The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-26
VICTIM OF MIDNIGHT ASSAULT.
a coIored woman Taken UneoH-
sctou< to Freednan's Hospital

a
sctou< to FreesItnan's Hospital
Edna West. coIored. lies in a critical
condition at Freeduan's Hospital as the
result Of an assault-c0mmitted upon her
last night in the rear Of her home, 1888
TEMPERANCE Avenue northwest She was
in an unconscious condition when found
about Z: 50 O'Clock this morning. and has
rot yet regained consciousness It is
feared that her skull is fractured. and an
operation viii probably sc performed this
afternoon at the hospital.
James MaIvin. negro hodcarrier. IS
suspected Of the assault. and the police
are endeavoring TO locate him 4 gen
eraI lookout has been sent out for him,
but he has not been found around his
usual haunts He has known the woman
for a year past and was the last person to
be seen With her
Edna West is forty years of age. IN her
house at 1885 Temperance Avenue north
west there have been living. among others,
| her widowed sister, Mrs Alice Lewis
Hanible Hailstock. and James Malvin-
Last night all of them visited friends at
| the corner of Nineteenth and L Streets
northwest and remained until nearly mid
night.
On aifghting from a car at Eleventh
| and T Streets northwest they walked to
| the corner of Twelfth Street, where Hail
stock and the widow turned north and
went directly to their house Malvin and
Edna West continued en- up T Street TO
| Thirteenth Street and are supposed to
have entered Temperance Avenue from
/ that street.
About twenty minutes after Mrs. Lewis
had entered the he she heard groans in
the rear of the budding Recalling the
| continued absence Of her sister. she and
Hafistock went out TO Investigate.
| Lying near the back gate in the alley
| they found Mrs. Lewis sister, in an IN
conscious condition and bleeding freely
from an ugly wound over the left eye. As
| they were carrying her into the house
MaIvin went to the gate, saying that he
would follow them. He has not been seen
/ since.
Physicians we're hastily summoned and
worked over the injured woman until
nearly > o'clock. when 1t was decided to
remove her to the Freedman's Hospital.
1t was not until then that the police were
| notified and investigated the case.
Getting good description of NaIvin
/ they set out to locate him. but have as
| yet been unable to do so. He is a negro
81 years old, feet or inches in
| height and wore a grey suit and light
| fedora hat.
Malvin is native of Warrentnn. Va,
but came to this CITY from Sparrows
| Point over a year ago He is but little
| known to the police and is said TO have
! been a hard working man, employed at
| various times by Landon, White. and 9TH
er weIl-known contractors. as a bod car
rier.
The police were informed that On
awaker.as from an afternoon nap yes
| terday Marvin missed little gold watch
/ which he had been in the habit of carry
ing Re seemed very much exercised
over his loss and 1t is thought that he
| may have accused the West woman of
having taken it. The police are working
on the theory that quarrel thus started
| may have led to the assault
At the Freedman'sz Hospital this after
noon most encoura gipg reports were given
/ of the wornan's condition DR.. Warfeld,
stated that he did not believe that the
| injuries would prove fatal She remained
unconscious for over ten hours, but finally
responded TO the efforts OF the physicians
and is gradually coming out Of he stupor.
For moment she seemed rational and
wag asked to tell of the assault, but re-
| piled that she remembered nothing.
J There are three deep cuts over the left