Evening star., 1907-08-27
n A SERIOUS CONDITION
POLICEMAN STROBEL STABBED
BY EUGENE BAILoR.
"Foggy Bottom" Scene Of Trouble.
Prisoner Has Two Bullet
Wounds in Leg.

Suffering with two deep knife wounds,
both In the region of the heart, inflicted
by a man who refused to recognize the
authority of a buecoat Policeman G.. A
Strobel of the third precinct is at the
Emergency Hospital In a serious Condi-
ton.
In another ward is Eugene Bailor, col
ored. thirty-two years of age, of 1889
4th street He is accused of having
wounded the policeman, and is under
treatment for two shot wounds in his
right leg. inflicted by the policeman.
Bailor is under police guard.
Policeman Archie Auran of the third
precinct, who was with Policeman Stro-
bel at the time of the assault, had his
coat slashed in several places, but the
knife blade did not penetrate to the skin.
The trouble occurred at the corner of
f street and Virginia avenue, IN that
section of the city known as Foggy Bot
tom. While Policemen Strobel and Auran
were patroling their beat they noticed a
large crowd of disorderly persons stand
ing near the school house at street
and Virginia avenue. Policeman Strobel
ordered them to move. In body they
walked across the street and stopped on
the opposite corner.
You cant stand here any more than
over there Policeman Strobel an
HOunCed, 1OIlOWlnS the CrOWu up
Refused to Move.
I'm not going to move any farther"
Bailor replied, according to the police
man
We'll. if you won't move your way you
will move mine. then Policeman Stro-
bel remarked and he reached for Bailor
Bailor. it Is alleged. thereupon stabbed
the policeman in the left side near the
heart Policeman Strobel did not realize
that he had been cut. and returned what
he thought was a fist blow with a blow
with his baton.
Bailor fought hard. it is said by the
police. and stabbed again. About that
time Policeman Strobel saw that his op-
ponent had knife and was slashing with
1t a him and his partner, Policeman Auran.
He quickly drew his revolver. and wher
Bailor made another slash with his arm.
trying to bury the knife blade again In the
The bullet penetrated the right leg just
above the knee and came out at the back
of the leg few inches below.
Ba!ior. however. continued to struggle.
Policeman Strobel. thinking that the first
bullet had gone wild. fired again. the bullet
penetrating the leg near the ankle. Both
shots. fired at close range. went through
the mans leg. He was then arrested, and
the two policemen started with him for
patrol box.
Beat Back Crowd.
The fight had not been confined to Police
man Strobel and Bailor. Several other
members of the crowd tried to save Balor
from arrest and swarmed around the two
men in uniform, but the policemen beat
them back.
1t was after Bailor had been arrested
that Policeman Strobel discovered. he says.
that he had been cut. He felt the blood
trickling down his side and noted that his
clothing was moist When he found that
he was bleeding profusely he decided to
go to the hospital with the man who was
shot. His wounds began to pain him by
the time he reached the surgeons
The policeman is suffering intensely to-
day. When seen by a Star reporter he
found it extremely difficult to tell of what
occurred last night.