Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-08
Robert Stafford the Victim of Boyd
Wallace's Assault.
fHE MEN QUARRELED ABOUT A WOMAN
Dead Man Half Brother of Man
Who Killed Him.
CAUSED TROUBLE

Robert Stafford. colored. about forty
Hospital about $50 O'Clock this morning
from the effects of injuries received last
night at the hands of Boyd Wallace, his
half-brother in a quarrel about woman.
The fatal wounds were inflicted with a
knife in the yard in rear of No. COZ N
street. where the men lived. Stafford re-
ceived an ugly cut about ten inches long
across the breast and another cut disem-
boweled him.
When the wounded man reached the hos
pital the doctors saw that his injuries were
severe and expressed the belief that he
could not recover. The trouble between
the men was about girl. Stafford's bouy
was taken to the morgue today in order
that DR.. Fisher, the acting deputy coroner,
might perform an autopsy. Acting Coro-
ner Glazebrook viewed the body and de-
cided to hold an inquest at the sixth pre-
cinct station at 10 clock tomorrow morn
ing.
The half-brothers, whose mother lives at
1Z23 Madison street, did laboring work. and
lived at No. GOT N street. where num-
Der of families occupy rooms. Harriet
Jackson, a young colored woman who also
lives there. is the woman about whom
one man lost his life and the other is de-
prived of his liberty: So far as the police
and Boyd Wallace were intimate friends.
and the latter became Jealous when he had
reason to believe she dividing her af-
fections. His half-brother had no more
rights in the case than did those who
were entirely out of the family, and last
night when Boyd learned that Bob as
he called him, and Harriet were out to-
gether he became angry and spent some
time on the street with the intention of
meeting them upon their return home.
Took an Outing Together.
Earlier in the evening. soon after Stafford
returned home from work, he complained
of being hot and tired. and said he was go
ing to take an outing. He told Harriet
there was camp meeting being held near
Anacostia, and the woman accepted his in
vitation to accompany him there 1t was
about IL 40 o'clock when the couple got off
an Anacostia car at 18th and NJ streets
northwest and started east In the direction
Of their home. When they reached 7th and
NJ streets Stafford suggested that he would
stop at McNcrhany's saloon and get some
liquor for this morning, and told Harriet he
ould coon overtake her. She went north
one square, and was about to turn east on
n street when she met Boyd Wallace.
Where have you been?" Wallace asked
the woman, who was alone.
over to the AnaC ostia camp meeting
with Bob was her honest response.
ITS - funny" said Wallace. that you
go out with Bob every time he gets paid
off,
He was still complaining that Harriet was
neglecting him when they reached the y
street house. Stafford overlook them near
the door. and When the woman went
through to the yard in the rear of the house
he entered his room to remove some of his
clothing TO get cool before retiring.
Il want to see you, Bob" Wallace said
to his half-brother.
DO you want to see me?" Bob returned
The into the
We're informed, after Wallace had invited
Stafford to fight, but just what happened
probably nobody but Wallace knows. for
Harriet Jackson hurried out of the yard
when she realized that there was going to
be trouble. Wallace says that Stafford
struck at him with Ratchet before he used
his knife.
Insides Cut Out.
The men had been in the yard only two
or three minutes, when Stafford leaned
against the kitchen window and said:
MY insides have been cut out"
This was the first intimation received by
the people in the house that a weapon had
been used Just after telling of his injuries
the dying man fell to the floor and re-
manned there until Policemen Evans and
Cooper called and removed him to the hos
pital. Policeman Trumbo also called at the
house and made an investigation of the
case Believing that the victim would die
the policeman made every effort he could TO
ind Wallace. He soon learned that the lat
ter had gone to his mothers house on Madi-
son street, and upon reaching there he
found him seated in the dining room. Not
knowing what he might do the officer
raised his club as he entered and said:
Boyd. l want YOU"
IAN right, Mr.. Trumbo," answered the
colored man, who recognized the police
man, I'll GO
on the way to the station the prisoner
said the knife he used was an ordinary
table knife, but he afterward said 1t was
a penknife. He told the officer that he
threw the knife away while he was on his
way TO his mothers house.
This morning he was measured and pho-
tographed for the gallery. In conversation
with Star reporter today Wallace said
That last nights affair was the first trouble
ne had ever had with his half-brother
w men they got into the yard, he said. STAFF
lord attempted to strike him with a hatch
ct, and he used his knife in self-defense
lie SAID he afterward lost the knife.
The deceased was well known in police
circles, where he had the reputation OF he
ing a police fighter" Several years ago
he assaulted Detective Fathers who wa :
then second precinct policeman, and later
ne engaged in severe struggle with Po
llceman johnson while the latter had him
under arrest. Very little is known nv the
police about Wallace
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