The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-07-07
CAUSE RIOTS
From Every Section Come Reports Of
Clashes Between Races
OVER THE PRIZE FIGHT

VYEN iQE / MIL iIUAA
Negroes in Many Places Become IT,
sulting When 1t Became Known
That johnson Had Knocked JEFF
fries Out in the Great Fist Fight
at Reno, New, Monday.
There were clashes between whites
and blacks in several sections of
Philadelphia Monday night follow
ing the announcement of Johnson's 8
victory over Jeffries.
At Kansas City, Mo-, negroes IN
boasting of fight result, pulled from
streets cars and riots threatened in
down town streets were on Monday
midnight. Extra police were on duty
to prevent mobbing.
One dead and one mortally wound
ed is the result Of an attempt by
four negroes to shoot up Moundo,
ILL.,, in honor of Jack Johnson's vic
tory at Reno. A negro constable
was killed when he attempted to
arrest them.
At Little Rock, Ark, two negroes
are reported killed by white men,
one by a Rock Island conducto- on
bis way into the city Monday night,
and the other by white man at
Second and Scott streets.
At Washington several small race
riots broke out at various points
on Pennsylvania avenue Monday
night following announcement Of
the Jeffries-J ohnson fight. There
were a number of arrests. No one
was seriously hurt.
Rioting between whites and blacks
broke out in seven different points in
New York City Monday night follow
ing the announcement of. the result
of the Jeffries-Johnson fight. One
negro was dragged from a street. car
and badly beaten before rescued.
A gang Of white men in the "black
and tan belt" set fire late Monday
night to a negro tenement on the
middle West-Side. The police and
fire department we're ordered out on
the jump. The race feeling is very
bitter against the negroes.
Seventy negroes, half the number
women, were arrested Monday night
in the "black belt of Baltimore for
disorderly celebration of Johnsons
victory. One negro was badly cut
by another and two other negroes
we're assaulted and severely injured
by whites in arguments over the big
fight.
Rioting in a negro quarter of ST.
Louis at Market street and Jefferson
avenue followed the announcement
that Jack Johnson was the victor IN
the Reno prize fight. The police fin
ally dubbed back the negroes, who
were blocking traffic and making
threats.
Minor disturbances between whites
and blacks broke out at Fort Worth
following the announcement of john
sons victory over Jeffries Monday
afternoon. The most serious was an
attack by two negresses on a white
woman, the latter. being seriously
hurt by blows on the head with beer
bottles.
Six negroes with broken heads
six white men locked up and one
white man, Joe Chockley, with bull
let through his skull and probably
fatally wounded, is the net result of
clashes at Roanoke, Va, Monday
night following the announcement
that Jack Johnson had defeated Jim
Jeffries. The trouble started when
negro, who had just heard the news
from Reno, said: Nov | guess the
white folks will let the negroes
alone" A white man replied mo
and the two clashed. Police had
difficulty landing the negro in jail,
being compelled to draw their re-
yolvers. Later a negro shot Chock-
ley and escaped.
In Atlanta trouble between the
blacks and whites as an outgroWth
Of the Jeffries-,Johnson fight was
narrowly averted Monday night when
the police arrested half a dozen
whites and one negro. The black
yelled "hurrah for Johnson on a
crowded downtown street. He held
knife in his hand and in an in
slant several white men had struck
him The police used their clubs
freely after the whites had chased
the negro into an alley The streets
were thronged with men OF both
races in a nasty humor, but the po-
lice were vigilant and say they can
prevent trouble The first disorder
arose at the Grand opera house where
mixed audience heard the fight
| bulletins read Later some negroes
started a parade to celebrate the
victory of their fellow black. This
| the police stopped al once. On the
order Of the police commission the
mounted men, the reserves and the