Yours,
W. H. BROOKS.
PERSECUTION OF NEGROES
BY
Roughs and Policemen, in the City
of New York, August, 1900.
STATEMENT AND PROOFS WRITTEN AND COM-
PILED BY FRANK MOSS AND ISSUED BY THE
CITIZENS' PROTECTIVE LEAGUE.
STATEMENT OF THE PERSECUTION.
The riots and persecutions described in this pamphlet occurred mainly in the 20th Police Precinct, which is under the command of Acting Captain John Cooney, and within the jurisdiction of Inspector Walter L. Thompson. Chief William S. Devery resides in the precinct, near the scene of the disorder.