Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-30
SOLDIERS HELD
FOR |NC|T|NC RIOT
Six Members of Missouri Ma
tional Guard Put I'm
der Arrest.
RACE CLASHES RENE ED
Three Negroes and Three White
Men Wounded When Fight
ing Breaks Out Afresh.
Iny Associated fress.l

EAST ST. LOUIS. ILL. May %
Three negroes were shot one probably
fatally. and three white men were
wounded when the race riots broke
out afrcsh here Tonight. Groups OF
white men continued to form in the
streets. hut for the most part the police
and soldiers on patrol duty have sue
cecdcd in disba ndinE them pcaccably
Ono OF the negroes shot tonight was
on his way to work when he was
accostcd by white man. who de-
nandcd To know his destination. The
negro refused to anAwc CT, and the white
man shot him. \ crowd gathered
quickly. but police dispersed II by using
their clubs freely.
ANOTHER NEt.tO MADE
VICTIM OF mon
y few minutes later another negro
WAS made ii victim Of mob of whites
when ii was learned he had declared
the blacks would put UP fight" IL
trouble broke out tonight The mob
chased him for several blocks before
he was halted by a pistol shot. His
wound is not serious. Police guards
Guilty.
SiN men Of the First Regiment, Ma
,ional Guard of Missouri. were ar
rested. charged with incitinE TO riot
y negro carrying a sack containing
eight revolvcrS and several rounds OF
ammunition was arrested on the IlIi-
nois approach of Eads Bridge lie had
come from 81. Louis. Mo.
n,
for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
was patrollins the tracks when he SAW
a negro appros ching with a shotgun
Ritchc challenged the negro. who tired.
woundinE Ritchic in the shoulder At
st. Mary's Hospital two white men
wore taken in :, serious condition AS
u result OF Eunshot wounds Their
identity has not been established. They
were unarmcd
COMMANDER 3NPECrs
LITTLE MORE TROLRLE
\, II o'clock Colonel {. l.. Clayton.
who is in command OF six ompanics
Of militia on guard here, declared he
expected little more trouble tonight
Colonel Clayton stationed his men,
each armed with rife with ninety
rounds of ammunition. 100 feet apart
IN tho sections where trouble was
feared orders were issued TO let no
one pass into tho restricted zones
without being challenged Three en-
zinc companic:; OF iire departments re-
spondcd 10 an alarm on North Third
street heavily settled ny negroes and
were met with a vollcy Of shot when
they arrived but none hit. Several
other false alarms were turned in.
The race riots began late last night
shortly after IA committee from the
labor unions met with members of the
City Council to protest against turther
importation of negroes from the south
10 work in the stockyards and packing
plants and were given impetus by
report that negroes had insultcd a
white woman and had held UP TWO
white men in this .ity.
At that time large mohs were formed,
aud in the riotins which resulted one
negro was shot. several we're badly
beaten and hundreds of negroes were
driven across the river into It.
Louis. Mo.
ALL SALOONS AND PUBLIC
PLACES CLOSED EARLY
Fear OF continuation OF the race riots
caused Mayor Mollman to order all
saloons and public places closed at
o'clock tonight, and AN additional
warning was given TO all citizcns to
remain within their homes after dark.
Eight companies of the illinois Ma
rional Guard now arc in the city pa
trolling the streets. Throughout the
day close watch was kept OH tho
bridges connecting ST. Louis. Mo-. with
st nf
were made Eight negroes in one auto
mobile attempted to cross into Ill-
nos over the Free Bridge. but were
arrested. Six pistols and 500 cart
ridges were taken from them.