The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-27

with the object Of taking her children
away from her care, The case was
dismissed. however and she was given
another chance.
Booker. too is well known to the
police. Three years ago he dired
j. through a window and assaulted an
aged white woman. He was caught,
tried and adjudged insane. Later he
was released after spending one
month in the Central state Hospital
When his name was called Monday
morning. he slouched sullenly up be-
fore the railing.
Don't know anything about" he
mutttred when asked why he had at
tackled the woman Then he lapsed
into silence, his pig eyes, rather blood
shot. darling glanoes of hatred. now
at the judge, nov at spectators.
The case was cor tinued until Tues
day morning, when it is hoped the
victim of his attack will he able to
appear and tell her story.
Came to Negroes House.
Details OF the eruesome affair as
told by Mamie Tucker, a negro room
er in Booker's hone, are revolving III
the extreme. The white woman. she
says. came TO the house OF the black
I man DlEll, anu dshed itI
| lodging Al the tine she is said to
! have told long story OF domestic
| infellcities declaring finally that ner
J husband had beaten her and that she
was afraid to remain i'll the same
! house with him. COOKERS wife was
not willing to receive her but Booker
| himself babe her welcome. She
might sleep. he said, in the Same
room occupied BY himself and his
| wife.
| There was whisLey in the house,
although where it came from has not
! yet been ascertaiDed by the police.
Booker's wife and the Tucker woman
both claim Mrs Rutherford brought
whiskey with her. They also say,
| however, that Booker went out oil
| the house several times Saturday
| night, and that he might have brought
! home several bottles of liquor.
At any rate. Booker is said TO have
been drnklhg-and the liquor evi-
IDENTITY set his brain on fire and reused
the slightly slumbcring beast within
him to action.
All Sunday afternoon the gigantic
negro is said to have acted queeriy
In the evening he relapsed into a
moody silence.
He. his wife and the white woman
we're all seated in the bedroom. Mrs
Rutherford asked Booker If he was
mad with her. He did not reply. III
stead he rose. picked up lamp, walE-
I'd over 10 his wife and. holding the
lamp close to her face. gazed at her
steadily and intently.
"Go away from me and don't AT
so funny" said the wife. put the
lamp down.
Shakes His Victim.
Booker waited moment then die
as directed and slumped back into a
chair. gazing dxedly at the floor,
Has actions frightened his wife. she
rose from her chair and started fof
the door.
Before she reached ii Booker sprans
up and pouueed on the white woman
who had been sitting rocking idly hack
and forth, apparently unconcernei.
Grasping his victim by both shout
ders. Booker shook her as a dog
shakes rat. Booker's wife gave one
glance screamed and ran from the
room, down the stairs and into the
street. shouting for help.
For the first time the white wo-
man seemed To rea4fze her danger
She screamed and attempted 70 snake
} off the great black hands. This in
furiated the negro the more, and
picking her up, he threw her vioient-
ly to the floor.
Then followed terrific struggle
during which the negro bit the wom-
ans nose until only a scrap OF skin
held ii to her face Finally he picked
her up and threw her against door
breaking panel. Then, picking her
up q third time he threw her down q
stairway.
She fell hudled up. bleeding and
unconscious, and the negro. scantily
attired, and barefoot, fed.
Detective Sergeant Wiltshire and
Bicycle Policeman Smith caught Book
err a few blocks from the house. He
enormously denied having attacked the
white woman, but was locked up
The police then returned to the house
The victim had regained consciousness
although still dazed. She was try
ing TO wash away the blood which
trickied from a score of cuts about
her face and body.
The city ambulance was called and
she WIS removed to hospital where
Il il said she VIII be marked for life,