The Washington times., 1906-06-08
Bloody Battle in Second
Precinct With Three
Officers of Law.
USED BUTCHER KNIFE
Is Finally Overcome After
Having Inflicted Painful
Injuries on CaptorS.

Attacked by an insane colored man.
six feet three inches tall, Weighing 80
pounds, and armed with a butcher knife
TWO feet long, police Of the Second pre-
cinct had the night OF their lives in the
station house this morning about s
o'clock. AS d result OF the attack SER
geant Duval is suffering from several
severe bruises about the head and lacer-
ations on his right hand, where he was
slashed by the infuriated prisoner.
Policeman Addison, colored. was also
bruised and battered. and Desk Sergeant
Carroll woe roughly handled
1t required the combined strength of
the three policemen to subdue the pris-
oner. and this was accomplished only
after the colored man. who gave his
name as James Campbell. was beaten
into insensibnity with night sticks Had
It not been for the fact that Carroll
was behind the prisoner when Sergeant
DuvaH drew his revolver. the prisoner
would undoubtedly be in the morgue
this afternoon Carroll slipped behind
the prisoner TO wrest the butcher knife
from him. and for fear of killing the
desk sergeant. Duvau refrained from
firing.
How Trouble Began.
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Campbell went into a small grocery
store in Brooks court. between First
Second. NJ. and n streets northwest.
and chased the storekeeper out of the
place. He then knocked over boxes and
barrels Of vegetables. cut up meat with
the butcher knife which was lying on
the bench, and threyS' the meat on the
fOCr. After smashing a showcaSe he
began to yell and howl. and ran out
of the store brandishing the long knife
over his head.
People Of the neighborhood were
awakened by his shouts and when they
came TO their doors and windows he
ran into their houses and chased them
into the alley. Half a hundred coIored
persons in abbreviated attire were In the
alley screaming and ,implorIng the wild
eyed man not 10 kill them He made
/ lunges at them but they lodged out
of harm way.
Policeman Addison was informed Of
the trouble in the alley. He went close
10 the man and cajoled him into walk
ing out Of the alley.
Taken to Station.
Campbell walked along with the knife
in his hand. lie mumbled threats against
everyone IN the alley and said: "AhII
Kill a thousand before the sun sets. -
Addison did not dare put his hand on
the man. but walked quietly along with
him Campbell finally landed at the
Second precinct station. He refused TO
60 up the steps.
Desk Sergeant Carroll and Sergeant
Duvau answered Addison's call for as
sistance- Campbell in stepping around
TO make a lunge at his wouId-be captors
fell across the station house threshold.
and when he scrambled to his feet. with
blood IN his eye and the knife in his
hand, he was inside the room where the
roll is called. The police then tried 10
disarIn him
Is Finally 0verpowered.
After many fruitless efforts DuvaII
I finally drew his revolver and pointed
thea muzzle at CampbelTs temple. The
Slaring revolver attracted the mans at
tention, and he again lunged at DuvaIl
with the knife. This gave Carroll an
opportunity TO run behind the maniac.
After another brief struggle the man
was finally diSaTmed and taken TO a cell
in an insensible condition. About noon
he was examined by two police surgeons
who ordered him committed to St. Eliza
beth's Asylum for the Insane.