Evening star., 1895-05-27
MANY ASSAULT CASES
Fighting Blood Cooled by Police Court
Sentences.
COwardly Attnck on u Young Boy-A
Shooting Case Goes to the
Grand Jury.

William Walker young man who lives
in Northeast Washington, got drunk Sat-
urday night and was in a disorderly crowd
In front of a saloon on H street, when
Policeman Stanler came along and arrest
ed him.
What are you arresting me for?" was
what the intoxicated man wanted to know.
There was no time for explanations, and
the officer simply told him he would have
to go.
But the drunken man had no idea of 60
Ing without struggle. and it was only
after a hard fight that he was locked up
Walker assaulted the officer until assist
ance reached him, and then he was locked
up.
In Judge Miller's court this morning lhe
prisoner admitted his guilt and was fined
$3O or ninety days imprisonment.
RObertson's Case.
A colored man named Robert Robert
son was also in the procession of amateur
pugilists, and he. too, was fined.
Robertson was at his home in Casey's
alley. when woman with whom he says
he had lived came there and broke open
the door. He started in pursuit of the wo-
man and would probably have assaulted
her had not a citizen taken her part. This
angered Robertson and he struck the citi-
zen with a stone.
When Policeman Mcguire arrested him he
gave notice that he would give him a dose
Ger told what he would do the prisoner
went along without any trouble.
He was fined $40 or thirty days.
CoSvardly Assault.
A colored bootblack named John H.
Bland was in court because Of a cowardly
assault on Eddie Latham, little news
10y.
THE assault happened in saloon on
9th street." said the policeman.
What was this little boy doing in a
saloon?' the judge asked.
He ran in there for protection" an
swered witness.
The saloonkeeper told the court that the
bootblack followed the boy in the saloon
and kicked him several times.
why did you assault this boy?'
He sat on my chair and then struck me
on the leg with a clam she'll"
You will have to go to Jail for three
months"
An Unpleasnntness.
Robert, alias Bob" Ford, alias johnson,
and Josephine Holmes. colored. who have
lived together in violation of the Ed
munds law, appeared to tell of an un-
pleasant meeting they had in O'Brlens
court Tuesday night. Two days before this
night they separated. and when the man
returned to the house he found Josephine
in bed asleep. Without a word of warning
he leveled his pistol and fired two
shots at her. One bullet lodged beneath
the scalp. while another entered her hand.
After doing the shooting Ford disappear
ed and has remained in the ne:ghborhood
OF Rosslyn. Last night he came across the
river and Policeman Cooney arrested him.
DR.. Mcdonald attended the woman and
extracted the bullets so that she was able
to appear in court this morning.
After hearing the proof Judge Miller
held the prisoner in 5000 security for the
action of the grand jury.
Other Cases.
Abe Fitzhugh, colored man, who has
gained for himself the reputation of being
fighter. was in the procession because he
had trouble with Policeman Evans. He was
arrested on charge of having figured in a
crap game and on the way to the station
they had fight. The case will be tried to-
morrow.
Ernest Henderson was fined 81 for an as
sault on Edward Madden.
Conductor Michael OBrien of the Bright
wood electric road was charged with an as
sault on Joseph Chester, who was a pas
night, and several men on the car received
injuries. Chester. it is alleged. had not fig
ured in the fight. and the blow he received
was not intended for him.
The case was continued
Two small boys, Harry Dannings and
Robert Armstrong, were charged with hav-
ing assaulted Mrs. Gibson, at her home on
r street The boys We're throwing stones,
so 1t liz charged, and one of the missiles
an accident, Mrs. Gibson had the charge
withdrawn