Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-05-26
RACEWARINC 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,
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
coal company as a 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 hospital.
Bernstein Is Shot Down.
AS Bernstein and his companion
were leaving the scene two ~colored
men seized the bartender and 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 of an
other negro Tinsley picked Bernstein
/ up and ran into a nearby saloon. Tin
sley stood in the doorway with draw
y revolver. The crowd, which was com
G posed of negroes, was crying for ven
:, geance for the killing of Gray, anC
q Tinsley, seeing that he, unassisted
q would not be able to keep them back
n shut and barred the door.
The crowd, which had now grow
J. to the proportions of a mob, moved OF
the building. Finding all the door
, locked and being unable to force then
= open, sticks and other missiles wer
= thrown at the building and every win
dow and fixture in the place was shat
tered and demolished. While the dis
turbance was at it's height tire
negroes, who had gained entrance int
the saloon, dragged Tinsley into tn
basement, and, armed with clubs
Il stood ready to defend him. In tn
g meantime two patrol wagons and a
% ambulance filled with policemen wer
q hurried to the scene. 1t was only a
~ ter desperate fight, in which severe
= of the rioters we're badly bruised b
= the policemen's clubs. that the mo
= was forced back from the salooI
shouting for Bernstein. The polio
o told them that Bernstein had bee
=, killed, and to make good the remar
/ Bernstein, who was unconscious, wa
d, placed on a shutter and brought
"a the door of the saloon. This had
quieting effect on the. crowd and the
n soon dispersed. At the hospital Beri
- stein was soon revived.
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