The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-21
THE NEW YORK RACE RIOT
QUElLeD BY A LARGE BODY OF POLICE
WITH DIFFICULTY.
NEGROES THREATEN VENGEANCE
Fighting from Midnight Until Day
light wherever Negroes Gathered
They Were Assailed by an Angry
Mob Attacked by Negroes from
House-Tops A Number on Both
Sides Injured-Riotinx Renewed Last
Night-Attempt to Lynch a Negro.

Night Attempt to Lynch a Negro.
New York. August 1S.-Such a furi-
Gus ebullition OF race hatred as found
ven in the rioting that occurred here
last night, the outgrowth OF the muir
der a few days ago OF Policeman
Thorpe by a negro named Arthur Har-
ris, has not been equailed in New York
in many years.
As a result of the disturbance which
| ragged from midnight until 5 o'clock
and burst out a fiame of passion and
violence al intervals until daybreak.
there were about fifty persons injured
by pistol balls, razors or knives. rocks
or clubs. OF these one negro. Lloyd
Lee. may not recover. and Policeman
Kennedy is also seriously injured.
Lee is alleged to have made threats
against the life of Kennedy because
he was the particular friend and asso-
ciate of Thorpe, the murdered officer.
| Thorpe was the third white man muir
derously assaulted in the vicinity by
pegroes, after race prejudice had been
e~ngendered.
In less than an hour from the time
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of the west side from Twenty-eighth
street TO Long Acre square, above
Twenty-fourth street, including Eighth
and Ninth avenues, was in an uproar.
Forty or more arrests were made, -four
being white men.
All the prisoners except Lee We're ar
raigned in the West Sid court today.
A majority were fined $40; a few were
held in bonds to keep the peace; sever
al were discharged and Carr was held
to await the result of the injuries of
Officer Kennedy. The magistrate stat
ed in advance that all prisoners before
him SHOULD have a fair trial.
At 2 o'clock this morning the police
had the riot in hand, although there
was a feeling that danger was far from
past, and a heavy police guard was
mounted. Wherever there We're ne
groes collected together they were
swearing vengeance. Fortunately
about 3 O'Clock there was a heavy
downpour of rain, and it is the opinion
of the police tina. this did more to dis
sipate the mob and quiet the riot than
900 men would rave been able to do
At 4 O'Clock, when it was thought
all was over Policemen Hughes ana
Jelif, of the West Th;rtieth street sta-
ton, were assaulted win a shower of
bricks and bottles thrown by negroes
on the roO of a house. The crowd
from the street rushed lap the stair
way, but by the time they reached the
roof the assailants had descended
through scuttles and had disappeared.
Two negroes were, later, pulled from
under a bed. They resisted until
dubbed over the head, and one had
his nose broken. The men denied that
they were on the roof.
The reserves of the station which had
been on duty nearly all night We're call
ed in during the morning and after )
o'clock all was comparatively quiet.
Inspector Thompson, with 100 police
men in addition to the several regular
men in the precincts affected, was on
the ground in the riotous district be-
fore nightfall and he kept his men on
the move. They had orders to arrest
any man, white or black. who evinced
the slightest disposition towards riot
ing. Early in the evening the patrol
men were ordered to bring in prison
ers. William Elliott, 81 years old, was
arrested for buying a revolver He
declined to give up the weapon and
was arrested.
Many fights between blacks resulted
tonight. Alexander Robbins, a negro,
and a colored friend were on a Thirty
fourth street car. Some one set UP a
shout as the car reached Eighth avenue
that the two negroes ought to be
lynched. A man with a clothes line
appeared from somewhere and the ne
groes were pulled off the a The line
was thrown around Robbins neck and.
fifty men and boys pulling, the mob
started for a lamp post. A squad OF
police appeared before the mob had
gone far and with much clubbing they
dispersed the crowd. The negroes got
away.
Word reached the West Forty-sev-
enth street station tonight that a large
mob was at Eighth avenue n Forty
second street. The reserves were run
out and dispersed crowd which num-
bered over 1000 persons.
A mob was reported at Amsterdam
avenue and Sixth street, at 10 O'Clock.
A squad Of men went there and found
about 1000 men who were dispersed.
A riot all was sent in from Thirty
seventh street and Eighth avenue al
10 o'clock. Chief Devry ordered Cap
tain Cooney to take a large squad and
disperse the crowd. Coney found sew
: eraI hundred men and boys at the cor
! ner mentioned who were acting very
ugly. The mob was charged and many
We're dubbed.
: Washington, August 16.-Arthur Har.
riss, who is wanted in New York city
for the murder of Policeman Thorpe
: Monday night, was arrested in thi:
, city this morning at the home of hi!
mother. The New York authoritiee
were notified.