The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-05
A FUNERAL AND
THEN A HOMICIDE
Jackson Ward Negroes on a Ram
page Sunday Night.
FIGHT INTERRUPTS A FUNERAL,
And as n Result One Negro Lies Dead.
Another Has an Eye Missing and
Others Arc Cut and Bruised
Badly-The Coroncrs Inquest

Jackson Ward negroes broke loose Sun
dav evening and disturbed the return OF
a funeral procession Of the Lincoln Club.
free nght ensued and the resulting cas-
ualties included Irving Allen, dead with
his throat cut: David Finch. one eye
gouged out; md other cuts and bruises
too numerous TO mention.
Sunday afternoon the Lincoln CluD' a
colored organization, attended a funeral
Of one of their brothers in a body. The
interment WAS IN the colOred cemetery
on First street. After the funeral the
crowd started back TO TIE city. and some
noisy and unruly individuals started a
row. .
Near the corner OF st. James and Duval
streets. tho discordant factions got to-
eeiher and knives and bricks Inquired. VII
liam Robinson seemed 10 be the target.
and II IS said that two negroes named
Ernest Mimms and Joe Carter, saNagely
assaulted him. stabbing him In the back
and in the head. A. this point great dis
order prevailed, and az The crowd pro-
ceeded. and when near the corner OF
Leigh and Third streets. another serious
assault took place.
DESTROYED HIS EYE.
This time. u is stated. Irving Allen
iabbed 4 knife into David Finch's left
eve and cut IT out. and from that line
on the crowd knocked and kicked each
other about and made its way 10 Broad
street. where between Third and Fourth
streets. an attack was made upon Allen
and his throat savagely slashed. The man
was carried 10 a neighboring drugstore
and the ambulance allied
He was then taken 10 the Almshouse
and everything possible done for him.
but be died shortly after and was car
ried to his late home. No. 1926 north Sc
venteenth street.
Finch was carried TO the almshouse.
where ne Is now and Robinson was car
red to his home
DR.. Nuckols Of the almshouse corps at
tended each case. and everything was
done that could have been in the prem
ises.
ARRESTED THE PARTICIPANTS.
The assailants and leaders in the dis
orderly and outrageous disturbance dis
appeared after the Broad street incident.
but Officers Wren. Foster. Griffin. and
Sowell started out 70 find them, and
after o. large amount OF time spent in
searching the following were arrested and
locked up:
William Brown. who is charged simply
with being a suspicious character, but
who is believed 10 have been one OF the
leaders. Ernest Mimms. Joe Carter.
charged with killing Allen, and also with
stabbing David Finch and William Robin
son; William Henderson. William Patter-
son. William Price. William. alias John
Brown. charged with fighting and disturb
ing the peace.
The case came up IN tho Police Court
yesterday morning. but went over 90 the
9th instant, in order TO give both sides a
chance 10 prepare themselves.
CORONER'S INQUEST.
At 4 o'clock Coroner W. H. Taylor. con-
vened his jury az home Of the murdered
negro Allen. No. 1926 north Seventeenth
street.
The jurors were: Messrs. J.. f.. Tay-
Tor. u. Frischkorn. George d. Rust.
George Z. Williams. Walden Garrison
and VI. +. Condrey.
A gigantic crowd Of the dead mans
friends gathered in expectation Of sensa-
tional developments. but after three wit
nesses, officer Foster. Joseph Williams
and William Eedd had been examined,
the jury were enabled 10 render a verdict
which was that Allen had met his death
as the result OF q wound IN the neck
inflicted by some person unknown.