New-York tribune., 1911-03-21
BOOKER WASHINGTON Ill
Continued from irSt rag.


ent floors. whose names appear with
bells on an index below.
when DR.. Washington fret reached
the house he entered the vestibule. and
could get no reply 10 the bell he rang.
and SO he moved UP and down the street
and around the neishborins block
where The New Theatre stands. and re-
turned 70 the house twice each time en-
tering the vestibule but not the house
Second Man Strikes Him.
On his third visit he entered the yes
tibule and was leaning over 10 try 70
fnd the name he was looking for when
suddenly man rushed in from the
street and began TO assault him. He de-
tended himself and got out into The
street. when a second man. with 2 stick
struck him Then he tried TO escape.
when both he and the first one Of his as
sailants were taken 70 the station house
by policeman vho.met them. From the
time Dr Washington left the hotel until
ne was assaulted he spoke 20 nobody
neither man nor woman.
The trustees OF the Tuskegee lnsti-
tute have absolute confidence n DR.
Washington, and they will give 70 him
whatever support and aid he needs.
In the courtroom yesterday Jlrich
told this story to his lawyer and other
persons
About Q o'clock last night my wife
took one Of our dogs out into the street
for an airing We live on the ground
moor Of the house No. 11l2 West SD
street When she returned she SAID
that she had seen a negro in the hall
and that he had spoken 70 her. Mr.. and
Mrs Ravette and Mrs. Knowles. friends
of ours were in the house et the time
" What said 70 my wife and then
she replied. a negro met me in the hall
and followed me out and back l said
that I would take the other dog out my
self and look into the matter. I went
out and saw a man IN the hall. he went
out OF the vestibule door ahead ot me
and walked toward Central Park West.
In a few minutes the negro started back
into the hallway Of my house Nind
vou. this was the third time 10 my
knowledge he had entered the vestibule-
l made for him. calling out. What are
Won DOING He said. What business
IS II Of yours and swung at ne with
his right. The blow landed on my left
law and staggered me for just a second.
"Didn't Ht Him at All"
Then he began 70 run. 7 never got
close enough 10 him TO strike him at all
But he fell three times as I chased him.
and each time ne landed on his head.
The records in the West Side court
show that Ulrtch on January i was
summoned 10 court by Mrs. Anna Mar
ciss. Of the Hotel Ansonia. who accused
him Of appropris ling her black Pome-
ranian dog. Magistrate Krctel discharged
Ilrich on the ground of insufficient evil
dence.
Mr.. Moore. Ulrich's LAWYER. said yes
terday that Mrs Ulrich had related 70
him the following version Of her alleged
experience.
Mrs. Urich tells me" said NJ.
Moore. that she noticed a negro in the
vestibule when she took the first dog
/ for an airing and that on returning to
| her apartment found him looking
through the keyhole of the door thereof.
Her husband. she SAYS. had not then
reached home on taking out the second
dog. Mrs I'lrich tells me, the negro
followed her 20 the little grass plot in
! the middle of the street az Broadway
end 63d street and back 70 tile apart
ment house in front OF which tne negro
spoke 70 her Her husband was st
home. she told him Of it and he ran out
OF the building"
There are no negroes living in the
house at No 1t17 West esd street
4 II Benton employed bv the ShU-
berts lives with his wife and daughters
on the floor above Ulrlch, He SAID yes
terday that his daughters had seen the
negro N the vestiDule. apparently look
ing for name in 4 letter box and that
they had not been molested
Ulrich was held in S1.500 bail 4 bond
was furnished for his appearance IN
court by Charles Ludwig and he was
then released