Evening star., 1907-08-06
RECORD OF VIOLENCE
Six Cases of Assault Engage At
tention of Police.
VARIETY OF WEAPONS USED
Policeman R. W. Jukes Shot in Arm
While Making An Arrest.
WILLIAM S. MITCHELL STABBED
Wound Directly Above His Heart.
Knife Play Follows Dispute
Near Cemetery.
WILLIAM S. MITCHELL STABBED

Knife Play Follows Dispute
Near Cemetery.
Policeman R. w. Jukes. shot in arm.
James Davis, colored struck on head with
| fatiron.
| Mamie Smith, colored, knocked down and
kicked about face and body.
| William S. Mitchell, colored stabbed over
| heart with table knife.
Lucen Butler, colored stabbed in the
| side.
| Saphronia Turner, colored, stabbed in the
| side
| These six cases of violence claimed the
! attention of the police last night and this
| morning. In one the wound was of such
| character that the attending surgeons fear
| ed fatal results The victim in that case
| was William S. Mitchell, colored, thirty
years of age, whose home is a short dis
| tance to the rear of the Oak Hill ceme-
| terry property. He received a stab wound
directly over the heart. and his condition
| was regarded as serious, but after he had
received treatment at the Georgetown Uni
versity Hospital the surgeons assured the
police that he would recover. Clarence
! Saunders, Colored and his mother, Mrs.
| Mary Mann, were arrested on suspicion by
Policemen Johnson and Speer and locked
up at the Georgetown police station.
Woman Makes Admission.
Mrs. Mann declared that she had done
! the stabbing, her confession having been
made, it is conceded, for the purpose of
shielding her son, but it did not result In
the release of Saunders. Later in the morn
ing she admitted that Clarence had used
| table knife upon Mitchell when the latter
was assaulting her. Mrs Mann said she
| thought it was no more than right that she
| should take the responsibility for the trou-
BILE She was released and her son was
| held.
| 1t is charged that several occupants Of
! the house back of the cemetery were in
| dulging in liquid refreshments last night
| before the trouble started, and that the
row was the result Of the effect the intoxi-
| cants had some of those who imbibed
| too freely. A charge of assault with
Clarence Saunders, and he will be taken to
| the Police Court for hearing tomorrow
| morning.
Policeman Shot.
Policeman r. w. Jukes of the eighth pre-
cinct engaged in a lively encounter with
party of colored excursionists about mid
night and received bullet wound In his
| right forearm He was at his home near
| 9th and I streets southwest, when q num-
| ber Of eXcursionists from the steamer Jane
Moseley came along on their way @home
| the street for so late an hour, the police
| man thought, and he undertook to quiet
| them. One of the noisiest in the party
was placed under arrest. but the policeman
| soon afterward found himself surrounded
| by friends Of the prisoner who sought to
effect rescue Stones were hurled at him,
and he was struck in the face by the man
who under arrest.
Realizing that he was. in danger of seri-
Gus injury, Policeman Jukes drew his re-
| volver and fired two shots Then more
stones were thrown, and some man in the
| party of rescuers also brought a revolver
into use, the bullet striking the policeman
| In the arm.
After receiving the bullet wound the po
| lceman was unable to pursue the crowd
| His prisoner succeeded in escaping with
/ the Others but officer Jukes called upon
! the police of the fourth precinct for assist
ance. He furnished a description of the
! man who had been placed under arrest
! and then he went to the Emergency Hos
| pital for surgical treatment. The wound
| proved to be not serious. After 1t was
! dressed he was able to return to his home,
61S | street.
The police will make every effort to effect
| the capture of the man who used the weap-
on. That he had not used the revolver
| before he had the trouble with the police
! man, the police believe, is due to the fact
that he did not have the opportunity. His
| description is wanted by the police.
Uses Knife on Adversary.
| At 26th and d streets northwest about
5 o'clock yesterday afternoon two colored
men, Lucien Butler and william Rowzee
| engaged in an alteration over some
| trivial dispute, and the police report that
| a weapon played part In the encounter
| Rowzee is alleged to have drawn a knife
| from his pocket and plunged the blade
| into Buffers side. The dispute took place
| upon the street and Il number of curious
. persons assembled there, but none Of them
! took any part In the affair or showed a
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| Butler went to the Emergency Hos
/, pital and had his wound dressed. The
! surgeons found the wound to be slight,
and he was able to go to his home, 500
! 20th street northwest, after he had
| ceivcd trea tment. Butler said Rowzee had
| cut him, and told the police that he lived
| at $40 25th street northwest.
Cha ge Against John Beverly.
Mamie Smith, colored, twenty-five years
Of age, living at 1947 18th street north
west, was taken to Freedman's Hospital
| last night about II o'clock and given
| treatment She had been kicked about the
head and body. following a row with John
| Beverly. colored, at her home. She said
] John knocked her down and beat her.
were told of the row they were Informed
| that Mamie was in a serious condition,
! and several policemen were sent out to
| make an investigations
! the surgeons discovered she was not
| seriously hurt. She charged John Beverly
| with the assault. He was not found by
| thu. police last night, but Mamie said she
| would procure warrant for him.
Man and Woman Quarrel.
! During a fight al 211 Warren street north
| east yesterday evening about $40 o'clock,
! James Davis, colored, twenty-nine Years of
| age received u painful injury to his head by
blow with a fiatiron, while engaged in
disputation with Mary Moore, also colored.
The latter is alleged to have inflicted the
| injury. Davis feared he had sustained a
| fracture of his skull, but at the Casualty
Hospital the surgeons found that he was
| more badly frightened than hurt.
Davis was able to leave the hospital later
| in the night. He was interviewed by the
| police and he told them of the circurn-
| stances of the trouble with Mary. The lat
ter not arrested last night. but Davis
| assured the police that lie would procure a
warrant and prosecute her for assault with
a dangerous weapon.
Woman Stabbed.
| The police of the fourth precinct received
a call from 121 street southwest this