Evening star., 1896-07-06
SEVERAL ASSAULT CASES
Result of Misdirected Fourth of JULY En-
thusiasm.
The Penalties Given by the Police
Court Judge TOday-somc
Lively Fights.

There were not many serious assaults
committed Saturday nor were there many
persons injured with fireworks. There was
only one shooting during the day and thst
was the resul; OF an accident, although the
victim, Joseph Lee. a young colorea man,
may die. Cato Bray, a young colored COM
panion of the injured man, did the shoot
ing The affair occurred In o street alley
about o'clock i'm the afternoon. The men
were employed in a POOL room on y street,
and when they went out in the alley to do
some celebrating Bray took the pistol
from the pool room. In firing il of one OF
the bullets from the weapon entered Lees
mead and he was unconscious when picked
Up by his friend. Bray made no effort to
escape. but remaiEed with Lee until the
latter was taken 10 the hospital. and then
he was taken 10 the police station and
locked up. Yesterday Lee regained con-
seriousness and in his ante-mortem state.
meht ne said that the shooting was purely
occidental. Because OF this statement the
ulstrict attorney ordered the prisoners re-
u ase.
Disturbance on Benntng Road.
There was a serious disturbance on Ben.
hins road, not far from the bridge dur
ing the afternoon, and several persons
We're painfully injured. IL appears that a
the Influence of liquor, congregated on the
road in front Of the home OF Mr.. Matthew
r. Cook, the builder and contractor. and
ne asked them to move away from his
premises
Instead of complying with his request.
they Jumped Upon him ani seriously in
jured him. One of them kno, ked him
uoWh with stone, and then he was
kicked about the face and body, Herman
l. Lord was among those who attempted
10 assist MIN, and he, too, was struck ON
the head with stone and painfully in
Jured. Harry Baker it is charged Threw
the stone that injured Lord. Charles
crimes one OF the alleged attacking party.
was roughly handled by friends of The con.
tractor, and is now in Providence Hosnf,al
under treatment. Policeman John Roland
VINO responded when complaint was made.
SCaused tne arrest of Harry Childs, George
1fimes, William Heiss and Harry Rarker
ana they were charged in Judge Niiller's
court today with assaulting Contractor
COOK Barker was also CHARGED with tho
1,..'i assduit On Lord. and the cases were con-
appear. '-e ~
Several Fights.
Eleventh street near the apacos,i.
or1dge was the scene of more than one
t&ttle during the afternoon, The first
hsht was engaged in by a number of vounp
CONNECT between the races. Charles Scott.
James Beacham, Emanuel, alias Husky
ffam'lton, Ernest Scott, John Williams and
gilmore Harper are tine colored men al
Iesea 10 nave taken part in the troubles
Harvey Clark, a resident of o street south-
east, was struck on the head with a stone
ana his skull is probably fractured Willis
Holland, small boy. was also hit with a
stone, II is alleged. by Gilmore Harper.
foIlcemen Buckmaster and Smoot ar
rested the parties. and for the assaults thew
VIII be tried when the injured parties are
able to appear.
Near the corner of 18th and streets
Frederick Hawkins and John Bolts col
ored, Inquired IN a row, so the police charge
ana KNIFE wound was inflicted in tn. left
s;oe OF Bolts. The wound was both Painful
ana serious and II was thought the yio.tn,
would die. but at Freedmans Rospital to-
DAY the doctors said he was much better
ana would be able 10 he out In a few dsrs
teorSo ). Morton, who was arrested by
'ciceman Buriinsame for violating rnu-
hlclpai ordinance. was not satisfied to go
Without a struggle and so he proceeded TO
use violence on his captor. Had George
gone quietly with the officer he would have
been released today upon payment of a
small fine; but for the assault he was given
ninety days in jail.
Charles Ware, convicted of assaulting
ihomas Wilkinson, was given six months
in jail.