The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-17
RACE HATRED IN new YORK.
FIFTY PERSONS INJURED DURING
THE ANTI-yEGRo RIOTS.
Passion and Violence That Taxed the
Police Department of Gotham TO
subdue-Dcsperate Negro siashes

NEW YORK, Aug fe.-Such furious
| ebullition Of race hatred found in the
| rioting that occurred here last night, the
| outgrowth of the murder a few days ago
| of Policeman Thorpe by a negro named
| Arthur Harris, has not been found in
| New York in many years. AS result
| of the disturbance which ragged from
midnight until o'clock. and burst out
| in flame. of passion and violence at in
tervals until daybreak. there were about
fifty persons injured by pistol balls, raz-
ors or knives, rocks and clubs. OF these,
one negro. Lloyd Lee, may not recover
and Policeman Kennedy is also seriously
injured, Lee is alleged to have made
threats against the life of Kennedy. be-
cause he was the particular friend and
associate OF Thorpe, the murdered efficer
Thorpe was the third white man murder
ously assaulted in the vicinity by negroes
n race prejudice having been engendered.
In less than an hour from the time the
trouble began last night the whole of the
West side. from Twenty-eighth street to
Longacre square, above Forty-second
street. including Eighth and Ninth ave-
nues, were in an uproar Forty or more
arrests were made.
Peace was not restored until after
o'clock this morning. During the riot II
is estimated that 500 police were on duty.
the West side were kept busy. A police
estimate of the result put the number of
wounded at fifty.
The most determined and desperate
hand-to-hand fight which occurred during
the riot was that between Detective John
Kennedy and the negro Lloyd Lee. Lee
acted like mailman when Kennedy or
dered him to move on. Refusing TO do so,
he said to Kennedy:
II know you. You are Thorpe's part
I having VOfl.' and
at the same time he slashed Kennedy in
the shoulder. INJECTING a deep wound
Detective shoots His Assailant.
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. Lewis
~ Carr got a terrible beating and when
that he had fractured skull. fractured
arm AID a battered face. Kennedy was
taken TO the New York hospital; Later
he was taken to Bellevue. where he iden-
titled Lee as his assailant. When he saw
Kennedy he shouted:
II am up and about and you are down.
Damn you, guess you're down for good.
Capt Cooley and Kennedy say that Lee
threatened several days ago to do Ken
nedy because the latter was Thorpes
partner
While Kennedy and Lee were in the
street struggling. word was sent to Capt.
This intensified the excitement among
the reserves. who rushed from the sta
tion and charged down the street. In do
ing they encountered mobs of whites
at various points. In making an indis-
eliminate charge upon the mob, negro
was discovered. He started to 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
to the excitement.
t;roups had gathered at various points
along Broadway, and were discussing the
riot. When they saw the negro come out
with the mob. and they chased the negro
until II seemed the entire disorder and
riot had been transferred to Broadway.
Negroes Kept ON the Hun.
Wherever negro was seen he was on
the run, whether he was a participant or
not. This was the case of one who ran
out of a side street near Forty-second
street, chased by mob. The negro ran
into Shanley's restaurant one of the
fashionable uptown cafes. The place was
filled with people, many OF whom were
women. The sight OF the. fugitive negro
covered with blood, created panic among
the women in the cafe. who rushed out
side, only to ind themselves in the midst
OF mob bowling for blood. Some OF
upstairs were with difficulty restrained
from jumping out OF the windows.
Tho negro who had created this scene
escaped in the excitement bat another
negro. named Walker, one of the theatre
cal team Of Williams and Walker, was
seen on a Broadway car, dragged of and
given beating, Hts companion escaped.
but not until after he had received a Sc
we're druhhing.
Acting Capt. BARNS. Of the West Thir-
tieth street station. arrived with a squad
and arrested four white men. the first
whites Of the riot TO be arrested. This
was after I o'clock this morning.
AZ o'clock this morning the police had
the riot In hand. although there was a
feeling that danger was far from past,
AMI heavy police guard was mounted.
Whenever negroes collected they were
swearing vengeance Fortunately about
o'clock hero WAS heavy .downpour
- rain. and Il is the opinion Of the police
that this dld moro 20 dissipate the mob
and quiet the riot than thousand men
would have been able toado.
shower of Missiles.
AZ o'clock, when II was thought all
was over, Policemen Hughes and Jellf
Of the West Thirtieth station. were as
sauited with shower OF bricks and bot
ties. thrown by negroes on the roof Of a
house. The crowd from the street rushed
up the stairway, hut by the time they
reached the roof the aSsaiants had de-
sccnded through scuttles and had dtsap-
pcared : Two negroes were later pulled
from under a bed. They resisted antfi
dubbed over the head and one has hts
nose broken. The men denied that they
we're on the root.
account ~ n report that he was tho man
who had murdered Thorpe, n was dts
{ covered late thAt this was q mistake
However, as no had q dAngcrous looking
shecmskers knife In his sleeve. he was
arrested
Tho reserves II the station which had
1 hecn ga duty nearly AL hight were
{ called IN during ghe morning. ard after
all was comparatively quiet The iast
arrests made. as reported bv tho police
this morning were these - James y
ana Ethel Harris. u was aaid that the
T man "a tho Harfia Who killed Thorpe "a
the station be denied knowing anything
about Th0rus. Hnd said that neither ~
Nor his wise had taken any part ia the
disturbance. Chlef pevery said today
II v4n watch this thing closely This
morning and u any man IN p0llce unl-
I tho law he viii 81 dismissed Instantly
This has been an unfortunate oCrlsrrerre.
hut % won't happen again.
I The p1ice saw that few. II any. race