The morning times., 1896-10-28
This WAS A Merry CROWD
Hundred Men Watched a Prisoner
Beat Policeman.
Officers Shoulder Was Broken ana
the Arrested Man Had Him
Down in the street.

A hundred people stood III front OF Sloan
n Co.'S auction rooms on q street yestcr-
day afternoon and watched policeman
with u broken shoulder struggle with a
prisoner. Edmund Ii. Brown, who Keeps u
lunch room, at No. l4l3 Il street, was the
smallest man in the crowd, nut ne WIS
the only one who volunteered assistance.
II was shortly after 4 ocloCl, when Mr..
{. u. Sloan walked up to Policeman Eii-
inert AT the corner of Fifteenth street ana
New York avenue and asked hlui 10 coiu-
pei George Robinson, COinTcd. To move ms
horse and cart away from i'll front oil MI
Sloan's place of business. He tOld TIE
policeman that Robinson had been very
disurderIy ami hal created - disturbance
which interfered with his business.
The Culorcd man conducts an express bush
ness and was hanging about III hopes "i
picking up u job. He had refused To move
when requested by Mr.. Sloan. When IA
trcIman Emmert approached Robinson and
told him lie must move on the man be
came very abusive and profane, and the
officer was obliged 10 put him under ar
rest.
Asfe stepped from the sidewalk with his
prisoner Robinson suddenly thrust MS
foot forward and tripped up tie ponce
man Emmert fell across tue sharp corner
of the curling and his shoulder was dis
located The coIored man sprang upon
him as he lay on the pavement with one
arm helpless ard rained blow after blow
on his face and head
The crowd which had gathered made
not the slightest effort to assist the Of
ficer and Robinson, who wasnow thorough
ly infunated, used head, heels ana finecr
nails to commit all the damage possible.
At ills juncture Mr.. Brown, who is small
but plucky, pushed his way through the
crowd and attempted to separate tile two
men.
Chester Heating, middle-agcd colurcd
man. who stood in the crowd, sprang Tor
ward and grabbed Brown by the shoulder,
throwing him out into the street. Leave
them alone | want to see fair play he
said.
Robinson had by this time committed fear
full damage on the polceman's defeHseless
face which was a mass Of blood and torn
flesh. He evidently became fearful OF
the consequences, and, jumping up, brushed
through the crowd and ran up Fourteenth
street.
Mr. Washington Danenhower, whose Of
| flee is situated next to the auction rooms,
was standing on the front steps with his
wife when the fight took place. When he
saw Robinson run lie sprang into his buggy
| and went to look for an officer. AT Fiji
teenth an streets he met Policeman Barry
| and the two drove up Fourteenth street and
| CAPTURED Robinson.
| At the Twelfth street station the man
| refuse to give anyreasonfo hIsunprovoECd
assault ON the policeman. He was locked
| up on the charge of assaultiug a policeman
who was performing his duty. Late last
| ght Chester Keating, who interfered with
Mr.. Brown, was taken into custody by
| Detective Sutton and Sergt. Acton and
also charged with assault
| Policeman Emmert's shoulder was set at
| Emergency Hospital and he was later re-
| moved to his home. Robinson will be held
| to await the result of his injuries, which
| m ay prove to be of 4 serious nature, as it is
| feared that he is hurt internally