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SECTION TWO.
WASHINGTON. TUESDAY, JULY 22, 1919.
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District Heads Flatly
Refuse To Ask Martial
Law Proclaimed In City
By BILL PRICE.
The District Commissioners tliis mornins unanimously
and quickly rejected suggestions and recommendations that
President Wilson be asked to declare the District under
martial law to quell further rioting.
'The Commissioners decided that the mob spirit, if it
again shows itself tonight, will be handled without gloves
and in the firmest sort of manner.
SERVICE HEADS SUFFICIENT.
With the Commissioners at their
brief but decisive meeting: was the
colonel In command of the Sixty-third
infantry, and he agreed fully that the
military and naval authorities will
be able to co-operate with the police
from now on in such a way as to
.teach severe lessons to all those in
clined to disorder and whose sole
purpose is to pet into trouble at the
first possible point. Major Pullman
wag also present.
While not disclosing their plans
for this evening it is known that one
class of men will be severely handled.
These are white or colored people in
automobiles dashing into every fray
and firing revolvers. The chaps who
think automobiles will enable them
to escape will And tonight that there
is no machine able to run swifter
than army rifle bullets. No mercy is
to be shown this type of people.
Besides agreeing upon plans for
tonight the Commissioners issued the
formal statement printed elsewhere
in which they declare that "mobs"
did not rule Washington last night
and that the disturbances were
sporadic.
Wilson and Martial Larr.
Martial law in the District would
have to be declared by President
Wilson, who would then turn its en
forcement over to the military au
thorities, completely eliminating the
police force. It is the last resort in
the most dangerous rioting. It means,
of course, that the streets would be
kept clear at all times except to those
persons able to show that they were
headed to work or to their homes
from work. Rifles and machine guns
would dominate everything.
The matter had not been placed be
fore President Wilson today. Satis
fied that the police department, aid
ed by details of military and naval
units, will be able to control matters
from now on, the Commmissioners
twill not suggest to the President that
lie use his powers as Commander-in-'Ohief
to assume control of the Dis-itrict-
In all probability he would not
'take action unless requested by the
'Commissioners. That he has author
ity to do so does not appear to be
questioned by anyone.
The Commisioners' appeal for calm
sess on the part of all citizens, all ay -Jlng
of excitement, and, above all, the
E
EC1NCT
Captain Wmiams of the Fourth
precinct declared the district was
busier last night than members of the
force could remember. Over forty
arrests were shown on the blotter
when morning dawned.
Starting at about 7 o'clock with the
call that a large body of colored men
and women was gathering at Third
and C streets southwest, the entire
force, with all reserves available and
helped by forty-five doughboys of the
Sixtyithird infantry, from Potomac
Park, under a commissioned officer,
with twenty-five marines, was kept on
the Jump until after 11 o'clock.
Despite the fact that orders from
headquarters ruled the collateral for
disturbers of the peace should be
twenty-five dollars last night, instead
of the usual ten. many of the pris
oners at the Fourth Precinct were
balled out by relatives.
Police of the precinct believe they
have four negroes, taken in a speed
ing car. who are possibly connected
with a party that twice speeded
through a northeast section, firing at
wmie people promiscuously
James White, twenty-one, of 435
Six-and-a-Half street; Charles Thorn
ton, thirty-nine, of 415 Six-and-a-Half
street, and two other negroes were
held on charges of disorderly conduct
are charged with speeding and carry
ing concealed weapons.
Thornton, who owns the large taxi
tonrlng car in which they tried to
elude a police patrol and a motor
cycle officer, was driving. After a
long, swift chase through :nol of
the southwest section, the michinc
u as stopped. One of the ne.Tmea v a.s
about to draw his gun vu-t the
patrol dashed up behind and pre
vented.
When searched at the station
house Thornton was found to have a
long-barreled weapon with a bag fuh
of cartridges. White also carried a
X'istol. but a smaller one.
