Arizona republican., 1901-04-18
A GROWING ORDER
Sons of Night Have Taken Another
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The latest accession to the agile or der. The Sons of Night" to which most of the colored men who hava come to Phoenix within the last three years, have been violently admitted, ls George Washington Robinson. MT. Robinson's name was added to the rolls last night at 10;30 in the vicinity of Phoenix park in the presence of about tweni:five citizens
 MT Robinson came to town last Fri day and found employmrnt in ]. w. Bottoms barber shop on Saturday The lodge held a meeting that night and his name was proposed for member ship. Some objection was made to him on the ground that he did not seem 70 be built for speed. The Sons of Night are expected to run.
 1t was argued in Mir. Roblnson's be- half that the race is not always to the seemingly swift. He was voted in and a special meeting was called for last night to initiate him.
 The sacred rites have been described SO often that they are of no interest to anybody. but ;he novitiate. and the novitiate in this case will have lost his interest in them by the time this de- scription of the ceremony comes 10 his notice
 "Steve" the chief conductor. repre- scented to him yesterday at no)n that there was a family of beautiful. Me%i- can girls nsar the park, dying for love of him. X visit was arranged and MT Robinson awaited the coming of night fall with such nervous impatience that he nearly cut the thoat of an old GUS toner of the shop.
 About 9 o'clock he arrayed himself in his softest clothes, got couple of bottles of wine and a lunch. He. Steve ara Dan Powers set out in the direc- ton of the park. MT. Robinson was glad he had come to Phoenix. He said he believed he would marry and set tie GOwn hare. He had never enjoyed himself anywhers SO much as he had done here within the last four days. "I don't want to, go anywhere else said MT Robinson, Phoenix is good enough Heaven fer ms."
 Then the firing comm snced. Steve who was walking in front sank down with a groan. For an instant but the shortest one on record. Mir. Rob inson was paralyZd d with teirCr Dan Flowers fel! n-Xt and his dying hand clutched at Mr. RobinsOn's shoulder that started him. Fred Berry, the chief runner of the Sons of Night, tried to keep him in sight.
 Berry says he is tha swiftest person hs ever saw. Said he: Looked like a black streak in the road, When he ran about quarter the road got to) hot for him and he took to the brush. l didn't see him no more but l heard the bresl a crackin' as he tore through it"
 The rest of the flight is described by the motorman of street car which was standing at th- end of the track. The motprman said he never saw MT. Robinson until he landed on the car with such haste that he nearly threw it off the track. Thc motorman had heard the shooting and knew that the Sons of Night had increased its nam bership.
 Mir. Robinson gaspad and tried 10 speak After two or three efforts he asked. "Is this here car goin' to Fcenix?" The motorman said it was
 in about ten minutes. Cant you hurry up th1 skedule some?' asked Mr Robinson, as he threw himself Hat on a seat and howled, Fer Gawd- sake don't let me stay here an be murdered," After the car got started. Mr. Robinson told the motorman that h was in so much of a hurry that he wouldn't have pa;rorized the car line but he didn't know the way back to town.
 No question about the best place to