Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-11
AN ALLEGED ASSAULT.
mr.. w. G. Wheatley Charged with At.
lacking q Well-known Woman.

lacking a well-known Woman.
Mrs. F. p. Gist. OF a b street southwest
mas sworn out warrants In the Police Court
charging Mr.. W.. q. Wheatley, the we'll
known wood and coal dealer of GO and 81
list street southeast with an assault and
threats. but the warrants have not vet been
served owing to Mr.. wheatIey's being con-
nned to his house by sickness. Mrs. Gist
also. through her counsel. Mr. II. b. Moul-
ton. yesterday filed a suit against Mr..
wheatley for $4,000 damages by the assault
winch II is claimed. compelled her to pro-
cure medical attendance. According 10 Mrs
Gist's statements Mr.. wheatley who A. .
Whoever with several children ana erana-
Slno.eh. mad been a visitor to her house
spending the evenings socially at a cari
c ae; ana on wednesday evening last he
the theater with her uncle and aunt WIben
she reached the parlor, she states she dis
covered mat he had been drinking and
ha nsn ne learned that she was going out he
became angry and said she should not 20
anu nnaiiy became SO disorcerly that she
ordered him out and ne went out ana she
locked the door. This. she says exasperat-
go MN, ana, cursing her. he kicked the
door till 1t few open, but she ran ont The
rear way INTO the street and did not re-
turn I'll she found two officers. with whom
s sh rs.urheo; Wheateley was still there and
sne ASKING them to arrest him, they walked
away with him. In about ten minutes
however. she states she heard a crash ana
MI. Wheatley. who had. IL is stated. broken
snroagh the Kitchen window, came i'm, and
jumping at her struck her several times
1eiling her to the floor. and her servant re-
turning with two officers he was taken
away. The warrants were sworn out after
consulting her counsel, M. Moulton. on
Monday. VII
Mr.. wheatley. It appears. has since been
quite SICK confined to his bed. and when
Lleu,. McCatnran was 30 Informed. know
ing that MT. Wheatley was business man
with all his interests here, he refrained
from having him pulled out of a sick bed
Wheatley was confined to his house and he
had instructed the officers to serve the war.
rant as soon as he was able to be out.
TOday's Proceedings.
This morning In The Police Court Mr..
Mullowney called Judge Mlller's attention
to the case. He said that warrants had
been issned by a magistrate against MIR.
wheatley for alleged assault and threats.
Mr.. Gloss. representing Mr.. wheatley,
asked that collateral be fixed In the case.
In discussing the case Mr.. Mullowney
said he knew that Mr.. Wheatley was a
reputable citizen and so far as he was con-
cerned he was willing 10 accept $50 col.
lateral in the assault case. In the case OF
threats he was willing to accept Mr. Wheat
ley's personal bonds.
The case was set for trial on Saturday.
MI. Mullowney, I'm speaking to the court,
said he had been informed that Mr.. Wheat
ley was badly disdgured in the alleged
fight.
Mr.. Gloss stated that although Mr. Wheat
ley was sick he could bring him In and let
him give his personal bonds. ~
Mrs. Gist is an attractive young woman
and was known here as George Eustis
That was before her marriage to Frank
p. Gist. Under her alleged maiden name
she kept an alleged house OF III fame on
18th street just below Pennsylvania avenue.
She came here several wears aro from Rus-
falo. n. Y. II is said that she was born
in Virginia. but that she lived I'm Duluth.
Mimi, for some time. Frank p. Gist, Il b
said, was a horse trader and at the time Of
his marriage had considerable money. 1t
was stated today that her husband had en-
listed In the army. When the woman. un-
der the name of George Eustis lived on
18th street she drove a beautiful team on
Pennsylvania avenue almost every after
noon and attracted some attention. Her
husband. IL is said. came here from Lees
burg, Va. where his relatives now se-
side.