Motorrycle Policeman Vaughan.
whb chased the machine for blocks,
declared they were going at over
forty miles an hour and narrowly
escaped running into several people.
It was found that the car had two
sets of District auto tags. One of the
numbers was registered in Thorn
ton's name, but it was found that the
other number is not registered at all
In several cases the officers were
fired upon from houses and second
ktories, and several times Detectives
Mansfield and Kelly were narrowly
missed, when dashing into houses to
rout out the inhabitants.
Corporal Makay, of H company.
Flxty-tbird Infantry, who was on
duty as a provost guard, was struck
tver the head with a blunt instru
ment and later removed to Walter
Reed Hospital, where he was uncon
scious for three-quarters of an hour
before doctors could revive him.
40 ARRESTS MAD
N FOURTH PR
remaihlng at home of all who are not
compelled to go into the streets.
Tooths Start Trouble.
The element that adds fuel to the
flames is largely composed of ag
gressive boys and young men of both
races who, if not bent on mischief,
are inquisitively inclined and sooner
or later become part of a shooting,
fighting mob.
The worst element, as stated, is
that which fills automobiles, arms it
self with pistols and starts out with
deliberate purpose of sfiooting into
crowds and getting away from dan
ger in a hurry.
These men may tonight find rifle
bullets crashing into themselves and
their machines from the fully armed
forces of law and order. The orders
to be given will be broad enough to
place these automobile parties in pos
ition of being wholly outside the law
and to be handled as would bandits
or murderers.
Upsets Life of District.
The disturbances of the last three
nights have badly upset the business,
social and domestic life of the Dis
trict, with men and women in a nerv
ous state that bodes no abatement of
trouble unless the law's firm hand
reaches out.
It is quite probable that in the fu
ture casualties among policemen and
military forces will be less as these
guardians of the law will now under
stand that in protecting their own
lives they are protecting the law
abiding public.
The Commissioners have been prom
ised a larger number of soldiers and
sailors as assistants to the police and
with this increase of force and a
fewer number of people on the
streets the race troubles will grad
ually disappear. In the meantime
there may be some stern, short work
by police and soldiers if crowds per
sist in unlawfully using firearms or
other weapons.
FIRST PRECINCT.
Lloyd Miller Gibson, colored, twenty-four
years old, 1019 V street
northwest, disorderly conduct.
Francis Marion Jenkins, twenty,
614 I street southeast, disorderly.
Nick Johnson, twenty-three, Carol
Hotel, disorderly.
Joseph Ditoto, twenty-four, 516
Four-and-a-half street southwest.
disorderly.
-James Lassiter, twenty-one, 743
Harvard street, disorderly.
Milton Lee, colored, twenty-one,
213 Virginia avenue southeast, con
cealed weapons.
Emory Harrison Mayhew, seven
teen, Bladensburg, Md., disorderly.
William Brent Maltan, eighteen,
705 Eighth street southeast, disor
derly. Preston Winston, colored, eighteen,
117 Howard avenue, disorderly.
Howard Cooper, colored, seventeen
years old, 458 O street northwest,
concealed weapons.
Bradley Grant, colored, thirty, 121
Thirteenth street northeast, dis
charging firearms on street.
James Robert Pogue, colored,
nineteen, 28 Pierce street, discharg
ing firearms on street.
Henry Richardson, colored, twenty-six,
1221 Ohio avenue, concealed
weapons.
Miller Thomas Rhodes, eighteen,
1219 I street northwest, concealed
weapons.
Charles Edward Rhodes, twenty-
one, 1219 I street northwest, disor
derly. Richard Lee Trainor, seventeen,
1201 B street northeast, disorderly.
Friel Hardin, colored, twenty
seven, 1339 Seventh street north
west, investigation.
SECOND PRECINCT.
The following arrests were made
at the Second precinct after 9 p. m.:
Charles Holmes, colored, 1524
Fifth street, concealed weapons.
