Evening journal., 1899-10-13
.DUMPSON Gets
HEAVY SENTENCE
Judge Ball Sends Lille Smiths $
AssaiIant to Jail for
a Year.
MADE A MURDEROUs ATTACK
Upon the Colored Woman Last
Night, in Which a Razor Played
a Prominent Paft--0ther Court
Cases

Cases
George Dumpson, colored, was fined
500 and costs and sentenced to one
year in Jail by Judge Ball this morning
for assaulting Lille Smith also color
ed, last night
The testimony brought out the fact
that Lille had been attending a dance
at Fifth and DUPONT streets last night,
and while coming down West Eighth
street on her way home. when near
Washington street. she saw Dumpson.
That the woman crossed to the oppo-
site side OF the street TO avoid him, but
he followed her and knocking her
down, struck her several times.
Witnesses testified that Lille sue
eeeded IN getting away from her as
sailant and resumed her course toward
her home. Dumpson followed her
however, and assaulted her again, this
time drawing a razor and slashing at
her throat, The woman avoided his
attack by interposing her hand, and
received a cut across the fingers and
another upon the face. She finally goi
away, and proceeding to the police sta.
tion reported the affair and had hei
wounds dressed. Policeman J. T. Scot
arrested Dumpson and locked him up
The prisoner denied using a razor
and none was found upon him wher
searched. Officer Scott. accompanie,
by Special Officer Emnons. however
made search for the weapon. and tn
latter found It lying in pool Of blool
near tho scene of the encounter.
Dumpson pleaded guilty to-day to tn
assault, but stated he used no razor
which statement the court did not con
slider Lille stated that on two pre-
vious occasions Dumpson had attack
ed her at her home and threatened {
kin her. The sentence was the exten
to which Judge Ball is empowered T.
impose.
WILDER Colby, a young colored man
was fined s. and costs on a charge o
ldisorderly conduct Officer ssott testl
fed that while he had Dumpson unde
arrest Colby had struck the prisoner
! RAKEs AGAIN IN TROUBLE.
Willard Rakes, colored, appeared il
the dock on a charge Of assaultlng FL
eanor Ward, also colored Eleano
stated that Rakes had met her on Or
ange street last night and attacked he
without provocation, knocking he
down and kicking her. The affair too
place sometime before Q o'clock. Tn
prisoner denied the charge, and at
tempted to prove his whereabouts a
day yesterday up TO . o'clock in IN
' evening. when he was arrested in
Market street saloon. His efforts wer
failure however. as. although. sey
81 era1 persons saw him at intervals dun
ing the day and evening, none coul
account for his whereabouts the entir
} time The case was continued unit
Tomorrow morning in order to allo'
: the prosecution to produce further ev
. dence.
I The case of Adam Ruse. a Pol
I charged with disorderly conduct, whic
+ has been pending for several days, va
r disposed Of this morning by the cou
n dismissing the man upon his payir
he costs of the prosecution
= OTHER CASES.
d The following cases were also di
l. posed Of Peter Switzer, Matthew Ke
e lnedy. Eliza Rodney, colore'
o Mary Getting. drunk, 81 al
costs; Pennell Johnson, disorder
n conduct. dismissed. John G. Cann'
IS became intoxicated yesterday and I
.g quested Officer Winthrop to lock hi
e. up. He complied and Judge B'
charged John 81 for lodging.