The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-09-28
The RACE WAR
MORE NEGROES SHOT DOWN
IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA.
Over a Thousand Colored Men Un-
der Arrest-3o Lashes and 30
Years in Prison Is Sen:
tence Given to a Negro
d. .a..i,. by Delaware ware 20 3f.
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Atlanta, Ca, Sept. 25.-The sit
suation at Brownsville seems to- be
growing worse. It was expected
that martial law would be proclaim
ed before night. The governor has
been petitioned to order out addi.
tional, troops to assist in maintain.
ing order. He will send more troops
but will not declare martial law.
The negro prisoners at Browns
vile while trying to escape this
morning were killed. An hour la
ter a bicycle patrolman was attack
ed by negroes, who were barricad.
ed. The officer killed two of them
and the rest fled. > = - '.'2| -
| All students of the Cannon ne
Egro seminary at Brownsville were
arrested this morning charged with
complicity in the attacks on the
officers in South Atlanta, last night
when patrolman James L. Heard
was killed and half a dozen other
officers wounded. ~ A number of
negroes were killed in the midnight
battle with policemen. ,.-,tf
Sheriff Mains. realizing that the
troops here are insufficient to pre-
serve order, has sworn in $50 dep.
uties and ask the government for
arms and equipment. H.. ...s.,
Soldiers stationed at Brownsville,
near the negro seminary. are arrest
ing every armed negro found. Two
hundred and seventy.fve were tax.
en- early this morning and the po.
lice quarters are packed. Over
/ 1000 are under arrest. Troops are
stationed at the hard ware stores
with instructions to kill any one
attempting to break in and steal
aims. Women have been provided
with srms and are determined to
protect themselves.
The governor say that he won't
declare martial law and says that
| he will send enough troops to pre-
vent further trouble as fast as they
can be mobilized, but the civil au-
thorities can and must control. He
refus Led arms to deputies and sale
that after he had stopped the lynch
ing be would punish the lynchers.
J, Solicitor General bill said he woulo
prosecute the linchers 10 the full
'lextent of the law.
Wilmington, Del, Sept. 25.-
Charles Conley has paid partially
the swiftest sentence ever given in
Delaware court. The part he has
not fulfilled he will have 50 years
to think about, for Conley, big
!; burlysnegro, vas senterc d by Chief
Justice Lore not only to so years
; imprisonment, but was given an
, additional sentence of 80 lasbes on
| the bare back with cato. nine
tails.
: eonley'a cal ure and sentence will
: go on record as the swiftest admin
istration of Delaware justice. As
: MIS-. Albert Frar kish, white wo-
r man, and her daughter were return.
7 ing from farmers picnic Mt ar here
: they were STACKED by Conley. The
g negro attempted felonious assault
, en- Mrs. Frankish. but before ac-
complishing his foul design he was
alarmed by the daughter cries and
f fed.
, The assault happendabout o'clock
t at night. Before morning Conley
/ was captured by State Detectives
i Gray and Hawkins. Before day.
I light he had confessed. At ten o..
D clock he was indicted. TWENTY
e minutes later he was tried and be.
fore noon was convicted and SEN
> fenced to SO years In the state
= workhouse and 30 lashes.
l He was removed to the work.
/. house to commence his imprison.
8 ment, and on the regular day he
Q received the 30 lashes on the bare
: back. The whipping attracted ar
!. enormous crowd, over $500 persons
9 seeking admission to see the negro
brute punished, but only few were
admitted by the warden, and among
these were some women, Mrs
|. Frankish and her daughter being
among them. Conley took his sc
i lashes harder than most prisoners
!, but possibly the warden, who Is q
:. friend and neighbor Of Mrs. Frank.
r ish, took special delight in making
t every one of the thongs of the cat
o o.nino tails cut deep into the flesh.
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