Evening star., 1919-04-30
THREE ARE SHOT
DOWN IN STREET.
Woman May Die From Wound
Received as Sequel to
Daring HoId-Up.
POLICE ARREST TRIO

Tnfee persons TINS afternoon are III
hospitals suffering from gunshot
wounds received while on the street
in the vicinity of 1st and Pierce streets
northwest early this afternoon. Mrs.
Eta Futrowsky, of 1130 1st street
northwest, suffering from wound in
her head, may die. Mary Collins of So
Fenton place, colored, received a
wound in her ankle, and Joseph Will
liams. colored. "a Pierce street north
west. was shot in the chest.
The shooting came as sequel to
daring highway robbery near 4th
and o streets early this morning. in
hacker, of Oil Potomac avenue south
east, was held up at the point Of pis-
tolls by eight colored men and rob-
bed of $50 and his automobile.
Start Hunt for Highwayman.
Later in the day Mcmahon and c.
W. Bailey, friend, started out to
them two young colored men. who
claimed they could identify the men
who had participated in the early
morning robbery.
Going to South Washington and
other sections of the city without
meeting with success, Mcmahon, driv-
ing hired automobile, went to Pierce
street. only a few blocks from where
he had been robbed of the cash and
automobile, and one of the colored
men pointed out a colored pedestrian
as being one of the hold-up men.
An instant later the shooting start
ed. Report after report startled resi-
dents of the vicinity OF LIST and Pierce
street, and persons who heard the re-
ports said they thought hundred
shots were fired.
Mcmahon and the men with him
quickly left the scene of the shooting,
away it was found that the three per-
sons had been wounded. They were
hurried to hospitals and police soon
appeared to conduct an investigation.
Goes to Headquarters.
McMahon returned to the garage
from where he had hired the automo-
bile, and learned that his stolen car
had been found abandoned in southeast
Washington. Going to police head
quarters. he inquired about the recov-
cry of his car, but failed to tell OF the
shooting. A few minutes after he left
headquarters a message telling of the
affair was received. and Detectives
Barbee and Beckley. in car driven by
Policeman Carlin, went in search of
the men in the car.
Overtaking the car south of the White
Houss goiss t. ,as 9issssienR ns;tss e sss
and boarded his car ard quickly return
ed to headquarters with the car and its
occupants. Inspector Grant. chief Of de-
tectives. had the several men taken to
the squad room, where they were queo-
toned about the shooting.
Placed Under Arrest.
After questioning witnesses who
were in the vicinity OF 1st and Pierce
streets when the shooting occurred.
Inspector Grant placed Bailey and NC
Mahon and the two colored men who
accompanied them under arrest The
colored men are William Lee and Ben
jamin Butler, residents of the vicinity
of the shooting. Witnesses to the af-
fair declared that the only shooting
done was by occupants of this car and
that no shots were fired by residents
of Pierce street.
Inspector Grant recovered four re-
Volvers, two automatic Army pistols.
taken from Bailey's overcoat pocket,
and two others found in the car.
Inspector Grant stated later that he
intends to hold the men upon charges
of assault with intent to kill.
In connection with the shooting
Mcmahon said it seemed to him as il
shots were fired from one-half the
houses on the street. Bullets came
from every direction, he said, and he
hurried from the scene. Bailey said
he dropped to the bottom of the car
to save himself from being shot.
Not single shot was fired from
our car" Mcmahon declared. Il only
wished / had a gun to protect myself
when the shooting started"
Denies Having Weapon.
Bailey said he had an Army coat,
but denied having had any weapon.
IF the guns were found in the
pockets of my coat" he said, "they
were put there by some other person"
Mrs. Futrowsky, one Of the victims,
had been in the shoemaker shop con-
Quoted by her husband on 1st street.
She went outside to see the cause Of
the axcitment, when a stray bullet
struck her in the head. At Casualty
Hospital an X-ray photograph was
taken this afternoon of her head for
the purpose of locating the bullet.