Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-12
MuRDER0Us ASSAULT
ANDREW JENKINS, coLoRED,
PLACED I'M CUSTODY.
Charged That He Stabbed John
George, q White Man, Who Is in
Serious Condition.

Andrew Jenkins. colored, twenty-five
years of age. was arrested last night
shortly before II o'clock and locked up at
the ninth precinct police station upon .
charge Of assault. 1t is alleged that he
stabbed and seriously wounded John
George. white, twenty-five years of age.
whose home La at 1921 Rosedale street
northeast. The home Of Jenkins IL ut Ben
ming. The wounded man was taken to the
Casualty Hospital. where the surgeons
found he had received three stab wounds
In his abdomen. His condition was such
that the surgeons at the hospital found 1t
necessary to perform an operation at an
early hour this morning.
Capt Daley and Policeman Dawson Of
the ninth precinct were standing on the
neftn SIDE OF III street. near 18th street
when their attention was attracted to .
crowd Of men on the sidewalk on the south
SIDE OF the street. Both officers went across
to ascertain the cause Of the gathering. and
A friend Of the wounded man took hold
OF him and prevented him from falling.
Who cut himr' one of the onfcers
There he goes" shouted a man I'm the
crowd. pointing toward Jenkins. who was
rapidly disappearing.
Jenkins Captured.
ed In pursuit Of the fleeing colored man, a
number Of civilians Joining in the chase.
Jenkins went west as far as 18th and G
streets and then turned east. He was pur-
sued as far as the school building near 18th
and @ streets. where he was captured and
turned over to the police captain.
The officers took the prisoner to where
the wounded man was waiting for the ar
rival Of the ambulance, and when George
saw him he said:
Hes the man."
Jenkins was then taken to the ninth pre-
cinct station and locked up. He was given
a thorough search. but no weapon Of any
ted that he was involved In a row with a
white man. the police say. but denied that
he had done any cutting. George. the
wounded man. arrived at the hospital about
ton. Capt. Daley had not understood that
George had been seriously wounded and he
was surprised when the hospital authorities
told him Of the serious nature Of the
wounds.
Jenkins Not Talkative.
The prisoner was not in very talkative
mood when Lieut.. Falvey called upon him
at his cell to get some information about
the trouble. jenkins conduct and CONVEX
sation, the lieutenant stated indicated that
he had had several drinks. He denied that
mitte6 he had had trouble with q white
man upon the saloon premises near 18th
and H streets, a short while before his ar
rest. Blows were exchanged, he said,
and he and the other man came from the
saloon to the sidewalk. He denied that he
used knife.
unable to give the police any definite idea
as to how the trouble started. All that
they professed to know was that George
was cut by Jenkins. When jenkins started
to run away from the crowd there was a
cry Of ''catch him. raised, and many OF
those who had been standing on the pave
ment started In pursuit of the colored man
without waiting to be summoned by the
police. and 1t was due to their assistance
that the arrest was made so promptly.
why did you cut that mann the
prisoner was asked just after he had been
put in the patrol wagon.
II didn't cut any man." he replied. The
man struck me-"
what man struck your"
Zone Of the men in the crowd.
When Capt Daley learned that George
was seriously wounded he went to the
Casualty Hospital, hoping he would be able
to get statement from him. but George
was upon the operating table, and the Of
fcer was, therefore, unable to converse
with him. ..,s,s,.s-
The latest information obtained by the
police from the surgeons at the hospital
was to the effect that George was In
critical condition and may die. Policemen
by George while he was trying to escape
arrest in the belief that he had thrown
away the knife while he was running. They
expect to ascertain something definite about
the cutting from witnesses should they md
any Of them.