Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-08-16
BIC RACE RIOT
IN NEW YORK.
Scenes UnequaIIed in the Me-
tropoIis for Many Years,
FIFTY PERSONS INJURED.
Two May Die -- Uild scenes Of ANU
Negro Hatred Police Have Lots
Of Trouble,

OF Nfuubitt
New York, Aug. l6.-Such a furious
ebulltlon Of race hatred as found vent
in the rIotng tina, occurred here last
night. the outgroNth Of the murder a
few days ago OF Policeman Thorpe by
a negro named Arthur Harris, has not
been equalled In New York Ia many
years. AS a result Of the disturbance
which ragged from midnight until
O'Clock and burst out in a flame OF pas.
sion and violence at intervals until day
break there We're aobuut nifty persons
Injured boy pistol balls, razors ur knives.
rocks and clubs. OF these one negro,
Lloyd Lee, may not recover and Police
man Kennedy Is also seriously Injured.
Lee a. said 90 have made threats against
the lie OG Kennedy because he was the
particular friend and associate OF
Thorpe the murdered officer Thorpe
was the third white man murderously
assaulted In the vicinity by negroes. a
race prejudice having been eugeudcre1.
In less than an hour from the time the
trouble began last night the whole OF
the west side from Twenty street
On Longacre square above FOrty-sec0nd
street, including Eighth and Ninth ay-
enues, was IN an uproar Forty or
more arrests We're made
A dispatch from Washington today
announced the arrival there of Arthur
Harris the alleged murderer of Po-
lceman Thorpe David u. Carr, "a me-
gro, charged with having a hand lu the
stabOlngs OF Policeman Kennedy wa
held without bail To- await the result u
kennedy's injuries Lee. the other me-
gro charged with stabbIng Policeman
Kennedy has not been araigned.
Notwithstanding the extent and eX-
citement OF the riot, but two persons.
80 far as known, were seriously in-
jured. These We're Policeman Kennedy.
stabbed in the left side. and Lee the
negro, with pistol shot wounds in his
breast and a scalp wound. IL is bee
lieyed that Lee is fatally injured Po-
liceman Kennedy seriously 80.
Peace was not restored in the anti
negro riot district until after Q o'clock
this morning During the ri0t iJ is
estimated that 800 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 hfty the number of ar
rests.
The most determined and desperate
hand TO hand hght which occurred
during the riot was that between De.
tcctive John KenVey and the negro
Lloyd Lee, Lee aettd Ike a mailman
when Kennedy ordered him 10 move on,
Eetuslno 10 do SO he said % Kennedy.
IHI NHnlfrs
ncr | have been laying for you and
at the same time he slashed Kennedy
la the shoulder innicting a deep wound
Kennedy pulled his revolver and fired
four shots one bullet went through
Lees jaw. Policemen were running
from different sections and went IN
search OF Lee.
In the search another negro David
H. Carr, got a terrible beating and
when he was taken 10 Bellevue it was
found that he had fractured skull.
fractured arm and a battered face
Kennel was taken to the New York
hospital Later DE was taken 90 Belle
vue where he identified Lee as his as,
sailaut. When Lee saw Kennedy he
shouted, 81 am up and about and YOU
are down Damn you, ! guess you're
down for good. ! hope so.'
Captain Cooley and Kennedy say
that Lee threatened, several days ago.
to do Kennedy, because the latter
was ThOrpes partner
While Kennedy and Lee were Ia the
street struggling, word was sent 10
Captain Cooney that Kennedy had been
killed This intensified the excitement
among the reserves who rushed from
the station anu charged down the
street In doing 80 they encountered
m1bs OF whites az various points. In
making an ind.scriminate charge upon
the mob, q negro was discovered He
started 20 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 20 the eX
element
Groups had gathered at various
points along Broadway were discussing
the riot When they saw the negro
come out Of the hotel the groups quick
ly Joined with the mob and they chased
the negro until 10 seemed the entire
disorder and riot had been transferred
90 Broadway Whenever a negro was
seen he was on the run whether he was
a participant or not This was the case
NJ one who ran out 0f a side street neal
F0rty-seCOnd street chased by "a mob
The negro ran unto Shan.eys restaur-
ant. one OF the fashionable uptown
cafes The place was filled with people
many OF whom were women The sigh;
Of the futigiye negro, covered with
blood. created a panic among the wu.
men va the cafe who rushed outside
only 20 find themselves On the midst OF
O. mob bowling for blood. Some OF the
patrons OF the cafe who We're dining
upstairs were with difficulty restrained
from jumping out OF the window.
The negro who had created this
scene escaped I'M the excitement. but
another negro named Walker. one Of
the theatrical team OF Williams &
Walker was seen on a Broadway car,
dragged on and given a beating His
companion escaped. but not until after
be had received severe drubbiug
Acting Captain Burns Of the West
Thirteenth street station, arrived with
a squad and arrested four white men.
the hr% whites Of the riot 10 be ar
rested. This was after ! o'clock this
morning
Al o'clock this morning the police
had the riot I'm hand. although there
was a feeling that danger was Ear from
past. and a heavy police guard was
mounted Wherever negroes collected
they were swearing vengeance. For
tunately. about 3 o'clock, there was a
heavy doWnpour OF rain, and IL is the
opinion Of the police that this ala more
10 diss.pate the mob and quiet the riot
than thousand men would have been
able 20 DO.