The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-03-09
IMMUNES ACT UGLY
After DiScha' ge they TerrOr!ze
Seepral Georgia Towns.

Atlanta. Mar. S-The tenth immunes,
colred. Col Jones, who were mustered out
AZ Macon today. began to show their ~
temper as soon as the train bearing the
negroes home began 10 move out Of Ma
con. Producing revolvers and other arms
which they in some manner managed col
smuggle with them, they began mr. q
from the windows
Bullets flew in every direction as the
tran sped on and the passershy weie
compelled to seek shelter Luckily only
one person was shot In Macon. Wnl Good
year q sixteen year old white hoy, whoseI
ann was fractured by a ball. As tho
trainsp assed the various stations the riot
ing was renewed. shot, being fred at ;heI
people standing on the platforms TO see
the train go by.
At Griffin Ga, where the first section
Of the train stopped at 2;30 o'clock this
afternoon. occurred the most serious troup
le of the day. The regiment came over
| the Central road In three sections, When
the train stopped az Griffin the negroes
who by this time had filled mp on whis-
key. began firing their pistols and yelling
| Ike Indians over two hundred shots
we're fred and the police were powerless
to resist. The city was at the mercy OF
the negroes. who kept mp a fusiade OF
shots until the train was carried beyond
the city limits The news OF the outrGg-
eous conduct spread rapidly over Grif-
6u and IL was determined that. the mex.
section OF the train should be neld In
| check Mayor Davis ordered out the Grif
| nn rifles ON his own responsibility 'as
there was no time 70 lose. In addition -
| the militia. the mayor deputizel nearly
% hundred cltlzons to assist the officers
| in pre,serving the peace and protecting
| the city. About $40 the secon1 section
came In sight and above the roar OF The
train could be heard the rattle OF firearms
which were being discharged indscrlm!
nately. When the train came to stand
stil the negroes saw two hundred heav-
ry armed men who commanded them 10
Keep quiet The negroes were awed and
with a few exceptions were as doc'ls as
| Iambs To those who proved fractlous
cracked heads were adminis'ored
When the train pulled OUT and the nee
roes thought they were out ~ reaeh oi
the citizens they began firing AT houses.
At the nrst shot a volley was poured IN
TO the disappearing train by the citizens
and militia. Unfortunately George Agce
train man was shot I'm rhs abdomen
and fatally wounded and oas negro wa'
= clipped on the shoulder by a bullet. A.
the several sections came into the uni0f
depot they were met by the pldes reserve
heavily armed The negros were eviden.
ly AVID and gave the police no trouble
The tenth was recruited from all par.'
, Of the country. The negroes for the mos
part. however are from North Carolinn
Georgia Virginia, Kentucky Missouri ani
Ohio. Nearly all Of them were sent on
of Atlanta 40 their destination before M
night was over
Nashville. Tenn. March 8-About 30
men Of the sth immunes mustered ou' Il
3 tnatanooga reached mere Just befor
midnight last night. Fifty polioo and
ectives were at the station 10 preserv
order The sergeant who mad shot tw
people al Chattanooga, was searched 10
s Dut not tOund. lne police used thel
j clubs freeiy in forcing the negroes 70 civ
p up their pisto.s and remain in the carr
.- bat there was no nring Police were r.
fused admttauce 20 one car by arme
= negroes al the door. They forced the
~ way lu. demanded all weapons, and
~ this car there was much clubbing SON
Pr neFr0@G being badly beaten The chi'
causes Of the trouble We're refusal 10 -
main In the ears 90 give up pistols aud Il
" sulting language 10 The police.