Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-05-26
RACEWARINCH
SERIOUS TROUBLE THREATENS
THE WINDY CITY.
Shooting Of Emil Carlson BY Negroes
the causs-PoiIee Unable TO Pre-
serve Peace-RIot Occurred Sunday
Night strlke Breaker Killed by
Bartender

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Bartender
Chicago, May 22.- Chicago is threat
ened with race war OF serious pro
portions. Embittered BY the shooting
of Emil Carlson, an 8 year old boy,
last week by negroes, the residents in
the vicinity Of Twenty-ninth 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 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 building in which
Bernstein is being held 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 teamsters'
strike Gray has been employed BY a
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 knife
and attacked the men. Bernstein,
who is a bartender, drew revolver
and fred four shots Two Of the bull
lets took effect in Gray's body. He
fell unconscious and died while being
removed to hospital.
Bernstein ls Shot Down.
AS Bernstein and his companion
were leaving the scene two coiored
men seized the bartender and a scuffie
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 sof an
other negro Tinsley picked Bernstein
up and ran into 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 a mob, moved on
J the building. Finding all the doors
! locked and being unable to force them
. open, sticks and other missiles were
l thrown at the building and every win
dow and fixture in the place was shat
7 tered and demolished While the dis
turbance was at its height three
/ negroes, who had gained entrance into
5 the saloon, dragged Tinsley into the
basement, and, armed with clubs
: stood ready to defend him. In the
meantime two patrol wagons and an
3 ambulance filled with policemen were
r hurried to the scene. It was only af
] ter a desperate fight, in which several
of the rioters we're badly bruised by
the policemen's clubs, that the mol
: was forced back from the saloon
j shouting for Bernstein. The police
} told them that Bernstein had beer
killed, and to make good the remark
. Bernstein, who was unconscious. was
!, placed on a shutter and brought tC
/ the door of the saloon. This had 9
t quieting effect on the crowd and they
soon dispersed. At the hospital Bern
! stein was soon revived.