The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-07
STATE TROOPS ARE ON GUARD Sheriff Bradshaw Asked
 For Aid. THREE NEGROES KILLED Another Committed Suicide to
 Avoid Capture. Blacks Have Fled from the Vicinity of opp-The Number of Dead
 as the Result of Race
 Riot is Seven.

Andalusia, Dec. 6.-(SpeciaD-Three ne- groes killed at Opp is the days develop ment in the race riot following the shoot ing by negro desperadoes of Marshal Fay cite Atkinsons party Wednesday night. They were killed by a party of men who had been hunting for them with dogs The blacks resisted arrest and were shot down. The military company from Green vile came in tonight and immediately surrounded the jail where the twenty i've negroes are confined. Sheriff Brad haw declared the town under martial INV and turned the place over to the roops, with Captain Arthur Gamble in harge The company reported to the Jheriff on orders from Governor Jelks, who had been informed by the Sheriff that a mob was forming at Opp to march to Andalusa and slaughter the prison ers So far the mob has not put in an ap- pearance but it is expected before morn ing
 Captain Gamble and Sheriff Bradshaw are determined to protect the prisoners, even if extreme measures are required. A dramatic incident is being related by those who participated in the chase of the negroes last night. It is said that plooo- hounds ran down four of the negroes who had fled to the woods. One of this num- Der, after running several miles wlth dogs and armed men close at his heels, suddenly stopped when the pursuers had nearly reached him. Turning his face to- wards his would-be captors, he pulled a pistol from his pocket and blew cut his own brains, falling dead in his tracks just as the foaming dogs sprang at him. The negroes have become terrified at the killing of six of their number. They have pulled out from the township or Opp Messengers who arrived tohsht from the new town report that not negro is to be seen within raous ol ten miles of the place.
 The messengers also say that Marshal Atkinson. who was reported dead last night, is still alive, though there are put slight hopes for his recovery.
 John Fitzsimmons, who was shot III the legs at the time Marshal Atkinson was shot is resting easy ana ne VIII re- cover. The body of J. w. Dorsey "ho was killed by the negroes, was purieo to- day. There is much sincere grleI at 'he death of this prominent cluzen.
 The entire county is up in arms agalnst +ba negroes and there Is general leehhs that the trouble is not yet oVer' III sp,'e of the fact that the military IS on 'ho scene. If the men from OPP Wno nave sworn to kill the twenty-five prisoners .rIyo in town. there is serious trouble naad for thev are determined men, just as determined, perhaps, as the aulnoti- ties who are gathered here to protect the prisoners. ,., ros,,,ts so far is folloWs ,,
 One white man killed, J. w. Dorsey. Two white men desperately wouloeu' Marshal Atkinson anu 'olil
 Six negroes killed.
 Sn,,eroI negroes desperately wounded. Eo+ira negro population driven out or opp.
 Irnon urgent request of SherIi o' Bradshaw of Covington county o1' 1tdr,o Jelks yesterday afternoon oIuoi SIo+iona, nanv l. 1st Infantry Alabama Nd'ioiiai rmard stationed at GreenVllle to pro. ooad to Andalusia by first train to proleCt Iwentv-four negroes from a moo "hicn ,be sheriff said was forming to at'acA inc Covington County jail last nlght,
 Within twenty minutes after the HoV- srnor sent the order to the GreelVille ,on,nanv he had a telegram from It's com norder' Captain Arthur Gamble, that ,is men were ready to obey the oruel' The company left Greenville at 9'-- tclock and reached Andalusla apoul o'clock. a ..,.o,- ,av morning Governor Jelks telegraphed ' cheriff Bradshaw asking him to advise "Iro of tbe situation at Andalusia and al 0nn The Governor also suggested to tbe sheriff that if he felt that his prison are were not safe and that if he believed there would be trouble to take the prison
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 The morning wore along ana at Il :S' o,oIncl this teeleram reached the execu- 'i'e "Andalusia. Dec. 6thf "Governor w. D. Jelks. Montgomery
 "Situation quiet at present. have information that mob rom opp "lu Iseault the jail tonight to lynch negroes Have troops in readiness to come on S:4S Tc1ock train. l will wire later if needed
 "J. T. Bradshaw. Sheriff |" Immediately upon receipt or thls tele- gram the following telegram was sem to Greenville. that point being the nearest town to Andalusia at Whlch hllhlalS company is stationed:
 Montgomery, Dec. O. ..Commanding Officer Company l. Green
 vile: .,,, ,.o,,, .Jt is possible the Governor will have to send troops to Andalusia tonlent' will advise you later. MeanWhle nav your company ready to go to Andaiuslt on the train going there at o'clock thi'
 "J. K. Jackson,
 Private Secretary"
 Message from Sheriff.
 There was no further telegraphic com intuition either from Andalusia ol Greenville until 1:35 o'clock and anxiety was begin ming to be felt at the Executive Department when the following messas'
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