Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-22

colored persons brought forth shoot
ing on the part Of the police and Home
Defense League aids.
Thomas Armstead, a colored chauffeur,
who resided at 1864 9Th street, is among
the dead as result of last nights de-
plorable affair. He was driving an au-
tomobile in which two other colored
men and three colored women were rid
Ing, and at 7th and NJ streets, one or
more occupants Of the car proceeded to
shoot up the town"
Detective E. w. Boyle of the second
precinct, accompanied by a number of
reserves and military policemen, rushed
70 the scene and TOOK hand in the
AFFAIR: A veritable bombardment fol-
lowed and the exchange of shots re-
suited IN the killing of Armstead and
shooting of Jane Gore, colored. 10 G
street, one Of the occupants of the au-
tomobile
A bullet from the pistol of one of the
colored belligerents passed through De-
tectHe Boyle's cap. and fellow officers
Many shots were fired before the large
crowd OF spectators finally dispersed.
Jane Gore was taken to Freedmen's
Hospital, and the body Of the dead man
was taken to the morgue.
One revolver containing three empty
the police.
Detective sergt. J. T. jackson. COL
ored, was shot in the shoulder early
TINS morning as he was boarding a
street car at 9Th street and New
YORK avenue northwest. on his way
Boy Struck by Bullet.
The rioting extended through the
fiddle northwest at about 10 O'Clock
last night, when a band of colored m en-
emerged from the darkness Of Florids
avenue and 18th street northwest
hurting missiles and firing guns al
every target which presented itself. A
White boy carrying provisions from the
grocery 70 his home was struck by a
milk bottle near 18th and w streets and
severai shots were fired at him, which
did not reach their mark. At 18th
street and Florida avenue the marau-
ders opened fire upon passing automo-
lnnles. street cars and pedestrians
striking one machine, although the
bullet glanced from the hood.
Another machine, a taxicab stand
ing at the corner for temporary re-
pairs, was riddled with holes, the rear
glass shattered as a result Of the vol
leys of shots.
Colored Man Injured.
William Tolliver. colored, twenty
eight years old. 1907 Sheriff road,
EDeanwood. and an unidentified white
man engaged in an alteration yes
serday afternoon on 18th between G
and D streets southwest. and Tolliver
received several cuts about his head
The wounded man was taken to Emer-
gency Hospital, where he was given
f1rst aid. Surgeons said he was NOT
dangerously wounded.
About the time Tolliver and the
white man were engaged in the alter
J cation. William H. Posey, III d street
southwest, was attacked by q crowd
of colored men near LIST and M streets
southwest. beaten and robbed of Sc.
Posey was pushing a small wagon and
engaged in the sale of frozen dairties.
The men who attacked him, it Is be-
lieved, were the men who assaulted
William A. Marshall in Southeast
Washington earlier in the afternoon.
Report was made that a crowd of
colored men attacked an unidentified
white boy near Florida avenue and 7th
street late yesterday afternoon. The
boys mother. who failed to give her
| name and address, telephonei a report
of the occurrence to the police.
White Man Assaulted.
Max Letter. fifty years old, 1411
Harvard street, was assaulted by an