The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-02
JAMAICA BLACKS AFLAME.
COLONIAL GOVERNMENT COULD NOT
PROTECT AN ENGLISHMAN.

tea ana the Demonstration OF tho BLACKS
became 10 Violent That the Government
Had 10 smurr,e Him Ont OF tho Country.
Ihomas wilkinson, q passenger on the Andes,
which arrived here yesterday from West In
United states as a sort NJ orilo from tho is,and
-, - - 80" -
vi Jamaica. On May ~ Mr.. Wilkinson, VINO
is an EnRlishman. shot Edward Stewart. a
blnok man In tho ouoon,o h,,hvoy In Nav.
mort -" ~ n Suoono nien"a' "
on the ground of self.dofence. The killing Of
the negro had aroused intense racial feeling.
tho black population against him increased.
He was kent IN tho no,;co station .oyoro, d,ys
Tho Gororprn0,. All. ,ns"noa hIu' ~ ua,a,
the country.
- W.. "nkinsoh explained IL 10 q reporter
mt, nsiss population, the whites, who arc few.
-o.o, &c ~ Il hore, anu III oiacks' wno
exceed tho whites and tho browns together.
The blacks are for the most part uneducated.
uperst itio,s md dissa..oo5 r,aor Eno,sh
r,,is Tho h,o..m II ia, ua,ss e.,.,' u uliuor English
th ue ,,. rho 0r s,~ns SIDE Win the whites asains.
GorIon,s insurroc,ion IN Ise, tha hlacts haro
hoon orSsr,r and ,om.n III iSoo' =. III. ~, o'a ar.s. t"o W.
least, that there has been no open outbreak, but
have gradually rep,ined their old attitude NJ
INSTRUMENTATION and surly insolence. They
are spelling for a fight, he said, and he expects
another race conflict. Mr.. wilkinson has the
appearance OF a retired sea captain. His .ruddy
though wrinkled face Is surrounded by soft,
h hm anu Ny S,s sn mhnsf T. 5c,- m,s eyes are a S2It
Stin1 He ia Of small Frame and bis wnice
s, ho Oh, i . sounds So, s.1 " note of determination If
,r1 M9T sh he s Ei.le d s sSs .15mn %lsy best be e. Learned
tIoil- a. liCo VI ~ hhltl' 4 . ICDOTtlnk
hi! M Eo WiIk inSsno was Is FEM t toward the the door o of Of
evening I'VE u t oi MAY ~. several men were stand,
h ms n M sas TbeYe' w VI en p ndisUt"'93E ns sh o| M thsm
called out 'poncheei'
Ion you car me aonehee! said Mr., WI
s Hlnsoh' ior IL 'orh II II U uerisioh ana IN
sun. uh - ..
Stewart WHO was one OF Inc Grpwu IN Ir9nt OF
W WI sno n nnS t hhn two felI TnI bIu s ansiereo TIE Mr;
otner negroes Toes pd hanr up tewar ana Wiikin.
son was tpieeu uaus' sSp " aS%p ior ailnosi
HnUIniHMty leet S1eMa[s ss5,ppeo "a on M cont ana &C,
Mlika n urem re'oir : anu s ~ mn IN
fn MI, faee 3o Win me b ouf srsd lh S,sx US an IN .he meg neSr tSs
iS e6p iorwnro' no hreo. e'e"@r' ieil' ana inc
Wilkinson nsS went directly to the police station
Tho' ,r;ai Sa NJ Mandap;no Tha u r,s
crowded with blacks Of the worst character.
hney Lnade opeu ahhca.s Inat III ~ mater mnaI
d dhe s dfei't the t trial sle w 1usy Over err The nN prisons srU %as
moved from the jan to the court under heavy
escorts OF Gonst SS}mi When the ease e OF the
queen agaihst W nkinson was caiiea me room
YES PaSkeu. inc aPpeatancc VI ,ne prisoner N
tne COCK was ING sishai lor q roar % uely NUT
terings from me paacks. INC detence chei;,
!enseo SIX me- IN inc seiectipn OF Ine Jury, W
rrnne we've IVY Tb mer prn mnc.u, nfe Truuh, aho esn AM
IcSt oroWn inc p[oseeulon summoned nve
witnesses. ste~arts Two companions, two phy.
scians, nno u pohSS sefBeahS- Inc ueience pun
nned 70 disunguishlng the denhiIons OF muraer,
| mshs!augnuer en9 kustnaple nonicide; Aitef
.'T niEnte " ,uuett1'Aon the jury oroush'
M sS L1a VI aeYu RI, ,,c =, s.,n
me blacks raGed. IhoS eharEed on the DOCK
Gnu Sh wete cneoted oy u p NJ Iy,i hLaspoG.9 ~
onee VI Nv hSiauuialy 100 III. uhinsono "