Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-09-26
FIRED upon OFFICERS
Negroes Hidden In Fence Corners
Do Deadly Work.
POLICEMAN Is KILLED
Ten OF the Attacking Party Caught
and Two Rndeayored 20 Is
cape, While Excitement
Causes Lady's Death.

Atlanta. Sept 25.-In a fight at
South Atlanta. three miles from the
city's center. Monday night. and In
tho vicinity OF Clark university. a ne
gro institution. County Policeman
James L. Heard was killed and four
others wounded. Negroes killed were
reported up 10 midnight Monday 10
range from six TO fifteen.
County Policeman Heard. with ten
other officers and ten citizens. sworn
in as deputies, learning that negroes
were gathering. went TO disperse them.
As they approached McDonough ay'
euus an unknown number OF negroes.
T, hidden behind fences and under
houses. fired a yolley. Policeman
Heard fell dead. Policeman Frank
Jordan. himself wounded In the head
usinx the dead body OF Heard as a
shielt. emptied three rounds into the
negroes. apparently avenging the cold
hlooded assassIm6on. The other cas-
ualties were Policemen odium. WOUND
ed IN the head; Policeman EubAnks,
wounded in the leg; Ernest smith. =
citizen. shot in the hip. Three OF the
party we're reported missing.
Following the killing Of Policeman
Heard. the force which accompanied
him and were not disabled In the
nxht pursued the negroes. They cap
trred ten OF the attacking party. -Four
escaped. six were put aboard stree,
"a, undsr the guard OF the police and
aeputies. and were started Tor tne
county ,ail In the center OF town. As
,he car approached AL Crews street q
eating mob stopped the car. Two OF
IN. prisoners, Sam McRaunder ana
wiley Brooks, made Q bold dash ior
i,nerty The mob caught them IN tne
! frort yard OF the home occupied :, ene
above number Of Mrs: X y. uonS
! son. a highly respected wnite NomaA
The negroes were cut and oeaten 49,
, left for dead Mrs. Thompson ~A.en
a inr the exciting scene from the posss
4 of her home. dropped dead from Nsh'
is supposed TO have been hear' ui'
+ ease a., h-,ng
! ,rg the other four negroes TO town an an
: ,hsv were locked up In the county !ail
To,ar a was discovered tnat Me
psunder and Brooks were alive. rue
, zee brought TO the city. and are "
q ported dying. c,..,, an
!, xersity not only planned. out 49, .'.
: ont the attack on the officers IN sou.
= Atlanta the military authorizes y
y cldeA 10 surround the campus, Govern
= snovt four acres. Upwards OF 800 81
Y &C. live 10 houses in this campu
~ Colonel Clifford Anderson co'iili-A in %.
/, Inc the Fifth regiment. sent oV' INV
10 10 the campus. -,
y The lynching Of Zeb Long. negr
"a n, Past Point. a suburb. eight MI
- tom the city. early Monday has !,
4. nished the most exciting event OF .
a. ias, ,wenty.four hours. Long was
- yested sunday night, charged with q
!, n,Asrlv conduct He had threaten
"a ,he marshal OF the town. and amour
40 a. Ia was ready 20 carry out
hs ,h,eats He was taken from the -
point tail. a fllmsy structure. an
midnight. and was hanged In the Voc
half a mile from the town. NO "
abia particulars OF the lynching nd
,es been made public.
The courts have taken hand 10 9
nectIou with the riot OF Saturday mig
On IN tho city police court Monday JUG
yro Broyies inflicted the extreme sentei
tia OF the law upon six young white 10
90 charged with melting to rit- CIV
each thirty days In jail and oind
uh- them over 20 the higher courts un
al Al OO0 bond each The grand j
at brought In true bills against two
am groes charged with assault on
80 Young white women Botn assa'
A occurred within the last two wes
,ct one In Courtlant street and the OF
ana AZ Copeland Hill. near the city.
&C. In anticipation Of further tron
,ks Mayor woodward issued an order
ali BOYS under twentyone years
sed must keep off the streets al nl
,he He also asked all citizens 70 rem
to IN their homes az night until tAe
lred ent troubles shall have passed. 80
Il was decided 70 not allow
- c,ansman" be played here Tor lea