Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-13
Council Bluffs
INCIPIENT RIOT SHUT OFF
Chief Richmond Took Prompt Action
by Closing Saloons.
WHITES THREATENED NEGROES
Attack on Mtkesen and shooting Of
Horncr Arouses wicked Feeling
in vicinity where Negroes
COngreRate.

The shooting Of Patrolman Charles A.
Horner Monday night by a negro, Joe
Taylor, following as it did upol the re-
cent attack on Patrol Driver Mikesell by
a number Of negroes, has aroused con-
siderable feeling against the colored popu-
lation in the vicinity Of the Northwestern
tracks. For a while Monday night The
situation in the vicinity of the Northwest
ern crossing on Broadway was tense, and
only the presence Of a strong body of po-
lice under the personal command of Chief
Richmond prevented serious trouble.
Shortly after s o'clock last evening word
was received at police headquarters that
a large number Of white men we're gSh-
ering in the saloons and pool halls in the
neighborhood of the Northwestern crossing
and that threats to clean out the negroes
in that vicinity had been made. The de-
groes had been advised Ok the threats and
were gathered in goodly numbers on the
south side of Broadway ready to resist
any attack. The negro proprietor OF the
saloon at the corner Of Broadway and
Eleventh street, patronized by the colored
people, fearing trouble. had closed his
place before the arrival of the police.
Richmond Closed saloons.
Chief of Police Richmond with a num-
Der of officers FASTENED to the scene of
the threatened disturbance and the chiefs
first action was to order all the saloons
in that section of Broadway closed.
The crowds were dispersed and every
body except those who had legitimate bust
ness there was ordered off the streets ard
to go home. with the closing of the sa-
looms the crowds soon melted away AMI
a., b,,,r Iotar the usual ptfpt nrpyailad
A strong force of police was left on guard
there to prevent any further attempt at
hostilities.
only one arrest was made by the police.
A man whose name was not given out
by the police resented the order Of Chief
Richmond to get off the sidewalk and in
language more forclble than polite invited
the chief to take a journey to a certain
hot place. The fellow was promptly put
under arrest and hustled off to police
headquarters in the patrol wagon. Later
after being cautioned TO be more discreet
in his language and conduct in future the
fellow was allowed to go home.
HOrner GaininE, NeRrO Dying.
Charles Horner, the patrolman who was
shot by Joe Taylor, the negro known as
| Alkali Ike, was said last evening to be
resting as easily as could be expected and
unless unforseen complications set in will
recover. So far the bullet which went
through the arm and lodged in his left
side has not Deem located,
Joe Taylor, Patrolmau Horner's assail-
ant was reported last night to be rapidly
sinking and he was not expected to sur
vive the night. When Taylor was taken
to the Edmondson hospital shortly after
midnight Monday night it was found that
two bullets from the revolver of officer
Ollie Arnold, who gave chase to, the negro
after he had shot officer Horner had
reached their mark. The two bullets had
entered the back. one on each side of the
spine and gone clear through the mans
body, perforating the intcstines in a number
OF places.
Although he evidently realized that he
could not recover the negro remained in u
sul,en and defiant mood yesterday. TO
Major Richmond who asked him If he
wished to make a statement, Taylor said
he did not and declared that if given a
revolver he would get another police
man"
Taylor has long been regarded by the po-
lice as a bad man. on November % last
he was arrested. together with another
negro, by Officers Gillespie and Skipton
at a late hour on West Broadway, On
the way to the city jail Taylor struck
Officer Skipton a heavy blow in the mouth,
knocking him off the curb. Taylor escaped
with a light sentence from Judge Snyder,
although he was known at the time to
have made threats against certain mem
bers of the police force.