Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-09-25
MOST WERE HEAVILY ARMED.
Postmaster L. J. Price, a Negro,
Charged With Supplying the
Blacks With Ammunition.
Desperate Battle Between Bicycle OF.
iicerS aud Two Negroes. the
Latter Being Killed.

Atlanta, Ca, Sep,. %. The Constitu-
tion I'm an extra edition this morning
says:
one negro was killed in BroRnyllle. a
suburb, by militia early this morning
While trying 20 break through the lines.
Two hundred and hfty-seven negroes
nave already been placed under arrest
IN Brownville. The majority OF them
were heavily armed. one other negro
tried 10 get away and was shot. The
raid started shortly after O'Clock. Ne
groes were searched for arms and every
one armed was placed Oh the cars TO be
sent TO police barracks. One OF the FIRST
arrested was l.. J. Price the negro post.
master who is charged with supplying
ammunition 10 the blacks. Negroes who
fied to break through the lines were
nred on hating promptly. Capt Wilson
held conference with the pesl.
dent Of Cannon seminary on the Sit.
uation The negroes are hemmed In bv
militia. The members OF the govern.
ors horseguaids and mounted count,
policemen are anxious to ayenee the
death OF Officer Heard and the Mound
ing of other members of the force. NJ.
negroes are badly frightened.
a DESPERATE BATTLE
Atlanta Ca, Sept. g5.-ln desnerats
lllfIN d fIRfHl.fH1 a.
GERS Smith and Maddox and Policeman
Casen and two dangerous negroes bar
ricaded in a house near the corner ~
McGruder and Randolph streets this
morning, the negroes were killed and
The police officers had narrow escapes
Officers Maddox ana smith had hen
notified that negroes were shootp.
ln the vicinity OF Houston and Ram
dolph streets early this morning
When they reached the scene there
was no shooting but they we're told
mat The difficulty was iu the vicinity
Of Randolph ana McGruder streets
Whether this Was trap laid 10 KIN
The officers Is not known. but neEin
informed them where the house was f
which a negro who had done the
shooting had taken refuge
he officers went 90 the house. ON
Ger smith going 10 the rear door. aud
officer Maddox 20 the front. officer
smith attempted 10 enter and the ne
groes began shooting Policeman
Maddox ran around the house to his
aid As be did so he saw two negroes
leaning out OF the window firing AT
them. The officers returned the fire
and the negroes dropped below the
window. officer Casen come IN ln
the meantime and the three charged
the house. Officer Maddox went To
the window and pulled himself up. gun
IN hand. \ pistol ball narrowly missed
his head and he fired pointblank and
dropped 10 the ground pulling the
window down with him He then ran
TO the door and broke II open. his
brother officers running with him. As
be opened the door q gun was thrown
IN his face and as h. lodged a bullet
passed over his head. He and the
other officers then fired killing the two
negroes.
About 400 negroes were captured, in
GLIDING professors and students Of
Clark university. Each one was search.
"a carefully II a prisoner was unable
10 give a plausible account Of himself.
4 he was armed or manifested bel
iEerent disposition. he was put under
arrest and sent TO Jail About 100 were
n locked up Among those arrested
gas the assassin Of Policeman Heard.
Who vas killed IN the attack on the
ounty police during the earlier part
4 the night With him were several
Witnesses 20 the shooting.
Tho total known dead as the result Of
ast nights encounters is reported this
morning as hve negroes. besides Po-
iceman Heard and Mrs. r. G. Thomp-
on, white woman. who dropped dead
rom tho excitement % witnessing tho
hooting Of two negro prisoners
Gov. Terrell intends during the day
D order several companies OF the state
Militia. probably four, TO be In Atlanta
y 3 o'clock tonight
CITIZENS SWORN IN.
Atlanta, Ca. SEPT. 95--Shehff Neims