Robert Cole, colored, 936 Florida
avenue northwest, concealed wea
pons.
Howard Craddock, white, 620 G
street northwest, disorderly conduct.
Odell Ogden, colored, 408 First
street southwest, disorderly conduct.
Charles Bruce, colored, 16151'
Sixth street northwest, throwing
missiles.
John McLauhglin, colored, 437 I
street northwest, throwing missiles.
Leo A. Hill, colored, 119 F street
southwest, drinking liquor in public
David Fenwick, colored, 1437 S
street, disorderly conduct.
Sillo Pole, colored. Ninth street,
concealed weapon.
Oscar S. Maynard, colored, 1019
Third street northwest, concealed
weapons.
Ben Cornish, colored, 1530 Third
street northwest, concealed weapons.
George B. Lee, colored, 1018 Sev
enth street northeast, disorderly con
duct. Amos Green, colored, 10 Goat
alley, assault with deadly weapon.
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window of the house with open door and win
dow by a seventeen-year-old colored girl at
tracted the attention of Headquarters Detectives
O'Brien and Wilson last night. Both mada a
rush "for the door, Wilson reaching the entrance
James J. Trainia, white, 3333 M
street northwest, disorderly conduct.
Philip H. Keys, colored, 1762 N
street northwest, attempted robbery.
Robert Clay, colored, 1234 Sixth
street northwest, assault dangerous
weapon.
Louis Harris, colored, 452 P street
northwest, disorderly conduct.
Russell Dickerson, colored, 420 P
street northwest, investigation.
William Allen, colored, 1155
Eighth street northwest, investiga
tion. John Bradford, colored, 41 Jaxon
northeast, concealed weapons.
Ethel Henderson, colored, 43
Blagman's Court, investigation.
Jane Gore, colored, 18 G street
northeast, investigation.
Lillian Smith, colored, 519 New
Jersey avenue, investigation.
THIRD PRECINCT.
Frederick Botts, colored, 916 27th
street northwest, disorderly.
William Fisher, colored, 2020 E
street northwest, disorderly.
John Henry Clark, colored, 2006
Green Court, disorderly.
Wendall Smith, colored, 2025 Vir
ginia avenue northwest, disorderly.
Jefferson Matthews, colored, 30
O'Brien's Court, disorderly.
Nestor Hewett, colored, 2443 M
street northwest, disorderly.
Raymond Huehes. colored. 1227
22nd street northwest, assault.
Nicholas Evans, colored, 2622
Green Court, disorderly.
Beulah Marshall, alias Evans, col
ored, disorderly.
Chas. Pride, colored, 2600 I street
northwest, disorderly.
Arthur Douglass, colored, 2619
Virginia avenue northwest, dis
orderly. Everett Jackson, colored, Rosslyn,
Va., disorderly.
Edward Gibson, colored. 2422 G
street northwest, disorderly.
Frank Coats, colored, 2637 I street
northwest, disorderly.
Carroll Ford, colnrrv? RIP ?Aih
uireci, aisoraeriy.
Leroy Morrison, colored, 732 23rd
street northwest, disorderly.
Lewis Burrows, colored, 1114 26th
street northwest, disorderly.
James Noel, alias James" Bell, col
ored, 513 Rhode Island avenue north
west, disorderly.
TLhcodore Jacksn. colored. 912
27th street northwest, disorderly.
Harry Jackson, colored, 2519 I
street northwest, disorderly.
John Fairfax, colored. 903 27th
stret northwest, disorderly.
Charles Weston, colored, 937
Hughes Court northwest, disorderly.
Dennis Tinney, colored, 724 24th
street, disorderly.
Ernest Hall, colored, 2440 P street
northwest, concealed weapons.
James A. Smith, colored, 2020 E
street northwest, disorderly.
William Joseph Payn white, 2323
H street northwest. disnrHprlv ami
carrying a hammer.
