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Birmingham Age Herald
Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama
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In Jacksonville, Fla., on Aug. 11, police arrested 73 negroes plotting to mob officers in the negro quarter. Officer Dillon was brutally beaten by three negroes during the arrests and his injuries may prove fatal; assailants escaped.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Aug. 11.-Chief of
Police Phillips learned today that the
negroes had formed a plot to mob the
policemen stationed in the negro quarter of
the city tonight. Accordingly a platoon of
police was marched into the negro quarter
tonight to arrest the alleged plotters. The
police found seventy-three negroes in one
saloon, and arrested them without resist-
ance.
While these arrests were being
made, Officer Dillon was attacked by three
negroes in the vicinity of the saloon and
brutally beaten. It is feared that the
officer's injuries will prove fatal. His as-
sailants escaped.
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Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Jacksonville, Fla.
Event Date
Aug. 11
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officer dillon brutally beaten, injuries feared fatal; three assailants escaped; seventy-three negroes arrested without resistance.
Event Details
Chief of Police Phillips learned of a plot by negroes to mob policemen in the negro quarter. A platoon of police marched in to arrest plotters, finding and arresting seventy-three negroes in a saloon. During arrests, Officer Dillon was attacked and beaten by three negroes nearby.