Daily Republican., 1890-05-29
RACE WAR THREATENED.

SERIOUS trouble Likely to Follow the
Fiogsing OF Thres Coiored women-A
Coiorcd Man Ronts "a White Mob with
anAxc.
BiRMINGntM, Ala, Nay 2S. "A race
war ID threatened Az Six Mile, q small
town In Blbb county, illty miles south.
west of here. Four young ladies' were
walking along the principal street of The
town yesterday when they were met by
ihrte colored women, Dora Carter, Title
Belcher and Mandy johnson.
The sidewalk WAS narrow, and both
parties refused 10 make any room. The
co.orcd women then pushed tho white
women into tho street, ,it tile came time
applying some abusive language. Last
uigLt party OF white men, wearing
masks, w.pt 20 tho houses Of the three
co'oled women, aud dragging them from
bed IN their night clothes, gavo them .
terrlbls nogging. One OF The women was
beaten into iusensibili,y and al OF them
were whipped In brutal manner.
Tho hogging caused great excitement
among the colored people of tho town.
At an carly hour this morning the col
ored men began 70 assemble on tho
streeta aud talk the matter over, at the
eame time threatening vengeance against
the whites. They noon became demon
strativc. Tho whites grew alarmed and
began to arm themselves. Tho colored
men were ordered to disperse, but showed
no inclination to do 80 until they were
attacked by the whites and driven of the
streets by force. Many Of them showed
igbt AMI for time bloody riot was
Threatened, but the ctlored men being
cu,numbered aud poorly armed, drew CT
to wait for rein 'Orcements.
Al the colored men for ten miles
around the town are gathering In the
vicinity. and to-day they telsgsaphel
several orders fer guns md ammunition
to this city. They are much excited,
aud threaten to burn Blk Milo nnd kin
every white man who attacks them. This
town 10 guarded by two hundred heavily
armed white men,
Tho latest reports from Six Mile say
the colorcd men are receiving guns aud
pistols. They are conErcgatcd 10 large
numbers uear tho town, aud II Is thought
they will make an attack tonight.
AUGUSTA. Ga, May 28.-At Spring
Place, shortly before l2 o'clock las
night, An organized band OF regulator
visited the home OF Burnley Davis
aolored, to administer a whipping on hl,
daughter for engaging In quarrel will
white llrl who lived nesr by. Dav.i
was informed OF the Intended visit, ant
prepared 10 give the outlaws . warm re
ccpiion. When the White Caps tapped
at the door fer aluittance Davis leapet
from hts led, grabbed his shotgun Ant
fired both barrels into the crowd. M
one, however, was struck by the scatter
ing shot. Davis next emptied every bul
let from his seven-slooter revolver. bu
again his aim " as poor.
The crowd, alter Davis had exhausted
his ammunition, surrounded the hous
aud broke throujh b the doors aud win
dows. Davis saized pols axe near q
hand aud usrd the deadly weapon freely
over ths heads of his assai!auts witt
more .ilect than he had used th, fire
arms. II Is thought he killed one oil til,
masked intruders by blow over the
head, as Il hat has since been found Of
the house with deep cash In 1t. Two
other men received serious injuries.
Davis wAs found this morning in
field near lis homo dying from a pisto
shot wound received In the small OF til,
back. Some OF the aesailants are known
and they are going to be caught an,
: prosecuted, as Davis conduct In defend
ing lila home against the mob 10 approve,
by the people OF the county.
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