The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-09-06
Innocent Negro Chased
BY Strikers.
RESCUED BY POLICE
A Lieutenant, While Trying
Alone to Protec ct the Man
Was Hit With q
Cinder.

Pittsburg, Sept. 3.-William Jones.
q negro, of 923 Wylie avenue, was
trutally treated by an enormous
crowd Of strikers in Liberty avenue.
near Fourteenth street. Tho 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
uill. Jones was stopped by the pick
cts 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 ne mado a wild rush
from his tormentors.
Mob Followed Negro.
Up Twelfth street toward Liberty
ic ran and out Liberty street, closely
pursued by the strikers. Every mo.
ment this crowd increased in size.
Among the throng were women, who
were especially bitter. The negro
Eped on. He became terror-stricken
and when near Thirteenth street dart
cd blindly across the street and up
into the yards of the Pennsylvania
railroad. Lieutenant Crossman, of
the Central police station, happened
TO be coming along on 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 overhauled Jones, who fell to
lhe ground unable to move.
The crowd hurled cinders and what.
thnxy In,r +E... l.,
the crouching man, who was struck
frequently and one of the flying mis-
les found its way TO Lieutenant
Crossman' head, he bieng struck in
the back of the neck, and while mo-:
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.
tunatc man. A 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. 3 polica
station. At the station Jones told
bis story in simple manner, and
after he had been given time to resi-
end get his wind he was sent home
in roundabout way.
Taken Home In Patrol.
The crowd which chased Jones
troke up as soon as the victim was
loaded in the patrct ,;agon.
The officials Of the Star mills haya
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 load of proyis-
ions. The strikers halted the driver
end requested that he turn around
tnd go away without leaving the pro-
visions. After an argument the driver
did as requested and did not again re-
turn to the plant
Pittsburg, Sept. 3.-Efforts to start
me Demmler tin mill may be made
this week. 1t is said large gang of
pon-union men will come down from
Monessen to aid in starting the planr.
lhe Mckeesport police have been ad.
vised or the effort to start the mill
and prepare accordingly.