The Detroit times., 1908-10-22
GOLDBERCs beaten
BY D|seRlcEFU[
RIOTERS
weLL-kNowN MERCHANTS AT.l
Tackled ON STREET WHEN
THEY ATTEMPT TO pIscHARog
CHAUFFEUR.

A disgraceful riot occurred In Gris-
wold-st.. opposite the city hall. Thurs
day morning, the trouble growing out
of the efforts of j. 4. Goldberg ana
A. l.. Goldberg, Woodward-ave. mer-
chants. to reclaim an automobile
which had been injured In collision
with a street car.
]. e. Goldberg was attacked by -
mob OF hoodlums and badly beaten
his life being saved only by the In
PREVENTION OF Secretary William w.
Magee. OF the department Of public
works. A. l.. Goldberg was also bad
ly beaten.
The riot began through the sympas
thy OF the mob with Sewart Gumleys
Goldberg's chauqeur. who had caused
the accident
Gumley brought j. Z. Goldberg down
TO the Goldberg Bros. store. and then
took the machine away. He Is alleged
10 have taken several drinks at this
time. AT $50, he ran the auto into =
Trumbull car and damaged 1t so that
II was showed against the curb In
front OF the city hall. A. l.. Goldberg
heard OF the accident and soon arrived
on the scene. He discharged 0umley
and ordered him to leave the ma
chine. This Gumley refused to do,
claiming that he had $50 coming to
him.
Goldberg said he must learn the
damage TO the machine before h0
would pay. Gumley still held his
ground and the crowd took his side.
Then j. E. Goldberg appeared with
Detective Bodinus and ordered CUM
ley away. The crowd had rapidly
swollen, and, when another chaReur
named Miller attempted to drive the
car, they rained missiles and abuse
on the occupants of the car.
Finally the patrol wagon was called,
the disturbance having grown to con-
siderable, proportions and trafic on
Griswold-st. being almost blocked
j. Il. Goldberg offered Gumley $40.
which he took and then handed back,
and then offered him $50. which he
| refused.
Police Captain Rogers. connected
with the corporation c0unsel'B Once
then arrested Gumley. dragging him
from the car while half dozen other
policemen held the crowd back.
The mob had grown vicious by this
time and. when the Goldberg brothers
attempted to get into another auto
mobile, violence was offered them.
One policeman struck citizen With
his club and then the storm broke.
The officer was knocked over and tho
mob OF men and boys attacked the
two merchants who started to run to
the Hotel Pontchartrain. Other po-
! lice officers were cut OF by the crowd.
]. Il. Goldberg was knocked down
several times and kicked and beaten.
He fell at the Fort-st. entrance to the
city hall and was kicked and badly
trampled there His watch was tax
en- and several men grabbed at his
diamond stud.
He finally broke through the crowd
and ran to the middle Of Woodward
ave, where he ran into the arms OF
| Officer Mcneil. The latter thought
| him a fugitive from an ofncer and
grabbed his arm, but just then Secre-
tary Magee ran up and beat back
half dozen men who would have pull
ed Goldberg down again. Then he
pushed the exhausted merchant on =
Woodward.ave. car, and, with the help
Of Oficer Mcneil. escorted him to
safety.
A. l.. Goldberg had also been pound.
ed In the melee, but got away ana
reached the Hotel Pontchartrain.
Both men returned to their store
| by circuitous routes.
| "Magee saved my life." said ]. =.
Goldberg. after the riot was over
There was no reason for the attack
on me. I only wanted my propertys
This chauffeur has been with me Tor
two years and had been let 30 for
drinking before, but taken back on hts
promise to do better"
After the owners OF the auto had
escaped, the more vicious members
of the crowd cut the tires OF the ma
chine and otherwise damaged II.
The disturbance In Griswold-st. last
ed half hour. from 10 o'clock until
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