The times., 1899-08-11

triangular parking bounded by Tenth,
Eleventh, and / Streets and New York
Avenue about O'Clock last night. The
blow was delivered with great force and
struck Mobley above and just to the rear
OF the left ear, causing a rupture of blood
vessels and hemorrhage of the brain,
which was followed by the formation of
large blood clot The boy was operated on
al the Emergency Hospital, and though the
operation gave relief the condition of the
patient and the nature of the injury were
such that it was thought impossible for
him to recover. He fingered about two
hours and died shortly after 2 a. m with
out regaining consciousness. At the time
of his death his mother, sister, and step
father were with him.
The injury to Mobley was the result of
a fight between two crowds of boys repre-
serting different neighborhoods in the
northwestern portion of the city. The fight,
| begun Tuesday night was continued We'd
nesday night. and reached a climax last
/ night when the two factions clashed at the
triangular parking and Mobley was in
! jured. Just who struck him is not known
! at present, but as the police have the
names of many Of the boys in both crowds
! 1t is probable that the guilty person will
be located and arrested.
Hit With Blackjack.
Already three members of the crowds are
under arrest They were taken into Gus
tody Immediately after the trouble oc-
CURED by Policemen Edwards and Adams
blackjack and an ugly looking wagon
spoke, one end of which is wrapped with
wire, Ware found by the policemen at the
scene OF the tight. They are he'd as evi-
dence. The boys under arrest are locked
up at No. l station. They are Arthur F.
Fenton. fourteen years old, who lives with
his widowed mother at 1858 Eighth Street
northwest. ard Charles Mollere. fifteen
years of age, half orphan, who lives with
bis blind father al 62l Rhode Island Ave-
hue The third boy was Gordon Krause
who lives at 1921 New York Avenue. He
was arrested at a late hour. Fen
ton is held on suspicion, and Mol
lere, who was member of the same
crowd as Mobley, is held as a United
States witness. krause is also held on
suspicion. but denies that he struck Mob
ley. All the boys tell Straightforward
stories. which tally in many respects
Other arrests are expected to follow.
II appears from the statements made by
Fenton and Mollere last night that there
was bad blood existing between the boys
/ in the neighborhood where Mobley lived
and those in the neighborhood of Tenth and
l Streets. The feeling of the one crowd to-
ward the other was of the kind common
among boys who aim to 'trot" all strangers
who come into their neighborhood. There
| is generally mild kind of warfare and not
infrequently pitched battles with stones
and other missiles result.
The affair of last night was OF that class.
Mobley and several companions, among
whom was Mollere, came from their neigh
| borhood into the domain of the / Street
faction. The factions clashed and bat
I tie ensued. Stones, pieces OF lead pipe,
1 and other missiles were exchanged and
clubs. sticks, and the blackjack were used
First one crowd had the better OF the fight
and routed the enemy. and then the tables
! were turned and the pursuers were pursued.
In this manner separations were frequent
| as when a crowd was routed the members
OF it dispersed in every direction. At one
time Mobley and Mollere were practically
alone in the little park. While there they
were espied by Gordon and Leroy Krause
Arthur Fenton and other boys, among
whom were boys called Hanley, Murphy
and Turkey"
According to Mollere there were about
twenty boys in the crowd and all of them
he claims, set upon Mobley and struck OF
struck at him. Mollere did not see any
particular blow struck which he thought
might have felled Mobley, and in fact did
not know that his companion was hurt
Mobiey lying on the ground.
| Policemen Edwards and Adams arrived
on the scene about this time and took the
injured bsy to a drug store at the corner
of Eleventh and l Streets, where he was
treated until the ambulance from the hos
pital arrived. Later Policeman Adams tool
Mollere into custody. The youth stated
i ~ h.a lr AfCtf xr-aIa
both worked for Mr.. Osgood, who is a con-
tracing plasterer. The boys were employ
ed as lathers. Mollere admitted that the
trouble of last night originated in a dght
Tuesday night.
Fenton, who is a bright youth and
schoolboy, is supported by his mother. who
is employed at the Government Printinf
Office. He is probably the youngest mem.
Der Of the crowd a member OF which i:
responsible for the death of Mobley H,
stated last night that the trouble origi-
mated Tuesday night. He was informed
that a crowd of boys were after him. anC
that they intended to hurt him. He wa.
playing in the neighborhood of the parl
when crowd OF boys appeared, and, beinl
frightened, he sought the protection of
policeman. Subsequently he learned from
. the crowd that they were after a boy name'
Arthur Finn, who lived at the Lincoln
The similarity in the names had causes
them 10 think Fenton was the boy the.
: wanted. SO they explained. Wednesda
.. night crowd came again. Fenton think
. | it was the same crowd. There was
fight and the visiting crowd was route
| and ''trotted.''
. An Old Fight Renewed.
. According to Fenton, the same crowd ap
. peared at the park again last night abou
: 8 O'Clock. He was not there at the time
but on learning that his crowd was, h
: went to the park to see the sport when tn
: two crowds clashed. He saw the Kraus
boys, Hanley, Murphy. Turkey" and tn
others. The battle began shortly after b
. arrived. Missiles were thrown and man
: persons in the neighborhood who wer
. seated on doorsteps or walking IN tn
street were struck by pieces of stone an
lead pipe. At one time Fenton's crowd ha
the better OF il, and at another time til
other crowd was a temporary victoi
Finally, when the fight became pretty ho
Fenton claims he and several others RAJ
down Eleventh Street and returned 10 tn
park shortly after. When he came back h
was struck In the face by some one an
his hat was knocked of. He saw Gordol
Krause with a stick and saw some or
strike him He then heard blow strucl
and what sounded like the breaking o.
stick. He thought Krause had been struc
| AGAIN and knocked down, and Fenton hur
: riedly left the scene minus his hat. He raj
down Eleventh Street and met Policeman
Adams. who was on his way up.
A citizen appeared, who. after exhibitin
a piece of lead pipe, claimed that he ha
. been struck by IL. Later Fenton returne
: to the park i'm search OF his hat and say
| the crowd about the place where Noble
4aly II .