Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-06-21
HISTORY OF ORDER.
The Evidence Obtained Shows the
Lynching Was Justiliable.
LOADED By SMITH.
There We're Kings and Princes Who
Ordered Punishment Of Chief
Of police-Mob Too Great
10 Attempt Resistance.

New Orleans June 20 The lynching
oftwo nesr1e, Wednesday night near
Shreveport created "a sensation here
as with tho excitement dying out. it was
though, thair live. would ba spared at
least until tho murderer Edwards was
captured a special from Shreveport,
however, says the evidence discovered
~ clearly establishing the guilt Of Smith
and MclAnd a- enemies Of che whites
and dangerous element, % Doe loft AZ
large among che negroes The people OF
Eossior regarded fl..r execution csson-
ial 10 the preservation OF order in the
the parish
Tho evidence obtained by the police
showed the following ncts
Tho organization Of which Prophet"
Smith was the head. had its origin in
Houston, and was known a, the Church
OF tho Living God The three members
of the supreme council. ns iudicated by
the regular printed letterhoals which
were found were Smith aud McIand.
who were lynchal. aud Prince Edwards.
tho murderer of Foster. Smith. when
l he came fl Louisiana. established him.
|f..iat Shreveport ult finally was ore
der1l AWAY by tha chiafof police as n
/ dangerous chlucter Alter tho shoot.
| ling ~ Fatr s,arch of his promises
WIS instituted aud the ars 1f c0nvenant.
I % rudo.r constructed baE with h0olo0
design. on nud within it. was found
I Whom DO was touched ty tho ,earchers
I tlo negroes wou greatly terrified and
stated chat blt one bad advanced far
enough Go luy hands ou .hc mrrcd box
/ Momhrs ui thcchurch kuowuas primo.
es' hsd regular meetings. az which
Smith presided with ths designation OF
"Kur
Tho following Is an exact copy from
the urinute- Of the meeting bold on the
I Foster plantation, showing how the
business was carried on and the enmity
that sNisted between Smith and his FOL.
lowg, and the chief cf p1. ce ct shrcyo.
| port and Foster tho murdered mau.
"Rayol archive % the kingdom ot
God, m0t iu supreme council and sang
Ozark Was the Night Opened by
reading the thirty aond chapter OF
Isaiah"
! Aitor D. X smith, the king. an.
nuunr.d the mcotue uo ,ratoi he was
advised 0l God to eaIl OBJ. princes To-
/ rethE In council Co decide what should
b. done with tho chief of police and his
force for interfering with the king OF
the Church of God in Shreveport Prince
/ Webb being first to Erise. said he wac
In favor OF demanding six months az.
fictiCu upon the chief Prince Hicks
said h. was In favor of the same. also
Prinos MclAud. Priues johnson aud
/ Prince Edwards. all concurrod IN do.
mandius six months al'icti1n on Chief
lake % Shreveport
Tho next case was tho rockers of the
huildiug which was decided. IAN that
rocked she building must be punished
with death within four days" A com
/ plant was takou against J. NJ. Foster
that he should be- torsncnted until be
gives hin consent to all saints to leave
the place
Before he was lynched Wednesday
night Ssn,th confessed he had loaded the
gun with which Foster was killed
Many letters Of an incendiary character
written by Smith and his gang have
been found. The discovery of these cvi.
dences Of conspiracy led e. tho lynch.
ing. ShoriT Thompson of Bossier made
no attempt 90 interfere ia view Of tho
superior uui1bers Of the udn.