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| Washington Evening Star, 01-September-1923 |
This was a feel-good story.
WHITE-ROBED MEN BEAT UP.
Mob of 5,000, Defying Police. Rush
Klan Gathering.
PERTH AMBOY, N. J., September 1. -- A lone figure slipping quietly from
police headquarters last night was the last reminder of the protracted
riots when a mob of more than 5,000 persons, defying the police, broke up
a meeting of the Ku Klux Klan, beat up white-robed figures wherever
they appeared and drove the klansmen from the streets.
The man had spent the day at headquarters awaiting an opportunity to
leave safely, and quiet had been restored sufficiently to permit his
departure. He was the last of the 600 klansmen who had been the targets
for missiles and blows from the mob that interfered with the Klan meeting.
Despite the violence of the riot no serious injuries were reported.
Tonight police declared that the situation was well in hand. Five men,
arrested this morning on charges of inciting to riot, were released under
bond late today, and will appear for a hearing September 5. Meanwhile,
police said, a thorough investigation was being made into the disorder.
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