Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-09-27

the police make full investigation
What Happened Monday
Killed:
County Policeman Jim HciDd
Mrs Robert c. Thompson. Killed by
fright.
Four unknown negroes
Fatally wounded
Two negroes, Sam McGrudrr and
Wiley Brooks.
Wounded.
County Policeman Odom
County Policeman Eubauhs.
County Policeman Jordan
Ernest Smith.
Marshal Buchanan.
Fourteen white people. COMPRISING
four families. who lived AZ 100 Me.
Donough road. were driven ont Of
their home. at about 10 O'Clock Mon.
dayy night by mob OF negroes. and
were forced To come % the police
station for protection The party
spent the night there,
All OF the II people lived in one
house, and the black mob gained en-.
trance to this through the front, ruE..
Ing into the house and firing on those
assembled thSre. Il was miracle
almost that no one was Killed, for
many shots at close range were hrcd
by the negroes, and NOT one took
effect j. + Wilson had "A bullet {"
go through his trousers leg.
All OF the whites fed through the
rear OF the house. and succeeded In
making their escape and reaching the
city in safety. The negruc, remained
in the vicinity. held by a argr mum
Der Of white men who were attracted
b. the confusion.
Mayor ]. G.. Woodward stated that
oil saloons will he kept closed, II nee
pssary. for the entire week II op,n.
ed at all this week. Mayor WOODWARD
stated that the hours would b" IL"
stricted. the closing hour Tor such
places being no later than = or q
o'cloCk In. the evening
THE present crisis In Atlanta VIII
end when the negroes gn 10 ihclr
homes and their work aud ccas" At
tacks on the whites" said Colonel An
derson Tuesday. "Monday The white
people were perfectly quiet and every
bit Of the trouble was caused br the
attacks 81 negroes on whites
IF the negroes will sop thcir a.
tacks no attacks viii bc made On
them Pcaccable negroes are A. saf'
In Atlanta a. they ever wrr" nnl's.
the lawlcss element Of the race con.
tinues its misieeds
"It j. tu the interest of the ncgrO"s
even more than tO the interest ~ the
whites to stop The present conflict a.
once {, Is hoped that they viii Sc"
the situa ion and act accordingly
ny q forced march the Seventeenth
infantry. United States army, which
has been spending the summer az
Camp ChickAmauEa reached Fort Nc.
Pherson Monday night. and T. nov
ready 10 give aid 10 the state troops
should that ever become necesasfy
Colonel Van Or~dale. commanding
the regulars. Monday niEht cOmmunl.
Gated Nth Colonel clifford l.. Anier.
son - the Fifth Georgia infsn'ry at
military headquarters. corner Peach
tree and Marietta streets. and report
81 the arrival Of his regiment onsr
Ing their services for the prO,eotlou
~ the city should that b. needed
The men have been supplied wi'h
100 rounds 81 ammunition and Colo
nsl Van OrsdAle assures that they Sili
10 ready 10 respond At m. hrs, cal
Colonel AndersOa Thanked Colonsl
Van OrsIals for hs Offer bat IL is
60, thought a. ell pnsbable ths, fsd.
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WILEY Brooks. bo'h ASoai % years
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