Micajah T. Walker, colored, 607
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Detective Was Killed By Negress
Morton street, held for investigation
in connection with the shooting of
Private Licek, a marine, at 15th and
Pennsylvania avenue northwest.
John Dyson, colored, 449 P street
northwest, concealed weapons.
FOURTH PRECINCT.
James White, 21 years old. color
ed, for carrying concealed weapons.
Charles lhornton, 39, colored,
speeding and carrying concealed
weapons.
Clarence Buckner, 20, colored, dis
orderly conduct.
William Graham, 13, colored, dis
orderly conduct.
William Harden, 16, colored, dis
orderly conduct.
George Hickerson, 21, colored, dis
orderly conduct.
Obean Hickerson, 17, colored, dis
orderly conduct.
James Neaves, 19, colored, dis
orderly conduct.
Benjamin Hawkins, 22, colored,
disorderly conduct.
William Washington, 18, colored,
disorderly conduct.
Melton Moore, 18, colored, dis
orderly conduct.
Wesley Jackson, 21, colored, dis
orderly conduct.
Edward Young, 24. colored,
United States witness in a con
cealed weapon case.
John J. Gilchrist, 26, colored,
speeding and carrying concealed
weapons.
William Tucker, 17, colored, dis
orderly conduct.
Basil Gordon, 28. colored, carrv-
ing concealed weapons.
Cornelius Johnson, 20, colored,
disorderly conduct.
Clarence Lambkin, 22, colored,
disorderly conduct.
John Simms, 21, colored, dis
orderly conduct.
Sam Williams, 16, colored, dis
orderly conduct.
Thomas Lee, 20, colored, dis
orderly conduct.
Sam Carter, 34, colored, held for
investigation.
Frank Rollins, 17, colored, for
throwing missiles.
Robert Johnson, colored, assault
ing with dangerous weapons and
throwing missiles.
Clarence Jones, 25 colored, held
for investigation.
There were several others arrest
ed, but they were let off within a
couple of hours on payment of $25.
collateral.
SIXTH PRECINCT.
Charles J. Crenshaw, colored,
thirty-nine, 2135 Ward place north
west, concealed weapons.
Edward Hansbury, colored, nine
teen years old, 313 Elm street; in
vestigation.
William C. Evans, colored, twenty
six years old, 1344 T street north
vcst, concealed weapons.
first and pushing through the door. He gained
the second story, and entering the room where
the sniper hid, fell as a bullet pierced his heart.
He died on his way to the Emergency Hospital.
The girl, Carrie Minor Johnson, was arrested.
Robert H. narvey, colored, thirty,
2006 Eighth street northwest, in
vestigation. John Petus, colored, twenty-two,
428 Washington street, concealed
weapons.
Mary Johnson, colored, forty-nine
years old, 220 G street northwest, in
vestigation. SEVENTH PRECINCT.
James Boose, colored, twenty-two,
2406 Virginia avenue northwest, con
cealed weapons.
William Page, colored, twenty-four
years old, 2415 G street northwest,
concealed weapons.
Darlive Brant, colored, eighteen
years old, 2627 Dumbarton avenue,
concealed weapons.
EIGHTH PRECINCT.
Police of the Eighth precinct ar
rested the following, charged with
disorderly conduct:
James Simons, twenty-two years
old, 1602 Fourth street northwest
James Snowden, thirty-two, 232
Recors street.
William Robinson, twenty-five,
1625 Twelfth street.
Vance Holmes, twenty-one, 338
Adams street
Oscar Paterson, nineteen, 43 0
street
Percy Edward, nineteen, 25 O
Arthur Gilbert twenty, 415 L
street northwest.
Isaac McNeal, twenty-nine years
old, 1427 N street.
John B. Coker, twenty-three, 1708
Fourth street
Wilbur Hasken, seventeen, 728
Fourth street.
Bub Conners, nineteen, 728 Fourth
street
Henson Gassaway, twenty-one,
Burnt Mills, Md. '
Gus Wise, forty-nine, 2336 P
street
Charged with carrying concealed
weapons:
Portner Stanton, twenty-one, 1729
Twelfth street
James Brent, twenty-two, 2 Ter
race place.
