Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-14
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Two Bloody Rows in the Neighborhood Of
Locust Alley.
The Men Had the Worst of Both Al
fairs-Noah Burke and John
Wise In the Hospital.

Noah Burke's name may never again ap-
pear on the Police Court records, for he is
new a patient in Freedman's Hospital, and
his injuries are serious. Noah, like many
other men, was one of the unfortunate in
dividuals who loved, but not wisely. he
had too many female friends besides his
wife. and last night one of them. who was
too much for him, gave him such a severe
pounding that he was rendered unconscious.
1t was about IL o'clock last night when he
was found on NJ street northwest near Atm
street in an uncons cious condition He had
been assaulted, and his condition was the
natural result of the loss of blood. Police
men Hartley and Duvall took charge OF the
case. The injured man was hurried on TO
the hospital, and sooE afterward the Of
ficerS succeeded in learning that Deila
Howard, a Colored woman, had committed
the deadly assault. although she possibly
acted in self-defense.
Noah separated from his wife a long time
ago. and since then he has lived with d
number of women from time to time, SO
the police say. For about a year he lived
with Della Howard, and their only child
died and was buried. The woman thought
that Noah loved liquor and other women
better than he did her. and so about ten
days ago she broke up Housekeeping ana
sent her male companion adrift.
Il did not rent another room, said Della.
because 1 really wanted to get rid OF him,
and 1 knew if L had a room he would re-
turn and annoy me"
Ard SO Della lived with her friends until
Saturday, when she rented a room in d
house on LIST street northwest, between K
and l. streets. Last night Noah made a
call at her house, so she says, and broke
open the door when she refused to answer
his call. When he entered the room, she
said, he began fighting, and struck her in
the left eye with a vase. He then broke
her pictures. and was proceeding to de-
stroy erything in the house, when she
a Of a broken m a
and beat him over the head. After the
fight was over she went and had her
wounded eye dressed, and Noah left the
house to go to the place where he mad been
stopping since their separation. He only
got as far as ith and NJ streets, when he
became weak from loss of blood that he
fell TO the sidewalk.
Della was arrested by the officers and
locked up on charge Of assault. and today
in court she was committed to Jail to await
the result of Noahs injuries.
Used His Knife.
Locust alley in South Washington near
4th and VI streets was also the scene of a
dangerous encounter last night As in the
other case there was a woman at the bot
tom OF the trouble. 1t appears that Rose
Palmer and Katie Palmer. her sister, reside
in the same house with their male friends
John Wise being the man who has been
caring for Rose. \ negro named William
Forster and Kate were intimate friends
and until last night the quartet of young
Colored people had lived peaceably to-
sether. But last night there was a general
neighborhood row. in which only females
figured
Following this the sisters came to blows.
and Forster went out to separate them AS
he was about 10 end the trouble Wise ap-
peared on the scene and wanted to know
what was the trouble
I'm going to stop them from fighting"
said Forster.
No. you amt" retorted Wise
Forster continued just the same as though
his former friend had not said a word, and
Wise then took a hand in the affair. The
fight between the men was of short dura-
ton. and when the women renewed their
trouble Forster again attempted to separate
them
Then it was that the men renewed their
night, and Forster used MS penknife about
the face. head. chest and arm of Wise
until he had completely disfgured him.
The police were soon on hand. and the
man with SO many wounds was sent to the
Emergency Hospital while Forster was
locked up.
y charge of attempted murder was pre-
fcrred against him and he was committed
t. iii this morning.