The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-01-28
RACE WAR BETWEEN
BIC mum AND NEGRO

Bombay" the Indian, who has been
doing gunspinning and lariat throwing
stunts at the Dixie, gave little exhi-
bition that was not on the bills Sun
day afternoon, to the amusement of
about 500 people. 1t appears that
Bombay" like most of his race, Is
lover Of fire water" but the run-of-
the-mine variety which is served over
some of the bars of this city, did not
act like the real stuff.
At any rate he proceeded to tank-up
Saturday night after he was through
with his work and the bad effects Of
1t had not died away Sunday after
noon He is slapping big redskin
and from his general appearance a
person would be led to the belief that
he could NOW down a company of or
dinary men, but he ran amuck when
he gave the word to Isiah Whedbee, a
large colored man, who at the pres
ent time is employed by one OF the
local brick concerns. Isiah acted as
one Of the hod-carriers for the brick
layers doing the foundation of the
new city building and has been hard
ening up his muscles all summer.
Sunday afternoon Isiah and some of
his colored friends were per ambulat-
| ing the street." as he puts it and they
| stopped on East Third street for
little chat, when Bombay" CHANGED
| that way, en- route to his hotel. Some
| little remark was made about the In
dian and he turned and attempted to
pick fight out of small colored
man. "Wait till return from my wig
wam," said the redskin, "and therell
be some coon blood spilled" The col
ored men thought that it was all over,
but few minutes later the Indian re-
turned and waded into Whedbee. He
didn't need no invitation, as he step
ped up to the colored man and struck
him. Then the fun commenced
The big Indian forgot all about the
Marquis of Queensbury rules and when
the colored man commenced to buck
the redskin grabbed him below the
belt and proceeded to put him down
and out. There was a tussle lasting
some time and the gore commenced to
be spilled but only little of it came
from the colored man. The Indian
got the right thumb of the ,colored
man in his mouth and it seemed as II
he was trying to make ham sand
wich of it. Then the colored man
took turn with his white teeth. He
sunk his teeth into the Indians lips
and hung there with the tenacity of a
bull dog and when he relinquished his
hold a part of the Indians lip seemed
to go along With his thumb bleed
ing freely he struck the Indian a
number of blows on the face and
neck, making it appear as If he was
cutting him at every blow.
Somebody telephoned for the police
&.NI g..
the spot, the battlefield being crimson
The colored man succeeded in getting
away, while the Sioux chief was led
from the field of battle into his hotel
where Dr. Chamberlain was called to
attend him. He seemed to be badly
used up and he was ordered to Ingle.
side hospital. Detectives Bour and
Brisbin were down in the Jungle
district at the time and they succeed.
ed in finding the colored man, who
accompanied them to the police sta
ton. Mayor Turnbull has ordered
Chief Smith to draw up an AFFIDAVIT
against the Indian also and he will be
arrested as soon as he is able to be
out of the hospital.
Mayor Turnbu1l gave instructions to
Chief Smith Sunday evening to take
every precaution to prevent Bombay
from getting out of the hospital, say
ing: 'If you think it necessary place
an officer or two in Ingleside hospital
, to watch him" The chief arranged
with Lieutenant Wielandt to carry out
the work. Before sending to the hos
pital the chief telephoned that institu'
tion and learned that the big Indian
was getting along nicely A short
y Inn Io4
Kirkland, new man went to thu
hospital and raped, for admission
I Relating their mission to handsome
/ little nurse she replied: Eyes, gentle
men; be seated in the parlor for few
moments; the doctor is there now
They did so and by doing this they al
; lowed the man to get away from the
; hospital. When the physician, DR.
Chamberlain, came down stairs he Wis
tied the room where the officers were
seated and dRaYing up a chair close
to their sides he Joined in their con-
Eversation. Two men entered the
front door and walked directly to the
: room occupied by Bombay" In {
= few minutes they came down and the
officers ceased their short talk will
: the doctor and followed the nurse
!, upstairs, only to find the Indians room
vacated. 1t appears that he came dowI
stairs with his friends and darted ou
: the rear door before his absence eoul(
! be detected. 1t is supposed that h
gave one unearthly warhoop aftel
, leaving the hospital and started di
rectly for the tall timbers. Message
q were sent out to all the patrolmen il
> the city and the chief and two or thre,
other officers went to the Grand hote
. and the Dixie theatre, but 10. the poo
!. Indian wasn't there.
He had left his big grip at the no
tel and one of the officers confscate'
this and carried it to the police sta
tion. The probabilities are that he Il
gone never to return.
A telephone message received at IA
this morning at the local police head
quarters, from officer Oswalt at ALI
s ance, stated that the Indian Bomba,
/ had been captured and was being held
; He was found sitting in the Pennsy de
e pot and he peacefully submitted TO ar
rest.
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