Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-23
KNlV USED FREELY.
Clarence Beach Cuts David Adams in q
Trivial Quarrel
COlOred Man Runs Amuck and
Slashes Two Men - Adams
Gives Himself Up.

The police of the first precinct were called
upon Saturday night to investigate two
cutting ARRAYS, in each Of which knife
was used and painful injuries inflicted. The
first affair happened about o'clock. near
the corner of 10th and G streets northwest,
between two young men, Clarence Beach
and David Adams. During the unpleasant
episode between the young men, who had
always been the best of friends. Adams re-
ceived five cuts. two in the side. two in the
back and two in the arm. Clarence Beach
is president of the Invincible Social Club
and is employed as clerk in the liquor store
of Mrs. Seligson. Adams. who rs not quite
twenty years old. is a carpenter by trade.
They live in adjoining houses on 14th street
southwest, and Saturday evening they went
together to the Knights of Pythias fair in
the National Rifles Armory. In the hall
the young men strolled about with their
lady friends. They met in the hall and en-
gagged in pleasant conversation but a few
minutes later Beach returned to where
Adams was standing and made known his
intention of whipping him. He thought
that Adams had said something in the ma
ture of an insult to the young lady with
whom he CBeach) had been walking.
Adams denied the accusation and declared
that Beach had too vivid imagination.
two men went to the corner above the
mory, where the attempted slaughter took
place. Adams was in for fai- fight, but
his companion and next door neighbor was
not. Owing to the nature of the weapon
used and the wounds inflicted the fight
lasted but a short while. Beach went his
way to keep out of the hands of the police.
while Adams started in the direction of the
there, however. he became so weak from
loss of blood that he fell to the sidewalk In
font of Wilson & Cars shoe store. Later
he reached the hospital, where DIR. Pyle, the
resident physician. dressed the wounds. AL
though painfully injured the wounds are
not likely to prove fatal.
Yesterday Beach surrendered to the police
and was released on bail for his appearance
In court
Ran Amuck.
The second cutting ARRAY happened about
midnight, near the corner of 18th and f
streets. where Wallace Kimmel and j. j.
Barry, florists, were cut with a knife in the
hands of a negro, who gave his name as
William Jones. Just how the affair hap
pened the police are not certain, as con-
fiicting stories have been told about it,
The negro, it is said, was engaged in
quarrel with an italian who was in charge
of a push cart, when the two florists came
along and took the Italians part. Some
one made use of the word murder in con-
rectiOn with the negro and then the men
walked along the street as far as 18th and
streets, where the fight took place. Jones
used his knife on kimmel, infiicting
wound in the leg just below the knee. The
knife blade went to the bone, severing arte-
ries to such an extent that Kimmel may
lose the use of his leg. After being cut
kimmel fell to the pavement and Barry, in
his endeavor to protect his companion. was
cut across the arm, the wound being similar
to the one received by Kimmel A few
minutes later the wounded men were in the
Emergency Hospital and Jones was locked