The Mena weekly star., 1906-09-27
THE ATLANTA RACE MAR
State Troops and Police Busy Ar resting Negroes Most of Whom
 are Heavily Armed.
THE NEGRO POSTMASTER IN CUSTODY
He Is Charged by the Authorities With Supplying Ammunition to the Blacks Desperate Fight Between Officers and Barri0ded Negroes, two of whom were Killed Hemmcd in by Militia.

Atlanta, Ga, Sept 26--One negro was killed in Brownville, a suburb, by militia early Tuesday morning while trying to break through the lines Two hundred and fifty-seyen negroes have already been placed nk- der arrest in Brownville The major ity of them were heavily armed. One other negro tried to get away ana was shot. The raid started shortly after o'clock. Negroes were searched for arms and every one armed was placed on the cars to be sent to po- lice barracks. One of the first ar rested was l.. J. Price, the negro post master who is charged with supply ing ammunition to the blacks. Ne groes who tried to break through the lines were fired on, halting promptly Capt. Wilson held a conference with the president of Cannon Seminary on the situation The negroes are hemmed in by militia. Members of the governors horse guards and mounted county policemen are anx- ious to avenge the death of Officer Heard and the wounding of other members of the force The negroes are badly frightened
 About 400 negroes were captured including professors and students of Clark University. Each one was searched carefully If prisoner was unable to give plausible account os himself, if he was armed or man. fested belligerent disposition, he was put uAder arrest and sent to jail About loo were locked up. Among those arre ted was the assassin of Policeman Heard, who was killed in the attack on the county police dur ing the earlier part of the night With him were several witnesses of the shooting The total known dead as the resuit of Monday nights en- counters is reported Tuesday morning as five ne1 rocs.
 In a desDerate battle at close range between Ticycle Officers Smith ana Maddox and Policeman Casen and two dangerous negroes barricaded in a house near the corner of McGruder and Randolph streets Tuesday morn ing, the negroes were killed and the police officers had narrow escapes
 Officers Maddox and Snath had been notified that negroes were shooting in the vicinity of Houston and Ran dolph streets early Tuesday morn- ing, When they reached the scere there was no shooting but they were told that the difficulty was in the vicinity of Randolph and Mc1rudtr streets. Whether this was a trap laid to kill the officers is not known but negro informed them where the house was in which negro who had done the shooting had taken refuge.
 The officers went to the house, Off, cer Smith going to the rear door, and Officer Maddox to the front. Officer Smith attempted to enter and the ne- groes began shooting. Policeman Maddox ran around the house to his aid. As he did so he saw two negroes leaning out of the window firing at them. The officers returned the fire and the negroes dropped below txe window. Officer Casen had come up in the meantime and the three charged the house Officer Maddox went to the window and pulled him. self in. gun in hand. A pistol ball narrowly missed his head and he fired point blank and dropped to the ground, pulling tho window down with him. He then ran to the door and broke it open. his brother off, cers running with him. As he opened the door gun was thrown in his face and as he lodged a bullet passed over his head He and the other ofi- cers then fired, killing the two ne- groes.
 Sheriff Nelms during the morning swore in about 300 citizens as special deputies. It is understood he will swear in as many more as he can properly arm, up to 500. Gov Terrell has wired for supplies of guns ana ammunition.