New-York tribune., 1906-09-26
sTLANTA GROWS SORRY
prL1EF HONEY PLEDGED
r7b;,es and Blacks Seek to Stop
Race Disorders.

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.,s,ta. Sept 25-Atlanta tonight sno"s
- - the turbulent scenes which nave
-. arected in the last few days Good Gnu
' ars cooler heads have obtained 'he
-. and prominent men, both white ana
-. ere bending every energy toward nllhe-
.ts city back to .ts normal conditloh' "i--s-
,sbt Is almost an accomplished task
ard suburbs are quiet no reports NV i''e
-, received OF violence to-nlght from "-'
quarter. os held late
law and order mass meeting was heiu
-,,er,oon. attended by representative peo-
of 10th races al the courthouse. wfich was
en.6 70 overhowing A fund Of s".oOo was
- FOR the benefit Of the victims OF mop
.,,lence. and committee Of five was appo'l,,eD
rsb the relief work TO a generous coFnpielioii
,,,o-6avis law and order mass meeting com
- an resolutions was chosen. Of which ClarA
,-o-,su Editor of The Atlanta Constitution
ms made chairman. This committee Iepo1 '-
-eso,utions which. in part. follow
-,,.,l,s5 That this meeting composed OF me
.bsre of the Chamber Of Commerce ana In.. oIns.
1.v abiding citizens. does soIeIilIIS -
-eirst the spirit OF lawlessness ma no = r.
fsbe6 me fair name Of our CITY ana leu ~ '-
ronTrission Of crime. -, .,,,,-5er
-,oce1t people and the wounding OF otnerS'
-. osr ,Io0r all good men 10 llfI UP thelr
80 80 .,~ law and order and use their influence
- cberz the riotous spirit that is ABROAD III lie
community. --,.-. -. both rscas which has
-, committed by their worst elements, ana we
soienlnly protest that mob rule is the "OIs1 e'-4
ma g., an mon fbe authorities Of our city and
80 - crush anarchy with an iron hanu' anu
rrsre neither expense nor force TO 90 SO =
ne demand that the authorities spare no eI-
.r- ~ rl!t 2 stop 10 the assaults on our women
= ii takes more men or more money 10 90 H.
thar the authorities act accordlhs4g- OUI "0i
erbocd must and shall be protected
The race rioting Of last night continued until
,ris morning The Negro mob which killed
Coun,v Policeman Heard and seriously wounded
,bree other members of the county police was
r,,rs,e5 by the police and militia. Ten Negroes
1,sre csntured. four Of who mescaped. The 9TH
s-s we're placed on a streetcar under the guard
=. noioe and deputy sheriffs. Before they
-s.cba5 The county Jail two of the prisoners.
s.n Ncsaunders and Wiley Brooks, leaped from
the car.
Pursued by mob and the police they reached
,le front ward Of the home of Mrs r. c. Thomp-
son before they were caught There the mob
cut and beat them. finally leaving them for dead
The shock TO Mrs. Thompson, who was in poor
health was SO great that she dropped dead.
The Negroes later were found 10 be still alive
and were brought back 10 the city, where they
are dying.
As direct result Of the killing Of Heard,
Major williamson. Of the state militia. took two
companies Ct foot the Governors Horse Guards
and a force Of county police and deputy sheriffs
and rsided the Negro settlement at Brownsville.
Clark University, Negro institution maintained
chiefly by Northern people, is situated there, and
the students have taken leading part in the
uoting. according TO reports.
What happened in the raid is best told by a
statement issued after the roundup by Major
williamson, in which he says:
Rhen daylight came and the Negroes emerged
lcn Their homes they were ordered 10 hold up
IheH hands. Few had the temerity 10 dsobey.
Not shot was fired by the troops, the only shot
beng fired by a citizen deputy. which wounded
Negro IN the foot. The too Jealous officer was
placed under arrest for disobeying orders. In
ihs way about four hundred Negroes were capt
ured, incl"ding professors and students of Clark
University and other Negroes not connected
WIN TIE institution Each one was searched
carefully i a prisoner was unable to give q
plausible account of himself II he was armed or
manifested 2 beIgerent disposition, he put
under arrest and sent TO the Fulton County Jail
About one hundred We're 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 to the
shooting
After this raid and the wholesale arrests made
twas believed that the strong show Of authority
hacked by force had restored some measure Of
peace, hut Immediately afterward came the news
Of a pitched battle between two Negroes and
three patrolmen. in which the Negroes were
Killed. The officers heard that the Negroes had
been shooting at white men near Houston and
Randolph streets. When they went there they
found the Negroes had taken refuge in a house
near by. which was pointed out by another Ne
gro. Bicycle Patrolman Smith went 10 the rear
coor, Bicycle Patrolman Maddox guarded the
front door. while Patrolman Smith tried TO enter
through z rear window. The Negroes began 10
Ire al him, and the three patrolmen started 10
rush the house
MADDOX pulled himself W to a window and a.
MS head appeared the fame Of a revolver burned
MS face Holding on with one hand, he fired
oack al the Negro and dropped to the ground.
lhen the three men opened the rear door and
rushed the room where the Negroes had barrl-
eaaed themselves. The two Negroes were shot
. death
Sheriff Nelns has sworn in 25O more special
deputies. Calling gun. with ten thousand
I9lncs of ammunition. stands where the centre
o Brownsville can be swept at minutes no
here
NLANTA GRADUATES HERE ALARMED.