Evening star., 1923-07-23
ELEVEN WOUNDED
IN SUNDAY FIGHTS
Guns, Knives, Bricks and
Bottles Figure in Neigh.
borhood Battles.

Guns knives, bricks and bottles
figured in eleven Sabbath fights yes
terday.
Poison whisky" was Maj. Sullivan's
explanation.
Samuel Newman, colored, purser on
the steamer L. Madison Hall. was
shot at River View, Prince Georges
county, Md, last night while making
an arrest.
With a bullet wound through his
head and apparently dying, he was
taken from the boat at Alexandria
and rushed to Alexandria Hospital
Officials of the boat had detained
EmanuaI Freeman, 305 II street
southwest, and Gertrude Cole, 23s
Parker street northeast They We're
arrested by Sergt. russell of the har-
Dor precinct as material witnesses
and held for Maryland authorities.
Shot During Fight.
Burk Curry, colored, 5EU Croft court
involved in "a dispute with Minnie
Butler. colored. twenty-five years Old,
and she is alleged TO nave snot nm
IN the chest and left nand.
The bullet entered his chest two
inches below the heart. Curry was
taken to Casualty Hospital and the
woman was arrested by Lieut.. Bur
Nngame, acting SCrgt. Payne and
Policeman Langdou, charged with as
SiAult with a deadly weapon.
Special Policeman owen Humphrey,
assaulted by an unidentified colored
man in an alley near 18th and II
streets this morning about 1880
o'clock. fired three snots at his as
sailant. but failed to wound him. He
succeeded in boarding a street car at
1tr
A colored man last night abouc II
O'Clock on a street car at 31st and +
streets struck Motorman Herbert
Vinson. 326s, o street, on the head
hGeorgetown University Hospital,
where surgeons reported he had sus-
tanned slight fracture OF the skull.
They said his condition was not Sc
riouS.
Assaulted With knife.
Anna Caldwell. colored. 1906 Volta
place, was treated at Georgetown
University Hospital last night Tor a
scalp wound. She told the police she
was assaulted with knlIe by an
unidentified colored man while visit
ing at l204 3zth street.
William Jackson, colored, thirty
eight years, SIT I'd street southwest,
was taken to Emergency Hospital
from Delaware avenue and q street
southwest last night and treated for
IL cut across his chin and d bruised
Suffering from stab wounds IN his
l left side and cuts about his face and
head, James Smith, colored, 222 ID
street last night was taken to Emer-
gency Hospital. He had fought with
another colored man. Physicians said
his condition was serious.
Two Women Fight.
Florence Spottswood and Sadie
Riggs, both colored, 1o9 Pierce street,
fought last night and Sadie is al
legged to have hit Florence on her
head with a bottle, infiictlng a Sc
rious wound. The. wounded woman
was taken to Emergency Hospital
and Sadie was locked w.
John Jones, colored, is charged
with using knife on Charles King.
colored, near the latter y home in
Pleasant court southwest. 1t is al
legged he slashed King across the
abdomen,
A brick is alleged to have been
the weapon used by Louis Johnson,
Golored, thirtythree, Chester court,
i'll row with Percy Washington.
also colored, 920 " street, near the
formers home last night about 10
O'Clock.
Erwin E. Strain, colored. 1912 29th
street, was attacked by an unidenti
fled colored man at Florida avenue
and 7th street last night and cut
across the left side of the face. He
was treated at Freedmen's Hospital.