New-York tribune., 1903-03-21
err FOR DEFENDING GIRL
AssembEyman UEIch Is Seriously
Hurt in Fight IN Street.

ks.atrA,vSaan Frank J. Ultich. tte Democratic
renreszntative from the With District. who was
raNrdeT.ously assaulted at MeDonoagh-st ana Reld-
ave BROOKLYN by william Getteys. bank CLERK
~ No 51a Stuyvesant-ave on Thursday nisnt' Is
injured far more seriously than was at nrst sup
posed As result Of the assault the outcome oA
his having asked twenty-yeaT-old youth 10 epOiO
gfze for an alleged insult to two young ~OalEii
one Of whom he knew the Assembymans 'Tfgnt
eye is almost gouged out and his face NECK anu
head are cut IN half dozen places, cne OF tue
Eashes extending across the throat and almost se'
ering the jugular vein Mr.. Ulrich Hes at MS nome
und@r the cara Of Drs A. F. Zahn and Victor h
Zimmerman. -.
The Assembiyman made statement oetore oor
oner Williams at p. yesterday. In IL ne Say .
that one of the two young women was hester
He,merzheirn, a friend Of his young daughter, Inc
other one being unknown TO him He says tna1 lIIe
two girls boarded the car at Driggs-aVe ana 6Eoau
way and that at the next street three youiis ~ ~.
now identified as Fred Kneck, eighteen Se0'0
oId of No 2aB Vernoh-ave.; Frank W. Eillss Hliie
teen years DID, Of No. 446 Lexington-aVe BROOKLYN
and the assaant GetteyS. entered the car. GetteSS
the talest of the trio. finding no vacant Plaee'
seated himself on the laps Of the otner TWO. pu'
in such manner as to lean over the Jap Va 80 -
of the girls The girl looked at Getteys accorolhs
N ITlr,ch with reproachful appeal written plain
ly on her face.
Mr., JIrich states that he then said to Getteys:
You are dressed as gentleman. Why don you
act as such?" and that Getteys replied: BACK 10
Germany with YOUR hot air!' Mr Ulrich. according
to his statement. then said: mo not ar 0e""'o
According to a statement of Assemblyman. G; 6
Weber who was returning home from Alpany WIZ ~
he aaP soon T" afterward and the three young men
followed. Others say the three youilE E9ed ND Wsber
asserts he saw Urich approach Getteyg in the
TO o msks h beRbd No had Ure
Close to etteys than, Weber says the young man
Trch turned toward Weber mOanins M my
4 cfan ling md TTlFich
His face was sfevs ass Of 1ea9ed 19ed not guilty to
a charge Of feionious assault and was held with
out bail to await TIE sc a1e 9f also nI hed Without
to %ass s,a by qttegt s e WhsR as
night, it was Uirch who was the assailant Gestsys
msns marcy aftacE. dsud20G Getteys bs,i:Sf said: ~
car Fat at 6rsgs-ave briggs and broadway. There were
Rusck SW sat on Eiliss lap owing to the pumping Of
ad ae Seen passs h oeE ea0q
rose to leave humping Kueck into another woman
9HT TiTich asked me If could behave like gentle
man. I said I could, Ulrich got up however. and and
bsd It h be- w6Ga
the woman forced a him to his seat n1ettv smart
man" adding, I'm going to finish you" I'm get,
Keep aS az an appontnent at McDonoughst There
did get of, Kueck first, myself next and then
We had started to walk down the street when
Ulrich rushed up and struck me in the back.
was taken by surprise, and tried to defend myself
had an ink eraser in my pocket, which use in
my business. Ny hand was fumbling with It when
Ulr!ch struck me, and unconsciously 1 grabbed 1t
to defend myself. I blinded by his attack He
struck me on my head and face. l don't think he
In attempting to defend myself I accidentally
scratched him with the eraser eould not. not get
shouted to me Rum and I took the tip. Ulrich
seemed intent wounding me.
Ulrich's physicians said at late hour last night
that they expected that their patient would recover
unless gangrene set in.