The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-18
THE NEGROES
MUST BEHAVE
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or cause them to leave, sterner measui es
will follow, SO say tho leaders. This Will
continue until the section isi lpurged
These facts were made clear ito tile AS
ISOLATED Press correspondence to-day DUR
Ing d drive OF more than twenty nlilesl
through the country and they were as
plainly stated to him III this city. a
.calmer review OF yesterdays happenings
than was possible last night among the
citizens OF Statesboro to-day brings some
expression OF regret at yesterday 8 VIZ.
1lencc, while many say It was AL rig NJ q
Might Have Been Prevented.
1hs general opinion is that a deter 4
mined stand BY tile officers In command
of tho handful of troops would have pre-
vented the burning Of the two negroes ,s
Judge Daily, the presiding off Ger Of the
Court, said to-day: While;SI had Y been,
given authority by tho Governor to call
for what troops i deemed necessary,
had put the actual handling OF these
soldiers In the hands of the captain cons y
5manding until the assault on he court 1Il
house when the negroes were a ken. y 81 II
posed the entire force OF a hundred q.
more men were about or II, the court 'I'
house instead OF ~ ,tra y rs
pired Tint from some source Captain.
,IJ,tch's col,1pany had received orde rs not,
ytt, load their guns, bit to use bnSon!enits
alone In repelling the mob Consequently
those on duty about the courthouse were
disar4ned by the crowd and their guns
we're not returned TO them until after
tie negroes were ut the sta kc.sS ss w
III is stated tonight that the States.
.horo militia have preT,a red he1rE resls-
nations for the Governor. Judge Daley 8
efforts II 10 quiet the mob were Is heroic el5'l
Hearing the npproncli of the mon nc
rushed from the bench and entreated
theEtnvaders to respect the law. a public
legal hanging was 3demande ed. 8.5J ucEo
Daley declared be Mad not the rig ~ 70. 70
PROMISE III. Then the crowd brushed him,
"a one side Tho military misnlana Sc
!mcnt was also manifested when 4 he Of
sicer5 In command, i is reported took
.churgi.B OF the local telegraph fftce 3an IN
for an hour censored all messages and nc
some dispat ches were withheld from n inc 10
wires 35 IL i$s5 n 81 NJ sit3s
Tie situation tonight is one OF nncte ~!
.tnlntw. No ono will 3be surprised to hear
olence. "a, NJ III
"a large supply OF buggy Whips has been
received here: within the pas t. two days.
These Whips tonight are being left at
tho eabin doors Of certain negroes as O.
suggestive hint for them to leave.
Expell Them From Church.
Rev. Mr.. Stubs. pastor, has called a
meeting of the elders with !; the aYoWedj
Of, having expelled all members
who anticipated in the burning Of Cato
and Reed. 353
s In explaining to-day why, Handy, Bell
and other prisoners were $release ed after
Reed and Cato Implicated them In Il the
Hodges murder Sheriff ISendrick RI said. I:
81 got my orders from the judge anu
turned them loose, us he stated that &their
testimony was not sufii cient to hold the
Witnesses ~ IN
Sheriff Kendrick denies q report gem
orally circulated that one of his n epu-j
ties assisted sinS oyerpowering the guards
yesterday. Captain Itch and others Of
the soldiers maintain Its truth in e Oil =
cial&reports 81 ".
te accounts indicate that Hand " 5Deli
has escaped so far, although he was Toll
,lawed out Of s. town last night and cap
tlred J. and only release ed fterssly
when the rope was placed round his
neck. that he was innocent ,of the crime
Two Others Shot. 5a3
Albert Roberts, an old negro living near
Register, and his son were shot While
sitting peacefully In their ca bin last
night and seriously wounded re herts
was a peaceful citizen, and U his x white
!neighbors near Regst err are greatly m
tcensed over the shooting
5s$ Sheriff Kendrick went to ~ Diver "a ast
night to bring bac ok Ionnle Nv tlliams q
negro h suspected OF completely. IN III q,
Hodge murder. but lllianns had, been bee
shot by IA deputy while resisting arrest i9
Investig proved 5that 5Nylllla'ns Vas
not the negro wanted y n d. .as