Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-06-13
a. r,ovds Threatening 10 Lynch
Negroes in Guthrie
Oklahoma.
,,v Asr CHARGED WITH TER
0 EleLr CRIMES.
"A. colcred People Say They VIII
Rurn the Town II the Threats
are Executed.
J, 1o,rnph to tho NHw'i
,xc,TrMENr N GUTHRIE.
.,,.,d Assault On Women by Ne
groes.


Eroes.
crrtmrE, Okla, June l2.-There is
excitement In this city tonight,
.ioned by two criminal assaults by
..',,es upon white women. a negro
| named Holloy assaulted Mrs.
.,,e- He was arrested and q mob
A,,sunded the Jail threatening TO
-"Sh him. The negroes claim that
g.1sv il innocent, although he con-
80 his guilt 10 the sheriff. Judge
p.,tIns.a negro lawyer, was the spokee.
~, Gor the colOred men. During the
.,,itsmrnt he said; "Let the whites
,',m that man and the town will be
4 '.hes before morning." Tho sheriff
...srsled the prisoner from Jail and
III him TO Wlchitn, Kan.
me seconu Outrage was made upon
AZ wife Of James Genken by an un-
irovn negro, who escaped. A posse
Ion the tfail and will lynch him II
rh,A seems 10 be considerable doubt
sn tho removal Of Holley 10 Wichita,
gan. The negroes say the report was
,,rulated NO they would disperse and
dye the whites a FREQ field for lynch-
hi. A great mob OF negroes now sur
plad. the Jail, and II IN Increasing
,yrfy minute. They have sent to Lang
ION City negro colony, ten miles
,say, for reinforcements. They are
!,isimined TO protect Holley from the
yhlte mans vengeance. The negroes
ne well armed and the whites are
arriving Wincheaters. Intense ex.
d,atnent prevails. Sheriff HixoR aud
Grief Of Police Kelley are busy dis
aiming the negroes. At midnight in
5imaiion was received that the negro
vh5 outraged Mrs. Genkon was over.
nken by posse six miles south Of
.gu and shot dead. This news great
B Intensified the excitement anu the
hs,f0es are threatening violence.
All O'Clock this (Mondnyl morning
ce0f two nervy citizens ordered lot
3, nsgtoes who were stationed on the
cntf next the Jail 10 "move out"
several offered resistance, but the
tfNn used their clubs etlertually.
several decent negroes Jumped on dry
,sis boxes and made speeches to the
uded crowds. Officers Rumhardt,
Krh,n. Kelley and Keke were there.
TO o. three shots we've fired. A big
olfy negro named Perking yelled,
"Hany the editor Of the NeiCs.n No
olntf were these words uttered than
Blll Dlgman, Jack Tearney, Doc
Rhit, Dick Resves, Walter Taylor
abi olhers said, "rTy It,"
Tie editor Of the AeUs walked down
Olshoma avenue between the two
oNinfa aaanInuIs aa,,rr. a....
ny to patrol the city WAS organized
.uaef the leadership OF good men, and
H7lpoi negroes stand on every corner
itd manifest the intention TO take the
dy II necessary. Breeves' Bros,
,ce on Second street Ia the Tendez-
'elt OF the committee and the place Ia
dQWdtd with fathers aud husbandB. |
TIE Republicans aud Democrats have
A1sn the stand that the negro reign IL
an END In Oklahoma. The city IL
awe with armed men who are ready |
9usht 10 the death II needs be. L.. l..
AeCabe, the negro ex.audiIOr Of Kan.
"a, j. held responsible for the crimes
wmmllled, and violence Ia feared. lie
anno' be found tonight and evidently |
nln 20 way desir0us Of showing up.
whistles are blowing and shouts and |
!'ls are heard from every quarter OF |
1s city, The yell Of the determined |
MOO 10 momeutIrily expected, and no |
leser on earth seems able now TO save |
W, brutal ravisher's life. Tho electric |
lsa' has been cxtinguished, and It |
Nels now that the worst may happen.
tap'alh Cooper, one Of the original |
W0mtfs, reached here nj II o,cInrk |