The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-08-03
Lecture of the Southern
Educator Results in a
Bloody Riot.
SLASHING WAS STOPPED
BY ARRIVAL OF POLICE
Three Persons Seriously Cut and
Razor Wielders Tried To Reach
washington - Police Had
To Fight To Quell
the Negroes.

Boston. Mass, July -(specal.)-As
the result of a CONCERTED attempt to
break up a meeting where Booker T.
Washington was the guest Of honor,
riot resulted, raxors were Used, three
men were more or less seriously slashed
and an effort was made to reach Wash
ington ITO cut his heart out as one of
the Infatuated razor wielders shrieked.
The Riot Begins.
Two Of the injured men were officers Of
the fifth division. while the third victim
is said to have been one of the ringleaders
in tho trouble
This meeting, which included over 1000
Of the better class of Boston's colors1
residents was held in the African Meth
odist Episcopal Zion church. at tho corner
of Washington and Northampton Streets
From the moment that Booker T. Wash
ington took the platform the trouble
started While there had been more or
less dscord while the previous speakers
were talking the DIN became terrific
when Washington started to speak.
OUT" greeted the negro educators ap-
pearance. For some moments, the latter
tried. In vain. to make himself heard.
Finally the police were sent for. Al the
appearance Of the police a general SIAM
pede resulted. Clubs were freely used,
and the officers were beaten and pounded
while attempting to drag their three
prisoners from the church.
Even the women joined In the attack
on the bluecoats and Officer p. j. Mallcy
was dangerously wounded in the groin
with a hat pin Patrolman Underhill, In
warding off a knife thrust intended for
one of the disturbers. received a wound
Just below the heart. While Bernard
Charles, of Everette, a colored opponent
of the Washington faction. was so bad
ly stabbed In the left side that his re-
covery is doubtful Three arrests were
made 1t was almost one hour before
quiet was restored and Washington given
Chance TO flpfSh MS lecture
Statement by Washington
Both factions at the close of the meet
Ing issued statements, Washington said,
in his statement that the negroes Of
Boston should not be held responsible for
a few riotous individuals, while William
Munroe Trattcr. one pf these wh2 vas
arrested. said the cause OF the ri9ting
was the ruling of the chairman, Lewis,
in ordering the arrest and election Of any
person who Kissed or manifested any OBJ
lection to the speaker Of the evening.
1t Is said that the disturbance was pre-
arranged. After the meeting. Trotter and
his friends admitted that thoy went there
with the Idea of asking Washington a
number OK questions and to resent any
attack that might be made the New
England representatives to the recent
Afro-American council at Louisville
The meeting was held under the aug
pices of the Colored Business Mems AS
ISOLATION, Of Boston. a which II. w.
Lewis. assistant United States district at
torney, presided.
Razor Users Before the Court.
Boston July 31.--Neyer before has the
Boston court house seen such an as
sembllng of negroes as today when the
corridors were filled with those trying to
get into court to listen to the evidence
the tumultuous negro meeting
in the Columbus Avenue A NJ. E. Zion
church last night. when Booker I. Wash
ington spoke.
Judge Burke was on the bench when the
ca SEES of Granville Martin William Trotter
and Bernard Charles, charged with dis
turbing d public meeting, were called
Charles appeared with the others In the
dock, his clothes torn and cut, and he
had been badly slashed with d razor
No evidence was presented however, the
cases being continued until August 6,
upon the statement of the lawyers that
they had not had time to prepare.
Boston Blacks Are Condemned
Tuskegee, Ala. July 31.-(Special. AT
the convention of the leading negro Bap-
lists of Alabama now in session here the
following resolution was today unani-
mously passed.
1--WE, the Baptists of Alabama. in an
nual convention assembled, learn with
gret through press reports of the attempt
on the part of a few irresponsible men at
Boston last night to insult and humiliate
Dr. Booker i. W Washington, of the TuS-
kegee institute.
Knowing the latter as we do we have
no hesitation in branding the effort as
one without provocation and one to be Sc
verely deprecated An acquaintance with
the man and his work during the past
twenty lone years leads US to assure the
world of our confidence in him and Of
our Endorsement of him as a conservative
worthy and safe leader a man deserving
of the respect and confidence of all men"