Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-31

picked up by the police as a suspect
in the roundup of rioters. He was
disarmed of loaded revolver and
! warned to go to his home.
y white woman, dressed in mans
| clothing, and carrying a pistol. was
arrested. She told the police size
was on her way to a railroad sta
ton and had donned male attire
| through fear of rioters.
| Leaders among the negroes Of
! Chicago met last night IN an effort
| to discover the real causes of the
race riots and to devise means OF
ending the disorders. Resolutions
were adopted advising negroes to
! be the first to cease acts of violence
and asserting that nothing but evil
| could result fro matempts to wreak
vengeance for grievances.
Rain DampcnS Ardor
Rain which had threatened during
the early hours of the morning be-
gan falling heavily shortly after six
o'clock. 1t seemed to dampen the
spirits of even the stragglers remain
ling about the riot area, for they dis
/ appeared without waiting the ap-
pearance of a soldier.
| officers in command reported that
to all appearances the district practi-
cally was deserted, and expressed the
opinion that this marked the end of
the disorder which for five days had
gripped Chicago.
Thomas Copeland, a negro, 1s
years old. died to-day of bullet
wounds he received in yesterdays
riots.
New York Central Railroad Of
| fcials reported all their trains being
fired on.
Adjutant General Frank S. Dick
son after trip last evening through
the threatened district declared that
the situation was ominous and this
view was shared by the mayors
secretary who accompanied him.
The decision to appeal to the State
Executive for troops to patrol the
streets was reached by Mayor
Thompson after a long conference
with members of his cabinet.
Governor Lowden was notified
of the decision and on the arrival
of Adjutant General Dickson at the
mayors Office the formal request
was made.
Negroes Fire on Whites
Before the troops were ordered
out, rioting broke out at several
places and police were called on to
run down negroes reported in auto
mobiles and firing promiscuously on
whites.
In Twenty-fourth street, three
negroes in an automobile fired at
whites on the sidewalk and in the
street. Thomas Possen, white, was
wounded in the side as he was read
ing a newspaper in a barber shop.
August Nictua, white, nine years old.
was also wounded when the negroes
flred at a group of children play
ing in the street. Possen and the
child were taken to a hospital.
reports were also received that a
number of automobile trucks filed
with young white men were being
driven about South Side streets OUT
side the negro district trying to stir
up anti-negro sentiment.
Yesterdays outbreaks were widely
scattered. OF the four deaths. all
OF which were the result of shoot
ing,. two were shot, the other two
bavlng been wounded in the rioting
et Monday and Tuesday nights.
Last night the official death list
Tor four days showed 80, of whom
II We're negroes, two unidentified,
and l. whites, one unidentified.
Attorney General Brundage upon
ms arrival from Michigan, where he
cut snort vacation, assigned an
assistant, John f. Burns, to the
coroner's office to sift the evidence
10 be produced at inquests. Mr..
Brundage, who took charge of the
prosecutions following the East st.
Louis riots few years ago, declared
punishment of the guilty here was
certain.
Burn Negro Home
"A second attempt by rioting whites
10 burn a negro home was success
lul yesterday when two-story
frame house in Englewood, far
South of the main black belt was
burned to the ground. None of the
several families of negroes who lived
IN the building was injured. All
yea SO quickly from the premises
that the police We're unable to uues-
tloh them concerning the incendi-
aries.
Coroner Hoffman impanelled q
jury and as deaths are reported the
members will view the bodies and
take preliminary steps in the in
quiry.
States Attorney Hoyne assigned
several assistants to the work of
gathering evidence. Mr.. Hovne also
indicated that his activities might po
outside of investigation of actual dis
order. ''i "i'
Il have heard" he said Chat
through the influence of poIiticians
ana aldermen, some of the men ar
rested for rioting have been turned
out as soon as they were taken to
the police station. l shall also in
Vestigate this. -