The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-09
CROWD CHASED NEGRO.
He Dashed Upon a Grove
Street Stoop and Scared
the Residents.

Dashing down Grand street shortly be-
fore ten o'clock last night came a half
crazed negro, closely followed by police
man in plain clothes, in the wake a crowd
of men and women, boys and girls aug
mented at every leap by crowds who
knew not what they were chasing. The
chase turned into Grove street. Then with
a cry of Perfect me, lady, the negro
rushed up the steps of No. 236 Grove
street, where several occupants of the
house were sitting. They incontinently
fled closing the outside door after them.
After the negro rushed the cop and an
other negro, the crowd halting at the
steps, afraid of 'srazzers."
The burly negro, trembling, stood on the
steop, more fearful than the crowd be
cause there We're signs of an impending
move on himself, begging for mercy and
incoherently pouring forth defense for
his assault on a victim who stood almost
at his feet, bleeding and furious. Before
him, yet fearing to lay hand on him,
stood policeman whose duty it was to
take him in custody. There were rum
blings through the crowd that added zest
to the situation. The crowd grew cor
stantly. After fifteen minutes of uproar
patrol wagon arrived on the scene and
the negroes were taken to the First pre-
cinct police station. The men both quiet
ed Immediately, and as the wagon start
ed off one of them cried pleadingly,
|. Wont some one give me a ceegereet."
The crowd melted. Then the policeman
whose post it was sauntered along in time
to see the tail end of the scene.
The trouble all grew out of sort of
mixed ale" party which was in progress
for several hours in the home of William
A. Metzger, at No. 322 Grand street.
Metzger is a negro. His young wife, who
is a comely woman, and he had invited a.
few friends to partake of his. hospitality.
The party had aboat broken up at half
past nine, but Ernest Williams, twenty
seven years old, of No. 45 Prescott place,
remained after the other guests had de-
parted.
Williams made overtures to Mrs Metz
ger and he was ordered from the home.
He refused to go. Metzger took hold of
him to eject him. They struggled at the
door. Williams broke away from Metz
ger and grabbed lamp. He hit his host
on the head with it and the blood flowed
profusely Then there was a howl of
Il.
they added their yells OF those of the
Metzger's. Williams dashed from the
house. Metzger followed with razzer
and they raced down Grand street yelling
like mad.
Policeman Stein. of the Fourth precinct
station arrested Williams and also took
Metzger to the station. The two were ar
raigned before Police Justice Hoos in the
First Criminal Court this morning
charged with being disorderly persons.
Williams was sullen and defiant. Metzger
appeared with a bandage on his head.
They both refused to make any state
ment before the court, but when first
taken to the station house Metzger told
of the insult to his wife and Williams said
Metzger had rushed at him with a razor,
This Metzger denied. Williams was fined
$40 and Metzger was fined s2o Neither
could pay and they were returned to the
City Prison. If the fines are not paid the
men will have to go to Jail. 4------.