Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-14
INVASION OF BOSTON OLuE HARRIS JA|LEOI
"Reds Hold New Bedford and Admits to Officers the Assault
Throw Out Skirmishers Upon His Aunt.
MIMlCRY OF WAR BEGINS I'm PRISON AT ROCKVILLE
Center Attacking Force Rests His Arrest Effected
Menda Hill Parents
BLUES" WARY WATCHFUL UNABLE TO EXPLAIN MOTIVE
orr Hunger-vic-
Confronting i'm Will
Admits to Officers the Assault
Upon His Aunt.
IN PRISON AT ROCKVILLE
His Arrest Effected at Home of His
Parents.
UNABLE TO EXPLAIN MOTIVE
Was Hidden in Schoolhouse Until
Forced Out by Hunger-Vic-
tim Will Recover.
Special From a STAFF Correspondent.

| Special From STAFF Correspondent.
TRAVILAH, Nd, August 14.-Forced
| from his hiding place by pangs of hunger.
Ollie Harris. wanted to answer to a
charge of assaulting his aunt. Mrs. Clara
Harris. appeared at the home of his par
ents here last night much to the sur
prise of his mother and other members
of the family. and asked for food. After
being given something to eat he went to
bed. Arising this morning he sought
refuge in a closet in the house.. About Q
O'Clock Sheriff Mullican. Deputy Sheriff
Hewitt and States Attorney Waters. who
were accompanied by Special Deputy
Moulden. appeared at the Harris home
and placed Ollie in arrest. He admitted
having inflicted the injuries upon his
aunt.
Early this morning Sheriff Mullican
received message from a member of
the family of Ollie Harris that the young
man was at the house and would await
their coming. The sheriff soon got into
communication with the states attorney
and others and came here.
Their appearance caused residents to
suspect there was something unusual
shown when they appeared on the road
with their prisoner and started for
Rockville. Young Harris was placed in
Jail there.
One of the first statements made by.
Harris contained denial of the charge
that he had criminally assaulted his
aunt although he admitted the re-
mainder of the charge. He struck her
in a tit of anger, he said, and was un-
able to fully explain the affair, but
there are circumstances connected with
the assault which cause some of the
people here to believe it was a pre-
meditated affair and not the result of
a sudden impulse.
, Took Refuge in Schoolhouse.
Harris said he had been in hiding in
the county schoolhouse here since Thurs
day night. so
And. he added. Il have had nothing
to eat since
Following the assault Harris says he
started toward Washington. intending to
board an electric car below Rockville. Re-
membering he had left his money at
home. he returned near there and waited
until dark, hoping to be able to enter,
change his CLOTHES and get away. AS
several men were watching the house.
however, he hid himself in the school
house.
His explanation of the trouble was tnat
he was crossing the field with his aunt
when she said something which made
him angry.
And why did what did, he said,
Il don't know. ] was mad and am un-
able to explain it,
Harris says his first impulse was to
turn the pistol in the direction of his
own head and blow out his brains. Then
he thought he would go to Cabin John
bridge and follow the example OF a man
named Evans. who committed suicide
last November by jumping over the cop
ing. He readily recalled the Evans case
when he was brought to realization of
what he had done, and thought fully over
the matter Of taking his life in the man.
ner adopted by Evans. but, he says, his
courage failed him and he went to the
attic of the school building and secreted
himself there
From his position in the school building
he was able to hear passing vehicles and
also heard persons discussing the assault.
Hour after hour passed. but still the
young man could not make up his mind
what TO do. He realized that to be seen
on the road would mean pursuit and
possibly death. and he had almost con-
cluded he would remain there and die
but last night about O'Clock, after the
village stores closed, he crept from the
building and went to his home.
His Mother Overwhelmed.
Mrs j. D. Harris, mother of the young
man and sister of the wounded woman,
was terribly affected by the visit of her
son. She had reached the conclusion that
iIS "oo dW dy iIOiH llcfSp DuI just
where he had gone she could not imagine
Ollie had packed his suit case and made
other preparations to go away, but had
left the suit case behind and had also
gone away in his working clothes She
was satisfied he had gone to visit friends
and was about forced to reach the awful
conclusion that he had committed the
assault. When ii became known yester-
day morning that pistol had been used
and that Ollie's weapon was not In his
trunk her fears were confirmed
The almost franctic woman, who had
been constantly at the bedside of her sis
ter since Thursday morning, hoped against
hope that something would develop which
would prove that her son had not commit
ted the deed, but she was unable to ex-
plain the fact that he had disappeared soon
after her sister had been assaulted One
neighbor had said he saw Ollie come from
the house of B. GWynne Harris with his
aunt. and there seemed but the one con-
|clusion to reach. and last night when her
hoy appeared and admitted the truth she
was overwhelmed with grief
Ollie did not seem particularly sur
prised at the appearance of the sheriff,
Estates attorney and others, and accom-
panied them from the village, his arrest
seeming to come as a relief after SO many
hours of suspense.
Victims Condition Improves.
night, but this morning she was so much
better that DIR. Nourse. her attending
physician. was able to say he thought
she would recover. The wounded wom-
an reganed consciousness and was able
to discuss the affair to some little eX-
tent. and her statement, together with
a statement made this morning by DIR.
Nourse, tends to substantiate the claim
OF the prisoner that he did not commit
feionious assault. Mrs. Harris said
her nephew came to her house Thurs
day morning and told her she was want
ed at his home-that his mother was
sick
The patient was unable to give a de-
tailed account OF the trouble, but she
said she thought the first blow on her
head was delivered from behind her.
and expressed surprise when told she had
been shot.
The arrest of Harris came us a relief
to the residents of Travilah and sur
rounding country. There was no show
OF excitement about here this morning
when the young man said goodbye 10
| his mother and others and started away
| I'm custody of the officers. although the
people were curious to know all about
| the arrest and wanted to get a look at
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