The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-03-17

WOUNDED.
elem Watts, shot i'm abdomen.
George TAYLOR. wounded ia thigh
John Jamiqon arm fractured.
The citizens are patrolling the main
streets Of the town and dispensing an oo-
casional group of mutterng negroes who
seem determined TO get some sort of re-
venge for the slaughter OF four Of their
race
The scene at Johnson's warehouse where
the nine negroes were confined. and which
IS now filled with the dead and the dying
is revolving one Blood covers the floor
and blackened walls are indented with
rine shots. Wives and children of the ne
groes ere kneellns by their side in the
dimly lighted room and piercing the air
with cries and means of anguish.
The bodies OF the dead negroes have
not been removed. The coroner has been
notified of the shooting and win empanel
n Jury about noon. Several doctors were
summoned and spent the morning work
ing with the wounded.
Mayor Arnold has summoned guard
OF as citizens to patrol the streets and
warehouses and every citizen seen on the
! street is armed with "a gun The situation
/ is believed TO be practically under con
trol owing TO the work of Mayor Arnold.
Tho Palmetto ootton mills hsut down
for the day on account OF the "Vcitcment
The mob was composed Of 100 mot
Where they came from Is q mystery. so
! far as the people of the toNcu know. That
! some OF tho people Of Palmetto, but not
| the better class goes without saying Every
/ face was masked and when mo warehouse
was reached the special guard OF Ave
men were covered without "a word. In a
moment m, mob was iu the big ware
house and the fulisado begun. Tn,
frcghtcned negroes sent up yen after yel
begging for mercy but g. had no effect on
tho mob. Nnen its work was finished th,
masked mob turned quickly and discp.
pearcd ol lt had comc-on horse back
Two nrcs Of lnccndhry origin have oc.
CURED hero this year one on February
! % and one 1--WE days Inter. Fourteen bus
inoss houses in an were destroyed
Nine negroes were arrested ON suspicion
and taken to Johuson's warehouse 90
await preliminary trial. which was TO lsvo
taken place this morning Yesterday the
leader Of the gang BUD Cotton. is said to
lhave made "a written confession of the
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the first to die in the mob's bloody work
Tho negroes ln This vicinity have threat
ened nj tho past week 20 burn Fnirburn
the county seat, and IL is reported that
the mob came largely from that town.
sheriff j G.. Adderhold Is expected from
Falrburn With large posse az any mo-
mcnt.
The city ls quietlng down The militia
from Atlanta vii arrive about n o'clock.
but Il DIS not believed that they wnl nave
anything 20 do.
Atlanta. Ga. March lG.-Governor Ch.,f.
der today issued "a proclamation offering
a reward Of $500 for the apprehension Of
lthenrst member OF the mob and a further
reward Of 800 for each additional perpr
Implicated The governor said:
Of regard the outrage os simply ir q
cusable. These men had been arrested
am informed and proof was at had 20 con.
vict them The law was amply able 90
punish them
Palmetto, Ga. March l6.-The Caplto
city guards arrived atll and were put on
patrol duty On different parts OF the town
Tire citizens arc apprehensivc Of tine up
rising OF the negroes tonight in an eror
10 have revenge. Al noon friends ar
b rived at the warehouse ara We're 8itei
those injured elem watts one OF ihos
, who had put nj the morning moaning bad
ly. was carefully oarried 20 "a wagon a1'
taken home cpon his arrival there
9 was found that ne Gid not bear a scratch
r John Blrby o. badly wounded and oanno
recover