The Washington herald., 1908-08-03
MRS. RAE RELEASED
ON A SURETY BOND
Victim OF Acid-thrOwer Dis
covered In a Hotel.
MAY NOT BE A PROSECUTION
Hinted that Allen, the Object of
WOman's Wrath, VIII Not Appear
Against HRIf-sister-GIrI Burned by
Acid Nay Prosecute Through Her
PanentS, Who Are in Bad HumOr.

Mrs. Mary Rae. Of zSm Sherman avenue
northwest. arrested Saturday night on
charge of throwing carbolic acid on her
half-brother. James T Allen. an examiner
in the Patent Office. and Efie Knott a
young girl was released at noon yester-
day On $500 bond. furnished by the United
Surety Company. She is charged with
assault.
Immediately after the acid was thrown
Allen boarded an Eleventh street car and
disappeared He was not located Satur-
day night. the police not learning he
had been treated by Dr. Selhausen until
some hours after he left the physicians
Office
Yesterday he was located by Detective
Green. OF the Tenth precinct. at the Man
haitian Hotel. in Ninth street He was
served with subpoena 10 be present in
the Police Court to-day. To the detective
he would say nothing about the case.
he did not appear TO be suffering much
pain from the acid burns
Allen with Daughter.
Late last night IL was learned Allen
had gone 10 the home Of his daughter,
Mrs. Allan Le Cou Mueller. 2s09 sherman
avenue. and probably viii remain there
for several DAYS The police say Allen
has refused % return 10 the home Of his
half-sister.
Mrs. Rae was much disappointed that
she could not get bond for her release
on Saturday night She telephoned 10 a
number Of friends and 20 an uncle ask
ing that they furnish bond, but for some
reason the necessary surety was not
forthcoming She was taken 10 the House
Of Detention shortly before y O'Clock
from the Tenth precinct. and was held
there until released. At the House Of
Detention she was confident she would
not have TO pass the night behind lock
and key. She told the matron she ex-
pected 10 be released within a few hours.
Yesterday morning she had messages sent
10 number of persons and shortly be
fore noon a representative Of the United
surety Company went 20 the Tenth pre-
cinet. met Frank SebrinE. clerk OF the
Police Court and gave the necessary
bond Friends then went 10 the House
OF Detention and took Mrs Rae home.
u was stated yesterday that Efna Knott.
who was accidentally struck By some Of
the acid. is suffering a great deal Of pain
Her parents are said b- the police 10
entertain much feeling against the woman
who threw the acid. and viii be in court
to-day 70 prosecute Mrs Rae
Yesterday i was stated IL is more than
probable that the half-brother viii not
prosecute his sister 40 relatives Of the
man or woman were seen. but the police
i-riuated that Allen had told them he
would not prosecute Il is probable the
Knott girl viii De the only one 20 appear
against Mrs. Rae. Friends OF AIrs. Rae
said the parents Of the girl mad been
interviewed with view 20 having prose
cUtiou stopped but thai TO terms had
been reached, the girls relatives being
determined 90 uetaliaJe for Ihe burns re-
Ceired by their daughter.
Theory of the Police
At first there were rlm0rs that Allen
had been so badly injured by the acid
thar he had found it necessary 10 so TO
a hospital for treatment. The police be
leve he did not 60 70 A Washington
hospital fC- fear they would hunt him
uu and make him q witness against Mrs
Rae Every effort was made TO apprehend
him should ne attempt 10 leave the city.
The acid throwing was the result OF a
quarrel between the man and woman that
started early in the afternoon Water
was thrown by each Of the auJagOnis ists
and II was shortly after she had been
soaked 70 the skin that Mrs Rae ran
from the house 90 Eleventh and Girard
streets and threw the acid on Allen. who
was standing in the street waiting for a
street car