New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-22
BEATEN BY BROADWAY MOB
TWO NEGROES TERRIBLY HANDLED IN
CORBETT'S SALOON
FIGHT CONTINUED OUT IN THE STREET
WHITE WITNESS FOR THE MEN AR
RESTED-THEIR OFFENCE WAS
DENANnINc DEINK
DEMANDING A DRINK.


crowd Of "a thousand persons in upper
Broadway last night watched fifty or sixty
white men mob two negroes. driving them from
the saloon of lanes !. Corbett into the street
and beating them numerically. One negro
escaped The other not only got bad beating.
but was locked up. and physician who pro-
tested the colored mans innocence was also ar
rested
The arrested negro is Billy" Smith. Of Bos-
ton. a lightv eight prizefghter. II is not known
who his End is. he declines 10 say, and the
arrested doctor refused his name Smith has
been staying with friends at No 80 Myrtle-ave
Brooklyn He crossed TO Manhattan last night
with his colored friend and started ont TO meet
some other prizefghters He went 70 John I.
Suvans saloon. In Sixth-ave.. before o'clock
and after taking several drinks with his friend
went 70 Corbetts
There is law against refusing 70 serve col
ored people in public places. and a rule has been
adopted in Corbett's place which is calculated TO
hint 10 the colored man who wants TO drink
there that his trade Is undesirable The rule is
10 charge negro 81 for every drink ne takes
Smith and his friend made their way 70 The
bar through a large crowd n was Saturday
night crowd ard larger than usual II was said
that Corbett not about
BOSTON NEGRO NOT RECOGNIZED
The Boston fighter and his friend were not
recognized as they walked the bar. They
called for drinks The bartender said the drinks
would cost 50 Smith SAID he did not care what
they cost and he had 50 and was willing 10 pay
that much for his drinks.
Smith swears that as soon as he had spoken
man alongside Of him struck him terrible blow
in the face The bartender says that Smith was
abusive and cursed everybody In the saloon
Whoever is right. Smith and his friends, in ten
seconds after he had ordered the drinks. were
being pummelled by nearly every one in the
saloon who could get near enough 10 strike
them The crowd was in turmoil in a few sec
onds and the cries Of mems voices sounded
away ont into Broadway.
Smash the --- negers'"
Kick the life of EN-"
Such cries made the people outside stop. and
an enormous crowd gathered It took only
a little time for the crowd 10 collect. Even as
Fl was gathering the doors Of the saloon
were dashed open and the two negroes and
bowling mob of white mon fairly fell ont into
the street
FEARFULLY BEATEN BY THE MOB
The negroes we're awful sights. Smiths face
was pounded in repulsive manner. His lips
had been battered till thev were swollen ana
cut and the rest NJ his face was bruised
ard he was bleeding. The other colored man
was no better off. But he seemed to be more
active than Smith as he looked TO his escape in
atead OF trying 10 retaliate on an overwhelming
mob. and he succeeded in getting away
Captain Price happened to he in the outside
crowd. and he threw out his arms and grabbed
Smith. while Policeman Reid, who was on post.
sranh
was still bowling and the crowd which had
gathered to see all the while increasing.
Price took Smith around to the police station
The man who protested against Smiths arrest
went with them He was dressed in mourning
and he had blond mustache He told Cap
tain Price that the colored man not at
fault and that he in the saloon and knew
that Smith was not to blame He tried 70 get
into the police station when Captain Price
walked in but Price attempted to force him
out
PRICE ORDERS WITNESSES ARREST
Captain Price told him to stay outside. but
the man got in and Price then tried to push
him He did push him and the man fell through
the pane Of glass Of one Of the doors The man
was not hurt. but Captain Prices right hand
was cut The Captain then ordered the man
arrested on a charge Of disorderly conduct
The man said he was a physician but he
would not answer any other question. He was
locked up protesting but unavailingly.
An ambulance was summoned from the New
York Hospital. and the surgeon attended to the
niuri4s smith had received None were serious
hut the man was much more bruised than ne
would have been in a bare hst hght or many
rounds with a single antagonist. He refused -
g., to the hospital and walked down TO his cell
He is charged with disorderly conduct
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