Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-05-27
RACEWARIN Chicago
SERIOUS TROUBLE THREATENS
The WINDY CITY.
Shooting Of Emil Carlson by Negroes
the cause-Police Unable to Pre-
serve Peace-Riot Occurred Sunday
Night-Strike Breaker Killed by
Bartender.

Chicago, May 22.-Chicago is threat
ened with a race war of serious pro-
portions. Embittered by the shooting
of Emil Carlson. an year old boy,
last week by negroes, the residents in
the vicinity of Twenty and Dear
born streets have armed themselves,
and clashes between white and colored
men have become so frequent since
the Carlson murder that it has been
found necessary to detail scores of
policemen in the district to preserve
peace. Even this precaution has been
unsuccessful in keeping the opposing
factions apart.
In a riot that broke out in this dis
trict Sunday night between the whites
and the blacks James Gray, colored,
was killed; Harry Bernstein was NOR
tally wounded and a building in which
Bernstein is being held a captive, suf-
fering from four bullets, was stoned
and partially wrecked by a mob of
1000 persons. The trouble started
when James Gray accused Bernstein
and a white companion of being trou-
Bile makers. Since the transfers
strike Gray has been employed by
coal company as driver. The merits
of the strike and the shooting of young
Carlson were up for discussion. Angry
words soon led to blows, and in the
fight that followed Gray drew a knife
and attacked the men. Bernstein,
who is a bartender, drew a revolver
and fired four shots. Two of the bull
let's took effect in Gray's body. He
fell unconscious and died while being
removed to a hospital.
Bernstein Is Shot Down.
AS Bernstein and his companion
were leaving the scene two colored
men seized the bartender and a scufie
for the possession of the revolver be-
gan.
Special Policeman Tinsley, colored,
came running up. Seeing the colored
policeman approaching Bernstein
swung the revolver toward him, and,
according to Tinsley, discharged the
weapon twice. Tinsley returned the
FIRE shooting four bullets into Bern
stems body. Bernstein fell uncon-
scious and a crowd that had gathered
made toward Tinsley and the wound
ed man. With the assistance of an
other negro Tinsley picked Bernstein
up and ran into a nearby saloon. Tin
sley stood in the doorway with drawn
revolver. The crowd which was com
posed of negroes. was crying for ven
geance for the killing of Gray, and
Tinsley, seeing that he, unassisted
would not be able to keep them back
shut and barred the door.
The crowd. which had now grown
to the proportions of mob, moved on
the building Finding all the doors
locked and being unable to force them
open. sticks and other missiles were
thrown at the building and every win
dow and fixture in the place was shat
tered and demolished. While the dis
turbance was at its height three
negroes, who had gained entrance into
the saloon, dragged Tinsley into the
basement, and. armed with clubs,
stood ready to defend him. In the
meantime two patrol wagons and an
ambulance filled with policemen were
hurried to the scene. 1t was only ar
ter a desperate fight, in which several
Of the rioters we're badly bruised by
the policemen's clubs, that the mob
was forced back from the saloon
shouting for Bernstein. The police
told them that Bernstein had been
killed. and to make good the remark
Bernstein. who was unconscious, was
placed on a shutter and brought tC
he door of the saloon. This had 6
ruieting effect on the crowd and they
. soon dispersed. At the hospital Bern
stein was soon revived.