Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-24

and concerted plan of revenge upon the
whites was feared, but prompt measures
and rigid patroi sent every negro indoors
soon after nightfall, and the city was saved
from any serious harm.
Military on Duty.
The military will be kept on duty in bar
racks for the remainder of the week The
18th United States Cavalry will arrive from
Chickamauga Park in day or two and be
CHARTERED at its barracks. Fort Mcpherson,
and this will add to the safety of Atlanta.
Atlanta has had no such blow in her his
tory Her citizens denounce the conduct of
the mob outrageous and offer excuses.
y hundred rioters have been arrested and
locked up without bond, and will DE punish
ed vigorously.
A Growing Terror.
For six weeks there has been a growing
terror in Fulton county. 1t began with
the assault of a young girl, Mabel Poole,
in a suburb, and the prompt shooting to
death of her black assailant by a mob. 1t
continued when Mabel and Ethel Lawrence
were assaulted a week later by brute
who has never been caught 1t grew when
other women and girls were the victims
of tiendsh negroes in house and field. 1t
reached its elimination Saturday after
noon when the papers announced in extra
after extra that four crimes against white
women had been committed that day. The
women were Mrs. Lizzie Chain of the
Flat Shoals road Miss Allen Lancaster of
1S2 Davis street Mrs. Frank Arnold of
100 Julian street and Mrs. Matte Holcomb
of 275 Magnolia street. In no case did the
assalant succeed in his purpose. None of
the bruteS was caught.
Early Saturday night a. crowd gathered
in the streets, and under the influence OF
sprawling headlines in extra editions the
members became wild with rage against
the negro race A crowd of boys be-
gan kicking and pelting every negro who
Tho mob moved toward Decatur
street. the haunt of negro vice and the
hotbed of breeding crime.
At the beginning the MOB seemed more
imbued with the spirit of fun than murder
They shouted at fleeing negroes in hlgh
glee and none was seriously maitreated.
But as the mob grew in numbers It's tenn
per rose Shots were fired in the air Ihen
it was rumored that a white man had been
killed by negroes and the next shots found
their mark.
With the first assembage of the mob
the police were ordered to the scene Then
the reserves were called out, the msht
and day details modified. But they were
powerless to cope with the crowd. IRE
alarm brought every engine and hose com
pany in the city to the scene and as they
dashed through the crowd from various
streets they served but to brulse and sep
arate the mob. The chief then ordered the
hose turned on the crowd and six streams
were soon playing This but drove the
mob to other streets more intiamed than
before.
The First Death.
riot call was turned In at II o'clock
and a second at midnight, but the 9th
Georgia Regiment was slow in mastering
and before its companies appeared it was
too late to stop bloodshed.
The first death occurred In the shadow
of the Federal building in Marietta street
Here a fleeing negro emerged from the
crowd and dashed down side street, his
head bleeding and his clothes torn from
his body. A man stepped from the crowd,
took deliberate aim at the fleeing negro
and fired. The negro sprang into the air
and dropped dead
This was but the beginning. Shots were
heard from every part Of the uptown
streets. Two negroes were found n few mo-
ments later under the glare of an electric
light their bodies battered beyond recogni-
ton. When the Sunday morning sun made
its appearance seventeen negroes were dead.
One of these was woman, Annie Laurie,
killed in a suburban street. Will Marion, a
wel.-known negro barber, was dragged
from his shop and murdered. Henry Welch
was shot down in pool room in Decatur
street. The remainder Of the negroes were
never identified.
But one white man was killed. so far rs
has been reported. This was Frank Scud-
der of ~ Johnson street, whose skull was
crushed in the riot Numerous white men
We're shot or bruised
Nothing could cope with the mob until 1t
had exhausted itself with tramping the
streets. 1t was long after midnight when
lights Were burning and women awake I'M
III morning. The streets We're deserted
Sunday, except for knots of men who dis
cuSSed the probable outcome with stern
faces and set lips
Every effort was made by the better type
OF citizens to stop the outrages. Mayor
Woodward made an eloquent appeal TO the
mob to dispense, but it was of no avail
Merchants opened their doors to heeting ne
groes and gave them such refuge as they
could afford though in many instances the
mob dragged its prey from its hiding places
The old union depot was besieged and por-
ters and baggagemen dragged from their
beds and beaten into a bloody mass. Street
cars were stopped by the mob and every
negro torn from his seat and sent flying
down the street. Women and children re-
turning from the theaters were frightene
into Mysteries by the assaults upon the cars
and many sought a refuge in the hotels |
rather than attempt to reach their homes.
Repulsed by Police.
A street car in Butler street was fired |
upon by party of negroes who had escaped |
the mob Plate glass windows in hotels and !
stores were smashed and an attempt to |
storm hardware store and secure arms |
was only repulsed by squadron of police. |
The details OF the crimes of that night |
would fill a volume. The sun rose Sunday !!
morning upon city that bore on every |
hand the evidences of a night of turmoil
All day Sunday the streets were patrolied |
by the state troops, but their guard was |
not needed The mob had spent itself the |
night before There Will be no repetition |
of the riot. |
There have been efforts to organize |
ku klux Khan to cope with the negro !
terror. The crimes of the past weeks have |
been the one topic of conversation, and no |
adequate remedy has been offered. The |
men of Atlanta have gone about their daily |
work with a dread shadow hanging over |
them, and none knew when he might be |
summoned to outraged home. Preach |
ers have exhausted themselves, editors have |
written burning words, but the outrages |
continued to grow in frequency. No man !
has solved the question of protection to his |
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