The Washington times., 1921-07-05
ITEM HURT IN RIOT
At DANCE .HALL;;C0P
| MAY Be ARRESTED
Henry DarneiIIe, Of Sixth Pro.
cinct, Blamed for Disturbance
At Capital Heights.

children scurried to places OF safety.
and pandemonium in general reigned
for more than a half hour at tho
benent carnival OF the Capital
Heights volunteer nre department.
In, Prince Georges county. whom
Henry Darneille. twenty-five years
old. . patrolman connected with the
Sixth precinct. and his brother. J.
Addison Darneille, 1r.. q young far
mer of Seat Pleasant. went on q
rampage among the large gathering
OF pleasure seekers last night.
THE INJURED.
The injured include:
Clinton G. Light. town clerk and
treasurer OF the carnival; skull prob
ably fractured.
William Beavers. employed by the
Singer Sewing Machine Company;
skull probably fractured and suffer.
ing internal injuries.
George Dove. employe of tho
Government Printing Office; frao-
tured hip.
William o. Sweeney. farmer; in
jured right hand.
B. H. Noel; black eye.
Mrs. William Beavers, bruises and
suffering from shock.
Mrs. Eleanor Palmer and Mrs.
Walter c. Oliver. Mrs. Beavers
daughters. suffering from shock
and bruises.
Miss Eleanor Bowen. shock and
bruises.
Mrs. Charles Davis. face cut and
three teeth knocked out.
Warrants have been issued by Justice
Of the Peace J. e. Weast, Of Capitol
Heights. for the arrest Of the brothers
who are charged with assault. Frank
Memo, who Is alleged to have taken
sides with the brothers. was arrested
after having been subdued by several
men. and Is locked In tho Jail at Capitol
Heighta
What provoked the brothers to attack
the men and women pleasure seekers At
the carnival has not been settled. But
II will be aired tomorrow when the
two men and Memo are brought TO trial.
GESsFORD IS INVESTIGATING.
In the meantime. Major Harry L.
Gessford. superintendent Of police. is
making an investigation. and II he
fnds Patrolman Darneille made an
unwarranted attack on the men and
women he will bring the officer to
trial before the Police Trial Board.
The Darneille brothers are OF power
full build and strong as q bull" stated
Mr.. Sweeney, one of their alleged vic
TINS. They arrived at the carnival
about 8 o'clock. and II is alleged that
three youths got into the way Of en-
trance. which aroused the ire OF Pa
trolman Darneille.
In a fash he Is alleged to have
bowled over the three lads. Spec
tators rushed to interfere and they.
too. were roughly handled. One of
these was William Beavers, who
weighs about $50 pounds.
what's going on hereT he
shouted.
Before he realized what had hap
pened he had been pounced on and
was beaten over the head with a
in the pavilion. and It 10 alleged one
Of the brothers picked up a dog by
the tail. swung 1t over his head and
dashed II into the dance hall.
1t was at this point that DOVE
came on the scene. DOVE was deco
rated IL France for heroic service
with the American expeditionsry
forces. and he seized Patrolman Dar-
nellie, demanding that the disturb
ance end. His gallant attempt to put
an erd to the affray eliminated In
MS right leg being injured and his
hip hurt.
Then Constable ely Harris come
on the scene. He tried to handcuft
Patrolman DarneilIe, but failed to
do so. The brothers then proceeded
further and encountered Mr.. Noel
who was handed a hst in his right
eye. Noel's two daughters sought
cover under a lunch counter. fearing
for their lives and becoming hyster-
ical.
Fists began to fly thick and fast.
Others got into the melee and were
more or less injured. The brothers.
apparently the conquerors. then walk
ed from the pavilion grounds. going
to their home on Judge Barea's farm.
where Addison Darneille and his
father are employed.
At 8 o'clock this morning the broth
ers drove through Capitol Heights in
an automobile. A number OF young
women were on the streets, many Of
them Government workers on their
way for Washington.
ARRESTS DUE TODAY.
Hello. girls!" they shouted, as they
wavel their arms at a group of young
women waiting for a car for WASH
ington.
The brothers apparently were not
disturbed over what happened last
night. and It Is expected they will be
taken into custody today.
When the excitement reigned at the
carnival word was sent to the Ninth
precinct police station for police aid.
Lieut.. Guy E. Burlingame, recently
OF police headquarters, with a num-
Der OF policemen, rushed to the park.
but the brothers had disappeared.
Most of the victims OF the brothers
were treated by DR.. Ross Mackenzie,
who Is being kept busy until early
this morning bandaging wounds and
adjusting fractures.