The Washington herald., 1908-04-01
BEATEN And ROBBED
Miss Jenkins Brutally As
sailed by Negro.
HEAD POUNDED ON PAVEMENT
Attack Takes Place ON Riggs street,
Between Thirteenth and Four
teenth Streets, at Mouth of Alley,
Directly Under street LamP-Vic-
tim Loses Months Pay.

Miss Carrie Jenkins. twenty-five years
old, of l7l9 Thirteenth street northwest,
was robbed Of her pocketbook at $50
o. clock last night, within a block of her
home. after being brutaily attacked by a
negro.
The man grabbed Miss Jenkins by the
throat as she passed an alley on Riggs
street. only half a block from her home
on Thirteenth street. He knocked her
10 the ground and stiIl clutching her
throat, beat her head against the side
walk until she was all but unconscious.
lie then wrenched her purse, containing
her months salary. minus a few dollars.
from her hand. and ran through an alley.
Although descriptions Of the negro were
sent TO every station-house in the city
and several central Office detectives We're
set to work on the case. the purse
snatcher had not been arrested al an
early hour this morning. One policeman.
on duty near the scene Of the crime. de-
clared that ne saw the negro some time
after the outrage. but was unable TO ar
rest him.
Street l. Deserted.
The street was deserted at the time Of
the attack. and Miss Jenkins. half faint
ing, ran TO her home unaided. There she
fell in the arms of woman and tainted
She became hysterical and although she
managed 10 revive sufficiently 70 tell part
OF her story, she again became hysterical.
She was so nervous last night that she
could not be seen 10y reporters or central
Office detectives.
Miss Jenkins is employed at the Wom-
ans Christian Association, 171S Thirteenth
street northwest and makes her home
there She received her moath's salary
Sl4, yesterday evening
When a little past the middle OF the
block on Riggs street and at the mouth
Of an alley. directly under a street lamp.
a medium-sized negro. wearing brown
derby hat and dark clothes. jumped from
the shadows and. grabbing her by the
throat, threw her TO the ground.
Too Nervous 10 Talk.
After telling her story 20 Policeman
Wheeler. Miss Jenkins was too nervous
70 talk further Of the affair Her throat
stiu bore the imprint OF the negro :
fingers and the back OF her head was
swollen and bruised from contact with
the sidewalk.
In telling her story 10 the matrOn. Miss
'enkins said she made an outcry when
ne was first seized by the man. but
is grip on her throat prevented her
rom making a very loud noise. None
II the persons living in Riggs street near
he scene OF the outrage heard any sounds
II a struggle. Although the attack took
In 81 ha Of
Jones. at 1916 Riggs street. neither Mr.
Jones nor any OF his family heard Miss
jenkins cries for help. All the family
according TO Mr.. Jones, was seated In the
front of the house. several being in the
/ drawing room. only a few feet above the
street
Miss Wharton. matron OF the Woman's
Christian Association. said 20 a reporter
for The Washington Herald last night:
4 feel awfully sorry for the poor girl.
for. besides her physical injuries shock.
and nervousness. she lost every cent she
had in the world. She works hard FOR her
money. and had had the benefit Of only
something less than a dollar, having just
sent $ away to relatives
Injuries Not Reported.
None Of the police reports mentioned
tthe fact that Miss Jenkins was beaten by
her assailant. The officers who investi-
gated the case said that they did not IN
derstand that she was beaten.
Miss Wharton. matron of the associa-
tion, in her statement. said positively that
Miss Jenkins had been choked and beaten.
Although the crime was committed at
$50 o'clock. no report Of the affair was
made to police headquarters until nearly
10 o'clock.
The whole police force was stirred 70
action by the attack. and when notified
of the crime. the superintendent Of police
offered a reward of S25 for the apprehen-
sion OF the negro.
The description given by Miss jenkins
talIies IN several particulars with that
gwen OF negro who robbed Mrs Nc
Keever Of a suit case on a Seventh street
car yesterday. and also tallies with that
OF a negro who snatched a purse from a
white woman in the crowded downtown
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