New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-07-05

precincts, but their labors were more
than mildly exciting A thrilling chase,
in which negro was the quarry and
his pursuers a crowd which eventually
numbered about two hundred, enlivened
Lincoln Square during the evening.
| When the negro contrib, sight of the
crowd he ran up the faE4 torn OF the
| elevated station at Get hstreet, and as
the mob followed and knocked the ticket
| chopper over in their haste to catch him
the black man jumped on to the tracks
and crossed over to the other platform.
Down to the street he ran, with the
crowd in hot pursuit. Through Goth
street he sped toward Central Park. In
an exhausted condition he reached the
house of DIR. A. Brown, at No. - West
Goth street. The latter, seeing that the
negro was in a serious condition from his
exertions and the wounds which had
been inflicted by rocks and miscellaneous
missiles hurled by his pursuers, brought
out his revolver and held the mob at bay
until the reserves arrived and took the
man to the station. An ambulance took
him to the Flower Hospital. where the
physicians were not optimistic Of his re-
covery-
Another serious case came to the at
tention of the same precinct police and
the same hospital staff, A patrolrnan
found an unconscious negro lying III the
gutter in front of No. Amsterdam ave-
nue. His body was d mass Of bruises
and his face was beaten almost TO
pulp.
Up in the West Tooth street station the
police had one serious outbreak to han
die This occurred early in the even
ing and centred around Amsterdam ave-
nue. and 9Stf street. The members OF
the Pearl Button gang, which hangs
out around 1920 street. went down there
as soon as they heard the tidings from
Reno. Their mission was to maui as
many negroes as they could find.
Five of them eventually were arrested.
as was one negro. who heard or the
trouble and came all. the way from
point several blocks distant to maintain
the supremacy of his race as evidenced
by the Nevada encounter. He was armed
with wicked looking knife, but before
he could do any damage with 1t he was
scuudly beaten by the force of over
whelming numbers and added another
to the list Of members of his race rescued
by the police He was charged with
disorderly conduct.
An unpleasant remark about Johnson
by q white man at both street and
Eighth avenue last night brought a
crowd of negroes from nearby saloon,
ready TO fight for the name of their
champion. The negroes threatened the
man who made the remark and he was
joined by other whites 4 general battle
started and lasted for several minutes.
Finally some one called for the police Of
the West 125th street station. and a
SQUAD or men ran to the scene OF the
fighting They broke up the row and
tooR two OF the whites into custody.
When the police arrived The Johnsonites
had the situation we'll in hand.
On the East Side, at Third avenue and
121st street. a white man felt the pain
of a black mans steel when he expressed
an uncomplimentary opinion OF the Win
ner Of the fight The assallant escaped
and the white man went to the Harlem
HosnitaI for treatment The Harlem po-
lice cleared up the situation pretty we'll
as the evening wore, and the majority
of blacks were content TO manifest their
elation in their own homes.
Crowds Wait for Returns.
The crowds of the afternoon. gathered
in front Of newspaper offices where bull
Ietirs Of the fient We're displayed, were