The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-07-18

"A wave of crime" struck Washing
toms black belt yesterday.
RaZors and gin. mixed in equal guam
titles. landed seven persons in nice white
cots in the hospitals and as many more
In damp, dreary cells in the station
houses
1t was a strenuous day for the police
and the hospitals. Every hour OF the
day ambulances were sent TO some por-
ton of the black belt on the same mis-
sion. Those gathered IN on each trip
would be divided between the station
houses and the hospitals
Just what Miss Josephine Robinson,
negro. said 10 Miss Carrie Swan, negro.
early yesterday morning may never be
known. Anyway. these social leaders ct
the belt mixed It and the ambulance
bells began to ciang That was an early
morning start for busy day
Seven Land ia Hospitals.
When the police and hospital authori-
ties got time to reckon up the work q the
razor-gin combination. It was found that
seven combatants are patients in the hos
pital, some in a serious condition.
Andrew Knott. white. of $50 Maryland
avenue southwest, is the most seriously
injured He is at the Emergenc xssIIos-
pital with a deep cut below his right
shoulder, and his condition is precariOus.
One OF his asssilants, Richard jack
son. negro, Is also at the hospital with
an injury 10 his leg. sustained in a chase
by policemen.
IN the hospitals. as a result OK the
fights. are:
Andrew Knott. white, stab W0und IN right side;
Emergency Hospital.
james Davis. negro. slsshed IN FACE ard neck
Providence Hospital
Jane Rene. negro, scalp wounds and burns; Emer-
Cency Hospital.
Albert Frederick. Negro. stab wound In LIFT side,
Casualty Hospital
Josephine Robinson. negro. fractured skull. Casu-
alty Hostital.
Richard Jackson. negro injuries to leg Emergency
Hospital.
Virginia johnson. negro. stabbed under heart.
Casualty Hospital
Four shots Wild.
Knott goti into an alteration with two
negroes in First street southwest yester-
day and one Of the negroes drew a razor.
He slashed Knott IN the side, and the
two men then bolted. They were caught
after a chase and taken 70 the Fourth
precinct station. Four shots were fired
after the fleeing negroes. but none took
effect Knott was taken 10 the Emer-
gency Hospital, and his condition is seri-
GUS
Dorsey Rome, a negro boy. living at 50
street southwest. assaulted his aged
grandmother yesterday. nnlcting serious
wounds about the head, The woman fell
upon a stove and was badly burned She
was removed to the Emergency Hospital
and may not live. Her grandson was
locked up.
James Davis. negro. became involved
in a quarrel with Frank Winfield. an
other negro. yesterday and Winfield
drew knife Davis is at Providence
Hospital in a dangerous condition. with
wounds about the face and neck Win
field occupies a cell at the Fifth precinct
station.
Stabbed I'm His side.
A crowd of negroes scrawled' Albert
Frederick also a negro. at First and
South Capitol streets southwest yester-
day. and when the smoke cleared away
Frederick had stab wound in his side
He is now at Emergency Hospital His
assailants are unknown.
Josephine Robinson. negro, had some
words with Carrie Swan. negro. at the
Robinson residence. 1913 First street
southwest, yesterday. Josephine is now
at Casualty Hospital with a fractured
skull, while the police are looking for
Carrie.
Virginia Johnson. negro. was slashed
under the heart by James Anderson. an
other negro. at II Dingman alley north
west, last night. She is at Casualty Hos
pital and cannot live. Anderson escaped
before the arrival Of the police and has
not been located.
The johnson woman lived at Logan
place and had gone to the Dingman alley
house TO visit friends. Anderson, who
came to this city about three weeks ago
from Knoxville. Tenn, Toomed there He
got into dispute with the woman over
the ownership OF some clothing and drew
knife on her.