| Show MOB AFTER NEGROES IN NEW YORK CITY four II hundred undred police reserves called out to protect negroes Nee roer many of 0 M hom I 1 litre ere attacked by the A mob 0 of several hundred persons formed at 11 wednesday night in front of 0 the home of 0 policeman it J thorp ninth avenue new york city 1 to wreak vengeance upon the negroes of that neighborhood because one of their race had caused the po police lice mails death thorp was stabbed and bruised last sunday night by several nc docs rocs while he be was attempting to arrest a colored woman and died the following follo day the man who inflicted most of the in juries injuries assaid is said to be arthur harris jn in a few minutes the mob swelled to 1500 people and a as they became violent the libe fled into any hiding place they could find the file police reserves from four stations numbering in all were called out the mob of white men which grew with great rapidity raged through the district and negroes degro es regardless of age or hex ber were indiscriminately attacked scores were injured it took the combined efforts of the reserves with as ai many more policemen pol icamen icemen on regular patrol duty in the four precincts to restore order |
