The Washington herald., 1908-07-08

A neighborly conflict, in which hot
words were banded back and forth across
an intervening alley by several house
wives. backed by male members of the
families. resulted in a call for the police
shortly after o'clock last night.
The trouble occurred in the neighbor-
hood Of Twenty-fourth and " streets
| northwest. The cause OF the trouble is in
doubt. Exactly what the trouble con-
sisted OF is also shrouded in mystery.
That there was some trouble seems an
established fact, although stories differ
as 10 the origin and result.
Police Act as Peacemakers.
BY the time the police arrived on the
scene. things had quieted down some
what, and they could do nothing more
than talk & over with the wordy COM
batants and make an investigation to Sc
cure information for warrants, should the
| case go that far.
short time after the police left the
| scene Of battle. the chief actor in the
/ trouble and her husband called at police
! headquarters and poured into the ears Of
! Lieut.. Peck a narrowing story OF abuse
The woman, short, rather stout. and
| possessed Of great frmness OF manner,
/ told the lieutenant that two policemen
| and park watcnman. who lives near by.
| had invaded her home, and without a
word Of explanation, had tried 10 forcibly
/ drag her of to a patrol box. When she
! demonstrated. she said. one Of the police
men put a pair OF ''nippers.' or twist
ers," on her wtist. and tried to drag her
/ along with him. She called for help she
1 eaf
| 10 the rear porch. where she was strug-
! Cling with the police. and tried to push
the officers away from his wife.
Driver of Patrol n Lawyer.
Instantly there was mix-up, declared
the woman Her husband was sent
sprawling and sustained a crack on the
head. while she sustained considerable
damage to one Of her wrists. The wagon
came, and the driver, she said. advised
her captors that she could not be taken
to the station without a warrant She
was then released.
The wife said that the whole trouble
was the result Of malicious spite" She
blamed neighbor. who lives in the rear
/ Of her home, as the one responsible, say
Ing that II was she who had asked the
police 20 come 20 the house. She inti-
mated that the police showed 'favorit-
ism"
An investigation OF the charges made
by the woman was made by Lieut..
Keefe. OF the Third precinct. The police
men were Patrolmen Garfield and Guyer
From them be learned that they had been
called In TO quell a family fight which
was arousing the whole neighborhood
The woman was ugly they said, and they
threatened 20 lock her up, but decided 20
wait and get a warrant
Declares woman Is Troublesome.
Lieut.. Reefe said that the woman had
been arrested several times for creating
a disturbance in the neighborhOod and
was the cause Of much strife among the
neighbors. He said that complaints had
been received about her frequently, and
as a last resort the agent for her house
had been asked 10 request her 10 move.
This was done, he said and when told
that she would have 10 move the woman
made more trouble She blamed her
neighbOrs. he said. for having her put out.
and has Quarreled with them continually
since receiving notice.
This is a story OF the trouble Every
one admits that there was an argument,
but beyond that the whole affair is much
similar to mixture called In Chinese
"chop-suey."