The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-07
.ULR|CH ACQUITTED
Of ASSAULT CHARGE
Man Who Made Attack on
Booker T. Washington Is
Found Not Guilty.
EDUCATOR TESTIFIED
Claimed That He Was Look
ing for a Friend When
Struck by Assailant.

NEW YORK. Nov. 6.-Booker T,
Washington. the noted negro educator.
failed TO obtain satisfaction at law today
for the beating which he received at the
hands OF Henry A. Ulrich. IL white man,
ON Sunday evening. March -, Ulrich was
acquitted In the court Of special sessions
this afternoon Of the charge OF assaoi'
which Mr.. Washington had preferred
against him.
After the fight which started in the ves-
ubule OF an apartment house where u
rich lived at 1la East SiXty-thlrd street,
Dr Washington was laid up at the hos
pital for several days with his right ear
torn, his scalp cut and his faco padly
Uirich testified he found Washington
pceking into the kcyhole Of his apartment
and also the one opposite and that Wash
inston struck tho first blow. Mrs. Laura
Alvarez, with whom Glrich boarded swore
that when she passed DIR. Washington he
said 10 her, Hello, sweetheart,
Washngton's story on the stand today
was the same explanation ne offered ~
the time Of the alteration He swore
that he Was not peeking into any key
holes. that he was only searchihg ule
tenants directory in an effort TO find a
family with which he understood friend
was staying and denied positively thal
he had spoken 10 Mrs. Alvarez or any
Olner WOMAN.
The acquittal OF UIrlch was not unani-
nous. Justice O'Keefe dissenting from the
opinions Of Justices Moss and seeier
After Ulrch Left the court room he was
arrested again charged with beng a inGi :
tive from New Jersey, where an lndlcf-
ment has been found charging him with
deserving his wife.
Poeked Through Keyhole.
Dr. Washington, when asked II he had
any comment TO make on the outcome OF
the case, replied:
Both Ulrich and Washington told thelr
story on the stand today: ,,.;,, -
II first saw Mr. Washington pcekinG
said, '.Hc saw me and left and walked
| toward Eighth avenue. ! saw him walk
| ing up aud down the street and after ten
minutes he came back walked by an
incghborinc apartment window and
! stopped TO look beneath the Shade.
Il opened tho vcstihule door and burst
| in upon him and shouted: What are you
doing here He struck me IN the race
and then we fought. He asked me to let
| it drop. Washington said know
| have done wrong; let me go.
While We We're lighting he. struck his
| head against a fire bydrant.
! Did YOU have any stick or other Wea
pon With which YOU hit Washington"
! NO sir, | used no stick.
Said Hello, Sweetheart
Mrs Laura Alvarez on the stand said
! When | went our on the nlght .,
March ~ to take out my dog, founc
| pr Washington srouchine down in front
| OF n neighborA apartment, pcekine
through tho keyhole. | came upon hin
SO suddenly that he had no time &c
straightcn up and almost fell over him
lie got up, clustered and hurried out.
| Later. she said she saw pr, Washing
! ton near Broadway.
"He followed me down to the house,
went on Mrs. Alvarez 81 was fright,
! encd. / ran past him.
what did Washington say 10 YOU?
HE said, Hello. sweetheart
| What did you do them?
| II ran into the house and told Mr., I'll
rich lie then went into the hail anc
| ! saw him talking to Washington. Mr.
| CIrich asked him what he was doing. anC
| ] saw Dr. Washington strike at him