The Washington times., 1915-02-14
WOUNDED POLICEMAN
HAS CHANCE TO.LwE
Suspect, Also Shot in Ninth
Street Duel, In Critical Con.
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they came upon the oddly mixed trio
Newman and Mack were together, but
the policemen soon discovered that they
ored woman. walking on the opposite
side OF the street and ahead
They walked to Ninth street down
Ninth to F street. up F street and
back to Ninth street. holding the same
relative positions, the two men to.
gether and the woman nearly opposite.
All the time the policemen were stay
Ing near.
Decide to Interfere.
Going down Ninth street again. be-
low F street. Lohman and Cole deter
mined upon quick action II anything de-
veloped. The Griffith woman ap-
proache man Just below + street.
1t seemed that the quar- ywas grow
they decided to separate. Cole was to
go ahead on the east side of Ninth
street, pass the woman. get ahead OF
the men In position to close In and
block the street both ways.
The Griffith. woman became engaged
IN conversation with white man. who
nailed cab. Newman and Mack were
ioiterlns by show window, when
Lohman and Cole slowly closed in.
,rE Eohman nan walked an. up up to Newman. say
| started to walk away. as Cole closed
In and grabbed him.
AT that moment" said Cole today.
Il heard two shots just over my shout
aer. rev feet away Newman started
to run and l saw Lohman fall. MY
oVercoat was buttoned up, and | had
| on gloves. but holding onto Mack
got my coat open and my glved hands
to my pistol pocket.
Il fired twice at Newman as he ran
and lust nfPicar
Clay was running up from Ninth anC
- streets, and Newman was running
toward him. | think Clay got him,
| though he ran fifty yards before he
Mark Knew Him.
AS l walked up on Mack, he rcmem.
bered me, and said. 'Howdy, Mr.. Cole
| | could not place him at that time, but
| said. What are you doing out SC
late? and GRABBED him. I think tina,
the fact that he recognized me probably
saved my life. as he had a gun"
| Several people hurried up, and
turned my attention to the woman
Mack said to me. You want her. too
| don't you. ! crossed over and arrested
h'Y where she stood at the door of tn.
hack that had just pulled up when the
Newman into the hack and sent their
| to the hospital
| Newman has a compound fracture O.
the right leg at the knee. Whether thi.
fall afterward the physicians are abb,
| to determine. lie was closely aues.
| toned on his way to the hospital anc
| when he first arrived there. but woulc
| give no information. even refusing ri.
name. He was identified by his two
companions. however
Man and Woman Quizzed.
Mack and the Griffith woman vert
hweated for hours by Captain Peck ant
policemen and detectives OF the Tirs
precinct before any of the facts coulc
be learned from them. They finall!
confessed. the police declare. that the!
had planned a hold-up.
| Mack was recognized as All old OF
fender. the police say.
| The Griffith woman after making de
malls and alibis. finally told the polio,
| that Mack had come to her house in [
| street southwest early in the cvenip,
and asked to borrow gun. explainin;
that he was going to Baltimore an,
would not be back until late.
| Il told him he could have mine, On,
gave it to him" she said, but / tnl,
him I did not have any cartridges. Ii
went out and bought some, and bough
half pint of gin, and We had severa
Mack later told her. she said. that h.
needed money and knew where he cou:
get a roll by holding up a guy"
He told me-" the woman said, nc
cordins to the police. that Newman
had said that ! was a good girl anc
could keep my mouth shut, and il,
asked me to meet him at Ninth and L
streets at II o'clock. said would"
Made Slip Nooses.
She then told the police that Macl
had made the slip nooses for tyins
hands from her clothesline. and fou
gags from q sheet of her bed Thes,
were found in her mum.
She met Mack according to the ap
pointment. she said, but Mack told hel
"the guy did not show up. and sh,
left Mack and Newman and went to
dance hall at Seventh street and Flor
ida avenue. She did not meet then
again until she was on her way home
at about 1:3O. She told the police tha
she had met Newman as a marine dur
ing the last inauguration, and haC
worked for him twice as a maid wher
he rented a house in Grant place north
'west. Recently Newman had been {
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