Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-22
TAFT EXTENDS HAND
Assures Booker T. Washington
of Confidence and Sympathy.
IN RANKS OF HIS FRIENDS
Charge Against Ulrich Made Simple
Assault, and He Is Held for
Court of Special Sessions.
IN RANKS OF HIS FRIENDS


Washington, the coiored educator. whose
assailant Of last Sunday night, Albert u
rich, was held yesterday for trial on an
assault charge, was still at the Hotel
Manhattan today. recovering rapidly from
the effects of the injuries he sustained.
DIR. Washington was gratified today to re-
ceive a letter from President Taft, in
the Presidents own handwriting, in
for DR.. Washington and confidence in
him. The letter as given out by DR..
Washington read:
The White House.
washington, March IL, 1911.
my Dear Dr. Washington:
"I am greatly distressed at your mis-
fortune and 1 hasten to write you of my
sympathy, my hope that you will soon re-
cover from the wounds inflicted by insane
suspicion or viciouSnesS and of my CONN.,
dence in you, in your integrity and moral
ity of character and in your highest use
fulness to your race and to all the people
of this country.
at would be nations loss If this I'M
toward incident in any way impaired your
great power for good in the solution of
one OF the most difficult problems before
US.
II want you to know that your friends
are standing by you in every trial and
that 1 am proud to subscribe myself as
one.
(Signed) civilian H. TAFT.
DIR. Booker T. Washington,
Hotel Manhattan. New York city
Ulrich Held for Trial.
Through an agreement of counsel the
charge of felonious assault made by
Booker T. Washington against Albert u
rich. carpenter, growing out of an at
tack upon the colored educator Sunday
night, was reduced to one of simple as
sault yesterday, and instead OF the case
going to the grand jury as a felony I'll
rich waived examination and was held
to the court Of special sessions on the
minor charge, with bail reduced from
81 500 to $500.
William J. Gibson, counsel for Ulrich,
said that the agreement had been reached
at the Hotel Manhattan Monday night,
when he was called into conference with
attorneys and friends Of Washington.
Intense interest centered in the appear
ance of DR.. Washington in the police court.
His head was still swathed in bandages.
and he arrived in a taxicab, accompanied
by former Gov. Pinchback of Louisiana.
The West Side police court was damned,
and the crowd, in which negroes FREEDOM
mated about five to one, extended into
the street.
Presiding Magistrate McAdoo who sat
with Magistrate Cornell. took charge of
the case and examined DR.. Washington
and other witnesses in private chambers
SO that the clerk could draw up the mod
flied charge.
Accused Valves Examination.
When Ulrieh, who had been in con-
ference with the other witnesses and with
DR.. Washington, was called to the stand
his lawyer announced that the defendant
would waive examination.
Twill $500 be all right" asked the mag
istrate.
Both sides assented and the bond was
at once adjusted.
BY this time the crowds in the street
had grown to several thousands and DIR.
Washington, on leaving. had great diff
Guilty in reaching city automobile as
signed to Borough President McAneny.
But, escorted by Mr.. McAneny and Dep
uty Police Commissioner Flynn, he forced
his way through the throng and was
quickly driven away. To clear the street
it was necessary to call out police re-
serves.
DR.. Washington went back to the Hotel
Manhattan. Prominent men continued to
interest themselves in DR.. Washington's
behalf yesterday. Among those in court
were James H. Fits, president of the
City National Bank of Tuscaloosa, Ala:
w. J. Schieffelin, president of the Arm
in Hampton Institute. and Jacob
w. Mack, chairman Of the Society for
the Betterment of the Condition of
NEGROES of New York city,