Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-17
DRAWS REVOLVER ON
D|s0RDERLY NEGROES
Revenue Agent Comes to Rescue OF
Sorely Beset Street-Car
Conductor.
HAN1LIN PLACED UNDER ARREST
Fifteen Colorcds Passengers Make At
tack on Carman Who Attempts to
Gust Disorderly Negro--Conductor
Roughly Handled Until Aid Comes.

With drawn revolver and the en-
phatlc announcement that he would
| uHe 1t. II. l.. Spencer. q United States
revenue agent. Yesterday afternoon
camc to tho assistance OF B. w. Stew
| art. conductor 81 Hull Street cars Nos.
32-34, and held fifteen angry negroes
at bay while the conductor placed r.
G. Hamlin. colored, under arrest and
summoned policeman to take charge
OF the Eegro. Stewart had been as
saulted &ay Hamlin. ara had been
Knocked through a glass window be-
fore he started back for his assail-
ant. and tho other negroes took hand
| in the disturbance. But for the fact
decisive stand, 1t Is believed that
Stewart might have been seriously in
jured.
The. trouble started on Mayo's
Bridge. according to the report made
| by Stewart to the company's office
drunk. and had been interfering with
| other passengers on the car whom he
adm onished him, and threatened to
put him off the car unless he behaved.
Hamlin lis alleged to have then at
tackled the conductor. He struck him.
and the blow sent him staggering
through the window glass. Stewart
| regained his feet and returned to set
tie matters with the negro when other
| neg roes on tho car attempted to In
| terfere.
sRENCER COMES TO
| AID OF CONDUCTOR
1t was then that Spencer appeared
| on the scene. At frst he did not bring
| his revolver into play. It Is said, but
merely approached Stewart to be on
hand II tho occasion arose whore HIS
assistance was needed. But when the
gang of negroes gave evidence OF
| making a concerted attack on tho con-
| fv.
left He drew his pistol and quietly
informed the negroes that there would
| be some shooting done II any further
trouble was attempted.
The negroes near the door made a
break for liberty and jumped from the
car Those on the inner circle fol-
| lowed their example, and In n few
minutes all had fed. Hamlin was held
by Stewart until tho car reached
J Eighth and Hull Street, where he was
turned over to the police He will be
arraigned before Justice Maurice in
the Police Court this morning.
! J. E. Christian. a colored preacher,
appeared at the Third Precinct Station,
after the incident on the street car had
occurred, and attempted to- start prose
cutlon against Spencer for carrying q
concealed pistol. and for threatening TO
shoot the other negroes. The police
informed the preacher that Spencer
was an officer and had permit to
carry n weapon, whereupon the matter
was dropped.
The Hull Street cars are OF the
articulated variety, and Motorman E
H. Herring knew but little OF tho dis
order taking place In the car behind
the one In which he was working. He
did not stop the car, and the fight
took place whilo II Was moving w
! Hull Street. Both cars were crowded
with persons returning to their homes
from work. and the disturbance created
considerable excitement Stewart was
not Injured to any extent by being
knocked through tho window.