The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-09-25
LYNCHING AT
ATLANTA
Negro Taken From Subur-
ban Jail and Hanged.
SALE OF LIQUOR STOPPED
RlotinsAsain BreaksOut atSuburb
Containing Settlement Of
C0lOred People.
SALE OF LIQUOR STOPPED

riot has broken out III illNhulki u III
gro settlement la the southern part OF
the city. one county officer Is reported
killed. three others wounded aud one
missing The attack WAS made by a
band Of negroes. Two companies OF |
troops have been rushed TO the scene.
Two more negroes have fallen victims |
10 the fury OF the >mobs OF white men |
who since Saturday have been hunting
down negroes In revenge for attacks
made upon white women by members
of their race.
The troops have been patrolllng the |
entire city, and all the saloons have
been closed boy order Of Mayor Wood
ward and will remain closed until fur
Their orders. Some white pupils OF the
State street school We're stoned while
on their way 10 school, but a squad OF
police gave protection. Police have
been stationed at each Of the schools
orders also were issued prohibiting the
sale of firearms aud ammunition.
The lynchlng OF Deb Long, Il negro
at East Point suburb eight miles
south Of the city. has furnished the
most exciting event OF the last twenty
four hours Long was arrested Sunday
evening charged with dlsorderly con
duet. lie was heavily armed and made
% strong resistance TO arrest. He had
threatened the marshal OF the town
and appeared to be prepared TO carry
out his threats lie was taken from
the East Point jail. flimsy structure,
after midnight and was hanged in the
woods half a mile from the town.
The courts have taken hand In con
nection with the riot Of saturday night.
In the city police court Judge Broyles
inflicted the extreme sentence OF the
law on six young white men charged
with melting riot. giving each thirty
DAYS IN jail and binding them over TO
the higher courts under $1,000 bonds.
The grand jury brought in true bills
against two negroes charged with AS
sault with intent TO commit criminal
assault on two young white women
1 Both Assaults occurred within the last
two weeks. one on CORTLAND street
and the other at Copeland hill.
In anticipation of possible further
trouble Mayor Woodward has issued
an order that all boys under twenty
one years must keep Off the streets
after ; o'clock at night. He says this
order is to be enforced strictly. lie has
/ also asked all citizens to remain in
their homes at night until the present
troubles have passed.
The number Of dead as result of
the riots thus far is still a matter of
uncertainty. The police have the
names of five negroes known to have
been killed, and one unknown dead
negro is held ut an undertaker's office
here The known dead are
Annie Shepard shot Saturday night
Frank Smith, stabbed to death Satur-
day.
Milton Brown, shot; died in Grady
hospital.
Henry Welsh. barber; shot at his
shop Saturday night.
Zeb Long, hanged at East Point.
The reports are that more than these
have been killed. but their names and
the times and places of their deaths are
not known. No white persons have
been killed. according to the most reli-
able reports. The list of wounded is a
long one, and several of these are eX-
pected to die.
A number of disturbances have been
reported and verified from the outlying
districts. A squad of Macon militia
men assigned to guard duty in negro
settlement surprised and dispersed a
company of negroes drilling on a back
street No arrests were made a gang
of negro boys fifteen to eighteen years
old beat a young white boy here who
/ took refuge in the home of prominent
citizen on Piedmont avenue. A negro
woman demonstrated with the young
negroes, who said they would gel
:, even
Many citizens have expressed the
feeling that the trouble is not passed
Some have believed that more trouble
would come. but in view of the conf
a dence of the authorities in their ability
TO control the situation 1t Is believed
that these fears are groundless.
The trouble has caused scarcity Of
=. negro employees in various places II
j., the city. A number of negro Wagon
drivers have been replaced by whites
!, telegraph companies have advertised
= for white delivery messengers, thu
postoffice has been somewhat delayed
- in sending out special delivery mail
many domestic servants are fright
ened. and numerous negroes are report
nd 70 hove left the city.