New-York tribune., 1905-08-21
LYNCHING PLANS FAIL
HAYERSTRAW MOB OUT.
Companion of Negro Who Killed
Policeman Threatened.

Haverstraw, y. Y. Aug 20 (SpeciaD.-A
threatened riot. growing out of the shooting OF
two policemen of this place by a negro has Gre
ated tremendous excitement here all day and to-
night. One policeman was killed by the negro
and the other policeman is expected to die from
his wounds The negro murderer escaped and
is still at large. but another negro who was with
him at the time of the shooting was caught in
Cornwall and brought here to-day. and he came
near being lynched by large crowd of angry
citizens. He was taken to the Jail at New City
for safekeeping. and tonight another crowd
went there with the avOwed intention of lynch
ing him. but failed to get at him.
The shooting took place last night near the
brickyards Several negroes employed there
as laborers have been getting drunk after they
received their pay Saturday nights and ensag-
ing in bloody shooting affrays. Patrolmen Ca
HILL Sprngstead Call started out last night
to disarm drunken negroes at the brickyards.
and on the road TO the yards they met two
negroes. halted them and asked them If they
carried revolvers. One Of the negroes. known
as Steamboat" Brown. declared that no white
man could take away his gun. He drew his
revolver and shot Cahill dead. sending bullet
through his heart. Then he shot Springstead in
the stomach Springstead fell fainting on the
road Call ran away. He said later that he
went to get help for his wounded associates
steamboat" Brown and the other negro es-
caped but as soon as the information of the
shooting spread through Haverstraw several
hundred white men armed themselves and began
a search. 1t was believed that the two negroes
had left town and messages were sent TO nelsn-
boring towns TO arrest the fugttives-
While a large posse searched the woods and
hills near Haverstraw to-day, Constable Tow
ers. of Garnersvflle. went to Newburg on infor-
RrOvv had relatives
at Fishkiu With the assistance of the Newburg
police he arrested colored man named Sisco.
who had been seen to jump off train at Corn
walt believed to be the negro who was with
Brown at the time of the shooting Sisco told
contradictory stories. He was taken to Haver-
straw to-day with the expectation that he could
be identified by Call
His arrival here became known quickly, and
a crowd of several hundred men gathered
threatening to lynch the negro District Attor-
ney Lee of Rockland County. made a speech TO
the angry crowd. saying that the law, would
nunish the murderer Of Policeman Cahlll ana
that any mob violence wounld be punished. He
urged the crowd to disperse. and his words had
effect.
Fearing violence to the prisoner however. the
police took Sisco TO New City. where ne was
lodged in Jail Tonight. when the disposition
of the prisoner became known. another large
crowd gathered. and over two hundred men
went TO New City. declaring that they would
take the prisoner out of the Jail and hang him.
They failed to get the negro, however. and re-
turned.
The supervisors of Rockland County have
offered a reward of 81 600 for the capture Of
CahiIls murderer. and citizens of Haverstraw
have offered an additional reward of $1,000 1t
is said tonight that Policeman Sprtngstead
probably cannot live. Both Cahiu and Spring
stead have been popular policemen here. They
ere credited with many good arrests. and IL was
said to-day that they were the only men who
had the courage to make arrests in the brick
yards when there was trouble among the labor
there