The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-16
Rushed at Him in Street, and
Then Comes Near Creating
Small Sized Riot.
STRUCK AT MANY OTHERS
Police Commissioners and Citi-
zens Subduc and Hold Him
Until Patrol Arrives.

After having attempted to stab
Councilman fred II. CARRIER and sew
eral other cilzens, and offering vio-
lent resistance to Police Commissioners
Chris Manning and w. Douglas Cor
don. and to Police officers Dugan and
Thurman, w. S. Goodman. white, was
placed under arrest at O'Clock yes
terday afternoon and locked up in
the First Police Station, whore he was
charged with being drunk and dis
orderly and resisting an officer in the
discharge of his duty.
Created Great Excitement.
Goodman's escapade created great
excitement at Ninth and Main Streets,
and his handling by the two COM
misSioners brought forth serious adj
Verse comment from Alderman Bar
ton II. S,rundy, who, on seeing the
drunken man thrown into the patrol
wagon. characterized it as an out
rageous affair. His words were holly
resented by Commissioner Gordon.
who on hearing the disturbance on
the outside had rushed To the street
and gone to the aid of Police Commits
sioner Manning and John Akin Branch
who We're attempting to subdue the
man and prevent him from infiictine
bodily harm on passersby.
1t was stated by Alderman Grundy
that Commissioner Gordon struck the
prisoner in the face with his fist and
blackjack as he was being placed In
the patrol wagon. Mr.. Gordon states
that he struck Goodman only once.
and then to force him to release his
hold on the commissioners coat. Then
he merely tapped him on the hand
with a blackjack he had brought with
him from his office.
1t seems. from all the evidence that
could be gathered, that Goodman was
on a spree. and that, without provo
cation. he attempted several times to
stab Mr.. CARRIER who is nearly seventy
years old. while his assailant is on
the sunny sfde, Of thirty and power
ful man. The Councilman warded off
several blows, but was practically
helpless against the apparent maniac.
Commissioner Manning was standing
on the corner talking with Mr.. Branch
when the attack was started, and, be-
ing an officer of the law, he rushed to
Mir. CAREERS aid. MIR. Branch running
with him.
Had Violent Struggle.
The commissioner grabbed hold OF
Goodman's hand as the latter prepared
TO strike again and a violent Struggle
ensued. Mr.. Branch then struck the
desperate man With his fist 1T was
then that, hearing the melee. Mr.. Cor.
don appeared on the scene. Mr.. Cor
don. besides being a Commissioner o.
Police is also a notary public, and II
both Instances Is a sworn officer o
the law, with power to carry q weapon
md to arrest. Mr.. Manning, as a Pc
lice Commissioners, IS also a sworn
officer. And 1t is stated, as furthe,
explanation of their effort to save Mr.
CARRIER from an attack upon the lat
ters life, that any private citizen ha!
power to arrest In cases OF murdcrou!
assault. AS an answer TO Mr.. Grun
hys criticism, the two commissioner
stated yesterday that they We're per
fectly within their rights, and tina
they would have been reercant to thei,
ruty had they stood idly BY and wit
messed an attempt to murder or NOR,
tally injure.
Councilman Harry Huber and VIII
liam Yarbroush also went to the ait
of the commissioners, and Alone
Phillips telephoned for the patro
wagon. officer Dugan, who was a few
blocks down the street at the time o
the attack, soon appeared on TIL,
scene, and Bicycle Policeman Thur
man, who was riding to the First 20
lice Station TO take his place in tn