Show MOBBED A NEGRO brooklyn crowd nearly crushed out the life of a fugitive new york nov slighting to protect themselves as well as to save a negro fugitive from being torn to pieces by a crowd of persons two detectives battled for 15 minutes in brooklyn list l night befaro they were able to help from tho station a few ards from the scene edwards a negro accused of stabbing harry A grant an innocent victim of the negros wrath had fled from pearl and streets at the height of the political excitement A thousand men and boys chased the negro when they saw grant tall unconscious when edwards was rescued by reserves from headquarters he was almost dead his injuries consisted of a fracture of the skull left arm dislocated face mutilated right leg broken and right wrist fractured he was taken to brooklyn hospital bo is not expected to live the which transformed a crowd of oooo persons into fury occurred in a saloon edwards was standing at the bar and complained of being insulted he bad bea called a harsh name by a white man who at his hide with an oath edwards deew a knofe the roan aho vho baa affronted him rubbed from abo saloon edwards followed him as quickly as be could when edwards reached the street grant ws passing without warning edwards plunged tho knafo into grants grant fell to the Al dewalk and in an instant was unconscious A moment laer an infuriated crowd fell upon the who was nearly dead when the police alved |