The Washington times., 1904-05-20
FIREMEN AVERT
RIOT BY NEGROES
Men of No. 6 Company Help
Police in Nick of Time.
TWO POLICEMEN INJURED
Court Sentences Principals in Disturb
ance, But july Trial Must
Still Be Had.

Members of No. s Engine Company, Of
the Fire Department. figured conspicu-
ouSly In Quelling q riot which started
III the vicinity Of their headquarters
last evening. Had it not been for tho
timely and fearless action Of several
members Of the command. Policemen
Morris and Long. of the Sixth precinct
would probably have been killed, and
Milford Lee and Peter Buchanan. ne
Eroes. who started the riot and were
in the Police Court today, would likely
have escaped.
When Theodore Buchanan. who IS
also known as Peter Buchanan. was ar
laigned before Judge Kimball, on
charges of assaulting Policeman Nor
ris, he pleaded not guilty, but was
fined 800 or six months in Jail. Con-
victed Of assauIting Policeman Long
he was given a similar sentence, max
ing one year in Jail. the limit of the
law. He is still held on a charge OF
engaging In an ARRAY with wilfred Lee
and diSorderly conduct Both negroes
demanded a jury trial in the case of as
saulting James Kicks, and will be given
a hearing later. Lee was fined $50 or
sixty days in Jail for engaging in an
affray with Buchanan.
Succored by Friends.
The negroes started a fight near
Fourth Street and Massachusetts, Ave
nue. last evening and were going at II
hammer and tongs when Policeman Long
noticed them, and tried TO separate
them Both Of thenegroes are powerfully
ouiltand muscular, and although they
had grievances against each other. they
quickly forgot what started the fight to
set upon the policeman. The patrolman
was thrown down, jumped on, and bad
" bitten about the hand by Buchanan
Ftremen, who were standing outside
Of the engine house were attracted to
the scene Of the disturbance by the gath
ring OF the crowd. Assistant Driver
John NJ Sauers. Of No 6, and Percy
Lowe, a clerk employed in Chief Belts
Office. were the first to reach the fight.
Engineer George Burga, Private Arthur
Nolan. and Harry Fletcher followed
close behind. Some one telephoned to
the Sixth precinct station that riot
was on. and the reserves, under com
mand of Sergeant Hodges. responded.
Meanwhile, Policeman Morris had
been attracted to the corner where the
negroes were fighting. Long and he and
the firemen quickly mixed in" The
large crowd of negroes took sides with
Lee and Buchanan and were about 10
attack Morris when the reserves came.
Morris was struck in the face and badly
bruised, but he protected himself and
Long as best he could. while the fire
men kept the negroes back and pre-
vented them from causing further blood
shed.
One Man Breaks Loose.
Buchanan. because Of his superior
fighting abilities. attracted more atten-
ton from the police than Lee; and sew
eral bluecoats swung onto him to pre-
vent his escape. He was hustled into the
patrol wagon and sent 70 the Sixth pre-
cinct Lee wriggled out Of the grasp
Of policeman and made 4 wild dash
up an alley. He was captured by Lowe
and Assistant Driver Sauers in Fourth
Street. between Massachusetts, Avenue
and / Street northwest and was taken
to the engine house. where he was kent
by the nremen until the patrol wagon
returned from the Sixth precinct sta
ton. after taking Buchanan there
Both policemen were compelled to go
10 the Casualty Hospital TO have their
injuries dressed, but none OF the firemen
was injured.