The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-05
FRESH GOSSIP
FROM GOTHAM
Race Riot Again RACES in Nes York
Streets.
.PLUCKY GlSL STOPS RUNAWAY.
Croker Thinks he has Hill and colcr
Beaten To stanlstill-SounE
Wolnun Killed by a Skyrocket.
Thief Caught After Chase.

NEW YORK, September IA NUMBER
of negroes were badly beaten anu ohe
white boy was injured severely by a o tlcA
hl1rlet, from a roof by a negro in a race
riot in the vicinity OF Eighth Avenue ana
torty-seYenlu street. IsstefuSis aLtsi NO..
For a time the feeling between the Mt -.
and the blacks in the neishborhoo0 t>.h
50 high tuat it seemed as II the sceles
OF two weeks ago IN and near Hen : M
chen were TO be repeated. Nearly LIZ
sand white men gathered In front OF INC
tenements on the north side OF tortS
seventh Street Just east Of Eighth Avenue,
and yelled for tue blood OF the negroes
VINO lad fled there when the trouble pc
gan Not a dozen men in this wnote
crowd knew what the trouble was ABOUT.
nor why they wanted to assault negroes,
but fight was IL tie air and had 1t not
been Tor the prompt arrival of the police
and the readiness with when about q
dozen of the policemen used their night
sticks, murder might hsve been com
nlitteed.
Richard Croker will go to Saratoga on
Saturday to see how the land lies and 10
prepare for the Democratic State Con
ventlon, which will decide the struggle
between himself and David IS. Hill ior
the control OF the Democratic party IN
this State. Mr.. Croker and his frlenus'
ex-senator Murphy and James Shevhn,
representing Hugh Mclaughlin, believe
that they have Mr.. Hill and Comptrolier
Coler, of this city. mis- ceandiate for eieV-
ernor beaten TO a standstil. Mr. croker
said last night that he was against NJ.
Coler and would continue to be against
him.
A WILD RUNAWAY.
Five persons were saved from injury or
death last night by Miss Ada Mayo tsaliey'
daughter of Colonel Charles L. Railey,
well-known horserlan of Lexington NY
A. III. Calef, of New York, secretary
ana treasurer of the Missouri Pacific Rail-
road, with Mrs. Calef and their guests,
Miss Alice Neae at,G Mrs. Winston Bar
ret of Chicago. and Miss Railey, had
driven in an opera bus from Mr.. Callers
cottage at Seabright to Pleasure Bay, and
were returning when, after having gone
some distance. they discovered that the
coachman was not on the box and that
the horses a pair of powerful animals,
We're running away.
Mr.. Calef jumped in an effort to gain
the horses heads, but was thrown to the
ground. and the team dashed on, every
second gaining speed.
Miss Railey, who is known throughout
Kentucky as horsewoman of remarkable
skill, climbed through a window scarcely
large enough to admit her slender body
sidewise, 10 the box. and, gaining a foot
ing on the whitiietrees. managed to get
hold of one line and threw one of the
( horses, bringing the vehicle to a sudden
| stop on the edge of ditch near the APP
preach to the bridge across the bay
! Inc frightened occupants climbed out
and, with assistance of paSsersby. I'M
| tangled the animals from the broken l,,r-
| ness. No one was injured except Mr..
Salef, VINO was severely bruised by his
fall.
KILLED BY A ROCKET.
The Louis flalish Association had a pic
| nc at College Point yesterday and an
nounced that on its return TO this cftv #
would parade through Fourth Street and
Ihird Street, where most OF its members
| I'VE john Probst. a saloon keeper, of No
AZ East Fourth Street laid in a big sun
/ ply of fireworks to welcome 'tre parade.
| He decided that The best way TO set off the
rockets was to stand five or six at once in
| an earthen jar and let them go off in a
| bunch
One OF the. jars was upset Just after the
| rockets had been lighted. They flew down
| the street among the crowd Only one OF
/ the half dozen struck anybody. That one
| passed under the nose of Louis Goldsteir
and struck Rebecca AIorowitz eighteen
| years old, who was seated on the stoop OF
| ner nome mo 20b caSt Fourth Street, with
her sister, Elizabeth, and two young men
The rocket struck her squarely in the
| left eye and penetrated the skull. coming
| out of the top of her head She was in
| Stantly killed. Her sister tainted Probsi
was arrested and locked up in the Fifth
| Street Station.
| THIEF CAPTURED AFTER A CHASE
| Through the arrest yesterday OF William
! Reedy, twenty-five years old. of No. 2:
| West Eighth Street, the police of the Eas,
/ 126th-Street Station believe they have
| caught the leader of the band of thieves
| who have terrorjZed residents of the upper
| part of the city since June last
In the nefghborhood of two hundred rob
| beries-many of them in private dwellings
(! have occurred during the two months anC
| half that these thieves have been one
rating in the district north of Contra
Park, and the value OF the goods carried
off by the band, it is thought will anproxi
| mate SIS, coo.
Reedy and a companion, whose identity
is not known. went to the house at 1 O'CLOCK
in the afternoon and forced open the din
| ins-roon with a jimmy. They Went imne
| Giately to Professor Fabrigou's study
| where they pulled out the drawers in h.
| desk and ransacked the contents of severa
| closets, where he had $500 in bills secretetl
/! They took the money and We're enga geo
/! in making a more exhaustive search O.
! the desk. when they We're discovered b,
| Professor Fabrigou. who had been awale
| ened by the noise they made in opening
| the closets.
After a scuff,e and an exciting chas,
over roofs, and then through the streets
Reedy was finally captured.
The Early Autumn, Wedding.
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