Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-28
BLOODY FIGHT AT FINISH
Attempting to Arrest His Brother OF.
ficer, A. C. Fisher Received Blow
From "siack.Jack' and Then USED
Might Stick" With Telling Effect
Police Court Hearing Today.

warpath late yesterday afternoon, af-
Ter imbibing enough fire water to duly
Impress himself with the fact that he
was u bad man" He had a glorious
me Of it for several hours. but
finally landed at the station house with
his head split and charges of drum.
kenness and disorderly conduct
against him. Officer A. G. Fisher, who
interfered with the rampage of his
brother officer, bears various marks
nj Battle about his person. but Is
SIN able to be on duty.
II seems that Officer Holzbach start.
eh TO "frc-up" soon after going on
duty yesterday afternoon at O'Clock
ihtil O'Clock he was supposed to
patrol the beat between Twenty-eighth
ana ThiIty-fonrth streets, west of the
Tie railroad, and between and mid
night he was supposed to he on what
is known rs the Orrvlle beat
Scared Ladies'.
AS far as can be learned the officer
was on his good behavior, compare
lively speaking, until about dark.
when he invaded the Fashion Shoe
store. There he Is said to have -four.
iahed his "blue-steel thirty.eight'' be.
cause one of the clerks requested him
10 keep quiet DIN the presence of some
ladies' who were I'm IN store. Mr. Har.
~ Cox, n clerk in the establishment,
induced the policeman to leave the
store and made n vain effort To get
him IN 20 home.
Other policemen saw 1olzbach
about O'Clock and cndcavOred To get
him TO 20 home. but he told them with
emphasis to mind their own business.
Invaded Hotel Newport.
The next place the drunken officer
invaded, as far as can he learned, was
be Hotel Newport, where he is said
10 have had everything his own way
until he got ready to leave. From
there he went 10 Huntington avenue
and Thirty-first street and broke up
The meeting of young mems club, in
progress In hall over n store building
IN the northwesterly corner He ter.
rnrl2ed the club members by display.
Ing his gun freely and, according 10
he story. lie fired several shots
through the roof of the building.
The young men rushed out and
meeting Officer Fisher on Washington
avenue, implored him to arrest Holz.
bach. When Officer Fisher reached
The club room IIol2bach had departed.
going to Thlrty.fourth street and Hunt
ing,on avenue. There Officer Fisher
found him and the trouble began.
Refused to Be Arrested.
Refusing to go home or TO allow
himself 70 be arrested, Hol2bach dis.
played his revolver and heavy might
stick" and dared Fisher TO arrest him.
Fisher says that he begged the man 10
20 home and keep quiet before making
any attempt TO arrest him
In The struggle which ensued the
sober officer secured the pistol and
club from the drunken one. Then
liolzbach drew blackjack" from his
Pocket and, according 10 Fisher, re-
newed hostilites. blow from the
black jack' laid Fishers forehead
open, caused blood to start from his
nosirils and he went to the ground
on his face.
Fought in Dark Alley.
IlOlZbach fed into an alley and
Fisher, gathering himself up, gave
chase. The excited crowd which had
been attracted to the scene, did not
al
pened in the alley except the two Of
iicers. After = few minutes Officer
Fisher called several young men and
asked them 10 remain with Holzbach
until hc could call for the patrol wa
g0n AT this time Holzhach was on
The ground, with great cash on his
head. caused by "A CHANGING blow from
Fishers might stick
While Fisher was calling for the
patrol wagon. Holnbach gave his
guards the sin and ran in the dire.
lion OF Virginia avenue He was
finally captured and overpowered by
Officer Pearson, who was sitting upon
him when the patrol wagon arrived
90 The scene.
salled to Appear Today.
Al The station house Holzbach's
wound was dressed and he was bailed
Tor MS appearance in The police court
this morning. His brother, Justice CT
the Peace j. 7. iIolzbach. took him
home after ne had been ordered by
Sergeant Mitchell TO report to the
chief today
Officer Fisher had the cut in hi: