The Washington herald., 1907-07-08

Fired-PeopIe Are Aroused.
Chesapeake Junction was the scene last
night OF a race war, IN which two negroes
were injured, one OF taom seriously. and
IN which scores q shots We're fired,
All the police reserves Of three pre-
cincts. and two headquarters detectives,
under command Of Inspector Cross and
Capt. DAILY. of No. 8. were hurriedly dis
patched to the scene. Wild excitement
roiEued for a short while. and IL was
only upon the arrival Of the reserves. in
response 20 a riot call, that order was
restored.
owing 10 the fact that the trouble
occurred on the Maryland line, only three
arrests were made. The nearest deputy
sheriff Of Prince George County Mr. Vim
cent. was al HyattsviIle, and consequently
some Of tho turbulent residents OF the
county, who, 70 is alleged, were response
ble for The trouble, stood 5ust over the
line and tauutCd the police
As near as can Doe CLEANED from the
hundreds Of conflicting stories, the resi-
dents Of Prince George County. near
Chesapeake Junction have been con-
r.ugally annoyed every evening and par
tiCulariy on Sundays and holidays. by
dozens. and even hundreds % col0Tei
couples. who ride TO the District line and
cougreEate there
The practice. Il is said. has increased
20 such an extent that wives and daugh-
ters of the Maryland people have TO stay
. f7 the house.
Threats Do No Sod.
Threats did no good ana following close
upon quarrel between one Of the white
residents and a negro early in the day
the men and boys of the community rose
.u body and armed themselves, pre-
pared 90 drive the negroes out Before
dusk yesterday evening il is said. tho
blacks became Objectionable and the
white men and boys modified on a hill
to the north.
Waiting until the three policemen sta
toned at Tho junction had left. I'm ac-
cordance with their standing orders. 20
meet the @ o'clock train. which. like an
/ trains arriving from The beach after dark.
goes through the junction 20 Sixty-frst
street they swo5ped down upon the
negroes. and. with a preliminary vOi,ey.
/ began to drive them ont
Tie negroes showed "a disposition 20
fight. and the whites. descending upon
them in a wide circle. herded them
/ across the District line like a lot of
/ frightened sheep
/ The negroes. IL IS said. with few ex-
ceptious, broke cover and ran. with the
mob in fun pursuit. only one or two
/ Jagged behind, and these We're severely
+ beaten
/ officer Thomas C0l0rrd. who WAS In
citizens clothes. was tho only officer on
/ the station platform when the fleeing
negroes and their pu-suers reached there.
I iIe declares that sticks and stones were
/ flying thick and fast and that gun and
pistol shots rang out at frequen; inter-
walls.
/ 1T was a regular stampede when they
/ passed the station" he said, "and 7
I could do nothing. 7 endeavored 20 get
/ into the railroad Offices 20 turn I'm a riot
/ call. but the mob surrounded and tried
/ TO seize me. then ran TO the residence
/ of DR.. Jones' nearly th~cc-quarters of a
mile up the road. and turned I'm the call
/ from there. The mob followed nearly 70
/ Siyty-frst street, but soon returned over
/ the Maryland line.
Mob Fires YoIIey.
while standing there they fired a vol
ley into the crowd standing waiting for
a car. but it is said these shots were fired
into the air"
The crowd Of white men was vari0Usly
/ estimated az from p 10 90, while the
/ crowd said 20 have been fred on was
given as from 100 TO 800.
Upon the arrival Of the reserves, quiet
was % an extent restored. The rioters
stood over the line and taunted the Off
GERS with threats of take off your coat
and come over here. I can lick anything
that ever had brass buttons on on this
side Many other taunts and jeers Of a
similar nature stirred the ire Of the Off
GERS. who watched every opportunity q
capture the rioters. Capt Daily rushed
over the line several times and finally
forced the whites 20 disperse.
He held in his hand q heavy club three
feet long. which was taken from one of
them. and which viii be used as evil
/ dence.
Those arrested were Carter David
/ George Hayes. and Joseph J. Coleman
all young men. They were locked up at
the Ninth precinct station.
/ Coleman put up $50 collateral and Sc.
cured his release, but up TO a late hour
last night the other two were still at the
station.
Gnc RiOter Boy.
Hayes is nothing but n boy, and in ad-
dition TO the charge against him last
. night there was a warrant for his ar
rest issued several months ago, for as
sauit,
John Addison Lawrence, colored, thirty
six years old, Of Deanwood D. c..
was taken 10 the Casualty Hospital. suf-
fering from a serious wound on the head
/ and a broken nose He says he was
beaten with a brick and club.
Robert Lewis. or West of Cottage Hill
I colored, twenty-three years old, was alsJ
taken % the Casualty Hospital. witt
wounds on the forehead and cheek. He
states that he was just getting off n cal
with a girl. when he was hit over the eye
with q stone.
His injuries are slight and he left the
hospital after having them dressed.