Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-20
POLICE HOLD SEVEN
IN WOMAN ATTACK
Reward Spurs Search for
Negro Who Beat Mrs. Well
ing in Capitol Grounds.

Seven colored men were being held
az various police stations last might
arter they had been taken in a great
man hunt with every available
policeman and detective conbing the
city for the assailant Of Mrs. Dajrv
yelling, 1877 u street southeast who
lay between life and death AT Casualty
hospital following an attack upon
nef In the Capitol grounds near the
Library of Congress late Friday
night.
These seven. with any other sus.
poets taken early this morning. are
70 be questioned at detective head.
quarters at 10 o'clock
Spurred by Reward.
Spurred by d reward OF $500 posted
by Maj. Edwin r. HesSe. supertn.
tehdent OF police. and proposed re
wards Of 81 900 by the Senate and
$4,000 by the House. police had taken
nearly d dozen suspects during the
lay. These were released however.
AFTER they had given satisfying &C
cunts OF their actions Friday night.
AT Casualty Hospital late last
hisht IL was said that Mrs WeIlinxs
condition was unchanged. Physicians
VINO mad planned to perform a blood
TRANSMISSION decided 10 postpone the
opera ton because of her weakened
condition.
possible clue was furnished tho
ponce OF r. q. Sutherland Of tho
Capitol police force. who reported
That on Monday night woman had
run to him complaining that a light
compiexioned colOred man had sc-
costed her In the Capitol Grounds
near the scene of Mrs. Welling's
assault.
Answers Same Description.
Sutherland said he returned with
the unidentified woman to the place
she indicated, where they found
negro whom Sutherland now saws
answers the description given by
Mrs. yelling of the man who at
tackled her.
The Capitol Park policeman asked
tne man what he was doing there and
the man explained that he had simply
asked the woman how to reach First
and Il streets. Satisfied with the
mans explanation and manner, Suth.
eriand did not arrest him.
Mrs. yelling was attacked at 1880
O'Clock Friday night while on her
way home from the DriscOll Hotel.
where she is employed. She has ex
planned that she was struck from be-
mind by light brown colored man.
about 80 years old" as she stopped 10
pick up handkerchief she had
dropped. She was found about halt
an hour later by passing motorist
VIII osought Policeman Bdyan White
of No. Precinct, who was standing
at Pennsylvania avenue and Fourth
strees Together they returned and
removed Mrs. yelling To Casually
hospital. Her condition was declared
critical.
In a brief period Of consciousness
Mrs. yelling related details of the at
tack to police. Her assailant she
described as tall, slender, smooth
raced and shabbily dressed.
Policeman Is Shot.
Police are connecting Mrs. WeIIing's
assault with an encounter between
Policeman Zeno *. Wright of the
ninth precinct and colored man he
had arrested. Wright reported he ar
rested colored man answering the
general description Of Mrs. WeI!iug's
assailant as he attempted To enter a
store in the neighborhood and the
man. breaking from him. shot him
and fed. Wright suffered a sight
flesh wound.
Incensed at the crime within the
very ShduVN VI the Adpltois members
OF both houses of Congress yesterday
took steps to urge added Zest in the
hunt for the man who attacked Mrs.
Yelling Senator Cole BIease of
South Carolina proposed an amend
ment to the District appropriation bill
of 81 600 to be offered az a reward for
the arrest and conviction of the
ASA liant.
The amendment was promptly APP
proved. Almost immediately Repre-
sentative Edwards of New York offered
IL resolution in the House proposing an
of $4,000 for the same
purpose. The resolution was referred
to the House District committee.