Thornton Brown, thirty-eight,
1341 Corcoran street
Charles Roscoe, twenty-seven,
1606 New Jersey avenue.
Vincent Busey, twenty-one, 1826
Twelfth street
Mark Washington, twenty, 1740 V
street.
James McClain, nineteen, 1365 V
street northwest.
John Carpenter, twenty-nine, 2357
Champlain.
Walter CurwelL 1429 W street.
Assault:
Charles Hall, twenty-four, 2011
Georgia avenue.
NINTH PRECINCT.
Samuel Thonfpson, colored, twenty-five
years old, 1509 S street
northwest, concealed weapons.
vrcurKe acii, roiuicu, iwciuy-six,
1327 Wylie court northeast con
cealed weapons.
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RENTS 10 BE
PROBED IH
EOOD PRICES
Members of Committee Con
vinced Costs 'in District Are
Boosted Through Combine.
"With a mass of facts and figures
before them, members of the Senate
District sub-committee that is Inves
tigating the living- coat fn "Washing
ton gave study today o question of
procedure In conducting the public
Inquiry.
The general key note sounded at yes
terday's initial hearing was the ur
gent need of legislation to eliminate
as far as possible in the local field
the profits which are going to the
middleman and the retailer.
Coupled with this was the predic
tion of Senator Sherman, chairman
of the District Committee, that a Joint
resolution would be introduced in
both Houses in the near future call
ing for a nation-wide Investigation
of the general cost of living, as a re
sult of growing pressure from out
side that is being brought upon Con
gress. Members of the sub-committee ex-'
pressed themselves as convinced that
legislation fostering Co-operative
selling and buying of food stuffs is
the first corrective step to be taken
as a legislative remedy for the high
cost of living.
Rent Qaestlon ITp.
Glaring facts bearing on the rent
question stirred the committee to de
termine that this question is to be
come one of prime importance in
dealing with the living costs hew.
Senator Sherman and Senator Ball, of
Deleware. chairman of the Investigat
ing committee, both were of the
opinion htat a combination of real
estate firms, acting in conjunction
with property owners, are responsible
for excessively high rents here.
These direct charges were made by
witnesses before the committee:
That a general agreement has been
reached among real estate firms to in
crease rents of apartments and houses
In Washington at least 30 per cent in
October. ,
That many Anns have resolye not
to rent unfurnished houses or apart
ments at all.
That there are on record with the
building committee, about 27.000 cases
of attempted rent profiteering.
That as soon as the Saulsbury anti
eviction law passes out of existence,
a general increase in rents all over
the city is imminent.
Mosber Before Probers.
Dr. W. K. Mosher. of New York, who
has been assisting the joint Congres
sional commfttee on the reclassifica
tion of Federal employes' salaries,
placed cheae facts concerning the
rent question before the committee
when he appeared before it at the re
quest of the chairman.
He declared, furthermore, that In
many Instances he understood real
estate firms were furnishing houses
themselves and are renting them at
exorbitant charges. He suggested to
the committee that It should ascertain
from the building committee what
real estate firms are supporting clients
in rent extortion If it hoped to deal
effectively with the situation.
As a result of this information,
Capt Julius Peyser, of the building
committee, will be summoned before
the committee and asked to place be
fore the Senators all the available in
formation he has in regard to the rent
question.
Broad lines of inquiry were laid out
by Dr. Mosher in pointing out to the
committee a suggested method of pro
cedure. TJrKes Open-Mlndedneas.
He suggested, first, the necessity of
approaching the subject with "open
mindedness." The fundamental causes
for high prices, he emphasized as fol
lows: The Increase in the amount of
money in general circulation: the in
creased cost of production and the
scarcity of labor. These factors, he
claimed, are more responsible for the
increased cost of living than mere
profiteering and should be given first
consideration.
