The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-16
RIOT IN GOTHAM.
New York Mob of Thousands
Attack Negroes.
Vast ThrOngs of Angry Men
Surge Up Broadway.
SCORES ARE INJURED.
The Whites Clubbed the Vic
Tins Whenever Found.
Scenes Enacted Disgrace Even
South Carolina.
Uprising Caused by Policeman
Killed by Negro.
SCORES ARE INJURED.

hllIeU Dy Negro
New York, Aug. ia mob of several
hundred persons formed at II O'Clock
last night in front of the home of Po-
liceman Robert ]. Thorpe, Thirty-sev-
enth street and Ninth avenue, to wreak
vengeance upon the negroes of that
neighbornood, because one of their race
had caused the policeman's death.
Thorpe was stabbed and bruised last
Sunday night by several negroes while
he was attempting to arrest a colored
woman, and died the following day.
The man who inflicted most of the in
uries is said to be Arthur Harris a ne
gro who came here several weeks ago
from Washington.
In a few moments the 1nob swelled
to 1900 people or more and as they
became violent the negroes fed in ter
ror into any hiding place they could
find.
The police reserves from four sta
tions, number ing 400 in ALL were called
out.
The mob of white men, which grew
with great rapidly, ragged through the
district, and negroes, regardless of age
or sex, We're 1ndlScr1minately attacked
Scores were injured 1t took the COM
b1ned efforts OF the reserves with as
many more policemen on regular pa
store order. Clubs were used until the
policemen were almost exhausted. Re
volvers were emptied into the air and
in one or two instances fired at the up
per stories of the negro tenements
from which the negroes defensively
hurled bricks paving stones and other
missiles.
The trouble extended over almost the
Whole district included from Twenty
ninth to Forty second street and from
Ninth avenue to Sixth avenue.
Some negroes were beaten most
cruelty and it is alleged that the police
helped them in their assaults on the
balck men.
Many negroes were hustled into tire
West Thirty-seventh street stataion for
protection. None had ESCAPED without
some kind of an injury and sore of
them were bleeding from half a dozen
cuts.
The crowd that surged into Broadway
seemed uglier than the crowd on the
west. There was at one tome more
than 5000 persons in Broadway. Up
and down, into and out of the hotels
and saloons through Herald Square and
the side streets the mob surged and
rushed looking for negroes. Any un-
fortunate black was set upon and
beaten.
Chief Devery was at his home right
in the heart of the battle-ground. but
did not take charge of the police at
once. He finally took personal COM
mand.
single white man had been reported un-
der arrest Chief Devery said he would
take every precaution for preventing a
recurrence of the outbreak.
The police early this morning batter
ed down the door of d house in West
Fortieth street, and arrested a negro
who gave his name as James H. Harris
and a woman who claimed to be his
wife. Harris tallies with the descrip-
ton of the alleged murderer of Police
man Thorpe
At 2:45 this morning a heavy police
guard was being maintained along the
avenues from Twenty-eighth to Forty
second streets.
Since midnight five white men have
been arrested for riotous conduct.
PEACE AT LAST RESTORED.
New York, Aug. 16.-Peace was not
restored in the anti-negro riot district
until after o'clock this morning. Dur
ing the riot it is estimated that 500
police were on duty, and ambulances
were kept busy. A police estimate of
the result puts the number of wounded
al fifty, the number OF arrests forty.
The most determined and desperate
hand to hand fight which occurred dur
ing the riot was that between Detective
John Kennedy and the negro, Lloyd Lee.
Lee acted like madman when Kennedy
ordered him to move on. Refusing to
do so, he said to Kennedy:
Il know you. You are Thorpe's part
ner. [ have been laying for you," and
at the same Tune ne SIaSheQ kennedy IN
the shoulder inf1icting a deep wound.
Kennedy pulled his revolver and fired
four shots. One bullet went through
Lees jaw. Policemen came running
from different directions and went in
search of Lee. In the search another
negro, David H. Carr, got a terrible
beating, and when he was taken to
Bellevue, it was found that he had a
fractured skull, a fractured arm and a
battered face. Kennedy was taken to
the New York hospital. Later he was
taken to Bellevue. where he identified
Lee as his assailant. When Lee saw
Kennedy he shouted:
Il am up and about and you are down
D. you I guess you are down for
good. I hope So
Captain Cooley and Kennedy say that
Lee threatened several days ago to do
Kennedy, because the latter was
Thorpe's partner
While Kennedy and Lee were in the
struggle word was sent to Captain
Cooney that Kennedy had been killed
This intensified the excitement among
the reserves, who rushed from the sta
ton and charged down the street. In
doing SO they encountered mobs of
whites at various points. In making an
indiscriminate charge upon the mob
negro was discovered. He started to
behind. gave chase. The negro ran into
the Marlborough hotel and escaped
through the office by the Broadway
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
quickly assimilated with the mob and
he ha was continued until If seemed