Evening journal., 1911-03-20
B. WASHINGTON
Is ASSAULTED
Noted dNegrO Educator Pursued
Through Central Park
and Beaten
HIS ASSAILANT IS
HELD FOR A HEARING

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
NEW YORK, March 2O-On a charge
of felonious assault on Booker I.
Washington. the negro educator, Al
bert Ulrich. white. an employing car
penter, was held by Magistrate Cor
NELL in the West Side Police Court.
in 81 500 bail for examination to-mor-
row.
] Dr. Washington was unable to be
present. his attorney, Wilmot II.
Smith. presenting a certificate signed
by Or. Botsford saying that Washing
ton was suffering to such an extent
from his injuries that would be un-
wise for him to leave his bed today.
Ulrlch was represented by Attorneys
James l.. Moore and W. j. Gibson, and
pleaded not guilty.
Ulrich insisted that he did not know
who Washington was and that tho
famous negro educator spoke to his
wife as she passed through the half
way Of their home, at No. II IL Sixty
third street. last night. His wife aud
their daughter will be witnesses In his
defense when the case comes up to-
morrow afternoon.
Friends Of Dr. Washington were
; present in largo numbers to aid him
in prosecuting Ulrioh, when the case
was called. They say that there ~
no question that the educator was IN
the house looking for ID. G. Smith,
auditor OF Tusgegee Institute, when
the assault was committed. The doc
tor will produce the letter asking hi-S
70 look up Smith, when ulrich s>ais
raigned I'm court according to Attor-
+. ney Smith. He has also subpoenaed
,el b. H. Benton, who lives I'm the houses
le and his two daughters 10 show rhat
81 Washington was actually examining
ss the names under the bells in the West
ne Sixty-third street house The attorney
said he would have half a dozen per
he sons in court TO show that Washing
he toms mission in the neighborhooe wa
ng absolutely innocent and that he w.
ng the victim Of an unprovoked assault
he Pursued Into the Park.
-et Ulrich who is white and bears an
excellent reputation insisted that
of Washington had been lettering In the
he hallway Of his home. No. II 1-2 West
er Sixty-third street. that he had spoken
m to his wife and that he mistaking tho
~ founder of Tuskegee for a 'poeping
IS Tom" had beaten him. When Wash
10 ington fed through Central Park,
West, Ulrich pursued him and beat
D him some more before a policeman
7 finally took the pair TO the police
=, station.
~ Dr. Washington today made a de-
tailed explanation of his presence in
the house on West Sixty-third street
F. He said that he had run when at
~ tackled by Ulrich because he was a
much larger man than he and ne
,o feared being murdered
81 had gone to this house TO find
Ia ID. c. Smith auditor Of Tuskegee In
stitute." said Washington, "but / did
10 not recall the name Of the family he
We was visiting, neither was ! quite sure
or of the address. I was looking at the
names on the letter boxus when / was
he assaulted"
ey DR. Washington was suffering con-
siderahly from his injuries today His
On scalp was cut i'm two places, his right
Sc ear was split and his face was badly
nd bruised.
ck Statement of Mrs. Ulrich.
Sc Mrs. Ulrich accompanied her hus-
band to court and said she would be
a. witness In his defense Il can't
w understand why the charge against
Pr my husband was entertained and his
so charge against this man thrown out.
se I am the cause of it all. The first
III time J went out of our house last
night this man Washington was in the
D. vestibule. Fifteen minutes later J
al came back and when I went out tho
~ second time he addressed me. M,
ID daughter told her father and he de,
ed Tended me. Il is strange that a mar
81 cannot protect his wife and daughter
i'm from insult and keep out of Jail Will,
~ the negro who insulted them goel
free"
mt DR. Washington said that he ha,
th not spoken to Mrs. Ulrich at all
'p- There are no negroes living in IN,
tie house in which the assault was com
lg- mitted. e.