Evening star., 1938-06-14
FIGHT ON BOAT
ENDS UP IN COURT
10 Men, Boy and a Woman
ArreSted-Some Forfeit
Collateral.

A hurry OF f1sts that broke up
peaceful Sunday afternoon excursion
on the steamer Potomac wound up In
. regular torrent of collateral for
FIXTURES in Police Court today. Sew
eral defendants among the group of
10 men, boy and woman who were
arrested after the fight already had
elected to forfeit their bond yesterday.
Another man said to have been
involved in the melee took . dive into
the river to cool of when the battle
got too hot Harbor precinct police
today said: He isn't in the water and
he isn't In JAIL" but declined to talk
about whether they intended to Jail
him if they could locate him.
Until this morning Donald c. Hen
shaw, 33, of the 900 block of Calvert
street NV, was the only defendant to
appear in court He told Judge Walter
Casey yesterday the slugging match
started when the now missing Mr.. x"
was thrown of the dance floor.
Ordered on Floor.
Rumors were that Mr.. X became
so inspired with the swing music on
the boat that he had begun to bounce
around more or less literally like a
jitter-bug. For this he was ordered
of the dance floor, an idea he didn't
like. Several members of the crew
decided to enforce the order, and they
were holding "Mr x" firmly out on
deck when a friend came up and said
to the sailors, MY uncle owns this
river. and II you don't let that fellow
go I'll see that you are all fired to-
morrow"
One word led to another, one not
quite 50 good, and soon the sailors
found their hands full Of fight. They
released ''Mr. x" who began taking
a few random pokes at the opposi-
tion. When . lot of bystanders, in
nocent and otherwise, had been drawn
into the scrap Mr.. K" tired of it all.
Witnesses said he handed his money
to . girl, kissed her bood-by and
jumped into the river. After hearing
Mr.. Henshaw's story, Judge Casey
fined him SIS for assault.
Lloyd Hawk Heavy Lesser.
Lloyd Hawk, II. OF the 800 block of
F street was the heavy money loser Of
the crowd. He was charged with as
sault, on which count he forfeited $50
yesterday, and with destroyed private
property. to wit, window that got in
the way, for which he posted s25 in
collateral. That also was forfeited.
Today the score against Mr.. Hawk
rolled up to $50 when he permitted
two forfeitures Of $40 and IS each on
charges Of being drunk and disorderly.
When the case Of Arthur Cook. rs.
OF the 100 block Of U street NV. came
up before Judge John p. MacMason
this morning, Cook was not present
when called and the SIS he had posted
as collateral on q disorderly conduct
charge was ordered forfeited. Shortly
afterward Mr.. Cook appeared in court
and complained about the surrender
Of his money, saying he was ready to
stand trial After hearing the testi-
mony against him. Judge MacMahon
set aside the forfeiture, and merely
fined Mr.. Cook SIS instead The jurist
also threw in q severe lecture on the
foolishness of starting riots on boats
A few minutes later, As Mr. Cook
was about to leave the building, he was
detained on an assault charge. Just
filed this morning. 1t was supposed to
come up in court some time today.
One Case Continued.
To date the only defendant whose
account has not been settled is Etherl-
bert Miller, %. of the 900 block of
Tenth street NE. who posted $40 on
charge of intoxication, IS for dis
orderly conduct and $25 on an assault
count. His case came up today and
was continued until Thursday.
The others arrested forfeited IS
each for disorderly conduct. They
were Frank Aquilano, 20, of the HOO
block Of Sixth street SW.; Ethel
Smith, 2s, of the 200 block of D street
Sc: William Hawk, 10, of the 600
block Of Massachusetts, avenue NE;
Paul Nash, -. Of the TOO block of r
street SW; Bernard Greenwald, 30.
Of the 500 block of e street NV; Eric
Garfield 70, Of the 1900 block Of Four
teenth street Sc, and Hymsn Levin,
20, Gayton, Md.
H. F. Burroughs, trafic manager for
the excursion boat, said he is going
to apply to United States Commits
sioner Barton Phillips in Alexandra,
Va, to have Federal charges placed