Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-03
Burned Girl Victim Makes
Charge Against Mrs. Rae.
SETTLEMENT PLAN FAILS
Miss Knott Will Probably Be Scar
red for Life.
J. T. ALLEN FAILS TO APPEAR
Suffers Heart Attack as Result Of
Saturday Nights Excitement.
Was Intended Victim.

With her hands arms and neck blistersd
and bandaged. Evie Knott. the iifteen-
year-old girl who while standing; on the
corner Of 18th and Girard streets Saturday
evening. was badly burned by carbolic
acid thrown by Mrs Mary Rae OF 3soi
Sherman avenue at her half-btother.
James T. Allen. an examiner i'm the Patent
Office. appeared at the Police Court this
morning and filed a formal charge of AS
sault with intent TO MAIN against her
assailant. AS stated I'm The Sunday Star.
Mrs. Rae confessed to having thrown the
acid while i'm an ungovernable rage.
The young girl was accompanied to the
office of Assistant United States Attorney
Ralph Given by her mother and Mrs. John
Smalley of the local branch of the Saliva
ton Army. whose presence of mind in
hastily taking Miss Knott to the Elmer
sency Hospital Immediately after the acid
throwing probably saved her from more
serious injury The girl said she was
standing on the sidewalk near Allen.
whom she did not know, when Mrs. Rae
suddenly APPEARED and threw the acid.
Both Miss Knott and Allen lodged, which
probably saved their eyes from the burn
ing fluid.
Mr. Given then prepared the necessary
papers, and the case WAS filed with the
court clerk. Al the Va SOe''~'
for Mrs. Rae the case was set for hearing
August IL.
This Effort Didn't Go.
l. is understood that before the girl and
her friends reached the court building
friends of Mrs Rae attempted TO prevent
by settlement. the bringing of the case
TO the attention of the prosecuting attor-
ney. But Mrs. Knott refused these ad-
vances. denouncing the acid throwing in
unmea sured terms. Ii is believed that be-
fore the case is called for trial another
attempt will be made by those interested
i'm the defense to settle the matter ami
cably. The Knots seem inclined to press
the charges.
Allen. al whom the acid was thrown,
failed to show up at the Police Court in
response TO a summons served upon MN.
Nothing definite will be done until Allen
appears and makes a formal charge
against the woman.
Allen May Be Backward.
1t is intimated that Allen is reluctant to
press the charge against Mrs Rae. The
prosecuting attorney would not discuss
this phase of the case today.
Miss Knots burns are quite severe, and
she may be SCARED for life.
Girl Tells Her Story.
In speaking of her experience this MORN
ing at the Police Court. the girl said:
II did not know what it was at first, and
succeeded in wiping a great deal of the
stuff from my hands. But after l got on
the car and we were going down town ii
began to hurt terribly. and 1 saw that the
places where the acid had touched my
skin were all turning red. and every time
| touched them with my hands or any OF
my clothing they hurt more.
The pain was so great chat couldn't
help crying and this Mrs. Smalley came
over to me and asked what the trouble
was / told her. and she said we would
go to the hospital. After the doctors fixed
my hands and arms We went out to my
home on the canal road
After the arrest of Mrs. Rae by police
men of the tenth precinct vigorous
search for Allen was begun.
He was finally located yesterday at the
home of q relative. Mrs. Allen LeCou
Mueller, at 300 Sherman avenue. several
doors away from Mrs. Raes house, where
the trouble started A subpoena was
served on Allen. and an inquiry, made
when he failed to appear i'm court. devel-
oped that he is suffering from a slight
attack of heart trouble. probably due to
the excitement Of Saturday night, and
is under the care of a physician
Mrs. Rae Out on Bail.
Mrs Rae was held at the house of de-
tention until yesterday. when several
friends secured her liberty under FIVE
hundred-dollar bond and she returned to
her home on Sherman avenue. She has
reiterated her statement of Saturday
night that she does not regret her effort
to injure Allen. but expresses genuine
regret that Miss Knott was burned. Yes
terday Mrs Rae was greatly worried
over the child's condition.
Both Mrs. Rae and Mr.. Allen are gov
erLn.ent employees. Mrs. Rae is employed
at the Department of Commerce and La
Dor. Allen is an examiner i'm the patent