The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-26
POLICE MAKE RAID
ON NEGRO SETTLEMENT
Several Hundred Are Arrested
Through Results of Atlanta
Race War.

ATLANTA, Ga, Sept. 25.-F'ollowing
the killing late last night of Policeman
heard and the serious woundine of
three other members of the county po-
lice, Col Clifford Anderson. command
ing the State militia, decided on a raid
IN the southern part of the city, where
tne shooting occurred. Brownville is
the home of about 1900 negroes.
with four companies of militia, about
forty-hve of the county police force
and Governor S Horseguarcls. the place
was surrounded about > clock this
morning, Two hundred and fifty-seven
negroes were placed under arrest and
search was begun for arms and ammu-
milton. About thirty negroes were
found armed and sent TO the police bar.
racks under heavy guard. When The
negroes found they were surrounded
many made desperate attempts TO es-
cape. One negro was killed and another
wounded in such attempts, One of the
first to be arrested was j. j.. Price, the
negro postmaster. who is charged with
supplying ammunition to negroes. II
is asserted that none Of those arrested
were students of or connected with
Clark university The negroes wounded
IN the fight with the county police
earlier in the night were found dead
later. They were tracked by blood
stains into the woods, where their
bodies were found
Four Hundred Captured
About 400 negroes were captured. in
cluding professors and students Of Clark
university, Each one was searched
carefully. If a prisoner was unable to
give a plausible account of himself if
he was armed or manifested bellger-
cnt disposition, he vas put under arrest
and sent TO jail. About 100 were so
locked up. Among those arrested Was
the assassin of Policeman Heard, who
was killed in the attack on the county
police during the earlier part of the
night, With him were several witnesses
10 the shooting.
The total known dead as the result
| OF last night 8 encounters is reported
| this morning as five negroes. besides
Policeman Heard and Mrs. Il. c. Thomp-
SON. white woman, who dropped dead
/ from the excitement of witnessing the
| shooting of two negro prisoners.
Sheriff Nelms during the morning
swore i'll about 800 citizens as special
| deputies. 1t is understood he will
swear in as many more as he can prop
wired for supplies OF guns and ammuui-
| ton.
Dead Number Nineteen.
The known dead who have met death
in connection with tho riots here since
| last Saturday night number one white
! man, County Policeman James Heard.
and eighteen negroes. TO this number
might be added the name Of Mrs, Rob
| ert p. Thompson. an estinabie white
| woman VINO dropped dead Monday even
ing after seeing two negroes shot and
beaten in front Of her home.
This, the third day of Atlanta 5 race
war has passed without serious disturb
ances. Rumors By the hundreds have
been brought TO the attention of the
authorities, but not In a single instance
had any of the horrible tales been veri-
fed. The papers here have united in
an agreement TO print only established
facts, to issue no more extras or specials
on the riots. and the agreement is be
ing lived mp to.
Following the arrest Of 251 negroes
at BrownvilIe and Clark university to-
dsy and the detention of about 100 of
these in the county Jail, tho feeling pre-
vailed that at last peace has been re
stored by a strong show of authority.
Almost simultaneously two negroes were
killed in another and distant part of the
city by three policemen, who had been
sent TO stop them from shooting, The
main events during the day have been
the ordering into the city Of four com
pauies of State militia from outside
points. Gov Terrell saying the order
was given rs n matter of precaulion
rather than from any pressing necessity,
and the gathering of large reprcsen-
tation of business aud professional men
to call for vigorous action b. the city
executives regarding negro resorts and
saloons. The resolutions demanded that
these places be closed and kept closed
perpetually.