The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-27
CARS SUBJECTS
! IN BLOODY FIGHT.
But Police Were Unable to
Understand Names or Why
They Fought.
HALF THE COLONY ENGAGED
One Man Partially Unconscious
When Picked Up i'll
Street.

Half the members OF the Russian COL
onS engaged in freo-for-all fight la I
night, and one. whose name could not
be learned, came out OF the conflict
SO drunk that he could not give his
name--cren if the police could have
understood and recorded it-and with
two bad cuts in the back OF his head,
and another, alleged to be the prin-
cipal assallant, was discovered In the
cellar OF house on Seventeenth Street
The first unknown was found by
Policeman Brantley In front Of the
house at zoos East Main Street He
was but partially conscious, either from
the effects of the things nc had i'm
bibed or the Knockout blows he had
received. or from both. But he was in
more than maudlin state whom DR..
Watts, of the City Ambulance Corps,
VINO was called to attend him, took
him to the First Police Station to
dress and sew up his wounds.
Replied With Kicks.
Several of his comrades followed,
and Sergeant Sowcll, Policeman Brant-
ley and others tried in vain to learn
his name. The friends replied with
Sestculau tons and gutturals. The VIC
tim replied with kicks and curses
Strange enough. he could swear IN
English to almost absolute perfection.
and the class of his ouths would make
Two men held him down while DR..
Watts dressed his head and sewed up
his wounds. After long struggle he
went TO sleep, and then the job was
comparatively easy. He woke up Just
as Simon Trnvers, sub janitor OF the
First Station, and sub member of the
Richmond Blucs-for he helps carry
the pass drum-was shaving his head.
Niger" said the Russian, and then
he halted for words. After second
they came thick and fast Simon heard
more names than he thought were in
the dictionary. But he held on An
other man, private citizen, stood on
the subjects legs. DR.. Watts washed
and swed. BnndaEinS was out of the
question.
Thcrc>w was no specific charge against
the victim OF the assault. But he was
held both on account of his condition
and because the police hope to-day to
learn his name and a detailed account
of the assault upon him.
Hind Many Bloodstains.
After sending the namelcss victim
to the station, Policeman Brantley
went on a stl hunt for the assailant.
He was directed to house on North
seventeenth street. lie learned that
a man had disappeared down the cellar
from the outside. With another man
a private citizen-he went inside. An
othcr-also a private citizcn-watched
the cellar grating.
After knocking at several doors and
awakinS an old man and his wife, the
officer finally gained entrance to the
collar. One more door INTERVIEWED An
other man opened that, and young
girl. in extremely decolletc attire, had
to fee. She had been arousd by tho
repeated knocks, and was almost ready
TO answer the door when the man took
her place.
The officer and private citizen en-
tered the cellar, with candle to light
them. The cellar was extremely dark
and the only furniture was few
sticks of wood. In far corner, asleep
on the wood, they found one Ivan. His
hands were covered with blood, and
there were blood stains on his clothes.
Officer Brantlcy aroused him from his
sinmbers and gently placed steel cuffs
around his wrists. No one seemed TO
know more than that the mans name
was INan--pcrhaps another Ivan the
Terrible. 1t was said that he was only
recently released from jail
Ivan was taken to the First Station
and another cotcrie of Russian immi
grants followed. There followed n war
of words. and Sergeant Sowell threw
down his pen in despair. There was
no: an Interpreter present. 1t will be
up to Justice Crutchfeld.