The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1902-02-22
DEATH foRM,A BLOW
LONGSHOREMAN DIES FROM AN AS
sAULr BY COLORED VENDER.
John Brown, of West Duluth, Is the
Charge Of Funeral-POlice Depart
ment Severely Criticised for
Showing Partiality-.Axxailan Re-
leased ON His Own RecOgnizance.

John Brown, young member OF the
Longshoremen's union met death Mon
day morning as a result of an assault
committed on him by a colered lunch
vender late Saturday night. The quar-
rel arose through a misunderstanding
over a sandwich. Brown asked, ac-
cording to the testimony at the inquest,
If the vender had a chicken sandwich.
The vender handed him a chicken
tamale. Brown tasted the tamale and
cast it upon the floor, saying that he
did not like it and would not pay for it.
This caused an argument between the
vender and Brown, which resulted In
the vender, whose name is Porter, AS
saulting Brown from behind as friend
was escourting him down the street.
Both were Immediately arrested, and
Porter was allowed to go on his own
recognizance, while Brown was held at
the police station until the following
noon when ne was released on bail fur
nished by his brother-in-law. Browns
case was not considered serious until
that afternoon when he fell into semi
conscious state from which he never
recovered He died Monday morning at
o'clock.
Ine LOnESnOteIllSH uAIOl ACAI d
special meeting Tuesday evening and
voted to attend the funeral. The fol-
lowing resolutions were adopted:
"Whereas, 1t has pleased Almighty
God in His Infinite Wisdom to remove
from our midst, our beloved fellow
worker and brother, John Brown, and
"Whereas, Local Union No. IL of the
International Longshoremens Associa-
ton has lost one of its most faithful
and industrious members, therefore be
it
"Resolved, That while we bow in
humble submission to the will Of the
Almighty, we deeply regret our loss in
the death of Brother John Brown,
further
"Resolved, That we extend to the be-
reaved parents and relatives our heart
felt sympathy at the untimely death of
their beloved son and brother, and as
mark Of respect it is ordered that the
charter of this union be draped in
mourning for a period of thirty days,
and further be it
"I<esolved, That a copy Of these reso-
.4astions~ he. ,snreade npons our minutes.
and another be sent to the parents or:
our deceased brother"
Considerable indignation was ex-
pressed at the meeting on account of
the treatment accorded to Brown by
the police. Porter, the colored assail
ant was permitted to go about his
business on his own recognizance, while
his victim, who was supposed to be
common lumber Jack, was obliged to
stay in Jail until he was bailed out by
friends The longshoremen want to
know if there is any law giving the
police department power to discriminate
against men accused of crime. Brown
was in Jail. He had been charged
with no crime, and still was obliged to
lodge there until his friends cared for
him, while his assailant, charged with
assault was permitted to leave without
furnishing BAIL
The funeral of Brown was held on
Thursday from St. James Church at
West Duluth The union attended in
a body and escorted the remains to
Calvery cemetery. This is the third
death in the longshoremen's union
within few months.