Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-25
Raid Following Attack On At
lanta Police Results In CAP
turing 400 Negroes
ONE POLICE OFFICER is KILLED
Battle in Which Four Others Were
Wounded, Occurs Within Hundred
Yards Of Clark University, Negro
Educational lnstitution-state Mi
Iitia Companies Ordered Ready.

Atlanta, Ga, Sept. 25.-The Constt-
tuition, in an extra edition says: "On9
negro was killed in Brownsville, sub
urb, by the militia early this morning,
while trying to break thru the lines.
Two hundred and fifty seven negroes
are under arrest in Brownsville. The
ma jority of them are heavily armed.
One other negro tried to get away and
was shot. The raid started shortly af-
ter S o'clock. The negroes were searcn-
ed for arms and every one ARMED. was
taken to the police barracks.
81. J. Price, the negro postmaster,
was arrested, charged with supplying
ammunition to the blacks. Captain
Wilson held conference with Presi-
dent Cannon, of the seminary, on the
situation. The negroes are hemmed In
by the militia Members Of the gover-
noris horse guards and mounted coun-
ty policemen are anxious to avenge th3
death of Officer Heard and the wound
ing Of other members Of the force. The
negroes are badly frightened.
I'm desperate battle between the
bicycle officers and two dangerous me-
groes, barricaded in house on the
edge Of the city early today. the me-
groes were killed. The officers were
not wounded"
An interview with Major William
son, Of the state militia, who COM
manded the raid in Brownsville, early
today, resulted in statement sub
stantially as follows:
Following the attack on the force
of county police late last night, 1t
was decided to raid what is known as
Brownsville, including the Clark Uni
versity, an institution for negroes,
which has in the past, received large
support from northern philanthroplsts.
With two companies OF state militia.
governors of horse guards. and
force of county police and citizens, es-
pecially sRworn in as deputies, Willlam-
son carefully disposed his force during
the late hours of the night, surround
ing with a skirmish line, the entire
section, covering about fifteen acres.
When daylight came, and the negroes
emerged from their homes, they were
ordered to hold up their hands. A
few had the temerity to disobey. Not
a shot was fired by the troops, the only
shot being fired by citizen deputy,
which wounded negro in the foot.
In this way about 400 negroes were
captured, including professors and
students Of Clark University. II a
prisoner was unable to give plaus-
ible account of himself, or was armed
or manifested belligerent disposition,
he was put under arrest and sent to
iail. About a hundred were locked
up. Among those arrested was the
assassin Of Policeman Heard, who was
killed in the attack on the county po-
lice during the earlier part Of the
night.
"The total Of known dead as the re-
suit of last nights encounters, Is re-
ported today as five negroes, besides
Policeman Heard and Mrs. r. 9.
Thompson, a white woman, who drop
ned dead from excitement.
Governor Terrell, over the telephone.
has lust declared to the Associated
Press that he does not believe 1T to be
necessary to declare martial law, but
as a precautionary measure, he intends
during the day to order several COM
panies Of the state militia to be In
readiness.
Sheriff Nelmed during the morning.,
swore in 300 citizens as special depu-
ties. It is understood he will swear
in as many more as he can properly
arm. up to 500. Governor Terrell has
wired for supplies Of guns and ammu-
milton.