Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-12-29
DDIES OF WHITES
PROTECTED NEGROES
Clash Between Races In
Mississippi.
- DEATH LIST IS TWELVE

firt Attorney Makes Statement In
nleh He says that the Trouble
vac Caused by Lot Of Hoodlums
eos outlaws.
New Orleans. Dec. 2s. That white
with their own bodies protect
lnnocent negroes and that every
trl 4 making by the whites to pun
those "hoodlums" OF their own
VINO were responsible Tor the
stmas riots In Kemper county.
iesippI, was the information In
|lsd account arriving here early
sfsday direct from the little towns
ch woTe the scenes OF the blood
he dispatches say q conference
been held by civil and military
hoFitiea At which evideEceA was
oauced that will establish the iden-
~ Of Ave white men Of good FAM
bee Of the county who took part in
te lynchlngs,
a Is claimed that these men also
ad attempted TO shoot Deputy sheriff
exander
District Attorney Currle has made q
4lAiement IN which no says
~ Il Is found upon Investigation
'iat the trouble was caused By q lot
hondiums and outlaws who openly
violated ali laws OF God and man.
ana decency. they win be prosecuted
W ne extent OF the law. am In
tormed that the houses burned were
occupied by negroes who were not
even ln sympathy with any OF those
Who were connected with the OUT
tARes. These men will be captured
80 u 10 IN the power OF the state OF
MISSISSIPPI 10 do 50. and they will be
anede to answer for their violation OF
she isY o. the land"
The dispatches say the total death
alss IS probably ~, that the mob ell
cement among the whites has mostly
SID toward the Alabama state line,
while negroes in terror gathered az
c0oba and Wahalak 70 place them
lyoa under the protection OF troops
of of citisens. The killing OF a
neero named Malvin Nicholson Is re-
efred 10 a. zone OF the most brutal
Aich has occurred since the days OF
decentralization, Nicholson was a
negro Of the best class, unusually
Nell 10 DO. While posee was Ia
afch OF a negro named simpson who
had killed a deputy, they entered
Nlcholson's house ana several persons
began shooting at bin. Deputy sher-
~ Alexander aud two others rushed
So the negro, shielding him with their
Bodies. They protected him untn
overpowered, after which he was shot
and his house burned
District Attorney Currle says he has
nxed the blame for this murder upon
ahroo men and viii arrest them Il
4hey are eth in the state
Governor vardaman arrived shortly
AFTER midnight "Wednesday night lie
ma accompanied BY AdiulAn, General
Brdgo and the Jackson military con-
eAny After comforting With coloaei
sam McCants. district attorney y.
tf. Carrie and others. the governor
annnnnced that Il had been determin.
ed that three companies OF the troops
stationed here win return q their
homes. ioavlng the situation 70 BE-
fskaa care % b. the remaining COM
mana The men left Tor their homes
neioro : o'clock Thursday morniog.
0oyernor varaaman said be aid not
sh,nk shere Vas any danEer % FUR
ehef trouble whatever tas feeling
4ralns, negroes ln Kemper he re-
fsrrea 20 lhe woundihg q Conductor
Cooper "hy = loi OF acanken ne
e,loess ~ an airocloas crime, that
she uhole troebie will Be thoroughly
tateairated today and shai be Sill
then "Aavc more 10 say
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