Herbert C. Marshall, assistant chief
of the Bureau of Markets, told the
committee that paper money Issued
during the war was the greatest fac
tor in boosting prices He declared
the war has created a great expan
sion in money, which has also caused
an increase in prices In proportion.
France has Issued paper money
which equals two fifths of the en
tire amount of money in the world
at the beginning of the war. he told
the committee, and Germany has Is
sued a like amount.
In the United States there has been
an increase in the paper money out
put from ?34 to $60 per capita, he
aid. or almost twice as much as be
fore the war. with a result that prices
are Just about twice as high.
Profits QueatJon Wx Job.
Dr. Mosher Informed the committee
that it was confronted with an al
most unsolvabte problem in tackling
the "profit" phase of the question,
for it would be necessary to go into
the total profits of all concerns, re
quiring the employment of expert ac
countants who would have to ex
amine the books of the pre-war pe
riod to ascertain the true coitdit on
of prices. This would require a
great deal of time, he explained, for
the committee could not reach a defi
nite conclusion meiely by investigat
ing certain articles.
He suggested that the committee
could well employ Its time in exam
ining the books of the Old Dutch Mar
ket and the chain of Sanitary
groceries In operation hero, as their
system of bookkeeping makes it pos
sible to reach a very fair conclusion
of the general range of prices border
ing upon a reasonable profit made
possible by their co-operative systems.
Negro Eludes Lynch
Mob After Attack On
Young White Woman
While the Capital was in the throes of a reign ai terror
last night, a bold attempt was made to criminally assault
Mrs. Helen Nightingale, twenty-fonr years old, mother of
two children and wife of Edward Nightingale, employed at
the navy yard, as she was walking near her home at C&pitol
Heights, Prince George's county, just across the District
line.
Seized by the negro, Mrs, Nightingale was dragged into
llie yard of a vacant house, and during her desperate strugr
MAN HUNT
Hearing the cries of the woman, a
number of men ran to her rescue, but
the negro becoming frightened at her
screams, escaped. Within a half hour
aftei the alarm had been given tnat
Mrs. Nightingale had been the victim
of the negro assailant, nearly every
man and boy in the vicinity, armed
with revolvers, shotguns, and clubs
formed a posse and scoured the near
by country for the negro.
Excitement was at a high pi ten,
many of the residents going Into the
negro settlement just outside of Capi
tol Heights, firing their revolvers and
shotguns. Several negroes narrowly
escaped lynching, and were saved
only by Mrs. Nightingale's failure to
identify them as her would-be assail
ant. A number of the negroes, however,
were roughly treated, and it was said
this morning that few of the resi
dents of the colored settlement ven
tured to leave their homes for fear
that the determined men would lynch
them.
Raps At Door.
The negro made his appearance at
Mrs. Nightingale's home on Crystal
Springs avenue about 0 o'clock yes
terday morning. He rapped on the
door, asking Mrs. Nightingale to give
him employment.
"I have no work for you," Mrs.
Nightingale told him. but the negro
thrust his foot between the door and
Jam, . Insisting that work be given
him.
"If you don't leave. I will Call my
husband. Mrs. Nightingale told the
negro.
Mr. Nightingale was at his work at
the Navy Tard. "bqt the woman be
lieved by telling- to" negro-hr hus
band was at.jtiome he would leave.
Mrs. Nightingale's two children were
at play on the secftnd floor and one of
them screamed. The negro then re
moved his foot from the door and left.
He was seen by Mrs. Nightingale
passing her home twice later, how
ever. It was 9:30 o'clock las.t night when
Mrs. Nightingale left her home to go
to the store of H. L. Miles, in Capitol
Heights, when she encountered the
negro. Without a word, the negro
seized her by the arm and placed a
hand ovec her mouth to prevent her
making an outcry for help.
Kishts Assailant.
