New Britain herald., 1916-03-21
SETON MOB TRIES !. ID LYNCH NEGRO
|reatenS to Throw Him Into
 HarbOr After He ACCOStS Girl

H oston, March 21-Three police @n with drawn revOlvers and clubs Nt night battled a mob of teamsters sa Workmen on Dorchester avenue, S3r the South station. Hhe mob sought to drown Columbus
 sey, a six-foot negro, weighing Hr 200 pounds, in Fort Point Chan 8 Dorsey had insultingly accOsted Mephine Mccarthy, a frail South Nston girl, as she walked home from & Before the battle had ended the pa #6nen were bruised and beaten. The # lay unconscious on the sidewalk. #e negro on his knees begged Ior @Fcy With drawn guns, the officers Fixed their prisoner away from the s1 wd.
 patrol wagon drove up and was Nsnediately attacked Shouting Beats of shooting, the patrolmen @ally lodged the negro in the wagon. Large police guard accompanied 1t 1.-the station house
 SA lynching was narrowly averted. A Fifteen-year-o Girl. NJosephine Mccarthy, a mere sip of s|sgirl, is but fifteen years old. She Nes with her parents at 92 c street, #Ith Boston. Last night she left her Erik in 8 downtown bindery at 5:2O Nd started the long two mile walk to @ home-her daily saving of car #es. She was alone and hurried in
 b chill wind.
 SAs she walked down Federal street @ man stepped from an alley. With SBmirking "hel1o dearie' he walked @hind her. She quickened her pace. Trough Dewey square the man fol Eyed her. Frightened, she hurried Eng toward Summer street bridge. Gives Chase in Car. @A motorman on a street car noticed
 b actions of the man and he be- Nna suspicious. Disregarding @ sig @ to stop he threw his power on 8f force, and the car dashed after A girl and the man. At Atlantic aenue q team blocked it's path. The AEnrman dropped off and ran back Dewey square. There he excitedly &d crossing officer Fred Finn of tho sair.
 SWith Finn in pursuit the motorman Nn back to his car. Again the power #s turned on, and with the patrol shn urging more haste the car and a startled passengers dashed after Se pair At Dorchester avenue the kr blew a fuse and stopped. Finn Topped off and jumped aboard a am. Traffic blocked the team and snn dropped to the street. He dodg to the street. He lodged in and It between teams and cars and fin Nv sighted the man attempting to sasp the child's arm. The girl was Ibbing. Frightened-she dared not Eeam.
 Finn overlook the pair on the Dor lester avenue drawbridge. The girl Jed, Save me- and fell in faint, bile Dorsey broke into a run. Finn i've chase, and after a 100-yard Ish, leaped upon the Negro's |oulders.
 Dorsey fought furiously, and the sir rolled about the roadway, the gIt contin uing for several minutes. The nightly crowd of workmen and amsters hurrying to their homes in ,uth Boston were attracted by the ,ise of the struggle. Teamsters topped their reins and left their ltfits standing in the avenue. Traffic as completely blocked.
 Policemen to Rescue.
 Patrolman William Hill of Stanton
 and Patrolman Charles Bartick of Ie Charleston station. on their way
 their homes, jumped from a car Id ran into the crowd.
 Seeing Finn fighting for his life as le Negro attemped to strangle him, ley drew their clubs and dashed into 1e fight.
 Meanwhile teamsters had found the ,rm of Josephine. The motorrnal .ho first gave the alarm told them 1e story. With muttered threats 1ey placed the girl in a dray and len made for the scene of the ,ruggIe. The three patrolman had nally felled the negro and were Iacing handcuffs on him.
 A crowd of teamsters and work lgnen suddenly surrounded them. 7ith cries of '"We'1l fix hin"-"Let,s s ave him'-''Drown him in the har- or; they attempted to wrest the risoner from the officers. The pa- -olmen started battling anew. Dor sy crouched- in terror as the officers attIed for his life. With curses and leadings the mob begged for the egro.