The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-15
Charles Stubs, Colored, Comes Out
of the Fray Bearing Several
Knife Wound
RIOT CALL FOR THE POLICE
A CROWD OF FIVE HUNDRED At
TRACTED BY THE FIGHT.
. Similar ARRAY Had Occurred There
Some Weeks Ago-Police Ar
rest Several Men.

Moses Sapirie's saloon, corner Toledo and
Ohio streets, was again the scene of a
negro fight yesterday in which knives
played an important part. Charles Stubs.
colored, was badly cut on the back of the
head. besides having both ears nearly sew
cred. Stubb claimed he received his in
juries from David Highbaugh, another COL
ored man.
The fight started in Sapirie's saloon,
where a crowd of negroes can always be
found. Different stories as to the origin OF
the trouble are told. The police learned.
however, that Stubs had been drinking
during the afternoon and was in a bellicose
state. He threatened to kill every "nigger"
in the dump" Highbaugh and William
Bolen tried to pacify Stubs, but the latter
was obdurate and said he would kill them
If they did not get away from him. The
three men began lighting in the saloon and
fought their way through the rear door to
the back yard. Here were standing several
colored women who also mixed in the fray.
The women were evidently friends Of
Stubs, as they showered most of their
attention, in the way of bricks and clubs,
on Highbaugh and Bolen. When Highbaugh
saw he would probably be whipped If he
tried to fight the crowd he pulled a knife
from his pocket. Stubs ran toward High
baugh and received the cuts on the head
and ears already enumerated.
A RIOT CALL.
A riot call was sent to the police station
from a place near the scene of the trouble.
The police. remembering the terrible cutting
affair at the same place one month ago.
hurriAd with a f0rca Of man Trirnno and
Lowe. bikemen, found Stubs lying in the
yard OF the saloon bleeding from his many
wounds. A call was sent for the ambu-
lance and Stubbs was taken to the City
Dispensary. while the policemen made eff
forts to find the others implicated in the
trouble.
MIN Davis. a young colored boy, whose
face resembled a checker board from the
many knife scars visible, said he knew
the men who had done the cutting, and Of
fered to assist the police in catching them.
Highbaugh was seen near the corner of
Usage and Washington streets and placed
under arrest by Trimpe. While the latter
was walking to the patrol box with High
baugh, Dey Lowe saw Bolen ~standin back
In the crowd and also placed him under
arrest. About 500 people from the west
part of the city were attracted by the light
and surrounded the police and their pris-
oners. While Trimpe and Lowe were hold
be pushing his way through the crowd.
He succeeded, and, confronting Highbaugh,
deliberately hit him several times in the
face before the police could interfere. High
baugh undertook to defend himself, and 1t
required the assistance of several citizens to
quiet the man. Davis was then placed
under arrest for assault and battery.
After the trio was placed in the patrol
wagon the police returned to Sapirie's sa-
loon and found him selling beer as though
nothing had happened. He was told to
close his place and accompany the police
10 the station. He was arrested for vio-
lating the Nicholson law.