The Washington times., 1901-07-29
HURT IN A DRUNKEN ROW.
Two Negroes in n Hospital and Four
Others Held N. Witnesses.


As a result of drunken row, which
occurred at an early hour Sunday morn
| ing at a place known as Woodburn, just
! this side of the District line, Henry Dod-
son, negro, thirty years of age. lies on
| a cot in the Freedman's Hospital, suffer
| ing from a badly lacerated throat and
/ face His alleged assailant, Richard
| Brown. also colored, is also confined IN
that institution, suffering from severe
| wounds about his face and body, as the
result, he claims, of having been struck
with an axe by Dodson. The rest of the
| combatants, namely, Oliver Hinton, eigh-
| teen years of age; George Jackson, nine
| teen; Major Jackson. nineteen. and VIII
| liam Stokes. twenty one. all colored. oc-
cupy cells in the Eighth precinct police
| station, where they-wil be held as United
| States witnesses pending the outcome of
both Dodson's and Browns injuries. An
other negro by the name of George Bal
| ley. at whose house the ifight occurred, is
also incarcerated in the u Street police
station, charged with running disorder
! ly house and keeping an unlicensed bar.
Had 1t not been for Jhe prompt action
of Mounted Sergeant Matthews and
Policemen Jennings and Rhodes there
would probably have been murder. for
when the above named Abiuecoats discov-
| cred Dodson he was lying in field a
short distance away from the Bailey
home, slowly bleeding to death from a
terrible wound in. his. throat, while his
head was beaten almost into a jelly.
Sergeant Matthews at once sent for the
Freedmanls Hospital ambulance, and Dod-
son was removed in, a hurry to that in
| stitution for treatment.
IL trha ~ oil Ocly acfa
day morning when Acting Desk Sergeant
Lord received telephone message from
a Mr.. Kelly, the proprietor of a grocery
store on the Blair Road, near Woodburn,
to the effect that a number of negroes
were engaged in a fierce fight, and asking
that several policemen be sent to the
scene Lord at once ;ordered Mounted
Policemen Jennings and Rhodes to the
locality, they being followed by Sergeant
Matthews. Upon arriving at the place
the bluecoats repaired to the home of
Bailey but found only Bailey and his
wife. the rest of the crowd having fed.
Bailey said there was fight, but re-
fused to give them any information.
One of the bluecoats was left to guard
the house, while the other one went with
Sergeant Matthews to look through the
woods. While engaged in the search
once sent to the hospital. Then Bailey,
at whose house. the fight took place, was
taken into custody and sent to the station
house in the. patrol wagon. Gradually
the three policemen received information
regarding the affair. and finally learned
that Dodson had been cut by Dick"
Brown. Despite their determined efforts
they were unable to locate him.
In the meantime Bicycle Policemen Ev-
ans and Barrett arrived on their wheels
and at once Joined In the search Evans
was walking around in the rear of the
Bailey home when he was Startled by
he or n o. ypit a al
wagon backed uI into a shed. He at
once climbed into the vehicle and there
discovered Brown iying in pool of blood,
groaning piteously, with his head split
The patrol wagon of the Eighth precinct
was summoned. and Brown removed to
Freedman's Hospital, where, after having
his injuries dressed, he stated that Dod-
son had struck him with an axe. His con-
dition was serious
The police later learned the names of
the other parties engaged in the affray.
and at o'clock Sergeant Slattery. assist
ed by Policemen Elliott, Jett, and Stro-
man. succeeded in rounding up all of
them several miles from Brookland while
the fugitives were endeavoring to escape.
They were marched back into the city
and locked up at the station, where they
will be held as United States witnesses.
The surgeons at the F'reedman's Hos
pitai last night stated that although both
of the mengwere suffering from serious
injuries they did not at present antici-
pate serious results. In order that they
might not escape a watch was set over
both of the injured negroes by Lieutenant
kenney, who detailed Policeman Berry
man to the hospital. 1t is said that 1t
may be a week before either of them will
be able to appear in court. if at ail.
In the meantime one of the men cap
tured by Sergeant Slattery and his men
confessed his part in the affair. stating
of the party being drunk, and that Dod-
son and Brown assaulted each other