Burdette
were soon upon the scene, but as they did not
see the assault committed they did not arrest
Horne until a warrant had been obtained.
Then Horne left $40 collateral for his appear
ance.
THE WOUND sEwED UP.
In the meantime the injured man was taken
to DIR. Graham's Office, corner of Massachusetts
avenue and Sd street, where his wound was
sewed up. Stevenson then went home, ap-
parently all right, and the case was set for trial
in the Police Court two days later. When the
case was called Stevenson was in the hospital
and a postponement was found necessary. The
case was continued and was to have been tried
today, but Stevenson's condition was critical
and 1t had to be further continued.
THE WOUND BREAKS OPEN.
When the officers reached the hospital with
the patient last evening it was found that from
some cause the wound had broken open and
the sufferer was very weak from loss of blood.
His condition did not improve during the
night and several times he was unconscious.
Drs. Glennon and Shadd. who attended the
injured man. feared that he would not recover,
but this morning he appeared to be a little
better, although he was still in a critical condi-
ton.
sTEvENsoN's BAD RECORD.
Stevenson is about fifty years old and is well
known to the police. Several years ago he was
caught with Jansen. the noted resurrectionist,
robbing a grave in the Young Mems Cemetery,
FOR which he served a year in Jail. Since serv-
ing that sentence he has been arrested Il num-
Der OF times on suspicion of grave robbing, but
each time he was released without trial.