The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-22
Whites and Blacks Arm For Trouble. THE FIRST CLASH COMES Negro Policeman Proves Him.
 self a Hero. At Risk of His Life He Defends White Man Who Shot at Him Against
 an Angry Mob of
 Blacks.
THE FIRST CLASH COMES

 ened with a race war of serious pro- portions Embittered by the shooting of Enoch Carlson, an S-year-old boy, last week by two negroes, the residents in the vicinity of Twenty-ninth and Dearborn Streets have armed them selves and clashes between white and colored men~anave 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 which broke out in this district between the whites and blacks, James Gray, 8 negro, was killed, Harry Bernstein was mortaly wounded and building in which Bernstein was being 2 held a captive suffering from four bull let wounds, was stoned N9nd partly wrecked by mob of 1000 persons.
 The trouble started when James Gray accused Bernstein and white com panion of being trouble makers. Since the teamsters strike Gray has been employed by a coal company as a driver, The shooting of young Carl son was up for discussion. Angry words soon led to blows and in the fight that followed Gray drew knife and attacked both men.
 Killed Gray.
 Bernstein, who Is a bartender In the y,cinItv. drew a revolver and fired four shots. Two of the bullets took efect in Gray's body and he fell unconscious to the sidewalk He died while being taken to a hospital.
 As Bernstein and his companion were leaving the scene of the shooting, two negroes, who had been attracted by the noise, seized the bartender and a scuf- fie for possession of the revolver be- gan. While the struggle was in prog ress Special Police Tinsley, negro aarne running ID. Seeing the negro policeman approaching, Bernstein according to Tinsley discharged the weapon twice. Tinsley drew his own revolver and fired four shots, each of the bullets taking effect in Bernstein s body.
 As Bernstein fell unconscious a crowd which had been attracted by the first four shots hurried toward Tins lev and the wounded man. With the assistance of another negro Tinsley picked Bernstein up and ran into a nearby saloon. Tinsley stood In the doorway of the saloon with drawn re- volyer but the crowd, which was com posed of negroes, was crying for ven geance for the killing of Gray, and TinsIey seeing that he, unassisted, would not be able to keep them back, shut and barred the door. The crowd which had now grown to mob, rushed at the building and it's entrances. Find ing all the doors locked and being un- successful in their efforts to force them open, large stones and other mis- hrOy 1t every window and all the fixtures in the place were shattered and demol- ished.
 While the disturbance was going on three negroes who had followed Tins ley into the saloon dragged Bernstein into the basement and with clubs in their hands stood ready to defend him.
 Police to the Rescue.
 In the meantime the police at central station had been notified of the trouble and two patrol wagons and an ambu- lance filled with policemen were hur- ried to the scene, but 1t was only after a desperate fight, in which several of nolicemens clubs that the mob was forced back from the saloon, shouting for Bernstein, the slayer of Gray. The policeme,t told them that Bernstein had been kD4ed and to make good the re- mark the bartender. who was uncon- scious. was placed on a stretcher, a cover lrown over his face and he was brough' to the door of the saloon. This had a ouieting effect on the crowd and 1t soon dispersed.
 After he had been revived in the hos pital Bernstein declared that Gray had started the trouble and that he had killed the negro in self-defense.
 Another exhibition of the feeling ex- istlng between the whites and blacks was given late tonight when Charles Poske was shot in the shoulder by a negro at whom he had been shooting during a disturbance at 23rd Street and Stewart Avenue. Poske Is watchman fin coal yard and it is asserted by him that several negroes started a quarrel with him and tried to kill him.