The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-07
Man Who Ass aulted
Negro Educator Is
Acquitted.
STORY OF FIGHT
is TOLD BY BOTH
Two Witnesses Tell Court That
Washington Was Peeping I'm
der Blind, Through Keyholes,
and That He Accosted
White Woman-Sweep-
ing Denial Made.

New York November 6.-Booker 7.
Washington. the noted negro educator,
failed to oh tain satisfaction at law
to-day for the beating which he re-
ccived at the hands of Henry A. Ul-
rich white man. on Sunday evening.
March 10. last. Ulrich was acquitted
in the Court of Special Sessions this
afternoon OF the charge of assault.
which DR.. Washington had preferred
against him.
After the fight, which started in the
vestiouie OF an apartment house where
ulrich lived. at III. East sixty third
Street, DR. Washington was laid up
at the hospital for several DAYS with
ms right ear torn. his scalp Gu, and
his face badly bruised.
Provocations which the defense at
tempted to show to-day were based
mainly on the testimony of Ulrich.
VINO declared that ne found Dr. Wash
ihSton pceping into the keyhole of his
apartment, and also the one opposite.
and that Dr. Washington struck the
nrst blow; also the story of Mrs. Laura
Alvarez with whom Ulrich boarded
VINO swore that when she passed Or
"ashiheton he said to her: Hello,
sweetheart"
WashInEton's Story.
Dr. Washing toms story on tho stand
was inc same explanation he offered
at the time OF the alteration. Us
s"ore that ne was not peeping into
any keyholes; that he was only searcn-
ing the tenement's directory in an eff
Tort to md Il family with which he
understood friend was stopping and
oenied positively that he had spoken
TO Mrs. Alvarez OF any other woman.
The acquittal OF Ulrich was no,
unanimous. Justice O'Keefe dissenting
from the opinion OF justices Moss and
Hellef. After Clrich left the court he
was arrested again, charged with being
fugitive from New Jersey, where an
Indictment has been found Charging
in Orange. ~ - ----'ss--c
DR.. Washington. when asked If he
mad any comment to make on the out.
come OF his case. replied:
No. not a word"
Both Ulrich and DR.. Washington told
their stories on the stand.
inst saw DR.. Washing ton 'peekins
through the keyhole OF my door
ulrich said He saw ME and left and
walked toward Eighth Avenue. saw
him walking up and down the street
and in few minutes he came back
walked By Mr. Revette's apartment
window and stopped to look beneath
the shade.
II opened the vestibule door and
burst in upon him. and shouted. What
are you doing here? He struck me in
the face and then we fought He asked
ME to let il drop. DR.. Washington
said; i know have done wrong. Let
me go While we were lighting he
struck his head against a fire hydrant"
Did you have any stick or other
weapon with which YOU hit DIR. Wash
ington?"
NO, sir: used no stick"
Mrs. Laura Alvarez. on the stand
said:
When | went out on the night of
March 1s to take out my dog. l found
DR.. Washington crouching down in
front OF Mr.. Revette's apartment, peek
ing through the keyhoie. l came upon
him 50 suddenly that he had no time
to straighten up, and l almost fell over
him. He got up Mustered and hurried
out"
Later. she said. she saw DIR. Wash
inEton near broadway.
lie followed me down to the house"
went on Mrs Alvarez. IL was fright
ened | ran past him.
What did Washington say to you?"
He said. Hello. sweetheart.
What did YOU do them"
saw Him Strike UIricb.
81 ran into the house and told Mr.
Ulrch. He then went into the hall.
ana saw him talking 10 Washington
Mr. Uirich asked him what ne was
doing, and | saw DR.. Washington
strike at him"
DR.. Washington, in relating his story
said it was about quarter past .
when lie was in Ulrichs home.
The defendant ran into the hallway
and assaulted me-. ne said. He
grabbed me by the throat and choked
me ana nit me with his fists. ! tried.
to defend myself, but he was getting
tile better of me. and I opened the
door and stepped into the street There
We're two men on the street, and ulrich
asked one OF them for stick he car
ried. lie hit me a dozen times, / should
say. with the stick.
Il said to him. Don't beat me in
this way. If I'm breaking the law
call an officer and have him arrest me
il I'm doing anything wrong. When
reached Central Park, West, / was
so weak that fell"
What were you doing therc?" asked
Justice Zeller.
Il was looking at the door plates
said the educator
You went to that house two or
three timHs?' asked Mr.. Moore, on
cross examination.
II went first at about a quarter to
o. the witness said. II was looking
for friend"
White or colored?"
Tho assistant district attorney OBJ
jected. but was overruled.
They were white" replied DR..
Washington.