Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-27
Wrought Up Over Affair.

wrought UP over Ana1r.
Miss Hunt Is a daughter of Mr.. D. Tay-
lor Hunt cashier at the Losellam, and the
latter was considerably wrought up over
the affair when he called at police head
quarters last night with his son to render
what assistance he could in the matter or
having his daughters assailant apprehend-
ed The family physician was called to at
tend Miss Hunt. and the police then
learned that the affair not SO serious
as It had been reported. Miss Hunt did not
care TO be interviewed by the detectives, be-
cause she dreaded the publicity that would
be given the matter, but at the same time
she was more than anxious that her assall-
ant should be arrested and punished. 1t
was reported that Ward Hunt, brother of
the young lady, and Dantal trump, an as
sociate had gone out with the couple for
a stroll and that they had gone off toward
the Zoo. leaving Mr.. Harrison and Miss
Hunt sitting on the parking near the bridge,
but when the young men were questioned ut
police headquarters last night they denied
that there was any truth in the report.
Miss Hunt and Mr.. Harrison were looking
over a magazine when a tall coloTed man
approached from the rear and struck the
young man with a stone Then. Miss Hunt
told the detectives, he turned upon her and
grabbed her by the throat but said nothing
to her. The colored man, She stated did
not speak a word TO her during the time he
was there. She screamed in the hope OF
securing assistance. Joseph Zeh, living at
BIOS CT street. was on Massachusetts ave-
nue. not far from the bridge, and he re-
sponded to the call. When he reached the
scene Miss Hunt was assisting Harrison
away from the vicinity of the creek. Har-
Fison was in .daZed condition, and 1t was
not until some time after he reached the
hospital that he was able to discuss the as
sault
Police Were Notified.
Mr. Zeh saw to it that the police of the
third precinct were notified of the affair,
and they telephoned to the Emergency Hos
pltal. The ambulance happened to be out
on call at the time and the tenth precinct
patrol wagon was sent to the scene of the
double assault. Mr.. Harrison was removed
to the hospital in the patrol wagon and
Miss Hunt went home street car, as
stated. Mr.. Zeh told the police that he saw
a tall colored man running away from the
bridge shortly after he heard the woman
scream for assistance. He said that the
man jumped into fast-moving car headed
for the city. Mr.. Zeh thought the sight OF
the man running and getting in the car
, was a suspicious circumstance, but he was
unable to say that that particular man had
committed the assaults.
The police were unable to secure a good
description of the colored man from Miss
Hunt or from Mr.. Harrison. and 1t Is doubt
full II either could recognize him If he were
captured They agree that he was large
man ana that he was roughly dressed Cap
tain Boardman took a deep interest In the
case and personally assisted In the investi-
CATION. Detectives Horne and Muller were
sent to the house of Miss Hunt, while De-
tectives O'Brien, Pratt, Hewlett and others
went to the hospital. The patient there
was suffering greatly from shock That IL
was a long time before the detectives were
able to get an intelligent story of the as
sault from him.
Policemen connected with the tenth pre-
circt were sent TO the scene yesterday after
, noon and they are assisting the detectives
today