Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-27
Two Policemen Attacked by q Mob.
ONE OF TIE OFFICERS SHOOTS VAN

The denfZenS of nelghborhood In South Wash
ingtown called Fredericksburg made serious
assault on Policemen Branson and Howell, OF the
South Washington precinct, about o'clock Sun
day afternoon. officer Howell attempted to ar
rest notorious cOl0red woman named Ellen
Duckett, at the corner OF Sd and NJ streets south
west, for being disOrderly and blowing tin horn
on the street She fought like a Wildcat and bit
the officers arms and hands Within few min
utes there were at least fifteen hundred people on
the spot. most Ot them colore1 large crowd Of
c9loTed men and women attacked the officers with
STICKS and stones, and the night lasted half an
hour. sam Duckett Eilen's brother who Is a des-
peTdte character, was one OF the FOL e1n0St OF the
crowd of rOughs that assaulted the officers.
lie had a large stone in his hand,
with which he struck Officer BranSon in the
breast. a4d was in the act OF picking up another
stone when the policeman fired and Duckett fell.
The officer. thinking h. had Killed his asSailant
went 10 the assistance OF MS partner. who was
hard pressed by the crowd and bleeding from bad
cuts on the head and bites the hands and arms.
The woman vas finally gotten To the station house
BTanSon went to look for the man he had shot
but could md nothing but a pool OF blood. The
Officers have received information that the bullet
struck Duckctt on the back OF the head and glanced
around between the scalp and the skull aud came
out at his forehead. La the Police Court yesterday
Ellen DuCkett was charged with assaulting Officer
Howell. There being some doubt as to whether
TINS court can send "A prisoner To jail for year.
the court sentenced her to eleven months and
twenty-Iiine DAYS in iafI sam Berry one of the
crowd, was charged with diSOfdeTly conduct, and
ilned $40 or 30 days in the workhouSe. Agnes
Ware, alias Lucas, also arrested for being dis
orderly In the crowd and was fined 3 or 10 days
Christmas Boat Racing Oh the POtO.
mac.
Tie Potomac Boat Club yesterday afternoon
gave two Faces on the river. The first race. for
single scullS was called at one o'clock. The
course was from the ''Three Sisters mile down
the river. W. +. Roberts, W. c. Bailey and A. W.
HARRISON were the starters. Roberts took the
lead. When the bridge was reached all three
were Well together. Harrison Spurted and took
the lead. Roberts tried TO capture ii from him
but could not Harrison came in first, Roberts
second, and Bailey last. Time, minutes, so sec
ondS.
The second race was for four-oared Shells. 1t
was from opposite the Potomac boat-hOuSe to the
AqueduCt and return. The lightweight crew con-
sisted Of Harrison, bow: Roberts, y Wilmington,
). and Barharin stroke; COorS. white. The heavy
crew was Bailey, bow; Johnson. =; ZappOne. 3,
and Doyle stroke; colOrs, red There was good
race 10 the turn. The light-weightS started back
contested The light-weightS. however, went
ahead with q squirt and crossed the line about
length ahead of the heavieS The time was min
uteS and seconds.
DEATH OF AN OLD CITIzES.-Mr. Anon Duvall.
wellknOWn citizen of the District father of Police
Officer Edward Duyall. died on Saturday at his
home No. 2l6 q street, in the 6Sth year of his age
MI DuVall WAS native OF Baltimore, but resided
In this city nearly all his life. In ante bellm days
he was Il member OF the Old police fOrce-the Aux
Hilary Guart-and for number OF years was one
OF the guards of the Jail. He was one OF the ear
Hest republicans in the District and took part in
The organization Gf the Wide AwakeS years ago.
He was melnbef Of the Grand and Metropolis
Lodge OF odd Fellows who this afternoon attended
his funeral