The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-31
TAR COAT VICTIM
APPEARS IN COURT
Scene Intensely Dramatic
When Bliss Faces His
Three Assailants.
$1,000 BAIL EACH
FIXED BY COURT
Malignant Chances Cast at the
Plaintiff, Charged With Alienat-
ing Affections of Women.


Before they were arraigned IN POLES
Court this morning on a charge OF whip
ping and applying a coat OF tar 10 +.
= Eiss. Jr-, al the 4Iarthinson nome.
-51f Kenyon street. Wednesday night.
Charles Marthins0n and Henry Cole. two
Of the arrested men, came face 20 face
with their victim as ne stood IN the
oulce OF the assistant district attorney.
dramatic scene was enacted. al OF
the principals being present except
james L White, the otner alleged Tar
artist who wzs upstairs
A Tense Scene
There ne Is" hissed Aarthinson. Ia
his companion. Cole
Cole, who. Ike Marthiuson. believes
that Bliss attempted 70 ALLEVIATE MS
WiTe's affections. glanced viadictivsIy
al the man The eyes OF the threa
met for moment. Marthiason .roIed. IN
his sleeves. cIInched his fists. and bend
ms, forward, griuJed his tsech In the
face OF his within
Bliss turned away and vvaU<ed. roU-ar5
the Assistant District Attorneys SesI.
MarJhinsou turned suddenly On his
neels, ard ran Up the stairs 70 rhs
court room above, as though 70 restrain
himself Those who witnessed The tense
scene, in which not a word had been
spoken save in suppressed whispers.
and the fash OF the eve. breathec easily
that tA7 crisis had passed
Bal Is Fixed.
a few moments later Charles Marlin
son. Henry Cole, and James l. Waite.
al business men OF Washington. stood
Up in Judge KimbaI's court. PLEADED
not guilty and demanded a Jury trial
Assistant District Attorney Given arose
an said
Your honor, after investigating this
case. I ask that The bond Tor these men
( Be increased from $50 10 81 90 each
-Atte-ley E r CoIzCl-. representing
( re three defendants. objected strea4-
l ously. saying the case vas one OF sim
i pie assault
7 know nothing OF the fact except
such as have read said Judge KIM
/ bau. and while these may not be en-
! t-rely accurate accounts. these men
must pUt Up $500 pail each under the
circumstances
BAN was entered d few moments later.
TIE United Surety Company going UpOa
the bond
Mrs MaTthinsoa Absent
Although sUbpoecaed 70 appear n
/ court, Mrs Charles NIarthirson. on ac-
count OF whom the three defendants
admit the taTring affair took place. vas
lot present When the case is called
/ for trial l. promises 10 be one Of the
most sensational in the history OF the
I District courts
I Bliss. his face still showing the Effects
/ OF the tar dlUbed N his ewes at the
Kenyon street home where II is said he
I had come 10 call upon Mrs Msrthirson.
I mailta-2s smiling silence when asked
I for his version Of the affair
The -hree defendants were by no
/ means in a pleasant mood this morn
/ ing and declined absolutely 20 say any
/ thing additional 10 their JOINT state
/ meut issued last night. in which il was
1 alleged that Bliss had aliCuaCed Mrs
{ AIarthinsOu's affections by hypnotic in
/ duence. and also had paid less marked
I attention 10 Mrs Cole, resulting in the
/ respective husbands, assisted by Mr.
/ White, taking the matter into their
I own hands
Partner Makes Statement.
I Bliss came TO the courtroom accom-
! panied by Detectives Pratt and How
\ lett. of the Central Office. who are IN
I raveling the mystery connected with
/ the affair about which all OF the prin-
! cIpaIs are reticent- The most significant
! statement Of the day was made by G.
I ". AIbrecht, AIr- Bliss business part
/ ner who came from Baltimore this
morning
There is something hidden that VIII
startIe you all when Bliss makes il
/ public I want 10 say this much il
/ Will be shown that Bliss was entirely
\ in the right. and the three men IL the
/ wrong. II there was anything crooked
/ case, 1 would dissolve the partnership
/ before leaving the city today. This girl
/ was to marry him; she called him up
| frequently at his office and took him
\ automobile riding I have been out with
/ them
| dead man That talk is absurd Further
/ than that I mustn't talk about the mat
/ ter now"
! Nh AIbrecht smiled and was rather
] reticenS- when asked what he meant in
/ saying "this girl' had promised 20 mar
~ Bliss
Bliss Hurries Away.
/ Mr.. Bliss hUrriedly left the courtroom
| as soon as the three defendants had
/ been placed under S1.OO0 bond He
| seemed pleased that the amount had
! been increased He promised 70 make a
! statement later, but when seen this
I afternoon al his office he said that for
/ Ele present he had decided 10 remain
! quiet Asked If he did not think he
/ was doing himself an injustice n view
I Of the statement issued by 8IessTs
I Marthinson. Cole, ard White. he re-
/ Piled
/ Talk IS cheap: IL is the outcome that
/ counts If you knew all 1 knew you
wouldn't have anything 10 say, not for
( the present II viii all come out and
4 the affair viii be shown up IN its true
light
/ 7 can say that the charge thai an q
I hypnOtist and had Ey'pnotiZed Mrs
/ Marthiason Is unf0unded- DO not even
I believe IN hypnOJisTn- Further than this
( I mustn't talk. on advice OF friends. but
/ have nc fear that at the proper time a
/ different construction VIII be pur upon
i the entire affair"