Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-26
ATTACK ON GUARDSMAN
MAY RESULT IN DEATH
Police Make Six Arrests and
Dragnet Is Out for An
other Man.

Six colored men are locked up at the
Anacostia police station for alleged
par icipation in an assault upon
pany NJ. 1st Infantry. District Nj
,ional Guard. at the rife range near
Congress Heights. late yesterday after
noon. Edward Tabbs who is accused
If having inflicted the most serious in
ury, has not been captured.
Bennett sustained fracture Of his
* ull md his condi ion was so critical
!. hen he reached Casualty Hospital that
n immediate operation vas deemed
necessary. The operation was per-
,ormed and large blood clot removed
it is feared he cannot recover.
Yesterday afternoons trouble was a
sequel to a quarrel that occurred in
the morning, when, 1t is stated, Bennett
rev his bayonet upon Fillmore Lucas.
because the latter refused to leave his
. DIRK and get the guardSman a glass
Of water. Lucas, the police were told,
arded off the 4.ttack by using the han
de of broom.
Maj. Thomas F. King, in charge of
ne rifle range. was told Of he trou-
..e be ween the guarusman and the
o4ored emplcye and an .nyestigat. ON
olloWed The result was not an
Dxe
Rec ent Recruit to Guard.
Bennett is twenty-six years old and
res DIES at 18th street and Pa k road. de
is from the noun aims of Tennessee. and
has been in the guard only short time
Yesterday afternoon after the regular
range work was finished a base bali
game was started. and Bennett was
there to boost members of his company
who were participating in the game.
Leaving the ball field. Bennett walked
to an outbuilding and remained a few
minutes. When he left the building he
encountered party of colored emp owes
at the range Soon the party brought
about a renewal of the morning trouble
and stones were thrown.
Several of the stones struck Bennett
The stone that inflicted the fracture Of
his skull. it Is alleged. was thrown by
Tabbs, and the victim fell to the ground
unconscious. His ASA .lants ran away.
Maj. King arrived on the scene and d.
rected that the wounded man be given
first aid.
Bennett was taken to the Government
Hospital for the Insane and soon after
ward the police started with him for
{ asualty Hospital, his condition being so
serious that he could not be moved In
an automobile. On the way to the hos
hospital ambulance.
Ofie ers Witness Assault.
Two officers Of the National Guard gave
the police information that they had seen
Tabs throw the stone that inflicted the
wound. and Capt. Anderson directed the
police to make strenuous efforts to get
Tabbs and other alleged participants in
the encounter
The police last night arrested six men,
who gave their names as William Moore,
thirty-fiye years Stanton road; Harry Nc
kenzie. twenty-One years, Nichols ave-
nue.: Luther Moore. twenty years. Stanton
road: fillmore Lucas. nineteen years,
Ruena Vista Heights: Bruce K. Under
due, thirty-four years. Sheridan road and
Aaron Green, thirty-six years, 2O5 l street
southeast.
No formal charges were preferred
against the prisoners. They were held UNI
I'll the police court conclude their investi-
90 ion of the affair. description of
IA his was telephoned the police of the
several precincts with instructions that
every effort be made to apprehend him,
ri. ynorning he WAS still ar lihorfy