Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-25
A MYSTERIOUS ASSAULT.
Harry Landvoigt Struck Senseless by High.
wayman.


Sunday night brutal assault was committed
IN East Washington, and the mystery sur
rounding the affair has not yet been solved.
Inc victim OF the assault was Mr.. Harry Land
Voigs OF the firm Of Kendig 4 Landvoigt, book
binders on 9th street northwest.
Mr.. Landvoigt lives on street northeast at
No. $40. He had been out visiting Sunday
evening and on his way home he met Mr. Scan
Ion, who had been one of his schoolmates, and
when they reached the corner Of 4th and K
streets they stopped and engaged in CONVERSE
ton. At that corner they remained for a long
time and when they said good night and sepa-
rated the bell in St. Aioysius Church toIled
for the hour Of IL 30
Each man started for his home and Mr..
LandvClgt took a short cut. going through
4th street to L, intending to take an air line for
his home. There are several stables in that
neighbcrhood and there are plenty of places
where murderer or a murderously inclined
burglar could secrete himself in the shadow of a
stable or III a narrow alley that runs through
from L street toward X.
sTRUCK FROM BEHIND.
Mr.. LandvOigt had turned the corner Of 4th
and L streets and was between the alley and
the corner and in sight of his own home when
he was suddenly dealt a severe blow on the
back of his head. The blow was stunning
one and nearly knocked him down, but he re-
covered himself and turned to see who had
struck him. when another blow caught Kim
over the left eve and knocked him senseless.
The injured man knew nothing more until
yesterday morning. when he regained con-
sciousness. He was then in his own home un-
der the care of DIR. s. W. Began.
Who Mr.. LandvOigt's assailant was or what
were his motives are not known, but from the
condition of things it is possible that robbery
was intended.
After being knocked down Mr.. Landvoigt's
assallaEt dragged him some distance to the side
entrance OF the house of Mrs. Kelly, who keepsa
store at 9TH and streets. and placed him on the
porch. where he remained until about ocicck
yesterday morning. when his groans awakened
some members of Mrs. Kelly's family. who
came down stairs and there found the young
man.
HIS WATCH WAS MISSING.
When taken from the porch the assaulted
mans watch WAS missing. The chain had been
broken and was hanging from his vest. The
watch, silver one, afterward found not
far from where the assault occurred with blood
stains upon 1t. indicating that the assault had
been committed for the purpose OF robbery
and that the highwayman, seeing he only had a
silver watch. would not take the risk of capture
for it ami threw ii away.
Mr.. Langvoigt is OF the opinion that he was
assaulted for the purpose of robbery, but he
thinks that his astsilant mistook him for one
OF the men who has the paying off of number
of cart drivers in that locality and whom he
naturally supposed had an amount of money
on him worth stealing. He thinks that some
Of the cart drivers probably know something
of the affair.
Some of Landvoigt's ncighbors think it sin
gular that the injured man was not found by
the police when he Oh Mrs. kelly's porch.
bat in that vicinity policemen are scarce. The
beat on which the assault was committed is an
I1v11lg II ia Let
9th streets east and west and from street to
boundary on Florida avenue. and comprises
about thirty-five squares. There are only two
policemen 10 patrol this entire area.
This morning the injured man was able to
sit up, but was not able to so out.
The police of the ninth precinct have been
looking into the affair, but they have not yet
captured the assailant.