Evening star., 1928-10-15
POLICEMAN LOSES
!. PISTOL AND TEETH
CoIored Man ReSiStS Arrest,
Fires Several Shots at
PatrOIman.

Among the victims of week end al
tercations we're two policemen, one OF
whom lost his pistol to an aSsailant
who escaped. The two alleged aSsail
ants OF the other are under arrest.
Policeman Jems E. Cross of the ninth
precinct lost his pistol, several front
teeth and his compoSure when he at
tempted to arrest a colored man in
front OF 314 East Capitol street last
night. Several shots fired at him from
his own revolver failed to take effect.
Cross was in delicateSSen store when
he heard colored woman using a
public telephone there. He listened
to the conversation and learned that
she was attempting to get police head
quarters. He took the call and went
out to arrest a man who had been
creating disturbance in the womans
home. Encountering the man on the
street, he attempted to place him un-
der arrest and in the fight that fol-
lowed the man struck him in the
mouth, knocking out several teeth, and
then grabbed his pistol and fed, FIR
ing several ineffective shots as he ran.
Cross also suffered a cut on the thumb
from knife held by the colored man.
Aids Fellow Policeman.
Policeman A. RichettS of the fourth
precinct was going home early this
morning when he saw fight in prog
reSs on Sixth street near Z street.
When he reached the scene he recog-
nized one of the combatantS as Police
man r. F. Nails of the tenth precinct,
SO went to the rescue. After stopping
the fight, Ricketts, placed three men
into a taXicab and took them to the
sixth precinct station house. where
Charles Miller, % years old. ll04 East
Capitol street, and Earl Bean, "a years
old. 220 Third street southeast, were
each charged with assault on Nails.
The latter was treated at Casualty
Hospital for laceration over the right
eye. Nails lives at sos Sixth street
Injured in a fight with an unknown
colored man near HugheSville. Md.
Harold Beavers, "a years old, 2l7 Tenth
street southeast. was brought to this
city early yesterday and, after treat
ment by DR.. H. w. Mofntt, 1877 B street
southeast, was taken to Sibley Hospital,
where his condition is said to be serious.
Police we're told that Beavers suffered
a fractured skull when struck on the
head with a hammer during an argu-
ment over an automobile accident.
Chauncey Mccoy, 80 years old. 1880
Montague street, was injured about the
head when struck with a blackjack
during an alteration early yesterday
morning at Eighteenth street and Co
lumbia road He was treated at Emer-
gency Hospital. where his condition was
said to be not serious. He announced
that he will get warrant for his as
sailant.
Receives Head Injury.
After receiving treatment by DR..
Charles A. Demas. 1901 Massachusetts,
avenue, for a laceration to the head
yesterday morning Bertrand r. Sheehy,
81 years old. of Hyattsville, Md, said
he received it while in an automobile
with friends at Massachusetts, avenue
and Thirteenth street
While returning at o'clock this
morning from a call, Headquarters De-
tective A. T. Fihelly saw. a colored man
chase another from cabaret at Seventh
and S streets, knocking the pursued
man down after a short chase Fihelly
Jumped from the police automobile and
grabbed the aSsailant, who is alleged to