Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-12
NEGRO CRIMINAL.
More Dfhicuity In Arrestiag Then Than
White Caiprsts.

More Dinacuity In Ar.-ti.g Then rha,
| White Csipsfes.
THEY WILL RESIST ARRksr-Ar crp-rrrr 70
IcfnAN GIVES soaR OF rHn nssrLrs on
HIS ExrEkiESck-ruE KILLING OF oyvIcKa
rosLEs NJ euIsEA LASesrox RrcALLKp
| rev people know anything Of the difference
t1ere rs between arrestins white man or . eoi-
ored man. said veteran police ofBcer 10 a
STAR reporter this morning. They lad bean
chatting over the effort which some OF the col-
ored residents have been making 10 b-.nr .bon,
me removal Of Col. W. q. Moore, superin,ena-
emit Of police.
10 nave white man resist arrest il . very
rnre oceurrencsr continued the old yu.rs,.n
OF the peace, "but IL is common with the col
ored folks, whether they be men. xom.r =,
children. When you hear complaint a. 70 al
ieged brutality of an officer toward
negro prisoner YOU look M ii.
sesriaony and IL th~rx va. 80,
every prosooation. We lesrnsi ~ bi,.sr .Sps-
hence ana u ,s not strange il a. SifscT WIG has
sone IN nigh the mil three or four ume.
should assume the Offensive before his ,,,,sonrr
starts in to ches him Gp
AN EXPERIENCE OF rxExrr-r1yx yx.n.
nave boon srresting Law breakers for NOR.
tnan twenty-five years, mostly in ibis oitv. ana
never had but two fights with white pri.onars
one o. them was too drunk 70 know vi M ne
was doing and when be sobe-ui ND made
very handsome apology. There are a
eieat many nice coored people ia this
~. ~? aiie /, am surprised TO know that two or
tnree OF them are doing their best 20 encour-
age their degraded brethren and sister. 10 re-
sist arrest by force: it may not occur 10 some
OF these so-caled leader that thai i. VIVA, thev
Moore w.
ASSAULTS BY ooLoRED PRISONERS.
instances OF assaults on policemen by colored
prisoners are extremely numerous To get at
'he total would be a tremendous task, but few
prominent samples may give those who know
nothing OF police affairs some idea ns 10 ,he
dangers officers have TO encounter wbsn in
me OF auty. they are compelled to deprive col
ored criminals of their hberty.
omcer Daniel Sheahan had some superbeated
experiences While endeavoring TO arrest q
petse character known as "Ghost-robber" |
tne ofncer was shot and painfully wounded
aitnough he had used no violence at all. Jus, |
pefore That occurrence Sheahan had been as |
sauited down in Bloody Field, and to s.ye his |
own life took that of the negro, who would 4
have murdered him
KILLING OF OFFICER FOWLER.
Then there was the killing Of Oeicer Fowler |
oy Guinea" Langston. Fowler uas on duty 4
WIN the chain gang. Of which Lsngston was a /
member: With a strong wire the prisoner 4
naHseeo 70 undo the ball and chain which en-
numbered his pedal movements and as aeon
a as nus had been accomplished he ran awsy.
roNier pursued him. and when Langstop
approached fhreateningly fred shot over nj,
head In tie struggle which followed Lang
s.on secured possession OF the pistol and shot
Fowler SO that he died within an hour or 40
when captured by Officer .Boland Ianeston re-
GREETED that he was not aware that the pistol
contained one more cartridge He declared he
would have killed Bo.and with il had he knovn
'here was another shot in the chamber.
SHOOTING OF OFFICER oRIrpEx.
desperate named Bug shot at and fatally
wounded another tcagh NAMED Bssey. iust ont
side a saloon in Hen's Bottom. Officer Americus
\. Crippen chased the murderer into q house
ne refused to surrender and fred ct the officer
, men ioliowed an exchange of shots from which
Doth cr1ppen and the murderer died the former
Ohcer Matthew Mulloy arrested . colored
man who had stolen several geese. The thief
VINO was armed with Ratchet. cut one of Mul,
10y ears almost of. and would have Drained
ais csptor II be could possibly have managed II.
Ofcer r. o. Melton is on detail dutv tadar
because colored prisoner struck him with q
1eaVy piece OF pine joist. One eve 10 prncti-
ANY sightless as a result Of tine criminals yio
ence.
STRUCK WITH BRICK. !,
Detecuve Slater was not even struggling with ;
prisoner when he received the worst injury .
'ver inflicted on him. He was standing at a ,
,atroi box, waiting for the wagon to take a
nan on his hands, when a colored bow stole
Y oehlnd and struck him on the head
broken. For many weeks the detective was
hear deaths door and il was many weeks more
'efore he could do even half duty.
oficer Frederick Voelbel is a paralytic TODAY I
consequence OF ferocious assault made I
h2 him by the johnson gang" yosheI {
mo arrested Levi johnson and WAS @
whef toward the station house With him c
\ him. mob Of colored toughs set upon e
almost his pistol and stick away and would I
three ONLY have killed him had not two or b
Officer arrived in the nick Of time
| on George keiston was serving q warrant .
when Baker-sr. notorious negro character. r
| ficted permaIked him in the groin and in |
TRIED rSnd painful injury
While Officer IL OFFICER HArrox.
arrest In Southve. Hstton was making an 6
upon by colored washington he was fired =
Hatton chased the we,etting go his prisoner
stable loft, and there q be murderer into n G.
their utmost to kill the I'd of negroes did Y
up one of his hands most kr. They chewed .
him for some time, but he uISly and disabled
"'s1ii"sS- tAy caught his
Officer William Kemp, while
patrol box, was struck on the heaadinR At n =,
and badly cut. While PROSTATE heb = brick
fleeing assaiiant and broke q leg with at the
Officer 5. L. Redgrsve was in lofslet. p
fugitive negro, when the fugitive struoer a a
with pitchfork handle, knocked him dm
| the loft to the ground and almost hi
him. This same Officer Redgrave VII
standing near patrol box with Ofbcer ThomsVi
Hanley was fired upon by q negro. Which Of
the two was aimed at is not clear, but FORUM
| ately neither Of them was hit
| OFFICER DoYLK's CLOSE cALI.
Last Emancipation day came near 10 being
Officer Robert E. Doyle's last day on earth. A
coiored militiaman from Baltimore fred his
rifle in the street and when Doyle went TO arrest
him he narrowly escaped . couple Of bayonst
thrusts.
Officers C. J. Wagner, Edward Murphy and
George w. Mason al know what il means 70 be
physical minority. Each Of these and other
officers, whose names are not remembersd nov,
have been held down while their pistols and
batons have been taken from them by eolorsd
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