Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-16
MURDERED IN COURT
NEW YORK NEGRO KILLS AN
ANTI-PoLICY AGENT.
Threatened With Lynching, the Muir
derer Was Hurried Away and I'm
mediately Indicted.

A dispatch from New York announces the
murder there yesterday Of Charles F. Nc
Farlane of the Anthology Society, who
was shot and killed on the general ses-
sions floor of the Criminal Courts building
by William Spencer, a negro who was to
have been placed on trial on the charge
of violating the anti-policy law. A detec-
tive who witnessed the shooting knocked
the revolver from Spencer's hand and plac-
ed him under arrest.
Four shots were fired by Spencer, three
of which took effect in McFarlane's body,
and the fourth hit Philip E. Bray, also a
member of the ANTHOLOGY Society, in the
arm, inf1icting a slight wound. Mr.. Nc
Farlane was superintedent of the Anti
Policy Society.
The case was almost Immediately taken
before the grand jury, and less than two
hours after the death of McFarlane Spen-
Ger had been indicted for murder in the
| first degree and sent to the Toombs.
After the shooting the crowds in the
courtrooms focked into the corridors and
the greatest excitement prevailed A
crowd of men uttering cries of Lynch
him. and Throw him over the balcony!'
attempted to take the prisoner from the
detective. 1t required strong force of
police to save the negro from the fury of
the men and dispense the crowd
Bray was taken downstairs to the police
sta tion where Spencer had been held.
The prisoner looked at him as he was
taken behind the sergeantS desk and gent
ly placed In a chair
us that the man who shot you and shot
McFarlane?" asked the sergeant
Bray's face twitched with pain. 1t was
fully minute before he spoke. He just
glanced up at the negro, who stood looking
at him Stoically, and then he said:
yes, that's the man; take him away"
What have you to say-why did you
shoot him?" asked County Detective Nc
Clellan.
"They testified against me- he mutter-
ed One of the detectives said, loud enough
for him to hear:
Take the up to headquart ers quick I"
The negro turned and gave the man a
look in which there was unmis takable rage
and hatred. Spencer, as he stood con-
fronting Bray, looked just like the typical
Tenderloin negro. He was perhaps better
dressed than the average of his class.
While Spencer was being arraigned there
was a great crowd around the building.
Fresh cries OF Lynch the niger! Lynch
him. were heard on all sides. The crowd
had by this time become 80 great that
the Center street cars were blocked for a
time.
The prisoners in the new Toombs had a
full view of the mob. They also yelled
and shouted and made general uproar.
Warden Van de Carr had to send an add
tonal number of keepers to quiet them
Spencer was taken to police headquar-
tiers by Detective Sergeants Mcknight.
DAILY and Brown. At first he refused to
talk, but after while he Said:
This man has been bounding me on the
street. He has called me a black -
and has threatened to lick me. 1 told him
he might lick a white man, but he couldn't
lick me. He has told lies In lots of cases.
I might just as well go for something as
ger. I don't care if 1 go to the chair to-
morrow"