Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-25
STABBED IN THE BREAST.
William Chew, q Dssreputable Negro,
Found Wounded on the Commons.
HIS CRIMINAL REcoRD-HIs INFAruArIoN FOR A
YOUNG coLORED aIRL-sHK IL DEFENDED rRon
HIN BIZ HER cousIN-rHEY FoUanr LAST NroHr-
CHEW STABBED. = VS..


William Chew, young colored man who
shot Tom Bowie, the former grave xobber, on
Christmas day two years ago and served q
years sentence in Jail for it, is at present oocu-
plying cot in Freedman's hospital The cause
OF his being there is a stab wound in the left
breast, evidently inflicted with pointed knife
Chew, although not more than twenty years
old, has, besides serving year in Jail for the
shooting OF Bowie, served several other SEN
fences. -
cHEw's INFArUATIoN. t.. d.
On Pierce street, which runs east and west
from North Capitol street to New jersey avenue
between L and M streets, there lives with her
grandmother a colored girl named Diana Nell
son, who is only fifteen years old Chew mot
her and made love to her, but his smiles we're
not returned by the maiden. who repelled all
his advances She didn't want Chew to visit
her and told him so. Her refusal to accept his
company had no effect on the impassioned
William and he persisted in his efforts to win
her favor He had evidently made mp his mind
to have the girl or make trouble in the family.
He failed in the frst-named alternative, but
was very successful in the latter. Chew, ac-
cording to the statements of the girls relatives
had made several attempts to criminally assault
FIGHT LAST NIGHT.
Ldst ulguC Wueu tue girl was on Teut0n
street, which is a narrow thoroughfare in the
rear of X street northeast, Chew appeared
He was apparently intoxicated and renewed his
attempts to assault the girl, it is alleged
whereupon Hill came to her rescue and a fight
resulted Exactly what happened is not known,
as the statements Of the participants differ.
Chew charges that Hill stabbed him, but the
latter denies the accusation and says he knows
nothing of the wound in Chew's chest. The
fight occurred about Ii o'clock, but there was
no cutlery made nor did the police appear to
arrest any one.
CHEW FOUND WOUNDED.
After the difficulty the men separated and an
hour later the injured man was found in an al
most insensible condition on a vacant lot q
square or more from where the fight occurred.
He was discovered by several colored men who
happened to be passing along North Capitol
street and heard him grooming. The police of
the second precinct were notified and the in
jured man was removed to Freedman's hos
Pital. The wound in his chest was over the
heart and the blade Of the weapon struck rib
which probably saved his life. In the injured
mans pocket was found an open knife. He
could not or would not account for that fact
The wound is a serious one, but not necessarily
fatal
HILL sURRENDERs HIMSELF.
This morning party of colored men entered
the sixth precinct station One of them acted
as spokesman and stated that James Hill was
one of their party and he was in the station for
the purpose of surrendering himself to the Gus
tody of the police. The alleged assailant Of
Chew stepped forward and proclaimed his in
nocence, as already stated. He was locked up.