The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-18
GREAT REIGN OF CRIME
 SURROUNDS STATESBORO


 timent does not seem to favor stirring the matter any further, but on the other hand, the conservatives want the en- tire affair to die out as soon as possible, feeling that the community has suffered enough already from the trouble.
 There does not seem to be any proba- bility of any further effort being made to convict the other negroes as without Reed and Cato 1t Is considered impossi- ble to secure sufficient evidence to con vict.
 Sheriff Kendrick went to Oliver last night to bring back Lonnie Williams, a negro suspected of complicity in the Hodges murder but Williams had been shot by a deputy while resisting arrest. Investigation proved that Williams was not the negro wanted.
 Four Negroes Are Killed.
 Statesboro, August 17.-''We shall have trouble with the negroes here just as long they can't behave" " was the remark of leading citizen of Statesboro today as he commented on the terrible scenes of yesterday.
 That he was not mistaken was shown by the developments of today. One negro found dead by the roadside, five miles east Of the town, his ~oay pierced by two Win chester bullets; two negroes, one of the ''old time darkies,'' and his son, II years of age, shot in their cabin during the late hours of last night by unknown maraud- CTS; half utzen cases of fiogg.ng which are of nightly occurrences. too frequent to excite more than passing notice-such was the history of the day.
 The scene of excitement has shifted from this city to the rich agricultural re- gions surrounding it. At Riggs Mill half a dozen miles from here, several well-to- do white planters met today and deliber- ately planned how to get rid of the ob- noxlous negroes. Individual negroes were marked for lashings and tonight part of the progrcmme is being carried out.
 Protest Against White Supremacy.
 Two victims, black man and black woman, have been marked Aor tonight at Register. railway station ten miles from here. Their offences are dlsrespectful protest against the white supremacy here. The names were given to the Associated Press corresponuen. today. This is the condition in this section
 It Is not race war; for violence comes all tom one side It is a determined effort on the part of large class of citi- zens here to rid the community of a o.ass of blacks that it is said has made He unsafe here. Men of property and family make no secret of their intentions of their approval of such plans. If the lash will not quell the undesirable pop ulaticn. CT cause them to leave, sterner meas ures will follow. so say the leaders. And this will continue until the section Is pursed. These facts were made cleai to the Associated Press correspondent to- day, during a drive of more than twenty miles through the country and they were plaialy stated to him in this city.
 Some Few Express Regret.
 A af arIa ax,,c Iop penings than was possible last night among he citizens of Statesboro today bring some expression of regret at yes terday's violence while many say it was all right" The general opinion Is thai a deterr,IIed stand by the officers in ccmmand Of the handful of troops would have prevented the burning of the me- gfoes
 Judge i'aiy, the presiding officer of the c ,urt. said positively today:
 Judge Makes Statement.
 While had been given authority by the governor to call for what troops deemed necessary. I had put the actual handling of these soldiers in the hands of the captain commanding until the assault in the court house, when the negroes were taken. I supposed the entire force of a hundred or more man was about or in the court house, instead of tWenLy-lVe men. IL tranSplred that rom some source Captain Hitchs company had received orders not to load their guns but to use bayonets alone in repelling the mob Consequently those on duty about the court house were disarmed by the crowd and their guns were not re- turned to them until after the negroes were at the stake. It is said tonight that the Statesboro militia have prepared their resignations for the governor.
 
 Judges Efforts Were Heroic.
 Judge Daley's efforts to quiet the mob were heroic. Hearing the approach of the mob, he rushed from the bench through the soldiers which were opposing the mob and entreated the invaders to respect the law. A public legal hanging was demand ed Judge Daley declared he had not the right to promise it. Then the crowd brushed him to one side
 The military mismanagement was also manifest yesterday when the officer in command. 1t is reported, took charge of the local telegraph office and for an hour censored all messages and some press despatches were held from the wires. The situation tonight is one of uncertain 1 ty. No one would be surprised to hear of additional and fatal violence.
 A large supply of buggy whips has been | received here within the past two days. These whips tonight are being left al I the cabin doors of certain negroes as q suggestion for them to leave.