Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-16
New York White Mob Wreaks Ven
geance on Negroes.
ONE had KILLED A POLICEMAN
Fighting in Streets From Midnight
Until After Daybreak.
MANY SERIOUSLY INJURED

avenue, to wreak vengeance upon the ne
groes of that neighborhood, because one of
their race had caused the policeman's
death. Thorpe was stabbed and bruised
last Sunday night by several negroes when
he was attempting to arrest colored wo-
man. The man who inflicted most of the
injury is said to be Arthur Harris, a negro,
who came here several weeks ago from
Washington.
Such a furious ebullition of race hatred
as found vent In the rioting that followed
has not been equaled in New York in many
years. AS a result of the disturbance,
which ragged from midnight until daybreak.
there were about fifty persons injured by
pistol bullets, 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 Ken
nedy because he was the particular friend
and associate of Thorpe. the murdered Of
fcer. Thorpe was the third white man
murderously assaulted In the vicinity by
negroes, after race prejudice had been en-
gendered. In less than an hour from the
time the trouble began last night the whole
of the west side from 2sth street to Long
acre square. above 42d street. including Sth
and 9th avenues, was in an uproar. Forty
or more arrests were made.
About 500 Police ON Duty.
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police were on duty. and ambulances from
every hospital on the west side were kept
busy A police estimate of the result puts
the number Of wounded at fifty and the
number Of arrests at forty. The most de-
termned and desperate hand-to-hand fight
which occurred during the riot was that
between Detective John Kennedy and the
negro. Lloyd Lee. Lee acted like a mad
man when Kennedy ordered him to move
on refusing to do so, he said to Kennedy,
II know you: you are Thorpe's partner 1
have been layin' for you." and at the same
time he slashed Kennedy in the shoulder.
lnf1icting deep wound Kennedy pulled
MS revolver and fired four shots. One bull
let went through Lees Jaw. Policemen
came running from different directions and
went in search for Lee. In the search an
other negro; David H. Carr. got terrible
v.ue 1t was found that he had a fractured
skull. fractured arm and a battered face
Kennedy was taken to the New York hos
pital. Later he was taken to Bellevue
where he identified Lee as his assailant,
When Lee saw Kennedy he Kissed forth,
Il am UP and about and you are down,
l hope so" e0'u'
Capt Cooney and Kennedy say that Lee
threatened several days ago to do Ken
nedy, because the latter was Thorpe's part
ner.
While Kennedy and Lee were in The
struggle. word was sent to Capt Cooney
that Kennedy had been killed. This intcn-
slfed the excitement among the reserves
who rushed from the station and charged
down the street. In doing they epeoun-
tered mobs of whites at various points
Chase After a Negro.
In making an indiscriminate charge upon
the mob a negro was discovered. He starr
ed to run, and the mob and the reserves
close behind, gave chase. The negro ran
into the Marlborough Hotel and escaped
through the Office into Broadway.
and this added to the excitement.
Groups had gathered at various
points along Broadway and were discussing
the riot When they saw the negro come
out of the Marlborough the groups quickly
assimlated with the mob and the chase
was continued. until it seemed as if the en-
tire disorder and riot had been transferred
from the place of beginning to Broadway
Wherever negro was seen he was on
the run. whether he had been participant
in the riot or not. This was the case of one
who out of a side street near
AID street, chased by a mob. The negro
ran into Shanley's restaurant. one Of
the fashionable uptown cafes. The
place was filled with people many of whom
were women. The latter jumped from their
tables and attempted to make exits wher-
ever there was an open door or window
Their escorts followed, endeavoring to as
suage their excitement. The sight of the
fugitive negro covered with blood only in
tensiffed the excited condition of the wo :.
men, who escaped from the cafe only to
find themselves in the midst of mob howl
ing for blood. Some of the patrons of the
cafe who were dining upstairs were with
difficulty restrained from jumping out OF
the window.
MOb's Victim Escapes.
The negro who had created this scene es-
capped in the excitement, but another negro
named Walker, one of the theatrical team
of Williams and Walker, was seen on n
Broadway car. dragged off and given a
beating. His companion escaped, but not
until after he had received severe drub
bling.
Acting Capt. Burns of the West Both
street station arrived with squad and ar
rested four white men, the first whites OF
the riot to be arrested. This was after l
o'clock in the morning.
At O'Clock this morning the police had
the riot in hand. although there was a feel
ing that danger was far from past, and
heavy police guard was mounted. Wherever
there were negroes collected together they
were swearing vengeance Fortunately about
o'clock there was a heavy downpour of
rain, and 1t Is the opinion of the police that
this did more to disspate the mob and
quiet the riot than thousand men would
have been able to do.
Chief Devery said today:
81 will watch this thing closely this morn
Ing, and If any man in a police uniform
does anything more than enforce the law
he will be dismissed instantly This has
been an unfortunate outbreak. but 1t won't
happen again"
Most Serious Riot of Years.
The police say that few If any, previous
race riots In this city have compared with
that Of last night, so far as the logged de-
termination of those who participated In 1t
is concerned
At o'clock. when 1t was thought all was
over, Policemen Hughes and Jelin Of the
West Both street station were assaulted
with a shower Of bricks and bottles thrown
by negroes on the roof of house. The
crowd from the street rushed up the stair
way, but by the time they reached the roof
the assailants had descended through scut-
ties 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.
Richard Harris was badly beaten up on
account of report that he was the man
who had murdered Thorpe. 1t was discov-
cred later that this was a mistake. How
ever. as he had a dangerous-looking shoe
makers knife in his sleeve he was arrested
The reserves of the station, which had
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