The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-24

Detective G. E. WartIeld, Who
Saved Children, Slowly Best
Ing Annual Attack.

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Bitten by . mad dog nearly Tar
years ago when he prevented 4
from attacking = group Of childrcr
playing in the street, Charles =
Warfield, city detective, attached
to the clerical staff ct Inspector
Grants office, Ii reported slowly
recovering from the annual attack
Of what many declare to be Sec
ondary rabies, He has been alb
sent from his desk for more than
six weeks.
Battle with Mad Dog.
Friends Of the afflicted man in.
stst the time has come when he
should be retired. They contend.
however, that % q reward for bis
faithful service Of years on the
police force he should be promoted
to the rank Of detective sergeant
before being placed on the pension
roll.
Warfield's encounter with the
mad dog took place on East Capt.
toll street below Fifteenth street.
The rabies infected animal had
bean discovered by Sergeant No.
Cormick Of the mounted squad In
the outskirts Of the city and had
bean chased by him TO fifteenth
street and East Capitol street,
after It had bitten his horse several
times.
Warfisld. who was then attached
70 the Bicycle squad, had been de.
tailed to deliver q summons and
had reached Fifteenth street and
East Capitol street az the dor
ran by. He Immediately started ia
pursuit. Less than half q block
distant, and directly In the dogs
path, more than q dozen children
were playing. Not understanding
the meaning Of the dog chase they
were making no efforts to escape
when Warfield overlook the animal,
As Warfield pedaled up the dog
first bit him In the leg and again
on the hand 40 he drew his re.
volver. He succeeded In shooting
and killing the animal,
Realizing the dangerous nature
OF the bites Warfield was rushed
TO the Marine Hospital, where he
was given a serum Anti-rabbiee
treatment. For some reason while
the treatment apparently killed the
raobies 1t produced In turn a con.
dit1on OF paralysis. Each year
varied, as summer approaches,
10 stricken. The attack lasts from
three weeks to two months.
During the interval betwean tho
attacks he suffers more or less from
aemt.paralyAta Of his left leg. He
has been treated by several snecialiets
but has failed to regain Q normal
condition,
His Advancement Deserved,
Il recall the case WE'LL" said a
member Of the detective bureau. ''In
nay opinion, and that OF the men
familiar with 1t, warfieId deserves
Advancement to a sergeancy and re,
tleement. His physical condition has
Deen such since he was bitten that
he Is entitled to retirement. He
was 1ncapacitated in the discharge
OF his duty under circumstances
which make his service stand out.
II is one thing to DO shot down in
gun hight with q crook, but quite
another to jump Oft q bicycle and
tsckle mad dog headed for a
group or helpless children who could
NOT escape IT.. II the dog once
oitSs you' your fate 10 about sealed"
Horse Became Mad.
Evidence that the dog was the
victim OF rabies IL found in the
tate OF Sergeant McCormack's horse.
The animal was treated with an
ahu'raonies serum by a veterinarian.
Several months later it went mad
in its stall. Before being killed it
had practically demolished one SEQ.
ton Of the stable,
Friends Of Warfield. II 10 under.
etooo. plan bringing his condition to
the attention Of the authorities with
q request that he be advanced to a
Sergeaney and then retired under a
SDAcial order