The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-10-14
MAD THRoNG SEEKS TO BURN
A NEGRO.
Demand, the Lille Of Hercules Who
Had Attacked Four year I'D Girl
Beaten 10 q, Pslice


Maadrned a ths kuu-l.dsy tina, m afro
eiuB. crime had t-.en committed aud that
ltr.s s,rl bad hvru made a si,iim ly black
brute. hundred. ct rss5de,irs OF the Fifth Ward
6saeht Yesterday Ike slid beasts 10 ~rrsi the
orimiual from the police. They SAnt~d hts
hf-
The nssn wa< saved fran ihr nob's tuFy b.
shrss. g.liir-nien. wha. with drawn pistols,
fasased a fying srdze aud 81 landed their
PRISONER lu the Fourth and De i.anc-y streets
ssa,ian. H. Is Joseph Stanley. Z f,is''
nsErs'. Nth muusiruHs shoulders and bands aud
aruts. IL came be As a cook on coasl~'se
steamship. His prey y foar year oli Mare
Srbwau1. a particularly pretty sHd sinsoaie
ebiid. daughter OF Mrs. Ceerlsa SchEar'f, ol
50 Gsskill street. She u lying now ,H the
PHILADELPHIA Hospital. siili ierrpr stroke" aud
offering great pain.
xE5sEa Gtygz CANDY To CHILDREN
L ~as early yesterday iaarniHs thai Mare,
~ith other chiidrea Of the nrigbboFhood. ~as
playing in she nArrow, dirty street. on which
stands the Schwartz bone. None noticed n
huge ae,sro Who bad been watching them soms
iiHe until be asked them II they did no. want
some candy. Then they shouted IN the afhrua-
tive, and sooa weFe muueh,ng some sSeets
uhieh the stranger produced from hIs pockets,
Having EAiasi the good will OF the SNAIL folk.
the sellow. lakihg Marie by she hand led her
into a small shop aad boaghi her eaady aud q
cheap necklace oil beads. which be hung about
heR neck A moment later both disappeared.
The mothers OF several Of Mares eompan-
laas, ~ho bad seen the man and beeo alarmed
b. his lOoks. nos called their little broods to
thssr homes. bat there vas no one. apparently,
to protect poor little Marie. who bad laughed
aud chA,IeA amd seemed very happy she
west wiih black skiansa stranger.
This wAs about 10 clock. An hour lsier.
Mare hc,ng siili absent. some one told Ars.
Schwartz that the baby bad been seen walking
a~ay Nth negro, shd, trembling with lear,
the neither searched the neighborhood- Not
6adiBg the child, she fnally notified The Po-
lice. Aasi, At the noon rolieAil, description OF
the little one was Rad TO the policemen al The
Fourth and DE laneey streets station.
Before this, however, Michael Rooney,
Keeper Of the lodging house al second and
Spraee streets, had seen negro enter al out
house IN his ward. and when he heard that the
police weFs locking for black man he told
Policeman Fredericks Of the stranger ON his
premises He added that he bad not noticed
any one with him. Frederieks decided TO
make search. aud, accompanied by Rooney
aud john Siggson, went to The little structure,
the door Of which was locked. Putting has
shoulder 10 the panel the policemen forced
the uoOF Abu the criminal rtONu fFftA'cN- -
WIS dim within. but still light enough for the
men 10 see = gigantic negro and a sohbing
child--Stanley and little Marie.
With n yell of rage Rooney spraug into the
house and struck the negro stunning blow.
Then as lheiellow staggered back Rooney kick
ed bin time aud again. Slggson followed his
example, aud leaving Frederlcks aud Rooney
to look after ,heman. be ran into the street,
and, trembling from excitement, told OF what
be had seen. In u wonderfully short time
crowd had assembled IN and about the yard,
and a moment later Frederick aud Rooney
appeared dragging the negro.
Let Us at him, shrieked the crowd. press
ing forward. but at this point Policeman
Christine aud Dillon ran up aud with their
clubs began to beat back the throng. This
increased the anger OF the crowd, which grew
steadily. many of those present being negroes.
The latter were even more violent than the
whites One negro pushed policeman aside
and struck Stanley full in the face.
Take that, YOU dog = he cried.
An instant later some one shouted, Let
lynch him - aud the crowd took ny the cry.
WANT TO BURN PRISONER.
"No, let's burn him TO a stake: even that
would be too good for him, a black man
called out. and this seemed TO suit the throng
exactly. But the policemen meant TO hand
their man, and, drawing their pistols, they
forced their way toward the station. Freder.
lex 5 coat was torn in many places and hls
companions were also roughly handled, but
they won out at last, although TO the last min
ute men and women shouted that they must
have the prisoners life. Finally Fredericks
fred his pistol in the air, the reserves ran to
the rescue and it was all over.
On his way 10 the station Stanley shook
from fright and frantical!y begged his captors
to protect him. His home is in Boston.