Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-22
FOUR UNDER CHARGES
MEN ACCUSED OF CRIME OF BEAT
ING WOMEN.

Four men were In the Police Court today
for alleged assaults. Two were charged
with having i'll treated their wives. and in
the other cases. the complaining witnesses,
both women, were not related to the de-
PENDANTS. colored man named William
Smith was alleged to have assaulted and
threatened the life Of Maggie Thomas also
coIored, and was also accused of having
assaulted William Blackburn, the woman's
escort. Smith. the police say, has served
two terms of year each for assaults on
the woman and was only released from jail
a short time ago. Attorney Frank Keys
appeared as counsel in the case and OBJ
tanned a continuance in order to give him
time to summon witnesses. 1t is alleged
that Smith used a brick in committing
the alleged assaults. BOND was hxeo at
$500
Preston Newman, a young colored man.
was alleged to have assaulted lsaDeAe
Tyler, also colored.
ale beat me till was most conscious,
declared the woman. exhibiting terribly
disfigured face.
How badly are you eut?' the court In
quired.
.aThe doctor will have to tell about that"
she answered.
isabelle told Judge Kimball that New
man assaulted her with tumbler, lamp
shade and pitcher and that she had to go
to the Homeopathic Hospital for treat
ment. She said that Newman accused her
of putting on airs.
Another Witness Testiaes.
Another witness told of Newman's treat
ment of Isabelle.
"I4e hit her with tumbler and she fell"
said the woman
"And what did he hit her with next?"
the court asked.
HE dashed a lamp shade in her face"
was the response of the woman.
"What was the RESULT"
aft knocked her constant.
Newman said they had all been drink
ing and admitted he had showed the woman
but denied he had struck her. He thought
she may have fallen against the table ana
knocked of the lamp SHADE. ms recoaee s
ton OF the affair was somewhat ciouded,
and the court sentenced him to six months
in jail to think the matter over The pay
ment of $50 will effect his release.
With Deadly Weapon.
Joseph Pierce, colored. who formerly
lived in Virginia and worked at the filtra-
ton plant, was given preliminary hear
ing on charge of assault upon his wife
with deadly weapon. He admitted that
he shot his wife in her side early In Janu-
ary at their home on Sd street northwest.
After shooting her he escaped by jumping
from the rear second-story window and was
caught ten days later by Detective Corn
we'll He had tramped to Baltimore and
shipped on an oyster boat.
'.I'ye had trouble with him ever since we
were married" said Henrietta Pierce. the
prisoners wife, to Judge Kimball.
She told the story Of the shooting, which
was done without any provocation, and
also told of how long she had been treated
at the Homeopathic Hospital. Pierce en-
tered plea of guilty. but had nothing fur
Their to say about the case. The court held
him for the action Of the grand jury. and
committed him to jail In default of s20OO
security.
Joseph William Smith was the only
white man in the quartet of alleged women
heaters. It was charged that he assaulted
his wife, Annie Smith. The wife told Of
how her husband had inflicted an injury
to her face without any prOvOcation, and
fine of $50 or three months in Jail was
imposed.