Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-17
GEORGETOWN AFFAIRS
POLICE RAID GAMING TABLE
TUssLE WITH WOMAN.

The police Of the seventh precinct have
been told several times within the past few
weeks that gambling was going on along
the Chesapeake and Ohio canal at
night. and last night a squad consisting Of
Policemen Steinbraker, Davis and Brown
swooped down upon the residence of VIII
liam Harris, colored on oath street north
west. near the canal. and after effecting an
entrance to the place arrested Harris.
James Jackson, John jackson and William
Johnson. and sent them to the station
house. A charge of allowing gambling on
his premises was entered against William
Harris and he was locked up Policeman
Steinbraker conferred with Lieut.. Schnci-
der and later released the three others.
who will be in the Police Court wit
nesses tomorrow morning when the case
Is called before Judge Mills.
When the officers arrived at the frcrt
door of the house, they report they could
hear the voices of the players, as well as
the rattle of the money. They tried the
trent door and found it was locked. The
three policemen then made a dash for the
door, and their combined weight struck
1t the lock snapped and they tumbled into
the room right in the center of the group
of players.
The moment the colored men turned and
saw the buecoats coming through the door
they made for the windows in frantic eff
fort to reach a place of safety. but the po-
lam Harris sprang for the window Police
man Steinbraker landed on his back on a
flying leap and bore him to the floor. He
lay quietly for a moment, and then at
tempted to scramble out of the policemans
grasp, but his efforts were futile. While
Steinbraker was capturing Harris Police
men Brown and Davis had collared the
others. and the march, with the station as
the objective point was begun.
Policeman Was Victorious.
Policeman A. F. johnson of the seventh
precinct was attracted by loud cries is
suing from the house occupied by Sallie
Turner, colored, in Rock court northwest
near 32d street about 8 o'clock yesterday
evening, and upon his arrival at the house
he heard Laura Turner a daughter of Sal
lie Turner. use a vast deal of profanity.
Laura was on the second floor, and the
policeman Immediately mounted the steps.
While going up the steps the p-ofane Ian
guage became more audible, the policeman
states, and he informed her she under
arrest AS soon as the policeman made
that announcement, he alleges, objection
was raised.
johnson did not stop to argue the ques-
ton, but Selling Laura Turner by the arm
he started toward the door and the patrol
box She resisted. and that was sign for
her mother and sister. who were with her
in the room, to Join in the fracas, and all
three of the women rushed at Johnson.
The policeman reached for his blackjack,
ment, and wrenched the weapon from his
grasp and threw 1t into one corner of the
room. During the melee which followed
the women smashed his helmet and tore his
uniform. Johnson soon after yanked his
prisoner down the steps and to the street,
thence to the patrol box and called the
wagon. The officer later gathered up his
helmet and blackjack. Upon the arrival of
the prisoner at the station house a charge
of disorderly conduct and assault was
placed opposite the name of Laura Turner.
Minnie Branch, her sister, was charged
with assault, and Salie Turner had assault
and battery entered after her name. They
will probably be given a hearing in the
Police Court Monday morning.
Residence Robbed.
The residence of Mrs. Sebastian, who re-
sides at 1866 33d street northwest, was
robbed last evening about s o'clock of
suit of clothes, valued at So and pocket
book which contained $40 Mrs. Sebas-
tan was sitting near the front door, and
about o'clock some groceries were deliv-
cred at the house by a young colored man.
He told to go in and put them upon
a table in the rear room of the house. He
had been in the house but a few moments
when he emerged with what Mrs. Sebas-
tian supposed was the empty box in which
he carried the groceries. When She went
upstairs later she found that the suit of
clothes and the pocketbook which had been
left lying in plain view had been stolen.
In company with her husband she at
once called upon Lieut.. Schneider of the
seventh precinct and reported her loss.
The police went to work upon the case
Immediately, and 1t is more than probable
that the case will be cleared up shortly.
James Frees. ffty-two years of age, and
living at 31l3 NJ street northwest, while
sitting on wall on NJ street northwest,
near his home, fell distance of about
ten feet, landing upon his left side. His
face was badly lacerated and his left leg
Wrenched. Policeman NJ f. FUR
called and proposed to take the man to the
Georgetown University Hospital, but he re-
fused and the policeman assisted him TO
his home.
One Fined; Others Released.
William Battle, Thomas Cook and Jo-
seph Lee, all young colored men of George
town, were arrested yesterday by the po-
lice of the seventh precinct and charged
with the larceny of sixteen chickens from
w. l.. Connolly, and also the larceny of a
large quantity of cabbage from the fields
of Charles Musgrove. Cook is athlete
and when he presented before Judge
Mills in the Police Court yesterday he was
arrayed in the base ball uniform of the
Cuban Giants, of which he is alleged to be
a member. 1t was alleged that Battle was
presenting different fowls several days ago
to various female friends, and the police
becoming aware of the fact they traced the
robbery of Mr.. Connolly's hen coop to his
door.
When arrested he implicated Cook and
Lee In both of the robberieS, and pointed
to the fact that in the earth where the
cabbageS were taken were the prints or
the spikes of base ball shoes; but after the
evidence had been concluded Judge Mills
did not think case had been made out
against the other men, and fined Bate SO
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