Finding herself almost powerless in
the grasp of the negro. Mrs. Nightin
gale was dragged into the yard. How
ever, she retained her presence of
mind and desperately fought the ne
gro. During the struggle with the
negro her shirtwaist was torn from
her body, and other clothing was
pulled oft.
During the struggle, Mrs. Nightin
COMMISSIONERS APPEAL TO ALL CITIZENS
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and the provost guard without great difficulty and with
but few injuries.
It cannot be too strongly urged upon every citizen
that it is his duty to himself and to the community to
remain at home unless his business takes him abroad.
Every man or boy who goes on the streets tonight out
of mere curiosity adds the weight of his influence to
the forces of disorder and increases the difficulty of the
situation.
Brave officers last night laid down their lives
in their efforts to protect the peace of the city. Citi
zens tonight can do their share by remaining at hpme
in safety. In this case, as in all other similar situations,
the innocent bystander is often the victim. Let there
be none such tonight.
The provost guard continues to assist the police
authorities and will continue so to do with augmented
forces.
The bearing of arms is unlawful and greatly con
tributes to the dangers of the situation.
Above all it is the duty of every citizen to assist
the authorities by refraining from excitement. Ex
aggerated rumor only adds fuel to the flames.
Plans are being made for increased patrols. Suffi
cient reserves will be maintained to be thrown wherever
they may be needed. It may be necessary to close some
streets to vehicular traffic
The civil authorities are in complete charge of the
situation, and the military will continue to assist them.
Every man and woman can have a lively part in
the creation of that sort of public sentiment which
makes for law against lawlessness, for order against
disorder.
LOUIS BROWNLOW,
W. GWYNN GARDINER,
CHARLES W. KUTZ,
i Commissioners, D. C j
FAILS.
gale bit the negro on the hand whlcli,
he held to her mouth. She says that
blood flowed from the )(wound caused
by her teeth.
Harry Williamson, hearing Mrs.
Nightingale's outcries, ran from his
home nearby, but the negro had fled.
He and several others, including a
number of women who provided Mrs.
Nightingale with clothing. as ted
her to her hbme, about two blocks
from the scene of the attempted" juj
sault. -
Cltlsess Efnnged. i
Word of the attack on Mrs. Night
ingale spread llkewild firs through
the little community. In a short
time, the town was like an armed
camp. Every citizen who possessed
a revolver or shot gun was on the
street and every negro who answered
the dlscriptlon of the man who at
tacked Mrs. Nightingale was taken to
her home to confront her in an effort
to have positive Identification.
"If the negro had been caught,
said a resident this morning, "be
would have been lynched. The mo
ment he was Identified, a rope would
have been placed around his neck and
he would have been burned at a stake.
The citizens of Capitol; Heights in
tend that the women be protected
against such outrages as occurred to
Mrs. Nightingale-"
"I was walking to the store to get
something for today's breakfast, Mrs.
Nightingale stated, "and when pass
ing the vacant house, the. negro seized
me and dragged me into the yard. X
fought him with all my strength, and
cried for help after I bit him- oa the
nand making him take iV-from my
mouth. When I was,4MH3pabiATo
scream, the negro ran. off.'
Can Identify Negro.
The negro can be -identified by Mrs.
Nightingale, she said this morning.
She said he was a light-skinned ne
gro, of slender build1, about five feet.
six inches tall, weighing about 135
pounds. She said he wore dark clothes
and a cap. ,
"I feel sure I can Identify him
should he be arrested." Mrs. Nightin
gale told Constable Harry McCauley.
who with a number of deputy sheriffs
of the county, were rushed to Capi
tol Heights soon after learning of the
attempted assault. ,
The description of the negro hv
Mrs. Nightingale tallies with that of
the negro who attacked a nunjt.tr of
women In the suburbs of Washington
recently. Two negroes, Lewis Ran
dall and Forrest Eaglan, are held by
the police in connection with the
other assaults. However, the police
are skeptical as to whether either of
them had any connection with the as
saults. f