New-York tribune., 1919-07-22
Two Detectives and Negro
Killed in New Clash:
Army Called Upon to
Restore Order in City
Worst Outbreak
Since Civil War
Disorder Spreads De-
spite Cavalry Guards;
Wounded Soldiers in
Hospital Fired Upon

WASHINGTON, July 21.-Race riot
room, and after many brawls and bat
ties the casualty list stood at midnight:
Two policemen killed.
One Negro killed, two fatally wound
ed
Two men shot, two whites hurt by
glass, one white beaten and a marine
shot, probably fatally. Many others
we're slightly injured.
Cavalry. provost guards, marines.
police reserves are aiding the police
in an effort to prevent further trouble,
but rioting still continues.
Leaders in the House and Senate
announced tonight that Congressional
inquiries would be started tomorrow
to fix the responsibility for the riots
md to formulate plans for preventing
further outbreaks. Meetings of the
district committee of both chambers
will be held. it was stated. and the
city commissioners and police officials
will be called into conference.
Two Detectives kliied
OF the dead two were city detec
ives. Harry Wilson, the first detec-
tive killed, was shot by a seventeen
year old negro woman who had opened
re from the second floor of a resi-
feAce near Second and Q Streets,
southeast. second negro woman
rpened fire from the aground floor of
nouse across the alley when the police
7nd guardsmen rused the house which
he first was aiding. Thompson, the
econd detective to die. was wouned
uring the clash Only one arrest was
made as result of the attack, the
voung negress, who was shot through
tho hips.
The negro killed was struck over the
hcad by marine during one of the
Humerous fights on streetcars.
In another part of the city a black
ring from q garage door kept pro-
fost guard of soldiers, sailors all
'aerines at bay for several minutes, but
rally was shot down
4 mob, composed largely of civilians,
'ording to the police, cornered a
gro, and in the fight that followed
me black was shot and his skull
rushed by the butt of a gun.
Street Cars Stoned
Reports TO Police Headquarters said
reetcars had been stoned in various
ARTS Of the city, the assailants be-
g both whites and negroes. One
egro was shot. but not fatally, after
mob had boarded streetcar, and
4 the ensuing fight two city detec-
YES were wounded slightly
The fighting at midnight had re-
solved largely TO fighting between
mall groups, and in one of these en-
counters a marine was reported to
asvs bees killed. Although service
mca had taken part in the early
elashes. the most serious were those
N which the mobs were made up of
clvilans.
Many clashes occurred between
whites and blacks on streetcars One
negro attacked on the back end of a
car fred into the crowd following the
car and wounded four persons, but
8naliy was stopped by a city detective,
~ho was reported to have sent seven
bullets into the negro's body. Each of
me four white men was only slightly
wounded
Crack Shot Wounded
In the clashes earlier in the day Pa
'Folman Bum, crack shot ,on the Wash
'hgtotn police force, was struck by &
bullet fred by negro in the northwest
aeetion Of the city, the most exclusive
residential district The bullet strcl
ne patrolman's arm and he was unable
% return the fire. The negro escaped
'atrunning crowd Of civilians who hac
-aken up the chase
l"o negroes were seriously injured
,a.e IN the afternoon near the House
'hice Building. One had been acusec
" several soldiers Of having tried u
'-eal bicycle and when he attempted
-, escape ne vas overtaken and beaten
ne otner negro, believed 10 be a chauf
.e7f Tor representative interycned
1 a'ao ~as beaten into Inconsistencies
ne soldiers got away before the arriva
ne frgt real clash to-hight occurred
~D'1t J. o'clock in the southeast sec.
u,n. when mob stopped negro
'.spofrs % the police said the negro
nsfsupon opened FIRE and two white
heh IN the crowd were slightly
Funded Police arriving on The
SsAe' according to reports 10 head
Quarters, fired at the negro. ono o,
ne ne bullets hitting him in he shoulder
ne Dlack was arrested and taken tc
me Central station.
Most Serious Since Civii War
~ wss said tonight by officials zha,
sls fi'ts were of a more serious mature
|'sh anything which had oecurref
IIne% the outbreaks during the periof
me old feather duster le9isInturc'
Continued IN pnge four