The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-17
HOT WORK WITH
$ e; : IA. sn''I,L AND BLADE
Fifty Injured in the Riot in
New York.
ONE, A NEGRO, MAY DIE
Policeman Kennedy is Seriously Hurt.
Forty Arrests Made.
THE RlOTlNG WAS RENEWED YESTERDAY
AT Washington Yesterday Arthur Harris
the Negro Who Murdered Policeman
IhOrp, Was Arrested and the New
York Authorities Notified.
(By the Associated Press.


(By the Associated Press.)
New York, August l6.-Such a fu-
rlous ebulliuOn of race hatred as
fond vent in the rioting that occurred
mere last night, the Outgrowth of the
murder few days ago of Policeman
thorpe, by a negro named Arthur
Harris, has not been equalled in New
York in many years. AS a result of
the disturbance which ragged from
midnight until 3 O'Clock and burst
out IN flame of passion and violence
at intervals until daybTeall 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 al
legged to have made threats against
the life of Kennedy because he was
the particular friend and associate Of
Thorpe, the murdered officer. Thorpe
was the third white man murderous,
ly assaulted in the vicinity by ne
9roeS, after race prejudice had been
engendered. In less than an hour
from the time the trouble began last
night the whole of the westSide from
goth street to Longacre square above
42nd street, including Sth and Ninth
avenues, was in an uproar. Forty or
more arrests were made, four being
white men. All of the prisoners eX-
cept Lee were arraigned in the West
Side court today. \ majority were
fined $40, a few were held in bonds
to keep the peace; several were dis
charged and Carr was held to await
the result of the injuries of Officer
Kennedy. The magistrates stated in
advance that all prisoners before him
should have a fair trial
At o'clock this morning the police
had the riot in hand although there
was feeling that danger was far
from past, and a heavy police guard
was mounted. Wherever there were ne
groes collected together they were
swearing vengeance. Fortunately about
3 o'clock there was heavy downpour
of rain, and it is the opinion of the
police that this did more to distsipate
the mob and quiet the riot than
thousand men would have been able
to do.
At 4 o'clock when it was thought all
was over, Policemen Hughes and Jelief
of the West 30th Street station, were
assaulted with shower of bricks and
bottles thrown by negroes on the
roof of a house. The crowd from the
street rushed up the stairway, but by
the time they reached the roof the as
sailants had descended through scut-
ties and had disappeared. Two ne
groeS were later pulled from under
a bed. They resisted until dubbed
Ger the head and one had his nose
broken. The men denied that they
We're ON the roof.
The reserves of the station which had
been ON duty all night were called in
during the morning and after O'Clock
all was comparatively quiet.
THE ARREST OF HARRIS.
Washington, August 16.-Arthur
Harris, who is wanted in New York
City for the murder of Policeman
Thorpe Monday night was arrested
in this city this morning at the home
of his mother. The New York au-
thorities were notified.
THE RIOTING RENEWED.
Inspector Thompson, with 100 police
men in addition to the several hundred
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.
Early in the evening the patrolmen
began to bring in prisoners. William Ell
| liott, colored, q years old was arrested
| for buying a revolver. He declined to
surrender the weapon and was arrested.
Inspector Thompson was near Eighth
| avenue and Fortieth street when he no.
| tced a tumult aboard an Eighth avenue
| car. He ran with a couple of men to in
| vestigate and found that a negro passen-
| ger was the cause of the trouble. He
| had not done anything but several white
men tried to get in a punch at the black
man and two women tried to stab him in
| the face with hatpins. Inspector Thomp-
| son arrived just in time to see a paving
| stone crash through the car window and
| lay the negro out with stunning blow
| On the head. Louis SwartZe, Is years old.
! threw the stone. He was arrested.
Many fights between the blacks result
| ed tonight. Alexander Robbins, a negro
and a colored friend were on a Thirty
| fourth street car Some one set mp a
shout as the car reached Eighth avenue
| that the two negroes ought to be lynched.
| man with clothes line appeared from
| somewhere and the two negroes were
| pulled off the car. The rope was thrown
| around Robbins neck and with fifty men
| and boys pulling the mob started for
lamp post A squad of police appeared be-
| fore the mob had gone far and with much
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