Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-22
SHOT FOR FIVE CENTS.
PROBABLY Fatal ARRAY Growing Gus
Of q Game Of stCrap.,,

A Probably Fatal Affray Growing Out
Of Game Of 'sCrap.,,
What viii probably develop into a homicide oc.
CURED In Hughes alley, between 25th and 26tt
| and and X streets northwest, yesterday morn.
ing. crowd OF young colored men, including
VIM Brown. q hard character from "Foggy Bot.
tom' and VIM. Warren, another negro were play.
| ing crap the night before. As the game closed
Brown snatched rve cents belonging to Warren
and refused to give 1t up. The two men were
about 10 Tight but fearing arrest, as the police
were approaching, separated. Yesterday morn
Ing the men met. Warren demanded his money,
put was refused, Brown warning him that unless
he would let him alone he would cut him with a
knife. Brown continued his abuse, and Warren
lelt him and went into tue house. He came out
again, however, In a few moments and again
| second time. and rushed at Warren. At
the same time the report OF pistol
In opposite directions apparently unhurt. Browne
reached the house OF a friend broke open the door,
| and fell PROSTATE upon his face on the floor,
eiutching conyulslvely at mis- breast 1t was found
his clothes were saturated with blood coming from
wound In his breast, where the bullet had en-
bsIe ne s was as, CONSCIOUS ana %nen
his home near by where his strength left him and
he fell nelplessly upon the floor. Amessenger was
dispatched for u physician. When he arrived he
directed the mans removal to Freedmen's Hospi-
tai, and he was conveyed there by the police am
bulance.
wARRKSs STATEMENT.
Just after the shooting occurred Officers Keefe
and Hurd appeared and pursued Warren TO West
Washington where they lost sight OF him. After
dark they returned to West Washington and ar
rested warren. He told the officers that he had
some words With Brown over fve cents In game
OF crap. He went into the house ana when he
went out on the street again Brown renewed the
quarrel and came toward him with his hand In his
MP pocket AMI ne (Warren) shot him. The police
state that Warren has the reputation OF being
quiet, orderly man, while Browns reputation is
nS5 good ne having been arrested twice before for
resting easy but the physicians entertain but
slight hopes for his recovery.
BROWN DYING.
Mr.. Shillington called the case to the attention
OF Judge Miller this afternoon and asked that the
case be continued indefinitely and without BAIL
as he had just received word from the hospital
mat Brown was dying
Passenger From the South.
LIT. stratton reports the following passengers
from the South: NJ. Cummings, Columbia, s. Co.
+ smith, wife, and three children, Chattanooga.
Ienn.; Miss M. Cameron Miss E. L Castleman'
MIS-. W. NJ. Hazard, Miss Hazard, Asheville, N C. !:
Z. j. curtis, Lncointon, n. c.; A. Myers Hender-
son, \: e.; A. Barksdale, Clinton. n. c.; j. S.
Fooie' GREENSBORO, n. C.; Page Mckinney, Apapka,
ria; >. 4. Hundon, Lexington, KY; f. Rhinehart
cunningham, Ala, Mrs j. l. Johnson, Rome Ca !:
Ghas Duriene, New Orleans; Dr. E. c. H. RUSSELL
Fetton, Miss Fetton, and three ladies. savannah:
Z. +. Preston, Charlotte, N. c.; Misses NJ. M. L.
T., ana H. A. Trenholm, OF Greenville, S. c.. and j.
A Colvin, OF Camp Perry, Florida Sixty-nine per-
sons passed through to northern points
Albert Green Granted a New Trial.
To-day, in the Court in General Term, o new
trial was awarded Albert Green, convicted In De.
cemoer last OF the murder OF James Lucas, Sep
TENDER 10. 1887, in an alteration near a church
on street southwest, in which a broom drill was
being held. Judge Merrick delivered the opinion
OF the court, In which he reviewed the charge TO
ane Jury ana said that there was error in 1t. The
court therefore directed The case TO be remanded
TO the court below for a new trial.
Athletics.
foor-BALL GAMES AND CONTESTS OF SKILL AND
STRENGTH.
The football team from Johns Hopkins Univer.
sfty Baltimore visited the city on Saturday and de-
feated the team OF the National Deaf Mute College
In the afternoon at Kendall Green. The score was
. TO 4. The teams were as follows: Johns Hop
kinS-Richardson, full back; Dashiel and White
lock, half BACKS; Emery, quarter back; Cary. Fin
ley, Fearn, Burrough, Painter, Hill and Gilman,
rusnerS "kendais'-Jump, iull back; James anu
taylor, nan backs; Leitner, quarter back; Rounds
Long, brown, klgensDurg, lIagerty, Hemslreet
Clark, ruShera. Umpire, W. h. Williams, OF Balti.
more; referee, John M. Carter, Jr, OF Baltimore
A game between the OrienIs and DupOnIs was
started on the grounds OF the former team on Cap
itol HILL After The contest had progressed for Sin
minutes. Ford and Miller, OF the Orients were
slightly hurt, and the captain Of the team refused
10 play, FORGETTING the game.
Inc athletic season al Georgetown College was
closed on Saturday by a series or cOntests The
winners were as follows: vaulting contest-Fred
Lee, pennsylvania, Ieet 64 inches One-hun-
dred-yard dash-Joseph Scenes, 10Y seconds
Long standing jump. L. smith, Alabama,
feet 3 inches. Running long jump. Easby
Smith, Alabama, 10 feet inches. Running high
Jump-Harry kaufman, Illinois, 5 feet 3 Inches
One-nliie run. Easily Smith, minutes and 40
SECONDS. Throwing hammer william Kaul,
Pennsy lvanla, 40 feet ~ inches. One-half hour
go-aS-y ou-peaSe, Edward Herman, New York. Az
Lniles Baseball throw, Charles Gleason, ONO
$40 feet.