Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-10
HOTEL GUESTS AROUSED
Two Negroes Are Arrested After
Early Morning ARRAY.
SAY THEY WERE ATTACKED
Pollard Declares He Fired in Air
When White Men Knocked
Him Down.

trail OF blood is being followed by
members OF the local police department
today.
Guests of the Cochran Hotel and resi-
dents of the neishborhood Of 14th and K
streets were aroused shortly before 1
o'clock this morning, when three re-
volver shots were heard. AS a result
Granville G. Pollard, colored, a presser, Of
1i16 / street northwest, is under arrest.
charged with carrying concealed weapons
and also with assault with dangerous
weapon. while George Robinson. also col
ored, of the same address, is held for in
vestigation. Both are detained at the
first precinct police station.
Detectives Messer and Howes of the
first precinct are today making an in
vestigation of the shooting In an effort to
find two white men and a woman who
are said to have engaged in a fight with
the colored men named. The detectives
started out to follow trail Of blood
which led from the scene of the shooting
entrance Of the Portland Apartment
house.
Arrested Near the Scene.
Pollard was arrested near the scene Of
the shooting by Policeman W. II. Lam
bert Of the first precinct and Special Po-
liceman Robert Baker of the second pre-
cinct. Robinson was arrested about 8
O'Clock this morning at his home.
According to Pollard's version Of the
affair he and Robinson were walking
down 14th street between K and l. streets
northwest about 1890 o'clock this morn
approaching from the opposite direction.
Robinson accidentally brushed against
one Of the men, Pollard said. Nothing
was thought Of the matter until the two
colored men reached the Cochran Hotel,
when footsteps were heard behind them.
"Sone one was running up behind US.
said Pollard LAS 1t was so late at night
naturally turned around to see who was
running. Just at that moment short
man, wearing a gray suit. declared he
push him from the sidewalk. I told him
did not do any such thing. but he de-
clared I had. I told him II he thought so
would apologize.
mouth. while the other fellow. who had
left the woman at the corner of 18th
and II streets. camo running back and
Jumped on Robinson. Robinson ran down
knocked me down and kicked me in the
head.
Fired in the Air.
IOTkOJ JIl6C j Iidu n feVOIFeT WITH H1e
until 1t fell out of my pocket while I was
on the ground. I picked 1t up and threat
ened to shoot the men. They came after
me again. and I shot twice in the air to
frighten them. do not know whether
or not either Of them was hit by bull
let.
After I regained my feet ! ran down
14th street toward my home and was ar
rested just as was about to enter my
house.
Robinson substantiated the story told
by Pollard, except as to the shooting.
He said he had run away just after one
Of the men struck him, and was in his
home when he heard a pistol shot. He
said he did not know that Pollard had
Policeman Lambert and Special Police
man Baker were about one square away
when the shots were fired. They hastened
to the scene and saw Pollard running
Policemen Lambert fired q shot from his
revolver In the air to frighten Pollard
The latter stopped In front of his home
and handed his revolver to the policeman
He was taken to the station house.
Blood Shows Plainly.
The two white men started up 14th
street. one Of them leaving a trail Of
blood at every step. The blood this
morning showed plainly on the sidewalk
as far as the 18th street entrance Of the
Portland apartment house. There it was
lost. Whether or not the men and wom-
an went into the apartment house or
changed their course in some other direc-
ton Is something the police are endeav-
oring to learn.
Both Pollard and Robinson show evil
dence OF the ARRAY today. They have
black eyes and cuts on their faces Their
clothing also Ii bespattered with blood