Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-10
WILL BE SETTLED IN COURT
Injured Man Threatens to Have His
Father-in-Law Arrested.
A. J. RUssELL's STATEMENT
Admits Striking Bowman, but De-
clares he Did It In Self
Defense.

Dallas r. Bowman, the young insurance
agent who, 1t Is stated, was assaulted by
Arthur ]. Russell early yesterday morning
in front of the home of Bowman's father
in-law Mr.. Mudd, 1909 L street northwest,
as stated in yesterdays Star, was able to
leave the Emergency Hospital after the
wound in his leg had been dressed. The
wound was explored by the surgeons who
decided that it was caused by a stab with
a sharp instrument, presumably a knife.
Just how or by whom the wound was in
flicted the police have not yet ascertained,
and the question will probably not be set
tied until the case is tried in the Police
Court.
Bowman, who at the time Detective Par
ham saw him at the Emergency Hospital,
did not want anybody arrested changed
his mind later in the day. He hobbled to
headquarters with the assistance of q
friend and told the detective he wanted to
get a warrant for his father-in-law. He
was told that he was too late and that he
would have to make application for the
writ to the clerk of the Police Court tomor-
row. Leaving police headquarters, Bowman
started to go to the house Of Harry M.
Dalton, the young man who was with him
yesterday morning while Bowman was
playing sleuth.
Mr. Russell expressed great surprise last
night when he read a published statement
placing him in a police cell and making
him appear as club man.
II was never in CELL he stated to a
Star reporter. NOR am 1 a club man that
/ was made to appear. l am employed in
the home of the University Club and I'm
a law student at the George Washington
University"
Has Nothing to Conceal.
When seen at the club last night by a
Star reporter, Russell stated that he dis
liked the notoriety he had gained through
his connection with the unfortunate af-
fair, but that he has nothing to conceal.
II had merely acted as peacemaker be-
tween Bowman and his wife," declared the
law student II knew her long before
Bowman met her. She was only sixteen
years old when she ran away and married
him. Bowman has been to see me a num-
Der of times since he and his wife sepa-
rated and discussed his domestic affairs.
He and Dalton met me Friday night while
I was walking down 14th street, and Bow
man inquired of me where / was going.
When told him was going to the dance
he wanted to know who I was going to
take and told him should accompany a
little girl around the corner, trying to
throw him on the track. He asked me why
I didn't take Nina and I told him because
was going to take some one else"
Mr. Russell said he had anticipated
trouble Friday night and that he did not
intend to call at the house of Mrs. Bow
man. He sent her q pair of gloves by a
messenger, he said. and expected to 60 to
the New Willard to wait for her. He said
he sent Mrs. Bowman note by mes
senger boy and then sent cab for her,
but the cab got there before the note and
her father would not let her 80 In the cab,
fearing 1t had been sent there by her hus-
band and that he wanted to trick her.
when the cabman returned to the hotel
and told me the result of his trip I went
to the house and got Mrs. Bowman. We
then went to the hotel In the vehicle to-
gether and were soon in the ballroom. All
went well until we got message from q
friend that there were tive man on the