The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1892-06-18
RACES Collide.
The Lynching Of a Negro Causes
Serious Trouble at Guthrie,
Oklahoma.
Large Crowds Of Negroes in thu
Town Threatening a Race
War.

GUTHRIE, O. T., June 13.-Ihere 10 great
excitement in this city tonight, occasioned
by two criminal assaults by negroes to-day
upon white women. egro lad named
Holley assaulted Mrs. Charles Moore, the
wife of a :reighter who was away at the
time. He was arrested and q mob sur
rounded the Jail threatening to lynch him.
The negroes OF the town claimed that Holley
was innocent, although he had confessed his
imminent for a time. There was much
angry talk, Judge" Perkins, a negro
lawyer, being spokesman for the colorcd
men. During the excitement he said: LET
the whites harm that man and this town
will be in ashes before morning." The
sheriff struggled the prisoner from Jail and
took him to Wichita. Kan. for safe keep
ing. The second outrage was that made
upon the vie of James Genken, the en-
gineer OF the electric pant. by an unknown
negro who escaped. a posse headed by
Genken is on his trail anu will lynch him
ilthey capture him.
SOME DOUBT NOW.
There now seemst to be considerable doubt
as to the removal OF Holiey from the jail.
The negroes say that a statement was circI-
lated by the whites so that the negroes
would disperse aud give them (the whites
d free field for a lynching. A great mob OF
negroes now surround the Jail and more are
arriving every minute. The negroes'have
sent couriers to Langston City, the negro
colony ten miles distant. W it'll the, report
that the whites are about to lynch an limo
cent negro INC many negroes are Hooking
here, determined to protect the OBJECT or
the white mems vengeance. Many OF the
negroes are armed and hundreds of whites
are carrying Wlnchesters and revolvers.
The police have been reinforced By the al-
ointment O! alarge number of city mar
shals. Intense excitement prevails and any
insignificant encounter between a black
and a white may lead to q race war. SheT-
itf Hixson and Chlei OF Police Kelley arc
p1sARMING +
AS many as fifty Old shotguns and rifles
have been taken; also a number OF small
firearms. The guns arc now stacked at po-
lice headquarters. A shotgun, q squirrel
rifle and scythe blade are stacked together.
These three were taken from three colored
men who had just arrived from Tohee,
seventeen miles distant. Col. II. Clark.
commander OF the territorial militia, is in
the city. He reported to Acting Governor
Martin for duty, but the situation does not
now seem serious enough 10 warrant the
calling out of troops. Gangs OF excited
people are on the street corners. All con-
gregations OF negroes are being ordered to
dispersc. The police and deputies are kept
busy moving negroes. -.
Information has just reached the sheriff
that the negro who outraged Mrs. Guenke
was oyertaken by the posse at 8 O'Clock to-
night, six miles south OF town. and was
shot 10 death. The news has greatly i'm
tensifed the excitement, anu the negroes
gan the disarmament oil the negroes before
It became generally known. anticipating
that the news would drive the negroes into
a frenzy.
THEY COLLIDE.
GUTHRIE, Okla, June Ii, 1.3O a. MAT l
o'clock this morning Police Officers Lester
and Kitchen, with IL or two nervy citi-
stationed III the corner next TO the Jail, to
move on. Several attempted resistance,
but the officers used tll;ir clubs
freely. Several decent negroes jumped
on dry goods boxes and made speeches to
the excited crowd. Otli: rrs Rinelar,
Kitchen, Aellc ara Gheke were tliefS. Two
or three shots were fired. a big. burlv
negro named Perkins yelled Hang the ed
itor oi the News" No soonsr were these
words uttered tt.an BIT Iilghnlan.
Jack Tearnrw. Doc K":eIS. Dick
Reaves, Walters the tailor. '::l Others cried
Try it il you dare" Sheriff Hixson and
his depusie, rushed in and quellcd the dis
turbance. and the eXcitea peopl. were
quickly dispersed. Men, wcn'en and chill
uren at this moment are Oh sac streets. but
it seems that the impending danger will be
aver,ed. The editor of tie News walked
down Oklahoma avenue between TWO off,
GERS ut l2 O'Clock seemingly .ncure,