The times., 1900-12-26
SOLDIER uses A BlYONBT
A Private at Fort Washington
Stabs Three Comrades.
McDonouEh Fatally
Wounds Sergeant staab While
trying to Avoid Arrest - He Es-
cnpes and ls Captured at Congress
Heights by the Local Police.

While he was attempting to arres. Juliu
Paul McDonough, a private soldier wht
was creating disorder at Fort Washing
ton guardhouse yesterday afternoon be.
tween and o'clock, Sergt. J. Staab. o
Battery NJ. Fourth Artillery, was perhaps
fatally stabbed in the abdomen with g
bayonet. McDonough escaped from the
post. but was captured by the Washing
ton police at Congress Heights early this
| morning and sent to the Fifth precinct
| station. where he will be held for the
United States authorities. Staab, with
! two privates of Battery NJ, who were also
bayonetted by McDonough. but not Sc
verely injured, are confined at the post
hospital
The ferocious manner in which MeDon-
| ough fought with his would-be captors at
the fort, and the manner in which he
handled the bayonet. created considerable
excitement a. Fort Washington during the
few minutes the fight was in progress.
McDonough is private in Battery NJ,
OF the Fourth Artillery, and had been
drinking heavily all day yesterday The
day being Christmas the men were al
lowed more liberty than usual. although
discipline was not relaxed to any great
extent
No trouble was experienced with Nc
Donough until between and o'clock,
when he approached the guard house and
began to make considerable noise. He
approached the sentry in front of the
guardhouse several times. and finally
wound up by insisting to fight. The guard
summoned help, and Sergeant Staab came
upon the scene and at once approached
McDonoush with the intention of placing
him under arrest. McDonough backed
away closely followed by Stasb. Sudden
iy he sprang to the guardhouse porch and
seized a rifle which was leaning against
the wall with fixed bayonet. As the
sergeant closed in upon Eim McDonough
plunged the bayonet into Staab's abdomen.
The sergeant fell to the floor and three
private5 who came to the scene attempted
to capture McDonougn. He made such good
use OF his bayonet, however, that two of
them received more or less severe thrusts
in the body. Realizing that he was in a
tight corner. McDonough sprang over the
railing and made his escape in the dusk of
the evening. Staab was lifted from the
ground. and together with the other
wounded soldiers, was taken to the post
hospital.
A search for McDonough was at once
Instituted. Squads of soldiers were sent
out over all the neighborin3 country on
foot and mounted. The police of Wash
ington were-at once notified to be on the
lookout for McDonough, whose description
was given, and all approaches to Wash
ington were carefully guarded.
About l o'clock this morning Policemen
Osterman, King. and Mccormack of the
su5-station at Anacostia were about to
return to report for the night, when
they saw man in a soldiers uniform ap-
preaching on the road that leads to the
city from Fcrt Washington. They at once
approached him and asked his name. He
replied that it was McDonough and
the policemen placed him under arrest
He was dusty and tired and had the ap-
pearance Of a man just recovering from
intoxication. He made no resistance ald
after being taken to the sub-station said
that he did not remember having stabbed
anyone. He said that he had been drink
ing heavily all day and really remembered
little that had occurred. He was detain-
ed in the sub-station until the Fifth pre-
cinct patrol arrived, when he was taken
to that station where the cells are strong
er. McDonough will probably be taken
in charge by the military authorities to-
day.