| Show hf WHIT TURF SALOON acene OF LITTLE RACE WAR negro insulted by man from texas starts rough house and Is himself wounded the turf saloon on grant avenue was the scene of a serious cutting affray early last evening in which al bert taylor colored received a deep gash in the neck and a bad cut on the right wrist several others received slight cuts and bruises from the story told by the management of the place taylor in company with another colored man entered the saloon about 7 and ordered a drink while they were drinking a man named jackson who it is chalm ed hails texas made some com ment as to how the blacks were treat ed in with they received here and in other north ern states these comments it Is claimed an taylor who it is said was in an ugly mood and was looking for trouble he is said to have been somewhat the worse tor drink and stated that be would stick a knife into jackson to whom he referred as that man from texas if fie had to go to jail tor it jackson however left the place be fare any farther trouble occurred taylor was still in an ugly mood among the others present in the place was frank johnson a carpenter who bad taken no hand in the affair up to this time johnson was the next mark for the colored man was signalled signal led by his striking john 1 eon a blow in the face the fight that would have followed did not have a chance to materialize it being promptly stopped by the pro aeo shoved taylor into an adjoining room when the fellow caige out after promising to raise ap airth i er disturbance he soon started the rough bouse again he was ecea toj have a keffe in his hand tola ahw proprietor forced him to place in his pocket after be had madai an attempts to conceal it beneath his arm it became necessary tor tha pr tor and his brother to again lay bandar on the negro who struck them bev era times during which time the cut ting tak place it is claimed that johnson did tha cutting when the police came john eon was located hiding in the lot bade j i of tho station both he and taylor etere taen to the station johnson was locked up and dr gordon was summoned to dress taylora wounds it required thirteen stitches to close the gap in the colored mans neck it was also necessary to sew up tha eash in taylors wrist the doctor stated that had the cut in the neck been slightly deeper it would have severed the jugular vein causing death no such thing as summer complaint where dr fowlers extract ot wild strawberry la kept handy na taws remedy tor every looseness ot the bowels |
