New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-05
MOBBED IN EIGHTH.AVE.
A NEGRO sTABBED A WHITE MAN AND
A LIVELY TIME FOLLOWED.
THE ASSAULT OCCURRED IN AN OPEN STREET.
CAR-Two CoToRED MEN ouARRELLED AND
IN THE FIGHT ANOTHER PASSENGER
or POLICE CALLED OUT.

WAS wouNDED-REsERvB SQUAD
or POLICE CALLED OUT.
ruo negroes both under the influence OF liquor,
began fighting on an Eghth-ave. streetcar yester-
day afternoon and before the scrimmase was
ovor knives were brought into play, and an lhno-
cent witness received a stab. zachariah Smith, Of
No l55 West Fifty -frst-st and Samuel Woodley. OF
No ia West Twenty fourth-st. the two negroes,
boarded car No. $780, of the Eighth-ave. line, at
Observation-Disclosures Soon afterward they began quar-
reling In a short time the two came to blows
They occupied the seat Of the open car ana IN
front of them sat Richard Bruins young man
employed as an expressman, at No. commences
1t is understood that the knife was drawn b.
Smith, and that in the struggle Woodley received
a wound on the hand Woodley retaated by
pounding Smiths head with cane. AS soon as
the fight started, tho other passengers arose from
rhsir seats in great excitement calling upon
the conductor 10 put off the negroes.
In the thick of tho fight Bruins received STAB
on the left side of his neck. probably given by
Smith In aiming blow at Woodley. The conductor
brought the to stop near Thirty -seventh-st.,
where tho passengers made hasty exit There
several women among them, ana tney were
considerably frightened.
AS soon as the stopped II was surrounded by
q crowd attracted by the appearance OF Bruins.
who was bleeding profusely. Woodley. one OF the
negroes, tried make his way through the crowd
while Smith. with the knife still in his hand. took
possession of tho car. and. with oaths. defied any
to advance
The crowd increased in numbers. Runor gained
Roadway that the negro had struck Bruins with the
knife and several OF the men in the crowd rushed
forward TO seize Smith wildly nour1shing his knife
Smith kept them Missiles thrown at him,
and frecrackers set off about his head For
than a quarter OF hour the negro, crazy
with drink and excitement, he'd possession OF the
Policeman Rheinish. OF the West Thirty-seventh-
st station, came running up at this point and ar
rested Smith, who quietly submitted and put away
his knife. The policeman with his prisoner. started
for the atom but the crowd closed In on them
and attacked the negro The situation was growing
serious, when Policemen Pepperer and Gilman ar
rived upon the In express wagon. which
they forced through the crowd. The negro was
placed In the wagon and taken 10 the station.
IL Is said that the police were Informed by
bicyciist who rode 10 tho station and reported the
alarming intelligence that mob was trying TO
iyncA a negro in Eghth-ave So fierce Was the
attack made by the mob that Policeman Rheinish
had fire his pistol In the air to scare the crowd
Rounisrnan Tubbs and squad of reserves came up
from the station and after short hight dispersed
the crowd. WOodey and negress, Mary Gordon.
Of No 255 West Fifty -hfth-st. were arrested with
Smith. but the woman was not held, as she knew
nothing about the night. 49,
4 charge Of assault was pcrferred against Smith,
and he was locked up. Woodley was he'd a
disorderly person Burns was taken to the New
York Hospital. where his wounds. which did not
appear serious, were dressed