New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-23
ANOTHER CLASH OF RACES.
FIGHTING NEGROES START OUTBREAK
IN EIGHTH-AVE-POLICE RE
SERVES OUT

There was another clash between white men
and negroes last night near Thirty-eighth-s
and Eighth-ave., and for a couple Of hours things
were lively in that section. The police reserves
Of the West ThirIy-seventh-st. station were
ordered out Several arrests were made
APP Gardiner and George Douglas. negroes.
about twenty-One years old Of No. $50 West
Forty-frst-st-, and an unknown man who. Gar
diner says, was "a bad niger" had fight at
Thirty-eighth-st and Eighth-ave. The customary
slashing followed, and the unknown man finding
the odds too great, ran. Gardiner pulled out a
revolver and banged away at the fugitive.
The shooting drew crowd. and when some
OF the white men saw that It was another
niger fight" as one big teamster put 1t, they
began 10 make threats When a white man ap-
peared with clothes line the crowd started
IN 10 carry out somebody's suggestion Of lynch
ing.
Some scores Of negroes seeing their brethren
imperiIIed, rushed TO the rescue, and on both
sides revolvers were splitting fire in a short
time. Knives were drawn, and Eighth-ave. was
filed with a surging. angry crowd Of struggling
negroes and white men when the police ar
rived
The two negroes alleged to be responsible for
the trouble were quickly apprehended and
locked up. They bore many evidences OF the
crowds i'll will before this was accomplished.
Alexander Noble twenty-seven years old, a
negroz. Of No. 1913 West Twenty-fourth-st.
hurled a soda wafer bottle al policeman. but II
went by his head and through 800 plate
glass window. The policeman caught Noble
and took him to the station.
William Coles, twenty years old, Of No. 31S
West Thirty-eighth-s a white man, was caught
attacking Peter Wilkinson. OF No $40 West
Thirty eighth-st In fact. Coles had knocked
the negro down and was about to put his heel
into the PROSTATE black mans face when De
tectlves Duane and Clarke seized him. They
gave him a couple Of punches that took away all
his fight and then locked him up. When Cap
tain C0Oney saw Coles he said he felt Ike Civ
ing him q punch or two on MS own account
You're the dirty Ioafer that started the riot
on La Dor Day at Forty -seventh-st, he said.
I'll see tomorrow that you are sent where you
belong. We've got no time TO look after peO-
pie like you You are a coward and & sCoun-
dreI. Any man who will kick even negro when
he is down is low brute and a coward Wen
send you away tomorrow, or my name IS not
CoOney.''
The reserves had hardly gone back 70 the
station when trouble broke out at Forty
seveuth-st and Eighth-ave. William Murray
q negro twenty-five years old, Of No. 11S
West Twenty-fOurCh-st. called on Two other
negroes, and the trio started in 70 break win
dows. They smashed in Two when a police
man appeared. Murray's friends fed. Murray
showed fight He got all he wanted, and IL
took & surgeon fifteen minutes 10 sew up the
three scalp wounds which he received. The
policeman who arrested him said he had
dubbed Murray, but in taking him 70 the sta
ton he had 10 hurry so fast 70 get away from
a threa tening crowd that the negro tripped and
fell, humping his head on the sidewalk