Evening star., 1909-05-02

hospital patient.
One time Hawkins states. he went to
Willow Tree alley. where he learned a
man had been killed. After getting there
ana being surrounded by a hundred or
more negroes. he discovered a man living
In pool of blood. dead. Just as bent
over the dead man some one from be-
hind threw brick at me- striking me
on the head l was knocked out. where
upon the crowd scattered I afterward
learned. leaving me there unconscious
Brother officers were attracted TO the spo.
and | was sent to the hospital. After
ward the mystery OF Willow Tree alley
was cleared up and the man who hit mo
with a brick arrested
Hawkins accompanied Capt Daley on
his famous Bloodfield raids and AT many
times, he states. his life was in danger.
One or the first cases he was given hap
pened down in Foggy Bottom. He was
sent TO arrest negro for bigamy. Push
ing open the front door of the house, he
was met by woman who told him the
man he was looking for was in the sec
ond story.
Il went up there" Hawkins said. and
demanded of my man to go TO the sta
tion house. He refused. whereupon | at
tempted to place him under arrest.
mix-up ensued. and the negro tried To
jump through the WlnOOW- STdoDcu
him, but the force of his onrush carried
him through the window. with me fol-
lowing. Ii was only drop OF about
eight feet. and, fortunately. / landed on
me and escaped into Virginia. ! spent the
rest Of the day looking for that man,
but was not successful"
The life of George W. Osburn. who has
been on the traffic force for eight years.
is replete with exciting incidents. He
comes from Upper Marlboro. but during
his life has been practically over the
United States. Most of his time has been
spent on the railroads. AS conductor on
Il division Of the South Atlantic and ONO
railroad Mr.. Osburn came across the first
big event of his life. when the composite
freight and passenger train ran wild down
bit Of mountainous roadbed near Ben
ham. Va. Not knowing at what moment
his life. as we'll as the lives Of his pas
sengers, would be snuffed out. Osburn
could but await the end Coming between
the sheer walls of the mountains. the
train was going at lightning speed down
a xty-five-degree grade. Just before the
level was reached and before the train
reached the ninety-foot trestle the engine
jumped the track. as did one Of the pas
senger coaches. Fortunately but one man
out of the tranload of people was injured.
In Calvert station. Baltimore. Osburn
was tender of the switches and averted
an accident by his quick perception whica
saved the road many thousands OF dol
Union station into the switches on which
a crowded passenger train was due had
mira culously escaped accident through
the long tunnel which connects the two
stations. Oshurn saw at glance that
the man In the cab was either crazy or
drunk or that the engine had run away.
How ii had come that far was inys-
terry to him. Taking the switch firmly
in his hands he ditched the engine near
the express station. The force of the
blow sent the engine through twenty
two-inch wall. telescoping the train.
several years ago he arrested a negro
in the alley leading off of New York ave-
.nue near 14th street who had robbed
a lunchroom in G street While pursu-
ing the negro he was shot at twice. one
OF the bullets taking effect In his left leg.
the other smashing a plate-glass snow
window in one of the shops along the
street.
4 strange coincidence occurred just
prior to the fight, which has caused II TO
he remembered by Osburn. For two
hours Judge Pritchard, who afterward
tried the negro and sentenced him 10
serve twenty-five years In jail, had been
talking to the officer. He was asking
him about the immense amount or WORK
he had to do in addition to the duties OF
guarding the traffic and IL he should have
to respond to calls from the neighbor-
hood
1T was fifteen minutes afterward.
said Osburn, that | received ouiieI
wound in my leg. Shortly after that !
was transferred from that corner TO ttn
and Florida avenue.