The Washington times., 1905-07-10
ENE ERSON WINS
CORDIAL PRAISE
Bicycle Policeman Disarmed
Desperate Italian.
LATTER Is HELD FOR JURY
For Brief But Exciting Time He Ran
Amuck With Loaded
Revolver.

Biuth Blackeye, the Italian who yes
terday afternoon ran amuck with a
:sS4ed revolver in the neighborhood of
Columbia terrace, was this morning
given a preliminary hearing in Judge
O'Neils court and held in 8 900 bond
for the grand jury.
Blackeye who, 1t is alleged, was in
toxfcated, went to the house Of Alfred
Barnes, colored, and began to curse and
swear and raise general rough house.
Barnes asked him to go away, and in
reply the Italian pulled a gun and
threatened to shoot him Barnes, seeing
the gun. went into the house and sat
down In few moments Alfred S
brother Fred came downstairs, and de-
manded to know what the trouble was
about. Alfred told him that the Italian
had threatened to shoot him, and was
advised to get policeman and have the
gun taken away from Blackeye- AcCflg
on this suggestion. Alfred Barr e. IN
out OF the house and out Of tn Ley
into Twentieth street
Raised Gun and Fired.
Just as he turned the corner he was
met by Blackeye, who raised his gun
and with an oath fired point blank into
the colored mans face but luckily miss
OF several hundred people gathered and
ran after the Italian, who was indus
triously chasing Barnes and flourlshing
his gun Barnes jumped on a car at
the corner of Twentieth and F streets,
hoping TO elude his purSuer in this
manner but the Italian ran alongside
of the car and threatened to shoot into
It.
In the meantime, Alexander Motion.
driver of the Eighth precinct patrol
wagon, teiephoned to the Third precinct
station and asked that an off1cer be sent
to Eighteenth and f streets as soon as
possible
Threatened to Shoot Officer.
Bicycle Policeman Walter Emerson
was at that time just entering the sta
ton house. and was sent to the scene
OF the trouble He arrived upon the
scene just as the maddened italian
reached the corner of Eighteenth and +
streets. He dismounted, and. walking
over tc the man. told him to put up
his gun and come with him. To this the
italian replied that II the officer came
a step nearer he would shoot him dead.
The two men were now surrounded by
q crowd of nearly 400 persons. AS the
officer stood considering. covered by the
Italians gun, a colored man tried to
creep up behind and graD the gun from
the maddened mans hand. This dis
tracted Blackeye's attention, and en-
abled Emerson to pull his own gun
Covering the Italian, the policeman
leaped forward and grabbed his weapon.
The crowd surged forward, and wanted
to pull the Italian to pieces.
Emerson Warmly Commended.
A number Of prominent citizens who
witnessed the scene commended Emer-
son very warmly for his cool and cour-
ageous work Several prominent busi-
rest will write letter TO Major Sylves-
ter commencing the bravery of Elmer
son, and asking that something be done
for him Emerson Is one Of the four
special bicycle police who are in atten-
dance on the President when he Is in
this city.
Al the hearing this morning Mr. Given
asked that bond be placed at 81, 900. but
Judge O'Nen seemed to think that 81 900
was sufficient. When the case Is brought
before the grand jury two other counts
Will be brought against Slackeye
After the man had been arrested
many cries of Lynch him. were heard,
and he had to be hurried to the station
house for security