Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-26
A NUMEROUS ATTACK
GOTHAM DOCTORS FIGHT FOR
LIFE WITH NEGRO BURGLAR.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

| Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. October 26.-Dr. Leopold
d. Weiss was murderously assaulted In his
morning by negro who Went there to rob
him. The physician grappled with the In
truder and in the pitch darkness fought
him out into the hall. down every step of
the stairs from his room on the second
floor and into the basement. although the
negro cut him with razor again and
again. so that the physician was a mass
of cuts from his head to his feet
| In the basement. notwithstanding loss of
blood from his wounds. DIR. Weiss got the
razor away and used 1t uusparingly on
the negro. He would soon have rendered
him fit subject for hospital had not
the physicians mother called him. Think
ing she was In danger from confederate
crook he ran above. When he saw she
was safe he collapsed on the bed The ne
gro got away. but In his fight through
the kitchen he touched in the darkness
table with a white oil cover. There he
left as well-defined an imprint of the right
hand with all the fingers as the finger
print experts at police headquarters could
desire. They hope to be able to put 1t to
effective use.
The police have sent out a general
| alarm for the arrest on sight of Frank
Thomas. twenty-five years old of 323
servant by the physician. They want to
learn all that he knows about the case
and they expect him to come forward and
declare himself If he is innocent.
Many Cuts, But Not Serious.
DR.. Weiss will recover, for. although the
cuts are many of them long, none Of them
Is deep enough to be serious.
DR.. Weiss is thrty-one years old. He
lives in a brownstone house with his
mother and his sister Carrie. A nurse
sleeps on the top floor and the cook in
the basement. Two months ago the ply
sician changed help. He hired Thomas
because he was we'll recon1me nded.
It was the duty of the negro to leave
the house after the last patient had gone
at o'clock in the evening. The negro
who committed the assault is believed
to have been concealed in the house, for
the doors and windows were locked and
bolted.
1t develops that yesterday DR.. Weiss
got check for 81 OOn drawn on a bank
in Wall street. and tried TO get the money
from the bank. but the bank authorities
refused to give it to him on the ground
that he did not have sufficient Identified
ton. The doctor requested that it be
certified and 1t was. Then he called up
friend and asked him to go down with
him to the bank and speak for him.
Believed to Have Had Cash.
To his sister Carrie he said In the pres
ence of the negro Thomas that he was
going to the bank to get check. cashed.
The friend showed up. but DR.. Weiss got
to the bank the second time just after 1t
had closed for the day and did not get
his money. It is supposed that his as
sailant OF this morning believed he had
the 81 coo in the house.
Hours after the attack negro who
tailed with the description Of Thomas
and was badly cut up walked into ST.
Vincent's Hospital. demanding to see a
physician. He was detained and taken
to the Charles street station. The negro
described himself as Robert Gray. twenty
six years old. Of PAL West 18th street. |
He denied that he had been to the home
of DR.. Weiss. but said he received his In
juries In fight with another negro in a
stable in West 18th street.