The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-21
FLAG R|0T|NC
FATAL To TWO
CHICAGO BLACK BELT
SCENE OF DISORDER
Two White Men Killed When
Called Upon To Resent
Insult to The Flag

CHICAGO, June "N.--Two white men
were. killed and several negroes. in
cluding 8 negro policeman. were wound
cd tonight in y riot in the heart Of the
Southsidc black belt" following the
reported burniBg OF an American faS
bv a band of negroes who were said 10
have paraded in tn" interests OF the
back 70 Afrlca' movement.
The dead a
T.. l.. ROSE. white. sailor.
JOSEPH HOYr. white. Il cigar dealer.
Rose was shot through the heart, dy-
inG instantly.
Hoyts head was split across the
NcNr h" had been killed by blow from
an axe. Late investigating. however;
brought the conclusion that his skull
had been split by dumdum builci:
The trouble occurred at ThlTty-htth
street and Indiana avenue near the
scene of last years race riot. in which
moro than thirty whites and olackS
were k.lcd and hundreds injured.
Order Restored.
Several hundred policemen were
ruShC SzSu the district and succeeded IN
restoring order before the disturbance
spread. Nor" than. thousand negroes
gathered, but no general riot occurred.
Several negroes who Witnessed the
nag burning. ran 10 pool room AT
Thirty sixth street and Indiana avenue.
and asked aid Of persons in the place
in preventing III" act
Rose. who was in tho pool room. and
number Of nCerons. proceeded toward
the gathering o. UIackS. They were
joincd by Policeman Owens, who at
tempted 10 arrest ono of the group.
:. Owens started to search the man for
a weapon when other negroes IN 'he
crowd were reported to have drawn
II was not known who fred tho first
shot: Owens was wounded in the back.
and Rose. who had just left Hoyts
cigar shop after enlistinS the lateer's
aid, was shot through the heart.
Disgsaesful scene.
According 70 THO 81 t]emsntss ] y! OF Is SrSsi g.
and gathered in q CIRCLE around an
American nag which they set ON fire,
After il had burned "a little they
stamped on it and then several drew
revolvcrs and began rtrinG at II.
The sounds Of the shots attracted
many negroes who were not in the pa,
rade and they rushed into nearby pool
halls and cigdr stores for assistance,
according TO statements made 70 The
police. -.
Police declared toSiEh. that they they
number wounded. Several were carried
on by friends. il was said, for the pa
ruding negroes disappeared rapidly
after the hrst few shots. Estimates
ranged from one to a dozen.
A dozen men. mostly negroes. were
arrested and questioned al the cottage
Grove police station.
Victim Ex-soldisr.
According TO the police, the negro or
ganization. known aS the AeySslnianS,
had hecn holding meetings in the Chi
caso negro quarter for some time, 10
persuade members of their race 10 so
TO Liberia. Two American flags were
carried by tho parAders as they moved
through the black belt e
Rose was 2S Years old and member
OF the Fifteenth regiment. j Company,
stationed at Great Lakes. He won ;he
distinguished service medal overseas.
The police learned that the "Abyssin-
!ans" were to sail on one of the Black
Star Steamship Company vessels.
We will leave nothing undonc TO find
the men who began this shooting af-
fray" Chief OF Police Garrity said. II
do not expect there will be any further
trouble in this district"
sailors Plan 8epr1gals.
When the police received word that sew
efal hundred sailors had congregated
at south state and Eighth streets. lap
parently planning TO move into the
Southsldc. Chief Clarity sent out an or
der that all sailors bc taken into custody
and either be held at police stations or
sent back 10 the Great Lakes station.
One negro badly beaten. was found
in an alley between South State and
Dearborn streets. and was taken TO a
policc station. 1t was not known whelh-
cr ne had been assaulted BY whites.
When the news Of the shooting reach
ed the downtown quarters, crowds OF
whites congreEated. but made no move
10 enter the negro district.
At midnight more than 100 sailors hal
been picked up by the police and placed
on trains returning 10 the Great Lakes
training stations. According 10 one Ok
them, there were $500 sailors on leave
from 1hc station tonight.
shortly before midnight thirty police
men were sent 10 the Y. NJ. {. A. hotel,
near the northern extremity Of the
black belt" TO dispcrs" the crowds
which still were forming in that vicin-
Ity.