The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-30
NEGROES SHOOT AND ROB.
HOLD UP THREE SALOONS AND
WOUND TWO MEN.

wounded Negroes fInu lhctF way here |
HAvERsTRAw. Aug. 29.-Lawlessness broke
nut sporodically last night among the negro
ronulatlon OF Rossville, q hamlet about a mile
north of here, made up of brickyard laborers.
Three negroes. armed with revolvers, held up
three saloons, and shot two men who resisted
them. In another part OF the town a row over
. crap game resulted in q well-known negro
character shooting two men. one purposoly and
one accidentally. Mono OF tho injured men 10
likely 10 ole. Two negroes woro arrested hero
tonight. hut who they are or In which affair
they participated is not known.
In all there are about q thousand negroes en-
c,oyed in the brick yards In this vicinity, and
although fights are not among them
they arc usually petty affairs which do not call
for the Interference Of the police. They are for
the most part honest Consequently when three
strange negroes entered the saloon Of Patrick
Feliney about IL o'clock last night no particular
notice was taken Of them.
There was considerable money In the saloon.
a. saturday Is pay day and settling time for tho
brickmakers, and Mr.. Feliney's customers had
been coming in all the evening for the purpose
Of wiping the weekly slate clean. Tho proceeds
were in the money drawer back Of the bar,
where stood Mr.. Feliney's son Thomas and the
bartender.
While they wero setting out beer for some
other customers tho tnreo negroes $1,000 near
the door. but no sooner had tho beer been swal-
lowed and the men departed than tho trio camo
forward. Feliney had turned to put the beer
nickels In the cash drawer, and when he turned
back he was unpleasantly surprised to see six
pistols, some OF them pointed in his direction,
some in that Of the bartender.
Don't make a move said one Of the negroes.
Fcliney didn't. Neither did the bartender.
One OF the robbers then put his two revolvers
back in his pockets, stepped around behind the
bar. and swiftly removed $3.50 from the cash
drawer. Then the three went away, but not be-
fore one OF them said:
"n you try to follow you'll get shot"
As all Of the robbers had their coat collars
turned up and their hats pulled down neither
Of the held.up men got a good look at their
faces. Mex. the trio went to Thomas Malley's
saloon, not far distant. Hero they proceeded at
once to business. Hardly had they entered tho
door when the r~evolvers were produced with
the order;
"Stand still and don't make q novel"
This order was delivered to Thomas Malley,
eoiorsd man who boards there, Near his money
drawer = ma M5sl apys keeps tT i've s TsTSly Sonea me sss IN.
V SaSihS party shot. ali three Of them, MSlley
thinks, and q bullet broke his left arm. He
SrfNpPYped behind M6int, the W bar tna h rho a M snot s infS ihe
near the end OF the bar and outside OF It diyed
behipd., scrambled along on hands and knees
down beside the saloon keeper, The robbers shot
Is he appeared above the bar. but missed him.
Neither Of the defenders replied. but both had
their weapons ready.
you ."H eon.inued The man Who had spoken. I'VE
only want the money drawer"
MAYBE they're done for" suggested another
sTae aTst mar that shows HI his I bead II get it
And III take tho second. added Walters.
tffoh he'll with them" exclaimed the third rob.
per. who had not spoken before. We can't get
'sm QUITO there. Let 'em stay. There's other
wen do this FIRST. said the first speaker.
and then followed a whispered consultation; In
Two. presumably, kept their weapons pointed at
iafs and got 9 / m money but Msliey heard a him.
snd, crawling forward. Cred. lie believes that
S Y es Jumped snS % uD and If fred s at the ss s%o wa .tae
s e.; An s snsT Ss I'M shot Fb.n struck iSs tb hi@ rn On ths
I tafat but it A Was nc so lEts' time men before aae ' the w eo% n
men crawled out, fearing that the others might
,FTopi Malley's the trio started in the direc-
ton OF the West Shore Railroad, and as Patrick
Brennan's saloon was on the road. they dropped
In; Brennan was behind the bar.
Throw up your hands" they said.
With six revolvers pointed at him Brennan's
opportunity for argument was not extensive.
Where's your money r. was the next ques-
I'm the drawer he replied, mentally con-
deposit in the bank, keeping out only enough
is that all you got r. asked the man who
went to the drawer. after, getting about SO.
there isn't another nickel in the place"
Having satisfied themselves OF this by search,
that any one OF them was wounded. but, he did
police that one stood near the door and leaned
there were no other attempts at robbery on The
part OF the three. DR.. La yassner attended Nal
Sit S viii " recover etssss. the The l ba!iot w Which 2as styyu icsp Maj.
ley went through his arm and lodged on his
ribs; He is not seriously hurt:
was doing Its word. there was a crap game row
In one Of the big lodging houses in another part
friend Allen johnson of Orange, both colored,
went to see some OF their friends; and stumbled
called Big Abe Was shooting. Jones went into
M Wb.EE game y csn which his was Il sn 10 S cents tSr a corner GHsr
bet any Gy" sport %t' s. ) / I do1b SSG The Nv ave SHE he said.
IN take tina" said Big Abe.
jA'tsr two or three throws, none OF which lost
Where's The s. T. he said to Big Abe.
bet vow IVAN M 81 ETettorted that gentleman; Il didn't
Jones reached behind him for q bottle. Big
negro n7med Willis, who Is known locally az
{he Coffee Cooler. In the arm. A general and
t",'y cNOuub lOIOWeu. Out latoT. WHtn HhtleTb
had quoted down. Jones was unwiso enough to
return, whereupon Big Abe shot him over the
eye; He was not seriously hurt and spent the
aight In the lodging house.
To-day he left for Norfolk in care of his friend
Johnson. Some Of the negroes who were in the
crap game say that early In the evening two
negroes known RI Jack and Little Slade'
same to the lodging house and tried to borrow
some cartridges. They are known us tough
charRctcrs. and do not work here.
1t Is thought that tho two negroes who were
arrested here tonight and taken to New City
may be these two. apprehended upon suspicion
ol having held up the three saloons. There St
rumor about town that tho three robbers wer.
burnt cork.
As a result OF the outbreak among the Ross
SHie negroes there are two patients In the loCa
hospitals. One Of them, John Jones. is In Belle
sue with a bullet wound over his right eye
anderson brought him in yesterday. and he II
nnpW under arrest pending instructions from
hIverstraw. His wound Is not dangerous.
IN the Hudson street Hospital 4, q younl
negro who SAYS thai he il Timothy Walters, II
Years old. OF q Jei9;ns Park. Ab6ut 8 o'clocI
yesterday morning Policeman McGowan of tn,
aeonnrd hlrNcl stAtinn met him AZ The Mes