The morning times., 1895-09-26
MISS WIcH ASSAULTED
Beaten and Knocked Down by a
Negro, Who Escaped.
HER SCREAMS BROUGHT AID
She Had Been Followed by the Un-
known Brute Who Attacked Her
Near KaIorama Heights-Injured
Slightly and Very Hysierical-In-
sufficient Police Protection.

An outrageous assault was made last
German woman, by an unknown negro
brute in the neighborhood of kalorama
Heights In the struggle with her assail-
ant Miss Wich's s body was injured, il having
been necessary to remove her to the Emer-
gency Hospital for treatment.
The outrage was the cause of great and
natural excitement in the neighborhood
where it occurred, and the citizens were in
that state of mind in which the capture Of
of the fellow might have been followed by
summary punishment.
Miss wich. notwithstanding the bruta
treatment and indignities to which she was
subjected, remained quite calm until she
was returned to her home, where the great
strain under which she had labored for
several hours resulted in a sudden and COM
plete collapse, and she remained in
hystcricai condition for several hours after
being placed in the hands of her friends.
Her story, which was told circumstan-
tally to a police officer, is as follows:
She is about twenty years Of age, and as
her name denotes is German. She left
her home, No. 1l45 First street northeast,
about p. IN. intending, in response to
an advertisement, to offer herself as
cook. When she reached a point on
street near Twent y-first, she saw col
ored man who had two books under his
arm. He was very black, wore light
Colnred coat light colored felt hat and
dark pants.
SHE NET THE MAN.
She went up to him and asked To be di-
rected to Twenty-secund street and Florida
avenue. He said it was two squares above.
She resumed her walk in that direction,
and noticed that the man followed her as
far as Sheridan circle.
This alarmed her, and she concluded that
the best thing to do was TO return home.
She turned round and said to him: II
am going home. 1t is getting late, and
this is very desolatclooking place"
The man Immediately stepped up to her,
and said II will see you home all right"
and accompanied his words with a blow on
her left cheek, which knocked her down.
He struck her again in the eye.
She struggled to her feet. but without
avail. During the desperate fight she
screamed as loudly as she could, which
brought the neighbors to her rescue. on
seeing the people coming, her assailant
picked up his books and rushed off.
One of those who went TO the rescue and
saw the helnless condition OF the girl ran
promptly to d. drug store at the corner of
New Hampshire avenue and Q street and
telephoned to Police Station No. 3. The
patrol wagon was sent out. When it ar
rived the girl was still lying on the ground
near the edge of the park. where she had
been removed by the neighbors.
Theofficers saw that Miss Wich wasbadly
injured and at once removed her to the
Emergency Hospital. Her wounds. which
were bruises on the head and face and
a laceration of her lower limbs, were
dressed. after which she was taken to her
home, where she broke down completely,
as above stated.
The police are hunting for the man,
and should find him. He was seen after
the occurrence in a saloon at the corner
of L and Twentieth streets. He was
recognized at the place, from the descrip-
ton given by Miss Wich, by one of the
crowd who hurried away from the
scene 10 the Third precinct to relate the
story there. In the meantime he left the
place and again disappeared.