Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-04
CoIored Youth Captured After
Alley Gun Battle With
Officers Partner.
CARS ARE ABANDONED
NEAR "MURDERERS' ROW"
Two Companions of Gunman, Ar
rested at Homes, Are Held
Without Charges.

A gun fight last night in "Murderers'
Row resulted in the shooting of Po-
Hceman van d. Hughes of the second
precinct by a colored youth, who was
nnally cornered in an alley and seri-
ously wounded by Hughes partner. Al
tnough struck three times by bullets.
critical.
Hughes was shot while pursuing
George Wharton, colored, 10, of the
Z1OO block OF P street into the L street
entrance or Logan'S court after Wharf,
Ton ana two companions abandoned
their moving automobile, allowing it to
crash into parked truck. The other
Two, both colored, were arrested early
TINS morning and booked at the second
precinct as James Stansbury, %, of the
400 block of Franklin street and Henry
jacobs, %, of the HOO block of Hoi-
brook terrace northeast.
Inc neighborhood where the shoot
ing occurred, long considered one of
the most dangerous sections of the city,
is dubbed "Murderers' Row" by police.
Hughes and his partner, Policeman
Robert S. Bryant. were patrolling their
peat In police car at First and L
streets about 8 o'clock last night when
they sighted a roadster, reported to
contain the three men, proceeding
along street without lights.
Three Leap From Car.
AS the officers headed for the car
the driver speeded his motor and hall
way along the block the three occu-
pants jumped out and the car crashed
against parked truck, badly damage
ing 1t. One man ran west on L street,
another north on First street anu
wharton east on l. street in the direc-
ton OF Logans Court. Hughes and
Bryant pursued Wharton on foot, with
Hughes leading.
When they reached the entrance to
the alley Wharton is said to have
turned and fired seven shots from a 81
caliber automatic. Three Of the bullets
found their mark.
AS Hughes fell to the ground he
drew his revolver and sent a shot after
the fleeing youth. He thinks it struck
Wharton in the ankle
Bryant, who was close behind, con-
tinued the chase and cornered Whar-
ton behind packing box some dis
lance down the alley. Here there was
another exchange of shots, with the
policeman firing three times and kick
ing Wharton'S gun from his hand after
Wharton had fired twice.
Hughes was hurried to Sibley Hospital
in the second precinct patrol. There
physicians said one bullet entered the
lower portion of his back, another his
left thigh and third his left wrist. He
explained that the first shot hit his
wrist, the second his ankle, bringing him
down, and the third struck him as he
lay on the ground.
Two Others Taken in Homes.
Wharton, wounded in the neck, shoul-
der and left leg. was taken to Emergency
Hospital in the detective bureau car
IN
pital.
Wharton's two companions escaped
at the time, but Stansbury, recognized
by Bryant, was arrested at his home by
j. H. CalkS, r. E. Williams and G. r.
Bremmerman, all of the second precinct,
20 minutes after they came on duty at
midnight. Stansbury is said to have
admitted he was in the car and impli-
Gated Jacobs. who was found at home in
bed by the three policemen and Head
quarters Detectives Howard Ogle and
Charles j. p. Weber.
According to the officers, gun was
found in Jacobs possession. He is the
owner of the car. AS yet none of the
trio has been charged.
Police are at a loss to account for
the flight Of the three men. A search
was made OF the car about an hour
after its collision with the truck, but
at that time there was nothing Of an
illegal nature in it.
NeighborhOOd in Uproar.
The colored neighborhood in the vicin-
ity was in an uproar following the shoot
ing and a number of headquarters de-
tectives and detail of police from the
second precinct were required to quiet
the residents.
Hughes lives at 602 Tuckerman street
with his wife and 7-year-old daughter,
Mary Ethel.