Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-28
Frank Dimmick Gut Seriously and
Perhaps Fatally.
WILLIAM SfOEESFREET is ARRESTED
Few Facts Knows as to the Cause
of the s rouble.
UGLY woUNss INFLICTED

Last night a few minutes before II
O'Clock, just as the balloons were closing
their front doors. & the public, South
Washington was the ecene of a deadly as
sault and the victims who is in an almost
dying condition. Is uIsler treatment at The
Emergency Hospital. He is Frank Dim
mick, nephew of Lieut.. Kelly of the
sixth precinct, and it 8 feared that the ter
rible cash across his chest and stomach
that he received last might will prove ia
tai. although the doct';ss hope for change
for the better
William Stonestreet. a young colored man.
who is charged with the crime. was COM
mitted to Jail today 10y Judge Mills without
bend. Stories to how the cutting came
about differ, and not until trial of the
case or coroncrs inquest in event OF
! the victims death. VIII the real facts in
the case be legally passed upon and settled
FIRST street southeast between l. and VI
streets Is where the trouble occurred, only
snort distance from the home of the vic
Tim, VINO lives at No. 134 Francis street
"hlie the "olored man lives at No IS NJ
street southeast.
A Police Whistle Blown,
the vigorous blowing OF police whistle
attracted the attention Of the police to the
scene OF the cutting, and when they re-
sponded they found that Robert Martin had
blown the whistle and was assisting his
wounded companion to Dr. Hoskins' drug
store, on South Capitol street HeIping
him was William Hamilton, another friend,
the three young men having been together
at the time the cutting was done
Sergeant Burgess and Policemen Ovens
ana McNdmdra responded to the call, and
the CHASTITY wound made IL apparent to
their minds that the injured man could
hardly recover. A knife blade, and oyi-
Al Ctay
cash. laying open the chest and stomach
FLOOD Was flowing at a lively rate, and
there was not much that the druggist
could 10 to relieve him. as the services
o! surgeon were necessary.
To the minds of the officers The case was
one OF extreme emergency, and in order
that no time should he lost in getting him
10 the hospital the patrol wagon and not
the ambulance, was sent for. A few min
uteS after midnight the patient was on
the operating table at the Emergency Hos
p.tai, ana the surgeons were DONG all that
could possibly have been done for him.
Searching for the AssaiIant.
With the injured man cared for, the Off
GERS started out to search for his asSailanf.
The officers had idea that he might pos
SHY he found about the dark by-ways
ne ar the James Creek canal. They yegan
to search the shanties and sheds, and
about go O'clock they started him up. and
he was iii ally caught on II street by Off
Ger Owens.
Previous to his capture the officers had
been told Of the affair by the injured mans
friends. According to their story and other
infor nation obtained. the cnlored man had
been in Geary saloon drinking. and WAS
considerably under the influence OF liquor
when the three young men saw him. II is
said that StoneStreet had had trouble with
| a cOlored man. and that he cut Dimmick
whom he had mistaken in the dark for MS
enemy.
Stonestrcet's Story.
The prisoner had an entirely different
story TO tell. His statement was that the
three young men had attacked him and in
se1f-defense he had used his knife
This morning when the prisoner appear
cd in the Police Court he was very nervous
from the effects Of whisky. ami he seemed
very much surprised when he learned that
his victim was in 50 serious a condition.
He said he had been in Geary'S saloon
drinking, hut denied that he had any trou-
be there With coiored man. While on his
way home, ne lie says, he met three
Ncung mon. who assaulted him. He ran
across the stree; and one OF them followed
hi;a-
Il rad my pipe in my mouth he said.
ana my penknife and tobacco in my
hand. ana wncn ;he man struck at me /
cut at him with my little knife but didn't
know 1 had cut him.
Attempted Murder Charged.
A warrant charging attempted rnur Ter
Vas flied and cn this charge the prisoner
was committed. Today the patient is do
ing as well as can be expected and The
doctors hope to pull him through
The weapon used by the prisoner has not
heen found. and although S;onestreet
claims he used a small penknife the Of
fcers think & razor was the weapon. The
prisoner says he lost the Knife but the
Officers have been unable TO IinG it,
GOLD APPROPRIATIONS.