The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-02-15
Sergeant, SHOT
Twice, MAY LIVE
Policeman Wounded in Fight
with Suspect Is Not in
Grave Danger.
NEWMAN SERIOUSLY HURT
Police Say They Hold Knotted Ropes
and Cloth for Gags as Evidence
Against Prisoners.

. The condition of Police Scrgt. Harry
r. Lehman, of the First precinct who
was shot twice in a revolver battle with
Lewis Newman. an ex-marine on Ninth
street early Sunday morning, was said
to he favorable for recovery at Emer-
Gency Hospital last night. At the
first examination it was thought the IN
Caiiber bullets had entered his chest and
penetra ted the lung. but DR.. Harry Lewis.
superintendent of the hospital. said last
night he was satisfied they had not en-
tered the chest cavity. An N-ray photo
graph taken yesterday will he developed
today. following which, the operation
will be performed.
.'Sergt. Lehman suffering from a
rold before the accident and this will
require all our vigilance to prevent COM
pliCati"ns of pneumonia from develop
ing" declared DIR. Lewis.
Newman's Condition Serious.
1t is believed the condition of Newman.
Twenty-Five years old. whose leg was
broken in two places by two bullets. is
more serious than that of Lehman. 4
charge OF assault with n deadly weapon
with intent to kill awaits Newman
Sergeant Lehman was shot as he at
tempted to arrest Newman on Ninth
street. between ID and +, STREETS north
west. about > O'Clock sunday morning.
Accompanying Lehman was Precinct De-
teCtIve H. 4. cole. who was enga ged in
arrcstin- Newmans companion. Frank
Mack. cOIored, when the firing began.
As he heard the shots. Cole turned and
Jaw Lohman fall and Newman running
down the street. he says Holding the
neSr" with one hand. the detective. ham
pcrnd by gloves and heavy ovcrcoat.
finally drew his revolver from an inner
M, lot
man, who was about a half block away.
As the second fusillade began. Police
man .. {. clay ran up Ninth street
toward Newman opening fire upon him.
y second later Newman dropped. The
injured men were rushed TO Emergency
Hospital.
Sergt Lehman and Detective Cole were
in civilian clothes all the evening. patrol
ling tn downtown section for suspicious
persons. Shortly before o'clock they
came upon Newman and Mack. Shadow
ing them for few minutes the police
men heCam" aware that the men were
in communication with p cOlored woman.
afterwdrd identified as Elsie Griffith. who
was walking nearly abreast of them
across the street.
Policemen Closed In.
The three walked around the block. the
policemen following. finally returning to
Ninth and + streets. where the woman |
approached white man. who hailed a |
cab. At this moment. the men across
the street were seen to stop. The police |
men closed in on Newman and Mack.
As Lehman extended his arm to |
take hold Of Newman. saying: You
are under arrest" the latter is said |
to have drawn his revolver and !
opened fire. With Mack in hand |
cuffs the arrest of the Griffin wo
man followed. a revolver Mack had |.
thrown away was found later. They |
are said to have confessed having !
framed up" a hoId-up. with the Grif- !
fifth woman as the bait" The police |
say she carried knotted ropes for
quick binding purposes and cloth for
gags.