Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-08-02

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ci on u touring car and riding at full
speed through tho section sent Vol
Icy OF shots at a group OF whites One
white woman Was injured. but not
/ faGtiy :elr NJ IiGoS were UTertnkn.l
aftcr q long chase ami placed under
+. arrest
FOUR NEGROES SHOT DOWN
Shortly afterward a.mob Of several
hundred blacks formed at Thirty
NTH Street and began stoning a pc
liceman. Gunfire was opened ana 4
OF the Negroes fell all mortaliy wound
ed.
A white man III, the same neigh
borhood, was dragged from truck
and stabbed to death.
A Negro chauffeur was killed by
whites few minutes later in the
sa1tte block.
Scores of arrests were made, but
Where the rioters were found TO be
unarIned they were released
,.HE Negroes began lootiyg stores of
whites in one district shortly after
The firing of revoivers by squad OF
policemeR in an effort to break up Il
iiSiit' oNSl Silluil phIcuuSC Ol
groceries. The police soon emptied
their, guns The loot!ng continued I'm
till a special guard Of police arnicd
with rifles arrived. They fired low,
felliag half u dozen blacks 4 white
woman was pulled from street car
by a Negro. He was soon lying un
conscious against the curb. The an
CRY Whites lett him for dead
USE RAZOl7S; AND CLUBS.
Groups Of Backs formed In foot
ball fashion and charged against
whites with raZOrs and Clubs. On
one corner the scene was: like Il mini8
turc, batdG grou1id. Unconscious Ne
fa'ocS and whites dotted tho streets.
As thcy rcgained consciousness they
were arrested or permitted to leave,
tile, ncigltaurhoof. Willie tic rIain> bat
Ties were in progress women, blaclSs
and whites battIed away I'm front
yards wifi broun1s amp missiles. In
one OF these fights a white, woman,
WIS knocked Unconscious and taKsn
vI> q hospital. ].
lin one> fra,as; OLE Thirty fourth
street Negroes Knocked two police
mon unconscious allT we're drawing
pistols; when ~ group of TIsollnrgen
Negro soldiers came, TO the rcsoun, of
the Whites. In another hattie soon
latter three, Eoaibemun were, aliot.. Ono
may. (tfal
In an effort to prevent quick dis
patcli, of rifle, bepring polieemen from
one section, to- apnther. die, Negroes
began cutting, telephone, andl tele
graph lines.
The blacks hogan firing ON street
car conductors and motromem when
they refused to allow NHgro passeps
ers to board their cars becrsdse OF
threats made, by white passengers.
One conductor was reported shot I'm
tho, leg.
hmhumnce and patrol wagons
threaded their way Through the black
belt Throughout the early hours of
the night. M$ss
ATTACK ROME or wHITEs
A number of wounded @sgroes
crept into alleys and other dark
plnces. When thoy were found they
were hurried to The Provident Hospi
raj for coloredt which for several
hours received virtual procession
OF injured.
The more seriously wounded Me-
groos receives Mt the hospital had
participated in battle. with whites
near, Thirtg>fifth and. state streets.
Several thQusand Of the blacks con
gregatcd at this point within l.
period OF ten minutes, 1t was an, or
derby gathering fop II time. Sudden
~ fonr maddened Negroes raced up
! the street and surrounded ehe home
of a white man. IN n twinRling shots
began to fly in all direetions. Per
haps more than score of Negroes
fe,t. Some were carried off by com
panions.
For more than two blocks along
one street Negro sniperS fired from
house tops and windows,
After threats had been made by
whites 10 'clean up the stockyards
, district small army OF Negroes
.c,&ncl ready to meet the challenge
: An automobile load Of Negroes start
ea over the district to estimate the
( number OF whites present, They were
! stoned Then they drew reviewers
: and racing at top speed fired at
whites along the road. A white man
/, was shot In the shoulder and bul
, let grazed the head of white wo
man.
RESCUED BY POLICEMAN.
The Negroes were overtaken ana
rescued from the mob by policemen
In the meantime squads of mounted
police arrived in the district in anti
cipation of trouble and what was eS
pccted to be the most serious out
break Of the night was curbed.
!, Police wires were busy all night
with pleadings from frightened wo
men for protection. Many Of them
feared to leave the zone Of action and
they were terrified by the dramatic
battles and feared their homes would
be wrecked before morning.