Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-03

, the Ninth Presbyterian church, who.
while passing the corner of Dcsplaines
| anu Adams streets on his way to the
Pennsylvania depot. was attacked by
three mon. who knocked him down
and beat him numerically until the
timely arrival of police saved him
from FURTHER injury. Mr. Wheeler
managed to hold one of his assailants
until The police could arrest him.
Although 1t was announced last
night that the teams of the express
| companies and of the employers as.
sociation would be handled by men
armed with rifles today, nothing OF the
lind was attempted. save in the case
of fiftnen drivers employed by the
Scott Transfer Company.
Few Men Carried Rifles.
Mayor Dunno and Chief of Police
O'Ncill made every effort 10 prevent
HE carrying of rifles and Supcrintend
ent l;eid. IF the leaning Association.
Informed them that he had not ccntem-
plated arlnlng his men with rifles as
was stated The Scott mon carried
ri1cs throughout the day anil non,
thor. were molested.
Rinting near the Auditorium broke
out this afternoon when coal wagons
for the Edwin +. Daniels Goal Com.
pany. driven by two colorcd men ana
guarded by forty others, were attacked
ny 4 crowd Of 1900 persons. All along
State street the negroes eXpci fenced
trouble. but they were able To protect
themselves with their hickory clubs.
Men Used Their Clubs.
Whenever the crowl would attempt
Ia rush nj the wagons he colured men
would use their clubs. mailing the
strike sympathZers numerically.
The mob finally made an assault on
the negroes and overpowered them
heating Them savagely. One cnlored
man was seen to raise his stick in the
air anil break il across small Toys
shoulders. The negro was Immediate.
~ jumped OH and given terrific
humping. lie managed 10 draw re-
volvcr and to fire five shots. while his
assailants fed. All OF the shots wens
Will. In response to riot call the
police arrived Mt The scene and res
cued tho negro as he was being kicked.
Jumped on and stoned by another sec
ton of the mob.
Imported Negroes Attacked.
simultaneously with the shooting
near the Auditorium, another riot was
in. progress ut Michigan avenue AMI
Lake street and north on the houlc-
yard.
A crowd of 800 negroes. imported
from st. Louis. were being escort ed
from the railway depot to lodging
house. at Lake street and Michigan
avenue moh of 1900 pei sens attack
ell the negroes, many Of whom were
armed with stones, pieces of coal, black
Jacks, REVIEWERS and stout hickory
cares. When persons in tho crowd be-
gan &c throw stones, sticks and bottles,
The negroes charged repeatedly. max
ing fierce use of tlier hickory canes.
dozen or more SLOTS were fired and
t was reported that several men had
been shot. ~ running fight between
the negroes and the mob on Michigan
avenue cnsued, the negroes attempt
ing TO make tlleir way'to their lodging
quarters on the north side of Chicago
river. The negroes nassed together.
Kept their formation and pushed on
ward until Rush street bridge was
reached Onto the bridge poured the
negroes followed by the mob.
Police to the Rescue.
The strike breakers fought on until
The north side was reached There
they were met by the police and talk.
ell tic tho Northwestern Storage Com
pany's warehouse. where the battered
and weary strike breakers were finally
safely housed. During the riot OF tho
bridge. Frank Curry, a white man who
was leading The negroes. was struck
on the head with & brick. Curry was
made partly unconscious and was car
RED into building nearby. where his
wound was dressed.