The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-25
NEGRO RIOTERS.
THEY lombard wlTH ROCKS Mr..
NAMES HOUSE.
Mr.. Kane Sccctvcs Htow ""feh
freaks rtis heg-ihc Matter he-
fcrc Jussicc Crutchne'd
Bench Warrants ISsucd.

Sandy Mcekens. Henry Burnage, and
William Thomas. three strapping young
negro men. black in color. were charged
before the Police Court yesterday WIN
creating q disturbance on the puOlc
street and throwing rocks at me mouse
of and striking james Kane.
BEFORE :hc case was called IN court
Yesterday il became known to the court
Thai the rock which struck Mr.. James
Kane had broken his iog. One oil the
surgeons from the Retreat, who aiten-
d,.i Mr.. Kane. stated that the left lex
was broken between The Knee ana ankle
Tbe natieut was doing well. but IN his
opinion 1t would be two or more weeks
vet before Mr. Kane would be able to
come 10 court. The Police.Justice then
issued "a bench warrant for the arrest OF
all three of the above mentioned men
ON the charge Of felonoousiy striking
ard woundmg Thomas Kane WIN III
tent to disiiguie and Kill
The only examination entered INTO
was 10 determine the identity OF the
three men. Mr.. Kane positively iden-
tilted one Of them. She saw his lace
under the gas lamp. Policeman Hold
craft said that Mr. Kauc had identified
another. and these two had told MN
that the third threw the reck. Inc
case was continued until July ON and
the urisoucrs refused bail. the follce
Justice saving that no one need AK nim
fayors for those who engage ln "a not
The circumstances of the case are
about az follows:
Mr. Kane. Saturday fight before last.
while somew has under the influence oi
Ii0uor. had a controversy with NUM-
Der Of. cOl0red men. Last SATURDAY
NIGHT. or rather Sunday morning lhe
oTense happening between II ana !
o'c,ock-seveIal of these cOloted men
passed the house. which Is No. lSOl
north Seventeenth street. corner q
Baldwin. Mrs. Kane was SICK ana NJ
her window upstairs. When the men
nassed they began 10 make exaspefai-
inc remarks about Mr. Kane. 10 which
no Maid no attention. Getting aero S
the street they began throwing ROCKS
among themselves. when others J)ihlhk
the crowd. increasing ITS numoeI 10 q
dozen or more. they began To rock tht
house. Mrs. Kane said she never saw
so many rocks ily. They came I'D the
windows UPSTAIRS both from front and
rear. She tired. feeble as she was. To-
get her children out of bed in the rear
room 10 keep them from being struck.
Mr.. Kane thought that be would 20 out
and defend ms house. and leii the rear
door. just as he turned the corner ol
the house to face the crowd rock on
brick struck him On the left leg. break
ing the same. lie fell, aud The gang OF
rioters ran of.
A telephone message was sent 10 the
First police station. and Oilcei hold-
rafiIospOudod. liemet Officer kuhn al
the lower end OF ms beat. and the two
went together. and after two hours
work succeeded iu arrCsting the above
mentioned men. There was q warrant
out for another one. "ho MIS-. Name
can Identify The Police Justice stated
that he would like 10 have every man
IN the gang arrested.
lie called counsel IS attention TO the
fact that probably bee would issue bench
warrants for The arrest of the prisoners
on new charge founded ON section
3.7Ig of the Code oi Virginia, which
reads:
III any rioter pull down or destroy
i'm whole Of in part any dwelling house,
or assist therein. Doe shall bee confined ln
the peuitenuary not less than two nor
more than five years. and though no
such honse boz 30 injured. every uotef
unlavfully and unanimously assem-
bled. shall bee confined iu jail not ex'
ceeding one year. and fined not exceed
ing one hundred dollars.