The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-07-06
a|HRE Carnival | |! | | |.
men FINE ]. !
AINIORGANTOWN
show People Who Tried TO
Start Race Riot Pay
for Their Fun.

Sssh1ANN1NGITOISJ July Q - 49,
Ia1iy thss entire company Of the Nc
}GioskyE Carnival which is in Mann Mann
ltngtonS this week and which show
)sdsfn star City last week crowded
into the court room Of S. p. Pos
Justice Sof the peace at Nor
ggantown, yesterday when Twelve
members OF the show we're. arra1gn-
SGbs Nh warrants {chargsng Ehem
Siotous and dis0rderly con-
9 billie riding on a train from
City to Fairmont last Sunday
mig
After three or four hours spent
IN idantification, conference and
ehagg1ing, three members tof the
Carnival company finally entered
pleas of guilty and the chars.s
AGAINST the other nine We're with
drawn William McC1oskey, A F..
3McC1oskey and Charles Hurley
2fWere fined S25 and cost the entire
bilIs amounting to $142.90 and be-
ing paid by the owner of the car
5hiya1 The charges agains t Jack
yS3oss Mrs George Clayton
Ie&an McCloskey, D.34sJ McClos-
ssE. J.4Loper. b. G.. Reese,
Iafspfd Lloyd, John Martlni and
Charles Drill were Withdrawn
i SThe warrants charging the rio
BUS and disorderly. conduct were
3{worn out by Maggie Smith, col
rcd, one of the five negroes on
he train wit h VIII ON the carnival
3onlpany had a fistic battle near
"a ffingfon Saturday night. When
= he carnival company entered n
assengec car said to have been
eservcd fore they found three
3egro men and two women there.
& fight enu:;ed. in which the three
4 Ten were thrown off the train
Gar ffington,
Several members of the carnival
3 3oupe SsMere5A arrested recently in
9'{ airmo
frank Amos learned that the alleg-
h disorderShad been committed
5SS1onongaIia County. however.
4 s oTdera here eascsof the men
I'D sent AUTHORIZATION ofathesr pres
4 81 CO in IA anping tons,to Prosecuting
!: ttorney Roscoe p. Pcsteneo Mo-
f.Inown
4 SAr5 inyest igation by a Baltimole.
Obio Railroad detective was.
lsr ~ at the same time. The
.srrti Ifts were sworn out by the
fsAsro 81 omen and the arrests Were
nade in Huntington TUESDAY
1si FL I by the e sheriff Of Mariotl-
bounty. The twelve prisoners
| sssssTrsaszl oagsd IN jail at Fairmon,
}S,iaSd a. nj ght and were taken to
4 Nor town early yesterday, az
}|oulpanied loy several OF their col
s ON vas made by some of
show men to have warrants
& s:al,sf osfs for the negroes. one
g In Essxil ted. "a cash on his throat
= fls; said one of the negro
5 I'm a133 Ii ed made with razor,
1 other showed where his
S }oat Ia IL had been cut away by
3noIli er SrazorS and his abdomen
cut. Still another show
q IA rsE rs wanted the negroes arrested
br hayings him taken into custody
ithortcause.
}sMagE tSats :Posten declined 70
s{5sue the " arrants, however He
4 1}fsiyise the men to see ,Prosecut-
A sAttorneyEsR P. Posten if they
Wanted to press their charges
y{eaainst the negroes, who We're said
81 have been armed with razcrs
;nd q to have had considerable
hiskey and moonshine liquor in
neiExRes session.
5sssTtfs y manager OF the carnival
iompany5 talked OF bringing suit
t,r damage against the negroes
81 swrecking his. show last night
= Manningtoni and the loss 'of
Business that would result from
: aa trip back TO Morgantown. Ga
ENG advised that the negroes,
those homes are in Fairmont, per
3aps did mot have any property,
decid edsi would be best not to
liter the damage suit.