Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-30

prisoner was put in the patrol the crowd
Jumped passing motor trucks and vehi-
cles and accompanied the patrol wagon
to the station house. AS Bullock was
being taken into the police station some
one in he crowd fired. The shot caught
the Negro in the back and he lunged for
ward into the vestibulc of the station
house.
NEGRO SHOOTS WHITE WOMAN.
John Williams, "a years old, colorcd
1925 South Bouvier street, narrowly
escaped being lynched last night Mt the
hands of several hundred infuriatcd
whites at Twenty-fifth and Federal
st reefs after he had shot and seriously
wounded Mrs. Sarah Abrams, 1921
South Bonsall street. The Negro was
saved from the fury of the mob by the
timely appearance of n squad of mounted
police.
According to the naval police, Will
liams was walking down Bonsall street
when someone made remark. The
Negro pulled out "A revolver and accused
Mrs. Abrams, who was at the time SIT
ting at her own parlor window. The
woman threw up her arm to defend
herself. but the Negro, 1t is alleged,
leaned through the window and shot
her in the side.
Following the shooting Williams ran
down Bonsall street to Federal, where
he was pursued by n naval policeman,
Robert Shitfers The Negro was captured
DO the bluejacket and taken to the patrol
box at Twenty-fifth and Federal streets
As the sailor and his prisoner were
awaiting the arrival of the patrol, u
large crowd collected. Someone inquired
why the Negro was under arrest A
lusty voice shouted: For shooting n
white woman The crowd arose as one
man to strike Williams. Cries for n rope
were heard, while several husky men
attempted to wrcst the Negro from the
sailor-poIceman.
POLICE QUE1L ATTEMPT TO LYNCH.
The blucjacket managed to hold Will
liams until the Seventeenth district pa
troll arrived, but the fury Of the mob
was still unabated Men and boys
crowded upon the wheels Of the police
vehicle and almost ovcrtoppicd 1t with
the force of their impact. rot call
WAS sent in. and the mounted police
responded The crowd WAS finally broken
up and the patrol allowed To proceed
amid n shower OF bricks.
Mrs. Abrams is in the Polytechnic Hos
pital, where her condition is SAID TO be
critical
This outbreak caused Captain f, A.
Crombie to call out several more com
panies of the Home Defense Reserves,
while word was dispatched 10 the naval
and police authorities for rcIntorcements.
Bv 10 o'clock there WAS an armed guard
stationed every 25 feet In the riot zone
No person was allowed In the neIghbor-
hood except those who could prove
residence there All those who were
stopped by the police were searched for
weapons.
RIOTS ACCOMPLISHED End SOUGHT.
The riots. according to the police, had
the desired effect the whites wanted.
that Of moving out the olored fam
ilies from the white sections. The at
tributrd cause of the reign of terror IN
the Grav's Ferry section was the pur-
chase Of the house 1886 Ellsworth street
by Mrs Adclia Bond, colOred woman,
who is a probation officer in the Municipal
Court The residents Of the Gray 5
Ferry ncighborhood claimed that this was
only last straw to their cup Of resent
ment.
According to older residents, the col
ored element has taken advantage Of
them since their hundreds of sons have
Joined the service They claimed that
the presence Of thousands of downtown
youths who have answered the call 70
arms always in the past was barricadc
against the Ncgros entrenchment IN
their neighborhood
NEGRO HOMES ARsENAIs
The prisoners numbering upward Of
200 are held in heavy bail surprising
part OF the outbreak is the evident prep
aration for any emergency made by the
Negroes whose homes are veritable arsen-
ais supplied with new and late patterns Of
fire arms with ammunition In great
abundance.