Evening journal., 1921-06-11
RACE
Clash AVERTED
Negroes Follow When Posse
Chases and Catches Col
ored Man
SUSPECT is SHOT
IN THE LEG

ABERDEEN. Nd. June ia
clash between several white men.
headed by Chief of Police Benjamin
Ray. Of Aberdeen. and a party OF
armed Negroes. was narrowly avert
ed last night following the wound
ing and arrest OF a Negro who had
jumped OF a train from Baltimore
Baltimore authorities advised Mr..
Ray to look out for a Negro who
was seen to board a train at Balti-
more. With a party OF armed men.
Mr.. Ray met the train. AS Il pulled
in a Negro jumred from the top Of
car and ran across the fields. Rich
ard Singleton, a cousin Of Frank
Singleton. hUstcnd OF the woman
outraged by a Negro. called TO him
several times 20 stop and then ared
three shots.
The third shot struck the Negro in
the leg. Mr.. Ray started with him
in an automobile TO the Singleton
home to learn n he was the man
wanted Unknown to Mr.. Ray. three
automobiles loaded with armed Ne
groes followed him. They were seen
by Gordon Grifith. who warned Mr..
Ray to stop before he had reached
the open country. The Negroes ap-
preached and are said to have sworn
at Mr.. Ray. Several white men gath
cred, drew guns and dispersed the
crowd
The Negro in custody. who gave
his name as William Boskey. OF Bal
timore. was lodged in the Aberdeen
jail and a physician summoned. A
party Of whites went in search OF the
armed Negroes.
State police and civil authorities
are turning their activities to Havre
de Grace in their search for Mrs
Singelton's assailant. The Negro for
whom saerch is being made. who
is said to answer the general descrip-
tion given by Mrs. Singleton. was
seen to board a train at Perryman
Thursday night. When the train
stopped for a moment at Aberdeen
he was driven of by the train crew.
A crowd gathered at the station
made for him. but he ran and caught
the blind baggage OF tho train as It
pulled out.
Chief OF Police Ray telephoned the
Havre de Grace authorities. but when
the train reached that point the man
was not TO be found. II is thought
that he may have left the train at
Darlington, the only stop. Mr.. Ray
combed the neighborhood until 3
o'clock yesterday afternoon without
avail. Yesterday morning a crossing
watchman saw a man believed to be
the same Negro cutting across a feld
toward Havre de Grace.
Members OF the State police. under
Corporal Kline, and Deputy Sheriff
Ellsworth Atlgin. OF Hartford county
made a thorough search OF the
, country around Havre de Grace yes,
terday. but could find no trace o.
, the Negro. The search for Mrs
: fSingelton's assailant is complicated
/ by the slight description the victim
OF the assault was able to give.
George Neal. colored. who was re
, moved from Aberdeen to the Belaii
: Jail last night. was being held yester
, day. pending the outcome OF analy-
, sis being made in Baltimore Of
/ stains found on the club and sweater
in his possession when arrested.
. Sheriff Robert Atkin. OF Hartford
, county. went to Baltimore TO brini
10 Aberdeen Walter McGee. colored
o. held at the Southern Police Station
, following his arrest at Light and
Pratt streets. He wore a green suit
the color OF the coat said by Mrs
4 Singleton to have been worn by tn
= man who attacked her. other cir
r cumstances indicated a possibilit,
Y that he might be the man wanted