The evening times., 1896-11-24
TWICE TRIED To KILL HART
A Students Mysterious AsSailant Nearly
Succeeded Last Night.
MOTIVE MAY BE REVENGE
The Iniured Man Testified Against
Vicious Character in Rob-
bery Case, and This Nan Is Now
out of Jaii-Attacked In Dark
Places.

TWO attempts to assaSsinate Clarence
Hart have been made within the past ten
days by a mysterious cUlured man.
Mr.. Hart is about twenty years OF age, Il
student, and lives with his parents at No.
1910 Fifteenth street northwest.
He is a stylishly-attired and intelligent
Young man, andnotwithstandinEth
ate attempt made TO kill him last mSht he
was able to call at pclice headquarters to-
day and relate his experience to Inspector
HoIlnberger and his detectives.
Hart was first tackled by the murderous
man last week. He was proceeding qu!-
etIy aicng Tenth street about ] o o'clock at
night. When between Q and X streets
muscular looking colored fellow, who fau
beer concealed in the shadows or nearby
building. stepped before him, and, with an
oath, exclaimed:
Now, I've got you!'
At the same time he raised aloft the
cleaning blade of dirk knife and tried 70
plunge it into the young mans body.
CUT on THE HANDS.
Mr Hart is an athlete, and, as quick as
Thought seeing his danger. he struck the
negro n stunning blow on the neck.
1t staggered his man, but he quickly
recovered himself and rushed at the STU
dent again with uplifted knife This time
the blade descended, and entered the back
of Hart's hand. Again and again did
the would-be assassin stab at Hart, who
received the blows on his hand in at
tempting to ward them off. Finally the
assailant ran away, as several pc les
trians approached.
The matter was reported to police head
quarters on the following morning, and
nothing more was seen of the mysterious
thug until last night.
While approaching his home, about 1
o'clock, the second attempt was made.
The streets were deserted and gloomy
as Mr.. Hart passed along L street, be-
tween Sixteenth street and New Hamp-
shire avenue northwest. He did not see
a human shadow. which was dogsing his
footsteps and lodging behind trees in his
rear, When an unusually quiet spot had
been reached, his former assailant, for him
it proved to be, closed up the distance
between them, and rushing up to Mr..
Hart from behind, seized him by the col
lar.
sLAsHED HIS WRIST.
1--WE got you agin',' he hissed, grabbing
the young man by the throat to prevent him
from giving an alarm, land you IL
am going to kill You this time"
Hart tried TO break away, but was h ED in
n grip of iron, and thrown heavily to the
ground.
Drawing razor, the thug commenced to
slash away at Hart's throat making num-
Der OF cuts on the night sldc 01 the neck.
The white youth wrcstled away from
the negro and tried to get up. AS he
did SO, he received stunning blow under
the eye, which leads him TO believe the
fellow had an accomplicc.
After 4 hard effort Hart gained his
feet and shouted Justify for help. The
colored man, still intent on killing him,
exclaimed:
You can't git away this time. I'm
goin' ter kill yer"
DETECTIVES AT WORK.
With this he again slashed viciously at
Hart with his razor, making several cuts
which penetrated through the clothing to
his skin. The heavy overcoat he wore No