Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-08-23
SERIOUS Rl0TING
in NEW YORK CITY
II Occurred on Eighth and Ninth Ave-
nueS, Cross Streets and Broadway.
BETWEEN WHITES AND BLACKS
Intense Racial Feeling Ovel
PoIiceman's Murder.
FIFTY WOUNDED AND FORTY ARRESTED

both whites and negroes over the kill
ing of Policeman Robert j. Thorpe by
a negro last Sunday morning resulted
last night week in serious riot on Eighth
and Ninth avenues. The rioting ex-
tended from Thirty third up to Forty
fourth streets on both avenues and in
all the cross streets, with outbreaks
even on Broadway, where negroes were
pursued into hotels. Many arrests were |
made, and the reserves of four pre-
oincts had to be called out to suppress |
the disturbance.
Policeman Thorpe was stabbed by a |
negro named Arthur Harris while he |
was arresting May Emo, negress, at
Forty-first street and Eighth avenue.
He was taken to Roosevelt Hospital
and died there the next day. His body
was taken to the home of his sister,
Miss Lizzie Thorpe, at No. ADJ Eighth
avenue, where a wake was held last
night week.
While the house OF Miss Thorpe was
filed with mourners, two old white
women came up and, stopping in the
street, were heard by some negroes
standing near to remark There is
where they are holding the wake for
the poor policeman who was killed by
negro" One Of the negroes in the
group that overheard the remark Of the
old woman was Spencer Walters. He
at once drew pistol and acted as If he
were about to fire at the woman. A
white man and policeman disarmed
Walters. Another negro, Robert Will
liams, drew revolver and fred into
the crowd that gathered. The use of
pistols by the negroes caused an out
break Of anger, which was only sub
dued by charge Of the reserve squad
of policemen, who dubbed the rioters
and cleared the streets.
PEACE REsToRED THURSDAY MORNING.
New York, Aug. 16-Peacs was not
restored In the anti-negro riot district
until after 3 O'Clock this morning.
During the riot, it is estimated that
500 police were on duty, and ambu-
lances from every hospital on the West
Side were kept busy. A police estimate
of the result puts the number Of
wounded at so, and the number of
arrests at 40.
The most determined and desperate
hand hand fight which occurred
during the riot was that between De-
tective John Kennedy and Lloyd Lee,
colored. Lee acted like q mailman
when Kennedy ordered him to move on.
Refusing to do 80, he said to Kennedy /:
IL know you. You are Thorpe's
partner. have been laying for you, -
and at the same time be slashed Ken
needy in the shoulder, inflicting deep
and fred four shots. One bullet went
through Lees Jaw. Policemen came
running from Different directions, and
went in search Of Lee. In the search,
another negro, David II. Carr, got Q
terrible beatingy and when he was
taken to Bellevue, II was found that
he had a fractured skull, fractured
arm and battered face, Kennedy was
taken to the New York hospital. Later,
he was taken to Bellevue, where ht
identified Lee as his assailant. Wher
Lee saw Kennedy, he Missed forth 81
am up and about, and you are down
Damn you, guess you're down TO
good. 1 hope 3d." Capt Cooney ant
Kennedy say that Lee threatened severa
days ago to "do" Kennedy, becaus
the latter was Thorpe's partner.
While Kennedy and Lee were in tn
struggle, word was sent to Capt. Coone
that Kennedy had been killed. Thi
reserves, who rushed from the station
and charged down the street. In doin
SO, they encountered mobs Of whites a
various points. In making an indis
oriminate charge upon a mob, negr
was discovered. He started TO run, an
the mob and the reserves, close behind
gave chase The negro ran into th
Marlborough Hotel, and escape
through the Office into Broadway, an
this added to the excitement. Grour
had gathered at various points alon
Broadway, and were discussing th
riot. When they saw the negro CON
out Of the Marlborough. the groul
quickly assimilated with the mob, an
the chase was continued until it SCENE
as if the entire disorder and riot ha
been transferred from the place Of b.
ginning to Broadway.
Wherever q negro was seen, he wi
on the run whether he had been
participant In the riot or not. Th
was the case of one who ran out of
side street near Forty second stree
chased by a mob. The negro ran in
Stanley restaurant, one of the fashio
able,uptown cafes. The place was fill,
with people. many of whom we
women. The latter jumped from Il
tables and attempted to make ext
wherever there was an open door
window. Their escorts followed, Q
deavoring to assuage their excitemer
The sight of the fugitive negro cover
with blood only intensified the excit
condition OF the women, who escap
from the cafe only to find Intensely
In the midst of mob bowling
blood. Some of the patrons of the ca
who were dining upstairs were wi
difficulty restrained from jumping @
of the windows The negro who b
created this scene escaped in the excl
mept, but another negro, named Walk
one Of the theatrical team of Villa
& Walker, was seen on Broadway c.
dragged off and given beating. /
companion escaped, tbut not until af
he had received severe drubbing.
Acting Captain Burns of the W
Tbirtieth street station arrived with
squad, and arrested four white m,
the first whites of the riot to
arrested. This was after o'clock t
morning.
At 2 O'Clock, the police had the r
in hand, although there was feel
that danger was far from past,, an,
heavy police guard was mount
Wherever there were negroes collect
they were swearing vengeance. f
tunately, about 3 O'Clock, there Wa
heavy downporr of rain, and 1t is
opinion OF the police that this
more to dissipate the mob and qr
the riot than Thousand men wo
have been able to do.
Chief Devery said today: ~ ,
watch thisEthing closely; and If
man in police uniform does anyth
more than enforce the law, he will
dismissed Instantly. This has been
unfortunate outbreak, but it "