Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-29
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Two Women Knocked Down
and One Robbed.
ARREST OF coLoRED MAN
Resists Policeman, When 0vertaken,
but is Subdued.
GIVES NAME AS ARMSTEAD LEE
Succeeded in Getting Handbag, Which
Contained Thirty Cents. and
Door Key.

While Misses Alice and Clartssa Regan
OF the Astoria flats. Sd and G streets, were
walking along 3D. street late last night.
they were both attacked and knocked down
by a colored man. Miss Alice Regain was
carrying handbag. of which the footpad
took possession. Policeman Fletcher OF
the second precinct who was near by,
chased the colored man fer several blocks
and finally placed him under arrest At
the sixth precinct station house, to which
he was taken, he gave his name as Arm
stead of 438 Grace alley southwest He
was later taken to the second precinct,
where charges of robbery and assault were
placed against him, to which he will be
given an opportunity to answer in the Po-
lice Court tomorrow morning.
The Misses Regan had been escorting
friend home and were returning to their
own apartments in the Astoria about II
o clock, when the colored man suddenly
leaped from behind tree box and snatched
the handbag. Miss Alice was startled, but
she chung tightly to the bag. The stocky
colored man pushed her to the ground.
however. and obtained possession of her
property Her sister grasped the colored
man. hoping to detain him until hep
reached them. But her frail strength was
had attacked her and her sister. With one
blow. which struck her in the forehead just
above the eye, he felled her to the ground.
1t was later discovered that she had been
kicked in the shoulder. She still chung to
the mans clothing, however, but he
wrenched himself loose.
Pursued by Policeman.
The assailant of the two women then
started down Sd street with the handbag,
but Policeman Fletcher, who was on his
wheel, started after him in response to
the cries of the women. The chase led
through several squares. through two al
leyS, and ended near the mouth of Cen
sus alley, at I'd and e streets northwest
Just Policeman Fletcher was about
to place his hand on the colored mans
shoulder the latter pulled a policeman's
baton from his pocket and made q vicious
pass with It, striking the officer over the
head. As the officer wore derby hat
the injury to his head was not severe.
Fletcher promptly arrested the man and
led him around to the sixth precinct sta
ton. When he was searched two rocks,
each weighing about pound, were found
in his pockets besides the baton which he
had used in resisting arrest.
No handbag or pocketbook was found on
the prisoners person, but door key which
had been in the pocketbook, and which
Miss Regain identified as the key to her
apartments, was IOuUu IN Lee pocket.
The amount of money was found In the
prisoners possession. 1t is believed he
threw away the handbag while being pur-
sued by the officer.
Effects Of Blow.
At the station house Miss Clarisa Regain
showed badly swollen forehead as the
result of the blow she had received, and
she said she was suffering considerable
pain In her shoulder, where she believed
she had been kicked after being knocked
down.
He just sprang from nowhere" said
Miss Regain, in telling of her experience.
He just seemed to come out of the earth
and grab my handbag. I screamed and
struggled with him. but he got away from
me when l FELL
Policeman Fletcher stated, after the ar
rest, that he found the prisoner hard man
to handle and very powerful After Lee
struck the officer over the head with the
baton they grappled and for several min
utes they tumbled about on the pavement.
The powerful officer, however, was equal to
the task and soon overpowered his adyer-
sary.