The sun., 1908-06-28
NEGRO AhUCK in BROlDEAT
THEE MEN SLAsRED As HE NAN
THROUGH THE TENDERL0yN.

Fire Chief Devanney Grabbed Haim and
Was Rolled 70 the Gutter--TRouble
started when Some One Tried to
stop Fight That the Negro Was In.
In desperate effort to get away from
9, Gro wd OF white n.en who were pursuing
him an unidentified negro ran four blochs
through the upper Tenderloin last night
slashipg right and left with knife and
cutting three men severely. II was the
most exciting event of the kind that
Broadway has Witnessed for long time.
The trouble started when Frank Kelly
Of 243 West Forty-fourth street attempted
to stop fight between the negro and an
other man at Fiftieth street and Broad
way. The negro turned on Kelly and
plunged knife into his left arm near the
shoulder The crowd that had been watch
ing the fight at once started for the negro.
He ran through Fiftieth street toward
Eighth avenue making a path for him.
self by slashing with his knife. At Eighth
avenue the fugitive turned south.
As he dashed past the quarters Of Fire
Truck on the corner Of Forty-eighth
street Battalion Chief Devanney grabbed
him. The two rolled to the gutter together.
Devanney clinging to the negro's knife
hand. The negro broke away and though
he had not been able to stab Devsnney he
gave him vicious kick in the stomach
that doubled him up. Thomas A. Der
mody. driver Of Truck 4. rushed to the
chiefs assistance. The negro plunged his
knife into Dermody's left breast just over
the heart and rushed on.
Turning west on Forty seventh street
the negro darted into the tenement at
205. Two detectives from the uptown de-
teotive bureau who had joined In the pur-
suit rushed upstairs after him. As they
did 30 voice from the top floor said Come
up here. Jim and we'll take care Of you"
Then the lights went out. The detec-
tives grouped their way on up the stairs
and made a search of the entire tenement.
but the fugitive had disappeared. Prob
ably he went over the roofs while the de-
tectives were stumbling around in the
dark. On suspicion Of aiding the escaping
negro Elford Benson and James A. Robin
son, both black, were arrested. They were
found on the top floor. whence had come
the voice.
When the police counted up the injured
after tho chase they found that in addition
Of TOT Ninth avenue had been stabbed. He
was cut In the left breast, the right shoulder.
the back and on the left hand. All three
injured men were taken to Roosevelt Hos
pital. Their injuries though painful were
said not to be dangerous.
Later Detectives Lowenthal and Bruck-
man went through neighboring tenenents.
They spotted the fugitivein house at 262
West Forty-seventh street. He proved to
be John Green, a butler, n years old. He
lived in the house at 2s5, into which he
had run for refuge.
After the lights went out in the house,
the detectives learned, Green crept noise
lessly TO a fourth story window and jumped
He landed in the yard below but was able
to make his way across the street to the
house at 2e2. There he changed his CLOTHES,
putting on dark suit Of clothes in place
OF the light checks he had been wearing.
Fearing to venture forth. he remained in the
house and was captured.
His change Of clothing had been brought
to him, the police found out, by Isabelle
Irving, % years old, who lives at No 2e5
The police arrested her, charging her with
helping ugitive to escape. They were un-
able to find out. however, who turned the
gas out when Green ran up the stairs.
Green was taken to Police Headquarters.
There he said he had been hurt by his long
jump. DR.. Dorsey Of St. vincents Hospital
made q superficial examination Of the man
and said that he could find no greater Injury
than a broken wrist and confusion Of the
left foot. Fearing that Green might be
injured internally. however. he took him o
the hospital.