Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-19
HE HAD NO DOUBT
A Veterinarian Sent to Jail for One
Year.
The Assnilant of Mrs. Fannie Reed
Punished-The Two Stories
Told in Court.

Lawyer Thomas NJ. Fields, counsel for
George w. Mater, the veterinary surgeon
charged with assaulting Mrs. Fannie Reed,
a pension office clerk, made a promise to
the police yesterday that he would have his
client in court when the case was ready for
trial, but Precinct Detective Helan and
Policeman Fathers learned that he was in
a room over Geyer's livery stable. on c
street. ard last evening they went there in
search of him. AS the doors We're all lock-
ed and barred, the officers found it neces-
sary to gain entrance to the loft by using
an extension ladder, and the horse doctor
was more than surprised when he saw the
face of Policeman Fathers at the window.
Knowing he was caught, he offered no re-
Sistance, but went with the officers, and to-
day he appeared at the bar of the Police
Court, charged with the assault.
Lawyer Ford CoombS was in court to as
sist Mr.. Fields in the defense, while Mr..
Mullowny represented the prosecution.
A plea of not guilty was entered, and
Mrs. Reed, who does not live with her hus-
band, was given seat on the witness
stand. Her face was terribly bruised and
swollen, her eyes red, and her condition was
such that even her most intimate friend
would scarcely have recognized her. She
was heavily yelled but this she lifted by
direction of the court in order that her
voice might be distinctly heard by counsel
and the court.
The Assault.
II live at No 1O4 E, street northeast, next
door to my fathers house." she said. in an
swer to the prosecuting attorneys Ques-
ton.
Last Thursday evening between 6 and Z
o'clock she said, she left home to go to
her dressmaker's, on LIST street, and while
walking along the street the doctor drove
up in his buggy. He stopped. When the
buggy stopped he asked her to get in.
He took hold of my arm" she said,
land l thought he had a pistol. l got in
the buggy and we drove out somewhere in
the northeastern section. There he asked me
questions, and because l did not answer as
he wanted me to answer he pounded me.
He had threatened me before, and l was
afraid of him..
And what happened after this?" inter-
rupted the court.
He swore at me and threatened to cut
my throat from ear to ear, she answered.
And he had knife. He walked his horse
slowly along the road and l prayed for him
to take ME back to my children"
Did he take you home?"
Eyes, sir; and he was so afraid I'd get in
fathers house that he followed me to the
door"
What brought about this condition of
affairs?' Judge Miller wanted to know.
he has 10 right to be, for he's married
man."
Has he been visiting your
Yes, sir; he visited me long time be-
fore 1 knew he was married"
Have you been going with him SINGER
Not since l moved next door to faith
er's"
On cross-examination witness denied that
she had ever been to sol d street with the
defendant. She also denied that she was
drinking with him on Thursday, the even
ing Of the alleged assault. Witness did not
remember that she went with him as far
as Bladensburg, and she knew when she
got home 1t was after midnight.
Mrs. Reeds father and mother Mr.. and
Mrs. Sidney Burlingame were in court and
heard the evidence, and Mr.. Mullowny Of
fered evidence to show Mrs. Reeds condi-
ton when she reached home.
Defendants Story.
The defendant, in his own defense, denied
that he had assaulted Mrs. Reed. He said
he met her in pursuance of an agreement
made on Monday night. and they drove out
to Bladensburg together. Before they
started each had drink of whisky, and
he bought bottle Of liquor to drink on the
way out to the Maryland village. When
they reached Bladensburg they went to
Garages saloon. and there had about six
drinks. On their return home and while
crossing the bridge at Bladensburg the
horse SHE'D and Mrs. Reed was thrown
over the dashboard. Her face struck
against the shaft, and it was in this way
that her face was so badly injured.
He denied Mrs. Reeds statement that he
was jealous of her. He had known her a
long time, and thought great deal of her,
but was not jealous.
Mrs. Reed denied the horse doctors state
ments, and Judge Miller then listened to
arguments The defendants counsel argued
that what happened did not happen in this
Jurisdiction but in Maryland. They
thought that in view of his positive denial
there certainly should be some doubt In the
courts mind.
But Judge Miller had no doubt about the
mans guilt, nor did he have doubt about
where the affair happened.
The veterinarian was given the full ex-
tent of the law-three hundred and sixty
four dayS in iail