Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-01
VICTIM SERIOUSLY HURT
Was Clicked by Rufian and Twice
Thrown to the Ground.
STILL IN SERIOUS CONDITION
Robbery and Assault Occurred Nea1
the Young Women's Christian
Association Home.

'
1719 18th street, threw her down. inflicted
serious injuries about her neck and head
AMI robbed her of s., all the money she
had. Miss Wharton, matron of the insti-
tuition where Miss Jenkins lives. today eX:
pressed the hope that some chartably
disposed person would come to the young
womans assistance. Miss jenkins. she
said, worked hard for what she earned
and had been in the habit Of dividing
with her mother, sending as much as she
could spare every month.
Miss Wharton said Miss Jenkins was In
such q frightfulIy nervous condition this
morning that she could not be seen by
any one but herself. 1t was necessary,
she stated, to summon a physician to at
tend her, and the physician advised that
she be kept quiet and given absolute rest.
Miss Jenkins mother lives in Albemarle
county, Va. The young woman received
her pay-$13-yesterday and last night
went to the drug store at 14th and r
streets to mail a letter to her mother.
While In the store she got SO bill
changed, put s. bill in the letter and
placed eight 81 bills in her pocketbook.
tits believed the colore0 highwayman saw
her while she was in the drug store and
the roll Of bills attracted his attention.
Policeman Can Identify Him.
The ruf1an- was seen by Policeman
robbery was committed standing at the
corner Of 18th and streets.
There was nothing suspicious about his
conduct at that time.' Policeman Wheeler
told Capt. Doyle. 'and there was no rea-
son for me to arrest him, but I feel posi-
tive 1 can identify him.
Policemen Wheeler and Hile; who were
doing duty along 18th street last night
about $50 O'Clock. were not far from the
Young Women's Christian Association
Home at the time Miss Jenkins was as
saulted. She was Or Riggs street about
one hundred feet west Of the corner of
18th street. and almost directly in front
OF the association home. She was twice
thrown violently to the pavement before
the ruff1an succeeded in getting her
money, but was able to get up and walk
across the street. She at once told the
matron what had occurred. Policemen
Wheeler and Hile were at the house
shortly afterward to see Miss Jenkins,
and later Lieut.. Judge heard the story
shortly after telling the lieutenant Of the
affair, and the matron would not after
ward let her be disturbed
Miss Jenkins returned from her place Of
employment last night about the usual
hour and after eating dinner she wrote
a letter to her mother to send 1t in the
envelope with the monthly remittance.
Shortly before $50 o'clock she started to
the drug store. She had been to the
drug store and to other places in the
evenings and had never been molested.
and she was therefore not afraid to go
alone.
THE first thing 1 knew" she told the
police. was when the colored man
grabbed me and threw me down.
So far as she could tell. Miss Jenkins
said. the man came from behind her,
probably from the shadows along the
line of houses. He grabbed her about
her neck and threw her to the pavement,
at the same time making an effort to
wrench her pocketbook from her hand.
Il got up" she said, land was again
grabbed and thrown. I was unable to
retain my pocketbook that time and he
ran of with it,
prints Of her assailant's fingers were
still visible on her throat.
Cutlery Not Heard.
Miss Jenkins said she made an outcry
as soon as the footpad grasped her, but
the police were unable to find any per-
sons who heard the appeals, this explain
ing why no one had gone to her assist
ance. Miss Wharton later telephoned for
the policemen and an investigation was
begun.
Maj. Sylvester last night directed Capt.
Doyle and the headquarters detectives to
do everything in their power to bring
about the arrest of the colored man, and
also directed that an offer be made of $25
as reward for Information leading to
the arrest. An hour after the assault
and robbery had been committed Police
men Waldron and Holmes Of the eight
precinct arrested young colored man
named Marshall Johnson. living at 1924
10th street, on suspicion and locked him
up pending further investigation of the
crime.
Miss jenkins told the police that the
man who robbed her was a medium-sized
black man; that he wore suit of dark
clothes, brown derby hat and had some
thing white, tie or handkerchief about
his neck.
1t is believed by the detectives that last
nights crime was committed by the
same Individual who attacked so many
women on the streets since last Septem-
Der. The arrest. conviction and sentence
OF John Henry NARROW for the robbery of
Miss Jeanette Kelly, as stated in The
Star at the time, induced some members
of the police department to believe that
such offenses would cease, although
others Of the department thought NARROW
was the victim of mistaken identity and
that he was innocent Of the charge of
which he was convicted.
During the period between September
and last night, Maj. Sylvester said nine
cases Of pocketbook snatching were re-
ported to the police; there was one at
tempt to snatch pocketbook, and there
were nine cases in which violence had
been used. Arrests had been made. he
said. and eight of the suspects had been
cleared.