The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-08-19
Men of Property Arc i'm the Plan-The
Lash Is Being Ised and IL it VIII
Not Quell the Undesirable Popula-
tion, Sterner Measures VIII Follow.
Aftermath OF the Horrible Tragedy
Enacted on Tuesday-Some Express
sions Of Regret, but Many Say it
Was all Right-Handy Bell Shot TO
Death.

StateSDoro, Ia, August 1--we
shall have trouble with the negroes
here just as long as they can't behave"
was the remark OF a leading citizen ss
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 body pierced By
two Winchester bullets. two negroes.
one OF them an ''old time darkey and
his son. II years old, shot in their cabin
during the late hours OF last night By
unknown marauders: half a dozen cases
Of fogging. which are OF nightly occur
renee, too frequent to excite more than
passing notice. are within the history
of the day.
At Riggs mill. half a dozen miles
from here, several weu-to-do white
planters met today and deliberately
planned how to rid their neighborhood
or obnoxious negroes. Individual ne
groes We're marked for lashings and to-
night part OF the programme Is being
carried out. Two victims. a black man
and a black woman have been marked
d
tion three miles from here Their Of
fenses are alleged disrespectful protest
against the white supremacy here.
Their names We're given to the Asso-
ciated Press correspondent today. This
is the condition in the district 1t il
not a race war. for violence comes all
from one side. 1t Is the determine
ton on the part OF the large class OF
citizens here to rid the community OF a
class of blacks that is said to have made
life unsafe here. Men of property and
family make no secret of their inten.
tions or OF their approval OF such plans.
If the lash will not quell the undesir-
able population or cause them TO leave
sterner measures will follow, so say
the leaders. This will continue until
the section is purged. These facts were
made clear TO The Associated Press cor
respondent today during a drive OF
more than 20 miles through the country
and they were as plainly stated bo him
in this city.
A calmer view of yesterdays hap
penings than was possible last night,
among the citizens OF Statesboro today,
brings some expression OF regret at yes
terday's violence while many say Il
was 'tall right" The general opinion
is that a determined stand by the off,
GERS in command OF the handful OF
troops would have prevented the burr<
Ing or the two negroes.
Judge Daley the presiding officer OF
the court said today. while had been
given authority by the government to
call for what troops I deemed neces-
sary, L had put the actual handling OF
these soldiers in the hands OF the Cap
| tain commanding until the assault in
the court house when the negroes were
taken / supposed the entire force Of
! hundred or more men were about or in
ft,a Sno 80 Is
| transpired that from some source. Cap
tain Hitch's company had received Or
ders not to load their guns, but 10 Use
bayonets alone in Tepelling the mob.
| Consequently those On duty about the
court house were disaEmed by the crowd
and their guns were not returned 10
them until after the negroes were at
the stake.
1t is stated tonight that the States
boro militia have prepared their resig-
nations for the government.
Judge Daleys efforts to quiet the
mob were heroic. Hearing the ap-
| rroach OF the mob he rushed from the
bench and begged the invaders to re-
spect the Jaw A public legal hanging
| was demanded Judge Daley declared
he had not the right TO promise it.
Then the crowd brushed him TO ons
side. The military mlsmanagement
| was also manifested when the officer
| in command, IL is reported took charge
| of the local telegraph Office and for
| an hour censored all messages and SOME
dispatches were withheld from the
wires.
The situation tonight is one OF un-
certainty. No one would be surprised
to hear of further violence Handy
| Bell, one Of the suspects who was dis
| charged from jail yesterday on account
OF the lack OF evidence was shot 20
| death last night. When he was. .reieas-
| ed from custody he left the city going
| in a direction opposite from his home
He was followed by fifteen armed men
| who kept him In sight until he was well
1 in the country when they overlook
him and riddied him with bullets This
statement Is made on the authority or
a man who says: II know" leaving
the inference that he was one OF the
participants. The statement Is con-
drmed by others. Bell was the negro
who had the gun OF Henry Hodges at
the time of the Irurder and Is fmpli-
Gated by other circumstantial evi-