Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-03-02
MACHINE GUNS FAIL
TO |NT|M|DATE MOB
militia al Last Has Upper Hand
Bill RlOlers Continue 10
Fire Buildings.
POLICE JUDGE A MARKED MAN
Factories Where Colored Help H..
Employed as Well as a City Mae;s.
trates Home. Threatened With De.
strnction-Twenty.five Rioters Are
Fined in Police Court.


INV Associated Press.)
SPRlNGFlEI.D. ONO. March ! -
After Il day OF quiet from the mob
which has held sway for iva night
this evening was uShcred in with in.
dicalionS that moro dcprcdations
against the colorcd population of III"
city had been planned for tonight.
Anticipating THAT The attack. II
made. would he in rhc vicinity of Sec
lion street. Colonel Ammel sent n
squad of soldiers To that locality di
80 o'clock. Just before their arrival
Il crowd of rioters sprans from The
house Of Pearl Howard, against whom
threats had been made The house
had been SET on fire. bur the troops
sent in an alarm and the structure
was only slightly damaged The riot.
rrS escaped
Machine Guns Silent
AS precautionary measure Colonel
Ammcl has posted two machine guns
and company Of troops at the court.
house and jail anu the entire square
Is cui off An effort was made to.
night to secure automobiles to carry
troops from one section Of The city
Ia another when needed hut not
enough could be had and wagons have
been provided for that purpose
The distribution of the guns and
troops over The city has had q de-
pressing effect on the rioters and with
rhc exception Of little ARRAYS, which
aid not amount to much, hut little out
of the ordinary had happened MP 10
II o'clock
Best Street in City Attacked.
a house at High and Race streets.
recently occupied by negroes, was fir.
cd by rioters. hut the flames were
qnclled before they had made great
Roadway. Arthur Ancil u member of
me Nenia military company. was hit
IN the head with n brick said to have
h"cn thrown by riOtcr and was ia
tally hurt tonight. His assailant made
an improvsed slnngshot of piece Of
brick wrapped in a handkerchief.
Two more companies Of State
troops. from PiQua. are held in readi-
ness for service here. hut the pres.
rni outlook does not indicate thrt
more will be needed as the backbone
nr the riot seems to have been broken
cffectnally.
Cause of Riots Under Guard.
Guarded by two companies of the
Third Regiment. the prisoners Edward
Dean and Preston Laid. were
brought here from Dayton today and
taken 10 the city hospital To he idea.
tilted by Martin Davis, The brakeman,
who was shot and wounded Monday
night by Dean and Ladd.
The journey was made in a special
car over the Dayton. Springfield and
Urbana traction line. The prisoners
were taken from the car and marched
to the hospital. ten blocks away There
was no disturbance on the way 10 the
hospital as their coming was moi gen
orally known.
One Negro Identified.
Davis identified Edward Dean. but
failed to identify Ladd When the
identification of Dean as the assailant
Of Brakeman Davis became known.
mnrmuring was renewed.
The police learned of threats made
against one or two factories employing
colorcd labor and u number of appeals
were made from various sections for
protection tonight Threats Also
have becn made against Police Judge
MiiIcrs residence and he has refused
to accept protection.
Rioters Are Fined.
twenty-five rioters were arraigned
in police court today. Sixteen were
charged with rioting. four of whom
had the additional charge of CARRYING
concealed weapons. These four were
each fined 5000 and costs and sent 10
the Xcnia wOrkhouse until the fine
and costs are paid. Those charged
with disordcrly conduct were fined $50
and costs
AS usual, The innocent and harmless
were the greatest sufferers in last
nights disturbances. The different
mobs which were made up of young
hoodlnms and rowdies, rather than dc.
icrmincd men bent on avergine
wrong directed their movements pro.
miscnonsly against the colored pOpu
lace al large.
Well Behaved Negroes Assaulted.
The first destructive work of the
mob in the district known as 1.-THE
Hill" whore many of the men and
boys in the crowd were reared. II Is
said. was in Harrison street, VIII
tncy broke into the home of George