Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-03-31


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SMITH, ATTORNEY FOB DIR. WASHINGTON
LEAVING COUNT.
and began to assault him. He defended
himself and got out into the street. wher
second man with stick struck him.
Then he tried to escape. when both HI
and the first one of his assailants were
taken to the station house by policeman
who met them. From the time DR.. Wash.
ington left the hotel until he was assault
ed he spoke to nobody. neither man mol
woman.
The trustees of the Tuskegee institute
have absolute confidence In DR.. Washing.
ton. and they will give to him whatever
support and aid he needs
To assure inquirers that DR.. Wash
ington would surely appear in court
Tuesday afternoon Counselor MILFORD
81. Smith gave out the statement that
his client wished 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
tant case. Mrs. Ulrich. who accuses
Or. Washington Of calling her sweet
heart" walked to the court. while Dr.
Washington came In an automobile. &C.
companied by his counsel, Borough
President McAneny, D. Macon Web.
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and other distinguished men.
When the case was called counsel
for Ulrich entered plea Of not guilty.
Magistrate Cornell then told the law
yer that be 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 seeing and hearing ar.
gument by counsel on either side. the
crowd left Ire courtroom In disgust.
One white Kan was so badly affected
by the disposal Of the case that he
Immediately tainted on reaching the
sidewalk. .,...
MILFORD Fl. Smith. counsel for DR..
Washington, Is lawyer Of known
ability and has no fears as to the out
come of bis clients case. AS a plead.
er and proctor In admiralty he is nd
mitted to have few equals. As a 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 as to why he went to IN
West Sixty-third street on the evening
of March 10.
DR.. 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 greatly pleased Tues.
day morning when he received the fol-
lowing personal letter from President
Taft: ..,... J..
The White House. Washington,
March q, 1911.
MY Dear DR.. Washington-l am greatly
distressed at your misfortune, and hasten
to write you of my sympa thy. my hope
that you Will soon recover from the
wounds inflicted by insane suspicion or
viciousness and OF my confidence in you,
N your integrity and morality of char
acter and IN your highest usefulness to
your race and to all the people of this
l,.
1t would be nations loss II this un-
toward incident In any way impaired your
great power for good In the solution of
one OF the most difficult problems before
40.
] want you to know that your friends
are standing BY you in every trial and
that ! am proud to subscribe myself n
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