The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1911-03-24
NEGRO EDUCATOR
IS BADLY BEATEN
Booker 7. Washington Roughly
Used Following Peculiar Ep-
isode in Gotham.

New York, March 20.-Boolver +.
Washington was brought into the
West Sixty-fifty -strest police station
last night by a policeman who had
Chased him up Central Park West after
scuffle in a hallway at IL IL West
Slxty-third street. Albert Zurich, a
carpenter, was arrested on Washing
ms complaint, charged with as
hlt. Ulnich told the police that he
had found Washington peering through
a keyhple in an appointment at that
Address. Washington had two or three
scalp wounds and was taken to Flow
er Hospital for treatment
This is the story. as Ulrich told
it 10 the police: He said that his
wife had left her room at about .
O'Clock ITO give one of her dogs an air.
ing. She found in the hallway a ne
gro who SMILED at her as she passed
out. He was well dressed and bow
ed as she passed. He was still There
when she came back and again bow
ed she said.
Mrs. Ulrich presently set out again
with another dog, and as she passed
the negro again smilad, she Thought,
and when she came back he addressed
her in familiar manner. When she
got inside she told her husband what
she had seen. Ulrich put on his coat
and passed out of the apartment onto
West SiNty-third strset. The negro
v1s still i'm the hall He talked a
few minutes with some friends on
the street. After few minutes de-
lay he returned and then Ulrich told
the police he found the negro peer
10 Through keyhole into the apart
1nsnt OF Frank Rezett, chauffeur,
who has rooms ON the ground floor,
What are you doing here?p Ulrich
says he. asked him.
The negro made no reply, but struc
out, barely missing Ulrich. Then he
ran past him into West Sixty-third
street. A number of Ulrich's friends
who were still in the street took up
the chase. The negro ran toward Cen
trail Park and then started north,
with the crowd after him.
He fell once, picked himself up fell
again and then a third time. Police
man Kisrney took up the chase, and
took Washington to the West Sixty
eighth street station house, Ulrich al
so going along. Ulrich wanted to
make a charge of unlawful entry
against Washington, but the charge
was not entertained. In Flower Hosplta
it was said that the patient had cut
over his le6t ear, but that he was
able to leave the hospital soon after
ne was cared for. Washington is
staying ait the Manhattan Hotel. He
had not raturned at midnight Ulrich
was held en- charge OF assault.
Il AT the West Sixty-eight-streit
ipoElce station Washington told Lieut..
Quinn who was at THE desk that
he had been din town since Saturday.
He. said that he received a telegram
&o-day from the auditor of the Tuske-
gas Institute. d. Il. Smfh, asking
him to go to the home of Smlth's
cousin. also manned Smith, ait Ill IL
West Sixty-third street.
He said this evening he first went
to church and got TO the Sixty |'hird
stpeet address about 9:15 O'Clock. He
said that he looked at THE names ON
the bells in the vestibule of LII IL
which is an department house. and
was unable TO find anyone named Smith
He said that he may have stayed
in front OF the apartment for row
moments and that he went back sew
eral times to look for Smith. Then
he said that Ulrich ran out OF the
apartment house vestibule and came
ait him with a club.
Mr.. Washington said he ran-east 10
CennItnl Park West and then ran
north tor block ON the park side OF
the street with Ulrich close behind'
bsating him. He positively ddenulfied
Ulrich as the man who assaulted HIM
Before Mr. Washington was taken 10
the Flowwer Hospital Mrs. Lula ui-
rlch appeared in the station house
And said that Washington was the
man who had spoken TO her in 4the
halfway OF the apartment house. She
said chat Washington had said "Heli
sweetheart" to her and that she had
seen him walking up and down IN
front of the house for some cine
before this happened.
Dr. Washington was not able TO ap-