The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-20
l. MANY WILD RJTMORS

ten.
 MANY WILD RUMORS
 Wild rumors were being carried from person to person in the crowd that the negro had already stabbed three whlte men to death.
 Someone in the crowd caught the negro by the shoulder. Another gaVs him sounding blow on the sue ol the head. He fell to the sidewalk. Ine crowd closed in and it seemed as II the negro would be trampled 10 oea'n'
 But an opening presented itsei1 to him again. Somehow he managed to get to his feet and started running again. But someone in the crowd ilrea at the retreating negro.
 He staggered up against the sioe U. a building and the crowd stoou around him, making no effort to touch him. By this time several pollceiheii had answered the riot call ana were making an effort to fight their way through the crowd and try ana gain some control of the situation.
 Tn few minutes another group or nolicemen and city detectives rushed upon the scene and part of the small force carried the negro and the others beating at the yelling and surging mob, put the negro into the patroi HJIGE CROWD GATHERS Bv this time thousands of people hao gather on the street and majority or them followed the officers and the pris- oner to the city jail While the angry crowd threatened vengeance Harden Was transferred to the city jail, where ms wounds were dressed by Dr. R. II. Ham l rick. county physician. pr. 1anrion T. stated that the negro was shot thro"sn | the back The bullet pierced ms pous and came out on his side. Bystanoers stated that the same bullet struck an automobile which parked near the scene | of the shooting Harden also had a num- | her of decorations about the race. 1 s w. Smith, the man who recelveo tne knife wound. was rushed to the Hiliman hospital in Loy ambulance. HIS IF | iuries were dressed and he was pernii'' ted to return to his home, 25lS Flrtn ave nue. north. However. the kniie P,e..eu | his lung and he is in bad conditloh Mr Smith has only been in Birmingham about a week, having came here Iron
 MOB AFTER BELL HOPS" Rusiness downtown was thrown II an uproar for several hours even aItel the mob had unnecessarily attempted "a storm the city jail and secure th' negro. Even after the mob had been cleared | away from the city jail, ana aIter DO ! lice officials were beginning 10 enlnf i that everything was apout to auie | down again, the crowds stood arouh' on the street corners and the alley ways.
 Then they formed themselves to
 sether again, but they seemed to hav II somewhat regained a cooler head Il inc meantime. They marched dowl North Twentieth street in the direc tion of Woodrow Wilson park. fou abreast, in regular military fashion,
 At the Motion hotel, just above Fiftl avenue on North Twentieth street. tn crowd came to standstill Then the
 turned and marched straight Tor tn' 1 front doors or the hotel
 Bring out those negro bell hops
 some one in the mob cried out. "Brini out those negroes before we come il
 there and getthem ourselves" The riot call was again sounded police headquarters and several police men, armed with rifles, were rushe'
 to the scene. But just the same as be fore the police remained cool an
 gained the upper hand They told tn
 members of the crowd that it woul
 do no good to cause any furthe
 trouble. After short time the crow
 seemed to grow tired of the affair an many of the members of the crowd be gan walking down the street. Police officials do not know whether
 was the same crowd or not. But les than half an hour later another larg mob marched up to the Metropoiita hotel near the Louisville and Nashvill depot and demanded that all the negr bellhops be sent out at once.
 More tired and weary police wer rushed to the scene. But the crow seemed to have lost it's spirit. the mem hers eff the mob were quickly disperse bv the police, and order and peace wa again taken up in the downtown sectio of the city.
 At a late hour last night no fresh dis turbance of any kind had broken ou Asain. and the city. as reported at polio |lL>,duuarters. was sleeping peacefully Ho~ever, several local hotels will negro bellhopless this morning. and tn police are keeping an extra shift of me on duty at all times until the aftermat of the occurrence last night has entirei