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Show DETECTIVE HOLDS OFF CROWD SEEKING NEGRO CHICAGO, Feb- 6 A mob of nearly near-ly 2iiO was held at bay late Friday night ly Detective Sergeant William BulHvan who stood In the doorway of a drug store with revolver In hand while John Gibson, a negro, under ar-ri ar-ri it for an attempted attack upon lira Sdary Collins, to years old. was held Inside until police reinforcements could arrive Gibson was captured by two men In an automobile who beard Mrs. Collins scream. They chased Gibson several blocks in their car. finally caught him un.l went to the drug store to call po-hen po-hen the mob began forming. Detective De-tective Sullivan faced tho mob for several minutes until a patrol wagon I arrived. Police declared Gibson jjaawcrs tho description sought for tho attempted attack upon Miss Benlta McGlnnls I Thursday night. She struck her a3-allairi a3-allairi ovr the head with an auto-I auto-I mobile cranksharj and scratched his face nnd hands. Gibson's face and IhandH showed marks of scratches, but I he refused to answer questions of police. |