Evening star., 1901-07-05
THE RESULT OF A WAGER
CHARLES WASHINGTON CHARGED
WITH MURDERoUs ASSAULT.
ouarreled with Thomas Jackson Over
Bet-lnJured Man Treated
at Hospital.

Charles Henry Washington, q colored
hodcarrier. flfty-three years old, II locked
up at the third precinct station. charged
with attempted murder. He buried the
blade Of a hatchet partly in the head OF
Thomas Jackson, also colored. driver OF
public vehicle. Jackson was unconscious
when he reached the Emergency Hospital.
DR.. Vaughn performed an operation. re-
moving particles Of the mans skull. When
the depression on the brain had been re-
| moved consciousness was restored and the
patient insisted upon leaving the hospital.
The surgeons considered hts condition to be
serious. and before releasing him they re-
qutred him to sign q statement showing he
had left the hospital Of his own volition
and against their advice
The alleged murderous assault was COM
No. 113S Goth street northwest about 1890
O'Clock this morning. and grew out of a
quarrel following a bet. Thomas Jackson.
the victim, who lives at 1909 M street
northwest, bet the hodcarrier, 1t is said,
that there was no such place as 10th and
Baltimore streets" They consulted a d.
rectory at Van Reuths drug store. corner
of 10th and H streets northwest, and when
Jackson saw there were three Baltimore
streets he wanted to withdraw his bet, it
Is claimed. A quarrel followed and the
hatchet was used in the manner stated.
Jackson, 1t is stated used round stick
own defense. The stick was recovered
from barber shop on Goth street. where
the wounded man had left it.
Cuts on the stick indicated that 1t had
come In contact with the hatchet, a
saw, in the hands Of the prisoner. 1t was
smeared with blood.
The Arrest.
Washington was making has way to
Georgetown. where he lives at 1903 2Sth
street. when he was arrested by Policeman
Frank Hughes OF the third precinct. Detec-
tives Brown and Watson and Policemen
Hollmberger, Coorey and Mccarthy were
not far behind when the capture was made.
At the time Washington was arrested the
police had reason to believe that Jackson
was dying, and they were surprised when
they learned. later in the day. that he had
left the hospital and gone home.
The prisoner. when seen by Star re-
porter, said he had not assaulted Jackson.
but that the latter had run his head
against the hatchet while he (Washington)
was defending himself.
Washington's Version.
Washington said he was in the employ Of
Amiss & Finley. builders, and after doing
three hours work this morning he was sent
to buy saw. hatchet and some nails. He
was then to go to Baltimore and 10th
streets to do some work. On his way
there he stopped in saloon on X street
n,
driver. Jackson. and another colored man.
named Moses Nervls. When he said he was
going to Baltimore and 10th streets. he
said. Jackson, who had live chicken UNI
der his arm, declared there was such
place. Washington said he took Jackson
up when the latter said he wanted to bet a
dollar about the location. Moses Nervis
acted as stakeholder and the trio went TO
the drug store to consult directory. Even
after the directory showed he was winner
the prisoner said, Jackson disputed the
proposition.
The stakeholder consented to take the
chicken home for Jackson, but the latter
did not seem inclined to continue the
journey to Baltimore and 10Th streets.
You can't get my money unless you do
Jackson. he said. declared that no -
would get his money in such way.
Washington says that Jackson threat
ened to get the money. even If he had to
brain him.
He followed up the alleged threat. says
the prisoner. by striking him across the
face with stick. Then he raised the
saw and hatchet and held them up to ward
off the blows. When the carriage driver
backed against DR.. Sewell's buggy his
head was thrown forward against the
hatchet, and his head got cut.
Say jackson Was RetreatinG.
The police interviewed witnesses, who
say Jackson was retreatins when he re-
ceived the blow on the head
washington threw away MS nat ana put
on a cap. left his tools at the house OF a
Mrs. Lee and then went of and got more
drinks. While he was getting more liquor
the wounded man walked to a barber shop
on the next square, where he asked that
his injury be dressed, leaving the stick
with the barber. He was escorted to Van
Reuths drug store and from there he was
hurried to the hospital. The police lost no
time in their efforts to apprehend Jack
sons alleged assailant, and the latter was
behind the bars about an hour after the
injury was inflicted.