Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-12
Desperately Wounded.

Desperately Wounded.
DR.. j. Milton Hopkins, colored, who rem
dered surgical attention to the mother and
son, testified that the latter had been dan
gerousiy wounded. She was still confined
to bed, but was progressing toward recov-
cry. She was stabbed in the back just
under the shoulder blade, the knife pene-
trating the lung and making an ugly wound
two and a half inches long. The boys In
Juries were not Of a serious nature. He
was cut on the left arm and bled profusely.
Willis Thompson told Of entering the house
after crowd had been attracted by the
cries. Some one handed him a pistol, which
afterward proved to be unloaded, and which
fell into the hands of Hackley. The latter
Tell upon Thompson. furiously assaulting
MIN with the knife which had worked such
havoc on the woman and boy. Thompson
was hacked and slashed about the head
arms and shoulder
George, the son of the prisoner. and
Daisey, his daughter, testified that they
had been attracted to their mothers room
by loud outcrieS. Going to ascertain the
trouble, they found their father assaulting
their mother. He then turned upon them
George was caught, but Daisey escaped out
of the room. Several other witnesses were
examined.
On his own behalf Hackley made a state
ment, in which he offered no excuse for his
conduct, but promised to do better I'm the
future. Mayor Simpson referred the case 10
the grand jury.
Reform School Their Portion.
Charles Lloyd and Walter Robey. lads
about fourteen years of age, were before
the mayor in the police court this morning
on the charge of committing a series of
petty robbe-ies. They were arrested last
night by Lieutenant Smith and officer 1rav-
ers. 1t was testified that they had stolen
number of articles of small value from
various parties near the river front In one
ifnSt tl.xv hal L.
be locked up at night in the warehouse of
j. Dryfus & Co, escaping the next morn
ing with some stolen goods. 1t was stated
to the court that the boys were incorrigible
and the mayor decided to hold them until
he could communicate with the officials OF
a state reform school near Richmond.
General Matters.
Louis Rosenblott was In the dock at the
police court this morning to answer the
charge of ASA ulting his wife. He was de-
Tended by Attorney James r. Cation.
pathetic scene was presented when the de-
PENDANT appeared. Three of his little daugh-
tiers entered the dock with their father.
Mayor Simpson wanted to know why the
tots were there. to which Rosenbiott re-
piled that when he was arrested he had no
other place to put them, as he could nor
leave them alone at his house. The domes-
tic difficulties of the man and his wife were
gone over at some length and the mayor
dismissed the case.
Instead of literary meeting the Epworth
League of the NJ. +. Church South last
night held business meeting in the lee
ture room of the church. The officers re-
Gently elected for term of six months
were installed with the usual services con-
Quoted by Rev. j. p. Stump, the pastor.
The other business transacted was of a
routine nature.
Funeral services over the remains of Miss
Julia Spinks. whose death occurred Thurs
day, took place this morning from the
later residence of the deceased, 144S Duke
street. The services we're conducted by
Rev. j. p. Stump Of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church South.
Mr.. L. NJ. -Blackford, principal of the
episcopal Hign scnooI near this city, will
Arthur Lloyd of Orange. N. J..