The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-25
Race Situation in Georgia's Capital
Regarded Most Serious Today.
Guards Fired On from, Am
buscade and Desperate
Clash Ensues.
Policemen Stay TlDo Negroes
in Close Range Fight
in the City.

Atlanta, Sept. 25.-After a night Of
disorder and anxiety the situation in
the race riot in Atlanta is regarded as
most serious today.
During the night a party of county
policemen were fired on from ambush
in the southern part Of the city. One
police officer was instantly killed and
four, others wounded. The officers fred
on the negroes killing five and wound
ing several Of them.
This battle between officers and me-
groes took place within hundred
yards Of Clark university, a negro col
lege Of national reputation.
More Troops Called Out.
Two negroes were killed by white
policemen on Randolph street, in the
residence section Of the city at day
light, after the negroes had made an
other sections Of the city reports Of
mob violence are received, but details
are lacking.
Ihere are twelve companies of state
militia on duty, aided by an increased
police force and city fremen, and other
troops have been ordered to the city.
Sheriff helms has sworn in $50 depu.s
ties. f -.
Gattling Gun in Street.
A mass meeting of citizens is being
held at the Chamber of Commerce. Not
firearm can be purchased in the city,
as all weapons Of every description
have been sold.
A gattling gun with 10 900 rounds Of
ammunition has been located at 4
prominent street corner in Brownsville
commanding the situation there.
A guard has been placed about the
city waterworks. The saloons are
closed and will remain closed prob
ably for the remainder, Of. the week.
killing late last hight c Of Polieem 'ae
Heard, the serious wounding of three
other members of the county police and
the killing Of several negroes, Colonel
Clifford Anderson, commanding the
state militia, decided on raid of the
settlement known as Brownsville. in
the southern part of the city, near
where the shooting occurred. Browns
vile covers about twenty acres and is
the home Of about fifteen hundred ne
groes. 49,,
257 Are Arrested.
With four companies Of militia,
about forty members of the county
police force and the Governor IS Horse
Guards, the place was surrounded about
s am. Two hundred and ifty-seven
negroes were arrested and search was
begun for arms and ammunition.
About thirty negroes were found
armed and sent. to the police barracks
under heavy guard. When the negroes
found they were surrounded many made
desperate attempts to escape. One ne
gro was killed and another wounded in
such attempts.
Postmaster the Leader.
One of the first to be arrested was
J. Il. Price, the negro postmaster, who
is charged with supplying ammunition
to negroes. It is asserted that none
Of those arrested was student or con.
neeted with Clark university.
Two negroes wounded in the fight
with the county police earlier in The
tracked by bloodstains into the woods,
where their bodies were found.
Policemen Stay Two.
: In desperate battle at close range
between Bicycle Officers Smith and
Maddox and Policeman Sasen and two
negroes barricaded in house near
Magruder on Randolph street, the
negroes, were killed and the police
Sc
Officers Maddox and Smith went to
the house where the shooting occurred.
Officer Smith attempted to enter and
the negroes began shooting.
Negroes Open Fire.
Policeman Maddox ran round the
house to his aid. AS he did he saw
two negroes leaning out Of the window
firing at them. The officers returned
the fire and the negroes dropped below
the window. Officer Casen had come
up in the meantime, and the three
charged the house. Officer Maddox
his brother officers 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 officers then fired, killing
the two negroes. 1850 g.
An interview. with Major Williams
of the state militia, who commanded
the raid in Brownsville early to-
day resulted in statement substantial
ly as follows: -
Following the attack on force of
county police, late last night, it was
decided to raid what is known as
Brownsville, including Clark university.
an institution for negroes, which has in
the past received large support from
northern philanthropists.
"When daylight came and the ne
groes emerged from their homes they
were ordered to hold up their hands.
Few had the temerity to disobey. Not
a shot was fred by the troops, the only
shot being fred by citizen deputy,
which wounded a negro in the foot.
The too-zealous officer was placed un-
der arrest for disobeying orders.
Professors Captured.
"In this way about 400 negroes were
captured, including professors and
students of Clark university, and other
negroes not connected with the insti-
tuition. Each one was searched care
fully
of prisoner was unable to give q
plausible account of himself, If he was
armed or manifested "a belligerent dis
position, he was put under arrest and
sent to the Fulton county jail About
100 were so locked up.
Among those arrested was the as
sassfn of Policeman Heard, who was
killed in the attack on the county po-
lice during the earlier part Of the
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