New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-14
FRANK ELLISON INDICTED.
CHARGED WITH TRYING TO KILL W. Ii.
IIENRIQUES.
IF FOUND GUILTY, TIE BRUTAL AsEAlhAN'
NUT BE SENTENCED to- TEN YEAEs'
IMPRI>ON MENT.

MI t BE SENTENCED III len i''''"'
pRI>ONMENT.
Frank Ellison indicted for assault !" 'n ,,,,
degree Yesterday for his brutal attack on ""'.''
II. IIcnriaues on June D. Thus an Important 81 =
vos taken for the punishment Of rs outrageous
crime rs has occurred in thts city In many '
Nv the time that Ellison has stood ti'al Oh III"
present charge he will have earned conspicuous
posItlon in tho police annals Of the city. NOV !"
mention arrest for disordery cOh""'' "
already iern indicted for assault In the s"coh"
His newest bid for rotorley came near cos''ps '''
Iicnridles his He. -
Mr. Ucnroucs had so far recovered to be able
to visit the General Sessions building YESTERDAY
lie went there in cab accompanied by his dangl"r
Mr.. Leila Owe Ncam" and his family PHYSICIAN
DR. Gcrardns IT, WynkOOp. The victim OF Ensoh
cowardly attack far from his former Sta'' VI
health. Inde,d when he stepped ont OF the Nei,'''
his GO ndition excited the pity OF all VINO 81" ''''
Even with his stick he was unable to walk w''ho".
the aid Of his two companions. and they almost
had 70 carry him I'D the short flight OF stairs Leaning
70 the frs, floor His fern bent and his iea.
trres were much emaclated. He wore green sp'c-
taclcs rs the injury TO his left eye has lett u "a
ceedngly sensitive. -
The three had n consultation with Eisr ctNttorhY
Nicoll, and then went upstairs to the "f'ih" jury
ROOM Mr.. Ienriques alone testified Ills ''i""cr
was amply SUFFICIENT In itself TO cause the 'rah"
Jurv IN nd,ct the big brute for assault with Intent
10 kill II Ellison is convicted OF this. IN" )udgc
must sentence him TO ton years IN States priSoh
This Is the ma>imnm penalty. the law proV"i's '""'
II must De- inflicted on n prisoner wh" mas p'" 'o''
vcted Of a mlsdemsanOr previously Whch r'iSo"
struck Hugh slevin, the qnOr-seler, Win MS h'''!
walklng-stick. he was indicted for f"lonI. Inc
plea Of guilty OF assault ia the third d"gre" was ac-
ceptcd however This crime Is only n mlSiemeahor'
Had Ellison been convicted OF assaul! In III" s'coh"
degree he would find an Imprisonment OF De-
tween ten and twenty years staring him In the Il" .
rs the penalty Is doubled when III" defendant mas
already beer found guilty. Of felony. For inc as
sault on Slcyin Recorder Smyth fined Ellison f2'''
There ought to he little ditculty In c'h'"'nS
Ellison Of ~, anti In the first q, gree although h' Is
also indicted fer Re crime In h" second degree. "
Is certainty clear that h. lied IT, klll Mr. li"nr1q"'
for IA, injuries he inflicted almost caused DEATH FL
som weighs nearly 200 pGrnd'. Is for'y-tircc y"nrS
old and a giant In strength lie Is noted amateur
boxer, and could easily have handled nj one uhr
hall Il dozen men OF the physique Of Mr. IienriqnHS.
Not only Is Mr. Ecnriques nearly sixty years old. but
n. WAS even before the assault weak for his years
He i Of medium height
Another strong point for the prosecution Is mat
the attack on the aged man had long been prc'ned-
itated Ellison had raised n disturbance In the Hen
r1urs house six months ago when ordered out OF II,
and had had an encounter with the butler who showed
him the door Mr.. IIenrqucs, knowing El!isons
ouarrelSomc nature and his enormous Strength, went
10 superintendent Byrnes to ask for protection from
him. The superintendent sent for Ellison ana read
him lecture. The great hulk OF n coward even
,onght 10 strike Mrs Neame and had followed her
in the street. rcvling her In terms which q'areins
truchIn.n would have been ashamed 10 use.
on the night Of June Mr.. iicnrilu"' was walking
through Thir,y-nlnhst., when he met the big runian
near Madson-avc
Il want 10 talk with you moment said Ellison
Mr. IIcnrgues tried to pass by, when Ellison
-t,I,
face The PROSTATE man drew his revolver and hred
10 call help. lie did not aim II Mt his assallnnt
Ellison acted like maddened beast. lie kicked the
helpless man again and again In tho face and head,
and jabbcd him about the eyes with his stick three
or four times. The left eve was almost gouyed ont
FINALLY some men ran ont OF the stable near by ana
rescued the aged broker Ellison ncd ana was not
arrested for several days.
For three weeks MIR. lienriquess life hung I'm tho
balance. Finally he began TO recover from the ef
feet, of the shock. DisrictAtorney Ncol said y"s-
tcrdny'
Mr. IIcmiuucs i still so weak that | fear that he
cannot testify against Ellison for a month nnles.
Ellison insist, on IN earlier trial On account Of
Mr. II.nsiluc,, condition decided TO save him the
ordeal II the examination In police court by brin-
ing the case before the Irnd Jury In thc iirs In
stance.
.hal Insist that Ellison he required to furnish
hcayy bail; want +" have him on hand when tn"
Ellison win De arraigncd in General Sessions today
for pleading and III" question of bail viii then come
up
When Frank Ellison brought mp In the. Jc1cr-
MAJ hci Police Court Yesterday h" and his LAWYERS
appeared hopeful that he wond be at once admitted
t. bail. \ not" submlit" from pr. Charles VI.
VI Bnrn"y saying that william II. IIcnriqncs
ont Of danger. though II would be time be-
fore his fun health was restored. Assistant
DstrctAttorn"y osborne then told 10" court That ia"
GRIND Jury about TO indic Ellison for assault
I'm the frat degree and that the instance Mt hand
the second In which the prisoner had committed
assault. Charles W. Brooke. counsel FOR Ellison con
tended that h. should ho admitted To- bail in any ease
but the Court refused 10 grant bail and adjourned tho
case until this afternoon