Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-09-26

| eQ Dy an increased IOIc6 OI ponce
and the 300 additional deputies sworn
in by Sheriff Nelms has begun the
disarmament of negroes who threaten
public safety.
| Such was the situation Tuesday af
ter night of desperate rioting in
the county districts in which a police
man was killed from ambush, many
negroes reported dead, several off
| GERS wounded and a number of ne
| groes shot
Following the battle in Brownsville
district, miles south of Atlanta,
Monday night, the state militia en-
tirely surrounded that section, and by
daylight Tuesday morning had cap
tured 257 negroes, who were disarm,
ed and sent to the Tower. AS fast
as reports are received from outlying
districts, the militia will be jmmedi
ately dispatched and negroes who are
arrested ana Jailed.
In Atlanta a crusade was begun
against lawless negroes early Tues
day morning when Sheriff Nelms
swore in 300 additional deputies, who
will visit every negro section and
arrest negroes found armed and will
send them to the Tower. While every
assurance of protection is offered to
innocent negroes, any sign of dis
order among lawless classes will not
be tolerated for an instant, and those
who are discovered melting trouble
will be instantly apprehended and
removed
The crisis now rests with the ne
give up their weapons and remain
peaceful will not be molested. How
ever, those who persist in making
trouble for the citizens, police and
militia will be promptly and rigidly
dealt with by the officers of the law.
The authorities are convinced that
, they have the situation we'll in hand,
, and they will do all possible to pre-
vent any recurrence of the trouble of
the last II hours, ending Tuesday at
iaybreak
The different riots Of the night
caused the authorities to adopt the
most stringent regulations Tuesday
morning. AS soon as the death of
Policeman Heard was reported a COM
pany of militia was instantly dispatch
ed to the scene Soon after their ar
rival they had captured 257 of the
rioters, had killed one, and arrested
L. J. Price, negro postmaster, who is
said to have supplied the negroes
with ammunition anj melted them to
their uprising against the white peo-
pie.
The outlying negro suburbs are be-
ing closely watched and special cars
are held in readiness to carry the
troops to the scenes If any outbreaks
occur.
AS soon as he was notified of the
riots in Atlanta Sheriff Nelms called
for additional deputies, to visit the
negro sections and search for con-
cealed ammunition. This is one of
the wisest moves that could be made
by the authorities. With the negroes
dtsarmed there will be little violence
from this class.
No rioting is expected further on the
part Of the whites unless the negroes
cause trouble, and the situation de-
pends entirely upon them from now on.
Over 800 additional deputies were
sworn into the service of Fulton coun.
ty Tuesday morning by Sheriff John
w. Nelms. He stated that he did not
have sufficient arms with which to
equip his new aides, but added that
he would do so as soon as he re-
ceived supplies, which, he said, Gov
ernor Terrell had ordered by wire.
MaCiOn Peters, negro, who is
thought to have been implicated in the
assassination Monday night of Coun-
ty Officer Heard, was captured at an
early hour Tuesday morning by Dep
uties Fryer, Crabtree, Mcintyre and
County Policemen Poole, Wright and
Oliver. He has been 9odged in the
Tower and will be held pending the
action of the grand jury
A trail of blood leading from the
scene of Monday nights battle led to
the capture of Peters. The officers
followed the blood stains and located
Peters in hut not a great distance
from the scene. He was in bed
When placed under arrest, the ne
gro protested his innocense. and.
among other things, claimed he had
neither arms nor ammunition.
The officers searched the house ani
found two shotguns, together with 100
rounds of ammunition They are sat
isfied that Peters was implicated in
Monday nights affair at Brownsville,
and it is their purpose to prosecute
him to the extent of the law.
At the instance of johnson. & Ma
lone, wellknOwn negro lawyers. the
chief Of police Tuesday morning is.
sued an order closing every negro
barber shop and restaurant in the
city, or other place where negroes
are likely to collect Members of the
police department were notified bv
the chief to vigorously enforce the
order, and within few minutes after
it was issued the few negroes who
were in the center of the city weA,
enrOute to their homes.
At meeting of citizens in the coun-
Gil chamber, which was attended by
leading negro men who believe in law
and order, held at 10 o'clock. resolu
tions, introduced by H. Y. McCord
calling for the closing of low bar
rooms throughout the city, was unan-
imOusly adopted.
Negroes Attack Marietta Policeman.
Marietta, Ga, Sept. 25.-W. r.
Mason, a policeman of this city, was