Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-09-03
innocent Negro Was Chased by
Strikers and Friends, at
Pittsburg.
FINALLY RESCURED BY POLICE
A Lieutenant, While Trying Alone TO
Protect the Man, Was Hit With a
cinder--He Summoned a Squad Of
Police Officers.

Pittsburg, Sept william Jones.
a negro, Of 923 Wylie avenue, Was
hrutally treated by an enormous
crowd OF strikers in Liberty avenue
near Fourteenth street. The affair
occurred late yesterday afternoon.
Jones went to the Star mills with a
letter addressed to his cousin, whom
he supposed was at work there. When
he found that his cousin Was not in
the mill he started away. While
passing along Twelfth street, near the
rill, Jones was stopped by the pick
els Of the strikers. who demanded TO
know his business in the mill. Jones
refused to tell and grew surly. The
threats of the strikers finally fright.
ened him and he made wild rush
from his tormentors.
Mob Followed Negro.
Up Twelfth street toward Liberty
| e ran and out Liberty street, closely
pursued by the strikers. Every mo-
ment this crowd increased in size
Among the throng were women, who
We're especially bitter. The negro
sped on. He became Reconstruction
and when near Thirteenth street dart
cd blindly across the street end up
into the yards OF the Pennsylvania
railroad. Lieutenant Crossman, of
the Central police station, happened
70 be coming along ON a car at this
time and seeing the negro running
and the crowd after him, he got be.
tween the crowd and the negro and
finally oyerhauled Jones, who fell to
the ground unable to move.
The crowd bnriQd aindarc and
ever they could lay their hands on at
the crouching man, who was struck
frequently and one of the flying mis-
s.les found it's way to Lieutenant
Crossman's head, he bieng struck in
the back of the neck, and while no.
seriously injured, was incensed at the
unreasonableness Of the people, and
called for police aid.
The lieutenant finally took Jones to
Engine company IS in Penn avenue.
where fully 1000 people congregated
and shouted and swore at the unfor-
tunate man. patrol wagon with a
reserve force of officers was hastily
summoned and the police and fire.
men succeeded in keeping the crowd
back until Jones could be placed in
the wagon and sent to No. police
station. At the station Jones told
his story in simple manner. and
after he had been given time to rest
and get his wind he was sent home
in roundabout way.
Taken Home In Patrol.
The crowd which chased Jones
broke up as soon as the victim was
loaded in the patrol wagon.
The officials q the Star mills have
taken additional steps for protection
IN the future Yesterday the force of
city police guarding the mill was in.
creased from three men in the day
time to eight men.
Another aggressive move was made
against the mills about $3.50 O'Clock
AT that hour delivery wagon arrived
near the mill with a load of proyis-
ions The strikers halted the driver
cnd requested that he turn around
and go away without leaving the pro-
visions. After an argument the driver
did as requested and did not again re-
+urn to the plant
Pittsburg, Sept 3.-Efforts to start
the Demmler tin mill may be made
this week. 1t is said large gang of
non-union men will come down from
Monessen to aid in starting the plant
The McKeesport police have been adj