Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-07-16
FATHER ACCUSED
OF KILLING HIS SON
CoIored Man Slain During Ar
gument-0ther Rows Sun
day Claim Victims.

One death. one probably fatal in
resulted from four fights. in which
colored persons were principals yes
terday
Ernest Madison, colored, twenty
seven years old. was shot and fatally
Injured by his father, Albert Madison.
colored. forty-eight years old. of 1719
Marion court. according to the police.
during a three-cornered row. in which
Samuel Brent. colored. twenty-three.
legged to have participated in front
OF the Madison home yesterday after
noon.
Son Dies of Injuries.
After an alteration between the
utes. 1t is charged. the elder Madison.
in the center of large crowd of spec
tators attracted by the trouble, drew
a revolver and shot his son. One bull
let hit Ernest Madison in the chest
and another took effect in the arm.
A third bullet passed through Brent's
chest. The wounded men were rushed
to Freedmen's Hospital. where Ernest
Madison died early today. Brent may
recover. according to physicians.
SnOTlly AFTER the Qedtn VI his Sun
Albert Madison gave himself up to
Detective Barbee and Policeman
Grimes of the eighth precinct. Cor
oner hewitt announced he would hold
an inquest at the morgue this after
noon.
The near-fatal injury resulted after
a threatened riot after crap game,
in which a dozen colored men were
engaged. had been raided by Police
man G. w. Absher of the fifth pre-
cinct on a lot between c and ID ana
14th and 18th streets southeast. early
yesterday afternoon. Policeman ADJ
sher placed one man under arrest
The prisoner resisted. Friends sup
ported him. In front of the patrol
box at 18th and c streets southeast
Absher shooting John Marshall. col
ored, of 1925 C street southeast
through the stomach and seriously
wounding him. Absher stated that he
believes another man also was shot,
but disappeared.
Marshall May Die.
Marshall was taken to Casualty
Hospital, where grave doubt of his
recovery is held by physicians. Abb
hospital for minor injuries sustained
during the melee.
Police charge that Marshall was
first to assist in taking co1ored
prisoner from Absher; The prisoner
stout Il resistance that Absher had to
use his baton to maintain the arrest.
but during the trouble at the patrol
box the man escaped. Marshall, 1t
is alleged, tried to hit the policeman
with a brick after Absher had
warned that he would use his re-
volver if the attack continued. He
brought his pistol into play. he said.
when the brick was about to be
hurled. a charge of assault with a
deadly weapon was preferred against
Marshall. who is under police guard
in the hospital
Captured Prisoner After Fight.
Albert Smith of Lanham. Nd,
twenty-nine, and William Hinton,
twenty-five. of 1906 Linden street north
east, both colored. were wounded during
a knife fight at 18th and Turner streets
received a stab wound in the left
chest His adversary was cut across
the face. Smiths condition al
Casualty Hospital. where both were
taken. was reported serious, but Hin
ton was said to be only slightly
wounded.
Policeman D. A Gourley of the
eighth precinct, off duty and in shirt
sleeves at his home, near 18th and d
streets southwest. early last night ar
rested Oden c. Marshall. colored, on a
charge Of assault with deadly weapon,
an alleged attack on Charles E. Mat
thews of 945 Virginia avenue south
west with knife. Marshall, it is
charged, attacked the policeman, but
the latter subdued him with stick
he picked up on the street. The pris-
oner received treatment at Casualty
Hospital. He was booked on two
charges of assault