National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-27
ALITELY yEIGHBORHOoD.
= Battle Between Policemen and Amazon
and Other Exciting Events.

4 Battle Between Policemen and Amazous
and Other Exciting Events.
The locality Of street between Thirteenth
and Thirtcen.and- a.half always furnishes
good field Of operation for an active policeman,
but yesterday afternoon it even outdid itself
About o'clock the Division" for that Is the
name applied to the locality, was thrown into
state of excitement by the excessive profau.
ity and beligeront conduct of white woman
named sallie Sears, and two colored women
named Maria Hickey and Fanny Taylor.
There were indications of female riot, when
Sergeant Arnold and Officers Landers and
Clarke arrested the three women and bore
them of to tho station no use on Tenth street,
followed by large crowd of people of all
colors and conditions, who poured out
Of every alley and nook on the
route. This furnished theme of talk and
speculation for the division" for about an
hour, when a diversion was created by two
colored damsels named Ella Randolph and
Ella Noah. A woman was attempting to move
some furniture from a house on Thirteenth
street, near d, but was met with serious and
forcible opposition on the part Of the two col.
oron women. The result was, as usual, fight,
which was interrupted by Sergeant Arnold
aud Officer Clarke who put the two Elias
under arrest. The women turned with great
fury upon the officers and gave them u lively
battle. Sergeant Arnold caught a tartar in
Ella Randolph, who struggled and fought
with the strength of man, and brought
the sergeant to the ground once Officer
Clarke was struck 10 the face by his
prisoners. The officers finally secured
them, and the liue of march was taken
up to the station house, the wearing apparel of
the prisoners showing the effects of the strug.
gle Several hundred people surrounded the
officers and tho women on the way to Tenth
street, aud the appearance Of the mob on
Pennsylvania avenue frightened many, who
got the impression that there was a riot.
About half an hour later Ida johnson and Car.
rie Henson, both cOlored, followed the ex.
ample of the two former women, and were
about to raise disturbance In the same place,
when Sergeant Guy and Officer Clarke ar.
rested them, and another procession moved
across the Avenue to the station house. About
10 o'clock last night white man. named
Daniel Long, startled the neighborhood by
attempting to batter down house on
ID street, near Thirteeu.and-a.hsl street,
officer Janicr saved the house by arrcsting
Long, aud managed to get him as far as aud
Thirteenth streets, when Long turned upon
him, and after short struggle broke away
from him aud ran, The officer threw his club
after the fugitive, aud that having no effect
drew his pistol aud fred In the air for the
purpose Of bringing him to halt. The firing
resulted unfortunately for the officer, Being
unused 10 the new selfcOcSing pistols the
second shot was fired by accident while NJ.
tempting to cock his pistol in the usual way
and the ball passed through the third finger
of his left hand. Long IN the meanwhile, hid
himself in a house, but was secured by Ser
geant Hcffner and Officer Bailey aud taken u
| the station house. Janifers finger will hay,
| TO be amputatod These are some of the event
which excited the locality named during
| period OF few hours yesterday.