The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-09-25
Troops Are Rushed to
the Scene.
NEGROES TAKE TO WOODS
Atlanta Was Apparently Quiet
Throughout the Day.
Sentiment Of LawIessness Among Races
Appear To Have Been Ready
To Break ONT At
ANY Time.
NEGROES TAKE TO WOODS

BULLETTN--AtIanta, Ga, Sept. "a
f2.s5 a. .m)--The military authorities,
Believing that the students of the
Clark University not only planned bat
carried ont the attack ON the ofsicers
I'm south Atlanta tonight, have decided
10 surround the campus covering about
four acres. Upward of 500 students
live fin houses ON this campus. COL
onel CLIFFORD Anderson commanding
the 5th regiment, has just started I5e
men to the University campus. 1t is
expected to capture al these students,
nenrch them and punish the guilty.
Atlanta. Ca, Sept 24--The reports of
slaughter in various parts of Atlanta
since the sun went down. after the most
careful investigation possible at this
time, have resolved themselves down to
one night between number OF county
policemen and deputies and an unknown
number of negroes.
In the fight, which took place IN
South Atlanta, about three miles from
the eIty,s center. and in the vicinity or
clark University. negro institution,
County Policeman James L. Heard was
killed -four other officers were WOUNDED.
and three policemen were missing at
last reports.
LnnIyn nossibly 1t never will be known,
but the officers in the darkness claim
10 have counted from six to fifteen dead
or diving negroes on the grouna. lhe
excitement of the fight and the darkness
of the night made the counting unoer-
tain. ,.,. .on
other ofacers and ten citizens sworn IN
.s danuties learning that negroes were
Gathering. went to disperse them. As
thev approached McDonough avenue an
nnknown number OF negroes hidden 70.
hind fences and under houses' "fso
Poneeman Heard fell dead: Police.
.,an frank Jordan, himself woundeo
in the head using the DEAD pouy -
Hear as barricade, emptlea tn. me-,
,onnds into the negroes, apparensS
a.,angiur the coidblooded ASSASSINATION
9Te"e nthar casualties were Policeman
0n,,no wounded in the head Erhes'
smith. a citizen. shot IN MP. III &C
~ Tire marty are reported misslnE' ,o
Vi The renort Of a general fight ana wv
lsiiled at Howelrs Station ls ueo go
at military headquarters 70 tonieht is
nther reports of trouble toniSne -
eomailv unfounded, according to fatess ~
Srso~n,stion from the alleged seat "'
battle. ,,. - roI,cernan
,,asrd in south Atlanta. tonight tnt
800 which accompanied him ana Were
30, disabled in the fight. pursued tne
noeroes They captured ten OF the at
tacitinr party. Four escaped. six were
mt aboard street car under .hs
eusrd of the police and deputies at In
syere started for the county jail In tn'
center of town. an, C.rau
greet waiting mob stopped the car
Two ~ the prisoners, Sam McSaundei
Ga Willie Brooks. made bold dasl
for liberty. The mob caught them II
the front yard of the home occupies
at the above number by Mrs. X.
Thomuson. a highly respected Wnlt'
woman. The negroes were cut ah'
beaten snd left for dead.
Mrs. Thompson watching the excitlhl
scene from the porch OF her nome
dronped dead from what Is supposed &C
have been heart disease.
The police force succeeded In bring
ing the other four negroes to town an
they are now locked up in the count
jail. 49,. NJ
Later 1t was discovered that Nc
saunder and Brooks were not dead
They were brought to the city and ar
now reported to be dying.