The morning call., 1892-03-25
INSUFFICIENT BONDS.
Escape of Rose, The Fiendish As.
Sailant of Widow.
After Beating Mrs. Clark Nigh Unto Death
He Escapes By Giving Bail to An
swsr Mis6emeauor.

1t would seem that William Rose, who
beat poor Mrs. Augusta Clark nigh unto
death, has escaped punishment through
misiudgement or criminal negligence. Mrs.
Clark's husband died last Saturday and was
buried Monday. Rose heard that the
widow was left considerable property, in
GLIDING grOcery-stOre at 223 Perry street.
He decided to quit giving banjo lessons and
marry the widow. as he had tried to do five
years previously. The day after the fune-
raj he called uton Mrs. Clark. and his
visit was so obnoxious that she ordered him
from the house. After using insulting lam
guage he knocked down the defenseess
woman, beat and kicked her severely.
Officer Whalen arrested the brutal Rose
on cha rye Of an assault to do great
bodily harm.
OUT on BAIL
The same day Martin Quinlan, a Police
Court lawyer. represented to Clerk Duffield
of Department 2 OF the Police Court that
Rose had merely slapped the woman and
that the charge against him should not have
been greater than battery. Duffield thought
the charge was a misdemeanor instead Of
felony and accepted a bond in the sum of
$500 The sureties on the bond were Quin-
Ian and John Wichman. Mercnant-street
saloon keeper, who declared lie qualified
lust as favor for Qninlan."
Roses case came up for hearing in De-
partment / of the Police Court yesterday
morning. The Injured woman was led into
the courtroom by her physician and a lady
friend. She presented pitiable spectacle.
When she raised her heavy Grape veil it was
seen that her face was black from bruises,
her nose broken, her right ear almost torn
OFF and her head covered with cuts and badly
confused. Her doctor said she was mass
of bruises from head to foot She was not
able to be out of the house with safety, hut
she was most anxious 10 appear and prose-
cute her cowardiy assailant.
THE FACTS OF THE CASE.
After hearing the facts of the case Prose-
cutting Attorney Nicholson ordered that a
charge of mayhem be recorded against Rose.
When the case was called Rose was con-
spicuouS by his absence. The record showed
that he had been released upon bond ac-
cepted by Clerk Duffield. The Endorsement
on the bond and order of discharge read !:
Assault. to do great bodily harm-misde-
meanOr."
Judge Rix ordered the bond forfeited,
and q bench warrant was sent out with the
warrant for maybe The bond is INSULT
cient for the crime charged. which is a
felony. 1t should have been set in not less
than ten times the sum accepted.
DUFFIELD's STATEMENT
When questioned about the case DuffieId
made the following statement:
There is nothing wrong In the case eX-
cept that l made an error of judgment.
was going To a boxing match on the evening
in question, anu the bondsmen came to me
and asked me TO accept the bond. l then
believed, and still do believe. that the charge
Is only mlSdemeanor, and my mistake was
in fixing the bond so low. At the time
though it was represented to me that one of
the lover class had had a falling-out
with the woman with whom he lived, and
that he had only slapped or pushed her.
When / saw Mrs. Clark in the Police Court
this morning her looks were an utter sur
prise To me. i must say that she had been
horribly beaten, and the bond was entirely
too low for the offense."
1t is more than probable that Rose has
taken advantage OF the error by fleeing from
the city, and the police may therefore have
great difficulty in again getting him into
custody.