Franklin's paper the statesman., 1911-04-08


n. BARNETT DoDsoS AND wILPoBD n.
Smith. ATToRsEr FOR DR. WASHINGTON,
LEAVING COURT.
and began to assault him He defended
himself and got out into the street. when
a second man with a stick struck him.
Then he tried to escape. when both he
and the first OF his assailants were
taken to the station house by a policeman
who met them. From the time DR.. Wash
ington left the hotel until he was assault
ed he spoke to nobody. neither man nor
woman.
The trustees OF the Tuskegec institute
have absolute confidence in DIR. Washing
ton. and they viii give to him whatever
support and aid he needs
To assure inquirers that DR.. Wash
ington would surely appear in court
Tuesday afternoon Counselor Wilford
II. Smith gave out the statement that
his client wished a thorough investiga-
ton of the most unfortunate affair
and would push his case to the limit
OF the law against his assailant. By
l O'Clock Tuesday the courtroom was
crowded with spectators, both white
and colored. who had come to witness
what Is considered TO be an all impor
tnnt case. Mrs. Ulrich. who accuses
I III. W Vi
heart" walked TO the court. while DIR.
Washington came in an automobile. ac-
companicd by his counsel. Borough
President McAneny. d. Macon Web
stcr. Ex-Governor +. p. S. Pinchback
and other distinguished men
When the case was called counsel
for Ulrich entered n plea of not guilty.
Magistrate Cornell then told the law
yer that he would hold his client in
$500 bond for special sessions. No
time was given as TO when the case
would come up in that court. Disap-
pointed at not seeiAg and hearing ar
gument by counselon either side. the
crowd left the courtroom In disgust.
One white man was SO badly affected
by the disposal OF the case that he
Immediately tainted on reaching the
sidewalk.
Wilford II. Smith. counsel for DIR.
Washington. is lawyer OF known
ability and has no fears as to the out
come of his clients case. AS n plead
er and proctor in Admiralty he is ad-
mitted TO have few equals. As n race
man he is not of the kind to easily give
up fight for Justice according to law.
He Is well fortified with facts and
witnesses to support DR.. Washington's
statement ms to why he went to liz
West Sixty-third street on the evening
OF March 10.
Or. Washington has received thou
sands OF messages. letters, kilograms.
notes and personal calls from friends
all over the United States expressing
their sympathy for and confidence in
him. He was grcntly pleased Tues
day morning when he received the fol
lowing personal letter from President
Taft:
The White House. Washington.
March q. 1911.
My Dear DIR. Washington-1 am greatly
distressed at your misfortune. and hasten
to write you OF my ca:sy. nay hope
that you VIII soon recover from the
wounds inflicted by insane suspicion or
viciousncss and OF my confidence In you.
In your integrity and morality of char.
your race and to all the people of this
country.
II would be n nations loss II this un-
toward incident in any way impaired your
great power for good In tho solution of
one of tho most difficult problems before
us.
want you to know that your friends
arc standing by you in every trial and
that l am proud to subscribe myself ~
one.