The Washington herald., 1908-01-27

Charged with striking Miss Nina Mudd
in the dlning-roOm Of her home, 1862
Ninth street northwest. and then attack
ing her father, Ernest F. Mudd. when he
rushed to his daughters assistance. Vim
cent Albert. twenty-nine years old, a
Filipino employed ar the War Depart
ment as a translator. was placed under
arrest yesterday. afternoon at the Eighth
precinct.
The encounter between the girls father
and the young foreigner was heard by
persons who were in the vicinity at the
time. and among those who went to Mr..
Nudd's assistance were James Arthur
Kemp former chief clerk of the police
department. now under indictment on
charge Of embezzlement and William T.
Woolard. chief clerk Of the Patent Office.
Woolard assisted Mr. Mudd in taking
Albert to the station house.
Put in Patrol wagon.
Albert was placed in a patrol wagon
and taken to Freedman's Hospital, where
a wound which he had received on the
forehead. was dressed. He was later
released from the custody Of the police
leaving So collateral in each Of two
oases Of alleged assault.
The reported attack on the young
woman is said TO have been the result Of
a refusal on her part 70 urge her parents
20 allow Albert to return to rooms which
ne had formerly occupied at the Mudd
house In the latter part of August last
Albert engaged rooms with the Mudd
family. and had boarded there until two
weeks ago. when, according to state
ments made by Mr.. Mudd, he was forced
10 leave the place at the latter's request
Albert then engaged a room at 726 Twelfth
street northwest. where he lived with a
fellow-countryyman about his age.
The young foreigner s said 10 have
visited the Mudd home about noon yes
terday in order 20 get some books and
other articles he had left in his former
quarters. Albert met Miss Mudd, and
the two went into the dining-room, where
they engaged in conversation for several
minutes.
Heard Daughter Scream.
Mudd says they had been talking a
short time when he, in his room on the
second floor. was attracted by the screams
OF his daughter. Rushing from his room
and down the stairs, he says. he ran into
the dining room in time 20 see his daugh-
ter and Albert engaged in a struggle.
The father claims the Filipino had
grasped the young woman about the neck
and was attempting 10 choke her.
The father, Notwithstanding his age
handicapped him, grasped his daughters
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two struggled about the room. Mudd
says he succeeded in freeing himself from
Albert and by quick turn threw the
foreigner TO the floor. Albert's head
struck against a sharp corner of a buffet,
inhicting a wound on his forehead.
When Albert got 20 his feet again the
father got another hold on his antagonist
and attempted TO drag him TO the front
door. He was unable to do this. so he
ran 10 the front steps and called for as
sistance. Woolard was passing the house
AT the time and aided in preventing Al
bert from escaping or renewing his at
tack. When Woolard entered the house,
Kemp, who was a short distance up the
street, ran to the Eighth precinct station
house, about half a square away, and in
formed the police of the trouble. Two
policemen responded and met Mudd and
Woolard with their prisoner near the
corner of Ninth and L streets.
AlbeTts name was entered on the arrest
book after which he was taken to the
hospital for treatment. When asked By
a policeman why he had attacked Miss
Mudd, Albert is said TO have answered:
Il was blind for the moment. and did
not know what I was doing"
on leaving $50 collateral for his appear
ance in Police Court, the young foreigner
returned to his boarding place in Twelfth
street.
STudd Tells His story.
When questioned last night, Mr. Mudd
said
Albert had boarded with us since last
August. but about two weeks ago I felt
it my duty to ask him to leave the house,
when l learned that he was becoming in
latuated with my daughter.
Il told him I did not want him 10 re-
turn. I consented, however, to allow him
20 return to the house to-day to get his
belongings. which he left behind when
he moved.
I heard my daughter scream and call
for me to come 10 her assistance. As
! entered the dining-room. the man was
attempting 10 choke her. Although he
was many years my junior. and as active
as a cat, I flung myself at him. and sue
ceeded in dragging him from her Albert
fought like a fiend. I succeeded, how
ever, in overcoming him, and, assisted by
the strangers who came into the house
from the street, managed TO take him TO
the station house. In the encounter the
man knocked one Of my teeth out
Other than that ] escaped uninjured."
Still nursing several bruises about her
neck and shoulders. Miss Mudd also told
of the Filipinos attack
we had been IN the dining room CON
versing for several minutes before Albert
sprang at me, she said. First he asked
il | would so TO the Philippines with him.
lie then asked why he should not be al
lowed to return 10 our house, and when
told him it was because Of objections
which my parents and myself made. he
flew into rage and slapped me on the
cheek
She SprHnE from Him.
Il sprsng from him, but he followed
me, and getting hold of my neck attempt
ed to choke me. I was barely able TO call
for assistance When my father entered
the room he sprang from me and said
that he would kill him.
Although he denied he had choked the
young woman, Albert last night acknowl
edged slapping her several times on the
face he said that for time everything
was blank to him, and he did not know
what he had done.
Albert speaks English well and has a
refined appearance. He is a graduate of a
law school and is able 10 translate several
languages. RE said he had been Tilted by
Miss Mudd, and that no longer having the
desire 10 remain In This country bo5 -