Evening journal., 1911-11-06
BOOKER 7. DID
NOT REMEMBER
Educator Could Not Tell Name
of Man he Sought When
Assaulted
ULRICH ON TRIAL FOR
BEATING NOTED NEGRO

By The United Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. 6.-Booker t |
Washington negro educator and
founder of Tuscogee Institute was
possessed of a most unfortunate mem-
ory when he took the stand today &C.
testify against Henry A. Ulrich the
white man who beat Washington when
he found him in the vestibule of his
house on March 19. DR.. Washington
could not even remember the name
of the person ne was seeking when be
entered the building.
Ulrich was placed on trial today be-
fore Justices Moss, Zeller and Ryan
in special sessions. He was charged
with assaulting the negro pedagogue
He was defended by James Il. Moore
one of the first contributors to TuskO-
gee when Washington founded the
school,
Mrs. Mary Alverez, a resident in
the apartment house where the as
sault took place. testified that she
told the policeman who arrested
Washington. that she was glad he had
arrested that burglar" She said he
aad been hanging around" the house
all evening. Mrs. Alverez admitted
hat she saw Ulrich strike Washing
:on with a stick after he had knocked
The negro down. Washington, she
said, had offered to explain to Ulrich.
who he was, but Ulrich paid no atten-
ion to him.
Policeman Tierney. who arrested
Washington, corroborated in the
declaration that Washington offered
to tell Ulrich who he was. He said he
aad had arrested Washington on Ul-
rich's complaint that he was an at
tempted burglar and that he had In
suited Mrs. Ulrich Washington, he
said. was sober.
Washington at Ease.
Dr. Washington, plainly nervous and
ll-at-ease, was next called. He said
hat the assault occurred at 9.15 in
The evening. 'I was I'm the vestibule
Of the building, looking at the names
On the door plates, when this man
came in, seized me by the throat, hurl-
I'd me to the ground and beat me with
a cane. I said to him: Don't beat me
hat way. If I have violated the law
,all a policeman He kept on beat
lng me and l ran. When 1 reached
Central Park West / was so weak
Iell. and then two men beat me. dc
not know who the second man was
tie fed when the policeman arrived.
What were you doing in the build
lng?" asked Justice Moss.
Il was examining the door plates,
said Washington.
"Who were you looking for?
81 do not recall" was Washington
admission. at has been several mJhfh
and do not know for whom va
looking,
"Did you tell newspaper reporter
you we're looking for Mr. Mcclure,
white man, who was connected VIZ
Tuskogee?" asked Moore
"I do not think So said Washington
"but do not recall.
Washington admitted that he ha
been to the house thirty minutes %
fore the assault and had irspecte' ID
name mates. 81 thought l saw a naU
that was similar to the one l was lO,i
ing for" he said, gand rang that Dcl
but was told the party l wanted wa
NOT there. l walked up and down &c
half an hour and then returned.
again rang the bell once or twice, bt
could not find the person 1 was seel
ing"
washington was asked if he was DOL
inc for n white or cOlored pe-scl
Washington was not compelled to al
swer
Most of Washington's answers du
ing the cross-eXamination by the o.
Tense. were Il don't know and
don't remember" He denied that
had told reporters at the time OF Il
arrest that he had gone to the apar
ment house looking for ID. E. Smit
the auditor of Tuskegee Institute, al
said he thought the name OF the pc
SON he was looking for "somethii
like Mcclure" but he was not sure.
Police Lieutenant Quinn, first to a
rive at the scene, told of the arrest
Washington on a charge OF attempt
burglarly and of his release Wheh
had identified himself
washington told the police-heute
ant he went i'm the vestibule TO lo'
for a friend, had been attacked, al
had RIM because he thought he W
the victim of a footpad.
France J. Ravette. who boarded WI
IUrich. declared he heard the hghti
in the vestibule and ran out. BY IN
time Ulrich and Washington were
fbe middle Of the street. Washin
ton ran and Ulrich pursued him. h
vette said he followed, but denied n
he had participated in the attack.
denied that Washington had ofer
to explain who he was, and declar
he did not see Ulrich attack the nee
educator with a stick. Ravette "
an the stand when court adjourn
FOR luncheon.