Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-18
USE OF DANGEROUS WEAPON
Bond in the Sum Of $4,000 Given for
His Appearance for
Trial.

ASoauit Win q dangerous Wc8QOu OH AkSs
1andro Garland OF the Peruvian legation
was the charge which was filed in the Po-
lice Court this morning against Col Charles
A. Edwards, clerk of the minority Of the
House of Representatives and secretary of
the democratic congressional campaign COM
mittee- At the request Of Prosecuting At
torney Ralph Given the trial was continued
until next Thursday. In the meantime the
evidence In the hands Of the detectives will
be reviewed and investigated by Prosecut-
ing Attorney Given, in preparation for the
presentation Of the case to the court.
Col. Edwards was taken into custody
about $3.50 O'Clock yesterday afternoon at
the United States Capitol by Detectives
Baur, Pratt and Forteney. Col. Edwards,
1t is stated. went to the Capitol yesterday
which he has there as clerk to the minority
OF the House, and while he was walking
through the corridors he met Miss Louise
scott, the young woman who was present
when the trouble Is alleged to have oc-
Cured between Col. Edwards and the young
diplomat of the Peruvian legation in front
OF the De Soto apartment house, at 18th
street and Massachusetts avenue north
west A lively dispute between Col. Ed
wards and the woman is said to have re-
suited from their meeting, and 1t is said
he called a member of the Capitol police
force and requested that Miss Scott be
locked up.
Warrant Sworn Out.
Col. Edwards was then detained by the
Capitol police, as stated in The Star yes
terday, and the police were notified that he
was being held there. Meanwhile Detective
Baur had taken Benjamin Actie, the colored
janitor OF the De Soto apartment house,
who is said to have witnessed the ARRAY
wednesday night, to the Police Court, and
the janitor swore out warrant charging
Col. Edwards with assault with q danger
Gus weapon. The warrant was placed in
the hands of Detectives Baur, Pratt and
Forteney, and they went to the Capitol and
there served 1t on Col. Edwards He &C.
companied them to police headquarters and
was later released. after bond in the sum
Of 1900 had been furnished for his future
appearance for hearing. Miss Scott, who
was also detained by the Capitol police was
summoned as witness in the case, and
although she has refused to give her pres
emit address, It is believed she will appear
in court.
Prosecuting Attorney Ralph Given stated
today that he was unable to say at present
whether Or not Garland would appear In
court as witness for the prosecution when
the trial is called next Thursday A sum-
mons will be issued for the young attache
and en4rts VIII be made to have him in
badly injured that he will be unable to ap.
pear at that time. DR.. Rufin, 1lO1 14th
street northwest, in whose care Garland Is,
ASiuScS " lct any one see MS patient, ana
Will not describe the injuries: but 1t Is
understood he was cut severely and that
the wounds are close to vital organs. Senior
Garland. 1t is announced by his friends,
wishes to drop the matter.
Col. Edwards shows cut on his face
about an inch long, which he says he re-
ceived in the alteration in front of the
De Soto apartment house Wednesday night
He says he believes the injury was In
ficted either by a knife in the hands of
Garland or by ring on Garland's hand.
He denies that he had any knife in the
struggle or that he cut Garland.
Col. Edwards Statement.
His version Of the affair is as follows:
+ Il was walking up 14th street, when at
Thomas circle met a couple-a man and q
woman-evidently intoxicated. They buttea
into me, and, taking my hat of, stepped
of the sidewalk, saying: I beg your par
don.' The man said in broken English:
You had better get off the street. To this
l replied: No; II would better get of the
street, you would better get OF the earth
Then / waded into him and smashed him
hard and plenty. If my wife saw blood on
my clothes 1t was blood from his nose He
cut me on the face, and have the mark to
show for 1t. I possibly cut him whole lot,
with anything but my knuckles. I've been
summoned to meet him in court tomorrow
morning, and II he thinks I cut him with
knife It's up to him to prove it. After the
melee went to the Chamberlin Club
don't know what became of him or the
woman. I haye learned since who he u.s. but
! know nothing on earth about the woman"