Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-26

Although badly beaten by several men
house yesterday, and bearing other marks
of their violence besides a broken nose,
r. c. L. Moncure, prominent attorney
and member of the Moncure family Of
Virginia, is not, as was at first feared. in
a dangerous condition, and there is hope
that his left eve, which was kicked, is not
permanently injured.
DR.. H. Clifton King Of 1922 K street
northwest, to whose house Mr.. Moncure
was taken by his brother Frank after
the assault, said he had heard by phone
today from DR.. W. P. Moncure Of Fair
fax, Va, Mr.. Moncure's father, who is in
attendance upon his son, that the iatter's
condition was fairly good. and he expect
ed that later in the day Mr.. Moncure
would be able to come to this city for
further examination of his eye.
DR.. King said there was q very bad
blood bruise on the cheek bone near the
left eye, but he had found q reasonable
amount Of vision in the eye, and he was
hopeful that careful treatment would
bring it around all right. Mr.. Moncure 8
face bears marks and abrasions as the
results of the kicks he had received. His
body, near the ribs, was badly bruised
and his knee injured, said DR.. King. but
superficial examination failed to show
any broken bones, except in the nose. Mr..
Moncure. he said, told him he was set
upon by five men, three Of whom he
knew. while on his way from the court
house to the hotel to get his valise, and
ne was BADLY kicked after being knocked
down.
Attacked In Front Of Court.
The assault occurred in front of the
courthouse. Sheriff viett Of Monteom-
cry county placed Peyton Whalen, his
chief deputy: Joseph Whalen, the lat
ter's brother. and Joshua T. Offutt under
arrest on charges Of assault. They were
taken at the time before Justice Read
ing OF Rockville, whose mother was then
dying and has since died, and he, knowing
the parties and not realizing the serious
ness of the assault, 1t is said released
them on their personal recognizances.
The assault, it Is alleged, grew out Of
developments during the day in the Rock
Vile circuit court, during a hearing in
the suit to break the will OF Franklin l.
Onutt. Mr.. Moncure being one of the at
Is said to have asked Joseph Whalen
during the hearing. if, during the day.
he had not made q certain statement.
Whalen denied 1t, whereupon q witness
was put upon the stand who. it is said.
testified he had made the statement. This
alleged questioning OF Whalen's veracity,
1t is said, led to the assault.
Warren NJ. Mitchell of the firm Of
Mitchell & Weaver, sJenOgraphers, who
was with Mr.. Moncure when he was at
tackled, said there was no other provoca-
ton for the assault. He and Mr.. Mon
cure were on their way to the hotel,
when the Whalen brothers, It Is alleged.
rushed UP to them and the assault began.
Joseph Whalen is said to have struck
Mr.. Moncure in the face. and when
Mitchell sought to intervene he was
pushed aside by several other men. In
the meantime, 1t is said, Mr.. Moncure
was knocked down by Deputy Sheriff
whalen and the latter and others began
kicking the PROSTATE man. 1t was
denied today that Offutt took part in the
assault and 1t was claimed that he was
simply an 0nloOker anu assisted the in
jured man to his feet and to q drug store
after the assault.
Version Of Mr.. spates.
W. outerbridge Spates. who saw the
assault, said today, 1t is reported. that
there was no conversation preceding the
assault: that Mr.. Moncure stumbled and
fell and as he arose was struck and
knocked down again. when the men
bounced upon him. He was not clear
as to who struck the first blow.
Sheriff Welt today said he would take
no action until after he had consulted
with the states attorney. who was away
from Rockville today. The assault, 1t is
claimed. was not in contempt of court,
because under a legislative Get of 1908
1t was committed outside the courtroom
and did not interfere with the admins
tration Of justice.
Mr.. Moncure. after the assault, was
n Ean fn OF Tee NJ
Henderson and George e. Cook of Rock
willie attended him. Later he took q car
for Washington with his brother Frank
and went in a cab to the Office Of Dr.
King. At 9:.v o'clock last night he was
able to leave for his home.
DR.. King said today that Mr.. Moncure's
eyes had been injured some time ago by
an explosion in his motor car, and that
he had been treating them. After the
assault much concern was felt lest the
left eye had been permanently DESTROYED.
1t was for this reason that Mr.. Moncure
was hurried to DR.. Kings once on his