The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-09-06
THE RACE TROUBLES
Still Making Work For the New
York Police Force.
COLORED BOY STARTS A RIOT.
Striking a White Vender With nm
Apple Core II Followed by the
Gathering of a Mob and Threats OF
Lynching-A Desperate Negroes.

Annie Core Is Followed by the
Gathering of n Mob and Threats Of
Lyncbtny-A Desperate Negress.
New York, Sept. Am apple core
thrown by colored boy, which struck
William Kohles, white man, caused
a small riot between whites and blacks
in West Forty-fifth street yesterday
afternoon, which was quickly Quelled
by force Of patrolmen.
Kohles is a vender. He was driving
through Forty-eighth street when he
passed a crowd of small colored boys
and was struck in the back OF the
neck with the core Of an apple. The
man was stabbed in the neck week
previous by colored man. the cut
recurring several stitches. The vender
became very angry at the boy, and
after catching him slapped his face
number of times. A colored man final
ly struck the vender in the face, knock
ing him down. The exchange OF blows
attracted a crowd. and threats were
made against the colored population.
1t Is alleged that Kohles drew re-
volver and threatened to shoot the
first colored man in sight. The col
ored boy entered the residence OF
Charles Brooks, colored. This at
tracted the mob to the building.
Brooks. who had been i'll with typhoid
fever. was taken to the police station,
despite the pieadings Of his wife, VINO
explained that he had been i'll and that
a relapse might follow. He was after
wards released.
In the meantime William II. Pettllo,
colored, and his daughter, Ruth, Z
years old, were passing through Forty
seventh street, when crowd or whlte
men started after, them. The little
girl ran away and escaped Her father
and two other negroes ran into the
saloon OF Lee Springle, nearby. The
crowd started to follow the colored
men. when Springle drew revolver
and threatened to kill the first white
man who entered. He stood in the
doorway and defied the crowd. po'
licemar finally dispersed the crowd.
About the same hour that this oc'
Cured a colored woman armed with
hatpin and razor nearly caused an
other race riot on Ninth avenue. Sh'
. was taken in charge by policeman
and followed to the West Thirty-sev
enth street station by crowd OF 3o'
men and boys, who wanted to iyncl
her.
A man who said his name wa
Michael Grannin was standing a
Thirty-ninth street and Ninth avenue
when the woman approached MIN
They exchanged few words and tn
woman attempted TO stab Grannil
with a hatpin. Grannin succeeded Il
= doSging. Then the woman drew
I razor and attempted to slash Grannir
Finally policeman caught the VIC
: man and secured possession OF tn
. razor. Before he reached the static
! house the crowd had largely increas
;: ed. and there were cries of Lynch her.
A half dozen policemen finally rushe
" I'D and kept the mob at distance
II After the woman had been taken
the police station her husband appeal
- ed on the scene. Threats were mad
II to lynch him also, but large numbt
l. of policemen finally succeeded in driN
II ing the mob away.
IL A row in which only colored peop
became involved started yesterday a
d ternoon in a fiat house on West Sixt!
II third street. AS result Charles DaI
s. iels, colored, the janitor of the apar
% ment building, is dying in the no
N pital. He was shot by Benjamin Ca
A. ter, 2S years old, also colored Janito
!" Carter has also been arrested. III
rs cause of the trouble is not known, b
1t is said that Daniels and several co
'e ored men endeavored to enter the I'll
ps despite the protests Of the resident