The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-09-04
LAWLESS NEW WORKERS
A Busy Day For the Police in Sup
pressing Sunday Riots.
WANTED TO LYNCH AN ITALIAN.
He Had Fatally Shot Policeman whs

Causes q Riot in Chinatown.
New York. Sept. 4.-Riots were nu-
merous in New York yesterday, the
result of which will be several deaths.
There were a number Of suicides and
attempts at suicide, and altogether the
ambulance surgeons had busy day
by reason of the numerous shooting
and stabbing ARRAYS that took place.
Policeman Patrick O'Keefe was shot
through the head and chest by Michael
Farrell. in Farrellis saloon, no.
torious dive on Second avenue. O'Keefe
will die. FARRELL was placed under ar
rest after long chase and desper-
ate fight, in which he made further at
tempts at murder A mob of several
thousand people gathered after the
shooting and made a determined eff
fort to lynch the Italian. Twice the
police had to draw weapons and force
the mob back. and there were hand to
hand fights all along the line. At the
hospital O'keefe, though now totally
blind, identified Farrelli by the sound
of his voice.
The police have lately had the dives
so closely under surveillance that
business fell off and the saloon was
to be closed. Yesterday FARRELL in
vited number of his countrymen to
have one last good time. Their tumult
disturbed the entire neighborhood and
Policeman O'Keefe started in to quell
the disturbance and the shooting fol-
lowed.
The prisoners wife, Mary Farrell,
was also placed under arrest for in
citing to murder.
There was a riot in Chinatown last
night, the result of feud of long
standing between the Oriental Benevo-
lent society and the Chu Chung society.
The streets in that vicinity were block
ed with more than a thousand China
men and Others, and a number Of Mon
gOlians used revolvers and blackjacks.
When the riOting was at its height two
score Of policemen and a number of
detectives put in appearance, and had
to do lot of clubbing before the mob
was dispersed and the prisoners which
they made marched to the police sta
ton. Charley Lee. Chinaman, was
stabbed in the abdoman and will die.
Roundsman McClusky was shot
through the thigh. Chang Lou was
stabbed through the arm and taken to
the hospital while two other China
~ who were shot we're taken away
by their friends and concealed in one
of the many Chinese quarters near the
scene. 1wenty-one Cinnamon were ar
rested.
owl in uyhN
through the campaign with the Eighth
regiment, U. S. ". was shot yesterday
afternoon by his broSher, Richard Lar
kin, at their home on East Thirtieth
street. The wounded man is now in
Bellevue hospital with chance Of re-
covery. Richard Larkin was intoxi-
Gated when he did the shooting, which
was the result of Jealousy because Of
his brothers popularity, he himself
being generally considered worthless,
Three Italian BARRIERS, Giuseppe
Saec, his brother Clan and Giuseppe
GuaEento, engaged in fight yesterday
on Elizabeth street. with the result
that all are in St VinccNts hospital
suffering from stab wounds Clan Saelo
received a cut on the neck which, it Is
said will prove fatal but the wounds
Of the Others are not serious. The
trouble arose out of negotiations for
the sale Of the Saele brothers barber
shop to GuagentO.
Bernard Rafferty,, an assistant Dock
maker, is dying in the New York he's
ptal His Skull is fractured and there
are number Of serious wounds about
his head and body. That he is the vic
tim Of a murderOus assault there seems
to be no doubt. His papers and re-
ceipts were found lying in a pool of
blood In West Fifteenth street, bel ween
Ninth and Tenth avenues. His money
was stolen. He himself was found by
his brother in an unconscious condi-
ton lying in his bed at his home on
Tenth avenue, his blood stained cloth
ing strewn about the floor. Rafferty,
left his home on Saturday night and
was found by his brot her several hours
later. The police are at sea. Rafferty,
has not regained consciousness, and it
is a mystery how he made his way
from the place where he was assault
ed into his bed as the distance was
several blocks.