The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-05-14
BIG RACE RIOT TAKES
PLACE TN CHARLESTON

up bill of damages to be prese tied
to the city government. This might
set precedent, but the negroes of
charleston must be protected. We are
hoping that this morning saw the
end of the disturbances, but if any
action is taken by the negroes az: inst
the whites, or vice versa, | will ask
that martial law be established"
R1mors were aiioat all DURING the
day, and one grew out of the fact hat
on Fanderhorst street some negroes in
an automobile fired on group of ma
rlneS who were standing near The, no.
lice station. The marines in a re.urn
ire llddled the car with bullets, but
as TO whether or not anyone W ; hit
couid not be found out, because the
chauffeur knew that to stop nnant
arrest, and SO he kept going.
An agreement, concurred in by the
city, State and government officials,
| gave the latter the custody Of prison
ers until full investigation reveals
the extent if their participation in
Doctors death.
Rear Admiral B. c.. Bryan, in n
statement issued last night, said: "No
more sailors will be permitted to
leave the Navy Yard, unless they are
married men living in Charleston, un
I'll we make full investigation of the
cause or causes of the riotings. We
| Will do everything in cur power to
come TO the bottom of the regrcttable
ahair ana TO make impossible the re-
currence of another such night"
Small Arsenal Recovered.
Nearly all the firearms taken from
| the rifle ranges of Fred Faress. 31O
King street, and George Morris,
~ IL Market street, were recovered
inns small arsenal consisted of eiph
teen rifles and seven revolvers. The
pistols were mostly used as clubs as
they. were fully loaded with few ex-
ceptlonS when examined by the 10
llre. The small arms were practically
m the same condition.
with the claiming Of the firearms
the authorities expect to hear of other
shooting galleries being robbed who
nave found it difficult to report their
loss owing to excitement III connec-
tlon with the disturbances.
From the beginning of the trouble,
at $50, the police and provost guard
began bringing men into the police
station. The records show that forty
nine arrests were made, as follows
Carrying concealed weapons, fifteen;
tWenty-SeVen detained without specif-
ic charge; VITO for assault on the
police; two for shooting Isaac Doctor,
and three for alleged drunkenness
There were scores taken into custody
and turned over to the naval author
tues; these were not entered on the
blotter.
All liberties" were Cancelled YES
terdaY afternoon by order and a
guard of thirty sailors stationed on
the streets to order all "gobs" back
to their ships or wherever they are
stationed. If seen again they are to
be arrested. This order applies to all
navy men with the exception of those
married who have their homes in the
city and those having special passes.
This order caused the War Camp
community Service to postpone it's
Sunday night exercises.
In anticipation of renewed conflicts
between the negroes and naval men
II score of provost guards were held
in reserve on board the receiving shin
Hartford. Although no trouble loomed
up on the horizon police officials took
chances during the day
"We haven't the slightest concep-
ton how long the naval officers will
continue their order to return all sail
ore to their posts" said Lieut.. Conrad
Slender after assigning the guard TO
beats, "but in the circumstances il
is an essential thing to avoid further
trouble between negroes and the blue
Jackets"
Chief Black Arrests Two.
One Of the most dangerous pieces
OF work done during the excitement
and confusion of the early stages of
the rioting was done by Chief Black
when he waded into mob of blue
jackets and put under arrest the al
legged slaverS of Doctor.
No police wagon being available to
help the chief he took his prisoners
and started to walk with them to the
POLICE station, in the meantime dis
arming all whom he saw and was able
to reach. Followed by between ten
and twenty sailors who threatened
time and again to take his prisoners
away from him and set them free, he
took his own time and when he
reached the station house he had. be-
SIDES his prisoners, three rifles and
several other small arms. The arms
he recovered were among the loot
taken from shooting galleries at the
outbreak of the trouble, and they
we're identified yesterday.--Ncws and
Courier, May 12.-