The times., 1897-08-28
BLOODY FIGHT ON THE CARS
Three TOughs Under Arrest At
tack a Constable.
THEY MAKE THEIR ESCAPE
Constable Gaines, OF Rosslyn, Makes
Game Fight Against Big Odds
He Is Badly Cut and Beaten
Gamblers Assist the Desperadoes
in Making Their Escape.

william Harris and Augustus Parker,
alias Gus two oolored touehs, escaped
from Constable Gaines, OF Rosslyn, atout
4:3O clock yesterday evening, while the
latter was taxing them 10 the Alexandra
sail
The constable narrowly escaped with his
life, receiving cut over the left eye, and
long and ugly gash over the top OF his
head, besdes being beaten over the head
with a black jack, knuckles or some heavy
blunt instrument. The knife with which
the cutting was done penetrated the scalp
TO the bone. inflic5ing hot only very pain
full, but possibly very serious wounds.
Constable Gaines, although daAcd and
bleeding from his wounds, very pluc6ily
defended himself with his baton.
He repulsed the onslaught Of Parker,
the negro WHO is responsible for the cut
ting, with his baton, all the while trying
10 reareSt him. The desperate, ap-
parcnuy unmiRdful OF the force Of the
heavy blows. after having made three
| terrible lungcs with his knife, jumped from
! the car and fled with his companion.
Parker ard Harris, who live under the
sqme roof, At No. 1886 Thirty-third street,
| Georgetown, went yesterday afternoon
across the AquedIct Bridge into Rosslyp
4 with a crowd of coiored men, in all
probability Il gamble Two OF their num-
ber, both Of them unknown. were arrested
about $50 O'Clock by Constable Gaines,
! a colored man, and one OF the most
4 active and worthy, and on this ac-
1 count the best hated OF the special
/ county officers in that vicinity Gaines
had not gone far with his prisoners whea
! Harris and Parker, who had been follow
liGg him, came upon him suddenly and
began to try TO intimidate him with
threats.
| They laid hole of the two prisoners, and
thus assisted, the latter escaped. Gaines
Immediately arrested Parker and Harris
and took them before Justice V. NJ. Sellers,
at Russlyn for trial The evidence was
conclusive and the prisoners We're SEN
tent ed 70 thirty da IS each IN the Alexandria
jan Justice Sellers made oct the COM
nitIleuts and was just about 10 assign
CUnstables Gaines and CoTnwell 10 tie task
of taking the prisoners down.
Gaines, however, who is a plucky man,
of Hercuiean physique, said that he had
brought the awbreakers in alone, and
| volunteered To take them 10 Alexandra
on the electric cars unassisted His request
was granted, Not having handouts, Gaines
tied the prisoners together, and took his
prisoners 20 The railway station at RoSslyn
-Four strange men entered the car with
Gaines and The prisoners One of them W as
white man named Cunningham. Cum
ningham sat behind Gaines and his two
prisoners Presently Cunningham grabbed
Gaines by the neck, with the remark, 'You
are under arrest"
Games wouic have arrested him for in
terfering with an officer in the perform
ance OF his duty had it not been that lie
was guarding he two prisoners.
IS the car was passing Arlington Gem
etery the tallest OF the three strangers
with Cunningham asked Gaines if he could
give Parker 10 cents 10 buy some To-
bacco. Gaines said that he could In
handing Parker the dime he deftly and
quickly placed a long bladed knife which
he had up TO this time concealed in his
sleeve in the prisoners hand which wa,
. free. Parker grasped the handle of TIE
knife, and Immediately taking the cue
OF the unknown Il man, cut the rope binding
him 10 Harris. Both prisoners jumped {,
their feet and Parker struck Gaines abov,
the lett eye with the knife, infiivting d
severe and painful wound.
Gaines feIed Parker TO the floor witt
his baton ana tried % grab Harris, VIII,
was jumping from the car. Meanwhil,
Parker recovered and made another luDgt
at Gaines, though this was eluded. :
third attempt was maue to stab Gaines, bu
by d dodge he caught the fun force OF III,
knife upon the top of his head.
Parker jumped from the car going at tn
rate OF twenty-five miles and hour an,
fell headlong 10 the ground. He picked
himself up ard fled toward Harris, owe
the reservation toward the Long Bridge
Gaines arrested the tan man who passet
, the knife Ia Parker. Gaines was attacked
, by this third prisoner and struck a heay.
blow on the head with some blunt wea
pom. The prisoner then fled. Gaines
! dazed and bleeding, returned TO Roslyl
and related his unfortunate experience =
Justice Sellers. and was then given medi
, 1 cal attention.