The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-20
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SHOT DURING
. RIOT IN S. v.
Reserves Called Out to QueII
Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines
Bent on LynChing:

A policeman was shot and seriously
injured, two negroes were beaten
with clubs, and a number Of others
were roughly handled early today,
when more than 200 soldiers, sailors
and marines invaded southwest Wash
angton bent on lynching a negro sus-
pected of attacking Mrs. Elsie Steph-
nick, wife of John Stephnick. of the
navy aviation department. as she was
on her way home from the Bureau of
Printing and Engraving shortly after
10 o'clock Friday night.
A race riot was threatened and was
only avoided by the prompt arrival
OF police reserves and a detail Of
marines from the Marine Barracks
and soldiers from Potomac Park, who
Swooped down on the mob, which dis
persed shortly after their arrival
The policeman shot is Frank Nc
Grsth, of Fourth precinct police sta
ton. McGrath, accompanied by Po-
liceman r. J. Cox, also Of the Fourth
precinct, was investigating the riot
in Four-and-a-haf street about .
O'Clock. when threee negroes were
stopped, suspected Of having partici-
pated in the disturbance.
Expected To Recover.
Two of the negroes fed. and the
third, whose identity is unknown to
the police, fired at Policeman Cox.
The bullet whizzed past the police
mans head, and the negro then fred
at McGrath. McGrath was shot in the
left breast, and today he is at the
Emergency HOSPITAL. He is expected
TO recover. Cox returned FIRE on the
negro. who also fed after he had
shot McGrath.
Ten arrests were made by the police
as q result OF the disturbance. Two
of those taken into custody are Private
Z. H. Moore. stationed at Boiling
Field, from whom a section of lead
pipe was taken and Eugene Paul
Shafer, a petty officer in the naval
reserve flying corps, stationed at the
air station at Anacostia- The others
arrested are negroes. including:
Adolph Fisher, Ellsworth Kelly,
James Winefeld, Clarence Wilson.
Henry Thornton, Zacharish Jackson,
Arthur Lee, and William Redman.
They are held for siByestigatiOF - :
Marines and sailors start.
The moving spirits in the march to
the southwest were several sailors
and marines who were gathered in
the vicinity Of Seventh street and
Pennsylvania avenue northwest near
midnight.
Word had been received that two
negroes, suspected by the police Of the
attack made on Mrs. Stephnick, had
been taken into custody and later re-
search OF the men, determined to take
the law in their own hands.
Reaching c street, between Twelfth
and Thirteenth streets southwest the
soldiers. sailors, and marines the
mob being augmented by many ctti-
zens as they proceeded along the
streets, attacked George Montgomery,
colored. who lives in that neighoor-
hood.
he was badly beaten with clubs and
sticks and il was necessary that he
be taken to the Emergency Hospital
for treatment The mob then en-
eountered Charles Liston Rails and
his wife. of 1909 Carlin court
Rails was struck several times. his
mouth being cut from a blow with
stick The wife also was struck.
when Rails and his wife reached
their home they barricaded the doors
and windows. and the mob is alleged
70 have attempted to break in, but by
this time a riot call had been sent
from police headquarters by Detec-
tive Sergeant Guy c. BuTlingame.
night inspector OF detectives, and po-
lice. marines. and soldiers put in their
appearance and dispersed the mob.
Every Negro QuestioBed.
Every negro encountered by the !
mob was stopped and questioned, and !
il is said that had it not been for the |
prompt arrival Of the police and mill |
tary forces a riot Of serious proper !
lions would have taken place.
Il was during the midst of the eI-
IN uyashfHCfnH ]
that Detective James Manning and I
william Murphy, OF the Baltimore po-
lice department were putting For
rest Eaglan, negro caddy, through /
EruelinE examination at the Sew
enth precinct police station
Eaglan was arrested by Sheriff
William +. Aud, Of Montgomery coun-
". as a suspect in connection with !
the brutal assault made on July s on i
Miss Mary Saunders, a War Depart
ment employe, who lives at Somerset
delights. Montgomery county.
Sheriff Aud il confident that Eaglan
knows more about the assault on Miss Il
Saunders than he has told. Detec-
tive Sergeants Kelly, Scrivener, and
Sweeney. of the Washington Police
Department. who have questioned the
negro, assert they believe him inno-
cent, making this declaration as the
result OF LnGlE having run out i'll
alibi the negro has given as to his
movements and whereabouts on the
day Miss Saunders was attacked.
Maryland Sheriff DIsagrees.
Not agreeing with the Washington
detectives, Sheriff Aud asked the. Do
Ice commissioners OF Baltimore to
detail Detectives Murphy and Man
hinE from that city to the case.
Without mincing any words, Sheriff
Aud has declared he does not feel he
is receiving consistent cooperation
from the Washington Police Depart
Tnant, and for this reason he wired
the Baltimore authorities TO detail
Maryland detectives to assist him in
unraveIing the identity OF the negro
assailant Of Miss Saunders.
Sheriff Aud today will confer with
States Attorney Albert NJ Bouic, of ]
Montgomery county, to arrange TO
have Eaglan extradited to Rockville.
The fear the Washington police