The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-20
MIsTOOk BOOKER 7.
FOR 'PEEP|NG TOM
AEw SoRk CARPENTER BEATS UP
xHewo EDUCATOR. WHO WAS
HOOKING ron FRIEND.
WASHINGTON EXPLAINS
faE WAS IN yESTIBULE OF uLRiCH
House, WHEN SET IPoN---RA>
WITH BI6 WHITE MAN
AFTER HIM.
WASHINGTON EXPLAINS

NEW YORK. March 26.--on a
charge of felonious assault on
Booker T. Washington. the negro edu-
i eater. Albert -e$'lrich. white. an en-
ploying carpenter was held by Masis-
trHte Cornell In the Westside police,
court ia si,5eo bail for examination
Tomorrow. Washington Was unable
To tie present, his attorney. Wilmot II.
Smith. presenting a certificate signed
BY Dr. Botstord saying that Wash
tngton was suffering To such an TX
tent from his Injuries that IL would
he anSise for him TO leave hts bed
to-day. tsarich was represented Ivy
Attorneys James l.. Moore and W. j.
Gibson and pleaded not guilty.
tFlrieh insisted that ne did mt know
sho Washington was and that the
famous negro educator spoke to his
wife as she passed through the hall
way of their home al II IL Sixty
third street LAST night His wife and
their daughter viii be witnesses in
his defense when the case comes up
Tomorrow afternoon.
Friends OF Washington were present
III large numb ers To aid him Ia prose-
cutting I'lrich. hen the case was
called. They say that there is no
question that the educator was In the
house looking for -. G. Smith, auditor
OF Tnskegee institute. when the as
salft was committed The doctor
will produce The letter asking him to
look up Smith when Ulrich liz ar
raigned in court, according to the
attorney. He also has subpoenaed
II, III. Benton. who lives In the house
and his two daughters to show that
Washington was actually examining
the names under the bells in the West
sixty-third street house. The attor-
nny said that he would have half a
dozen persons in court TO show that
WAshington's mission in the neighbor-
hoed and absolutely innocent and that
he was the victim or an unprovoked
assault
Tirich. who is white and bears an ex-
reilent reputation, insisted that Wash
ington had been lettering in the hall
way Of his home. II Ia West Sixty
third street, that he had spoken to his
wife. and that he. mistaking the
founder OF Tuskegee for a peeping
Tosn." had beaten him. Then Wash
ingtcn ned through Central Park
West. Ulrich pursued him and beat
him some more before n policeman
finally took the pair TO the police sta
ton.
Washington Explains.
explanation of hts presence In this
house OF West Sixty-third street. HI
said that he had run when attacked
by Uirich, because he was a much
larger man than he and he fearee
being murdered
II had gone to this house 10 FIN,
b. G Smith, auditor of Tuskegee In
stitute," said Washington, but / dIt
not recall the name of the family h
was visiting neither was ] quite SUR
0f the address. j was looking at tn,
names on the letter boxes when wa
assa uited."
Washington was suffering consider
Ably from his injuries to-day. Hi
scalp was cut in two places his RICH
ear wss split and his face was badI.
bruised.
Mrs. Uirich accompanied her hus
band to court, and said she would b.
q witness in his defense. Il can't I'm
derstand why the charge against m,
huBbAnd was entertained and hi
charge against this man thrown out
am the cause OF Ii all. The frs
time went out OF our house las
night this man Washington was in tn
vestibule. Fifteen minutes later
came back, and when I went out TN
second time he addressed me. NJ
daughter told her father and he de
Tended me. 1t liz strange that maj
cannot protect his wife and daughte
from insult and keep out of jail. Will
the negro VINO insulted them goe
tree
Washington said that he had no
spoken to Mrs. trlrich at all. Their
are no negroes living in the house il
which the assault was committed.