Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-25
OFFICER REPELS
JAPANESE ATTACK
PatroIman RoutS ASSailantS
Who Attempt to Rescue
a Prisoner
WIELDS REVOLVER AS CLUB
Puts Nipponese to Flight After
Knocking Down Two in
the Struggle

Attacked by five Japanese who at
tempted to release Marcelle Mardiam
whom he had taken into custody at an
alleged house, of i'll repute at 415 Du-
commun street Patrolman I. S. Miller
engaged in a desperate struggle with
the men last night, and finally after
using a club with good effect succeeded
in routing his assailants after he had
knocked four of the Japanese to the
ground.
Miller. who is a member of the met
ropolitan squad, was detailed to watch
the house. He appeared shortly after
10 o'clock and saw several japanese
enter the place. The house has three
entrances-one at Ais Ducommun
street, one at 500 North Alameda street
and another at $40 North Alameda
street The officer, while watching
the house to make certain that the men
entered for an immoral purpose, was
detected by Japanese, who ran into a
nearby poolroom and notified a num-
ber of fellow countrymen. Within a
few minutes fifteen Nipponese ap-
peared and began a search for the
patrolman.
The officer saw them coming, and
realizing that he was at a disadvan-
tage,, sought refuge in shed adjoining
the alleged disorderly house and re-
manned concealed until the searchers
secured the premises. When the crowd
left Miller emerged from his hiding
place, and after satisfying himself that
he was not being observed, continued
to watch the house until he satisfied
himself that the woman occupant was
violating the law. Miller then forced
an entrance and placed the inmate un-
der arrest.
As he was leading her from the place
the officer was seen by one of the
Japanese who had just left the house.
This fellow Immediately summoned
four others, and they made a rush at
Miller and tried to free the woman
prisoner. With his left hand gripping
the arm of the woman, Miller picked up
a heavy timber lying at his feet and
began to beat off his assailants. The
second blow caused the cudgel to break
But the blow was one that counted. as
it knocked to the ground the man
whose head it came in contact with.
The others fell back, and the officer had
time to draw his revolver just as the
other four made a concerted attack,
Shielding the woman from injury,
Miller welded the weapon as a club
and felled the nearest assailant. The
others closed in on him, and the officer
was compelled to release his prisoner
and give his attention to defending
himself Two of the Japanese sue
cumbed to the blows of the heavy
weapon and fell, and the others lost
courage and fled.
In the meantime the woman, al
though greatly frightened because OF
the combat, ran back to her house, anC
was just about to enter the place wher
she was overtaken by Miller, who
seized her.
When the officer returned to the
scene of the encounter the japanese
had fled Miller retained his revolver
in his hand and passesd through the
Japanese settlement without further
interference. He took the woman tc
the central police station and booked
her on a technical charge of vagrancy
Miller said he was unable to recog--
nize any of his assailants because OF
the darkness and owing to the fact
that they all looked alike to him.