Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1906-09-28
donterey, Va, Friday, September % 1905
10 Killed In Race
Riot At Atlanta.

EIOl Al AtAdhto'
Atlanta, Ga. Sept. 23-Twenty
four hours have passed since a race
war of no mean proportions began
in Atlanta. In that period at least
10 lives have been sacrificed and
the number of injured will be at
least 4O,several of whom cannot
recover. At ten o'clock tonight the
city is controlle Il by the police.
aided by nearly 1000 of the State
militia. Every part of the town is
patroled by the soldiers, and the
authorities seem to have the situa-
ton we'll in hand. Governor Ter
rell, who ordered seven companies
of the State military service from
points outside Of Atlanta to aid the
eight local companies, stands ready
tonight to declare the city under
martial law if the scenes OF last
nISHC are Tt!td'eu'
Throughout last night the race
war ragged with yatying vlgor. and
when morning dawned it found
the downtown streets in possession
If eight companies Of the Fifth
Georgia Infantry, with "a battery
of light artillery in reserve.
Through the day little of impor-
lance occurred.
This condition came as the result
Of numerous and repeated assaults
or attempted assaults upon white
women by negroes. The list of an
even dozen of such assaults within
the limits of Fulton county within
the last nine weeks came yesterday
when four attempts at assault were
reported. Special editions Of after
noon papers wrought the popula-
ton to a high pitch of excitement.
The usual Saturday night crowds
were largely increased by men aud
boys, who thronged the downtown
streets. About 10 o'clock a negro
man showed white woman from
the sidewalk on Whitehall street
in the center Of town. Almost
simultaneously a negro woman
made an insulting remark to a
white man on an adjoining street
and he administered what he con-
sidered due punishment. From
this start the mob began its work
of destruction. 5000 men and
BOYS thronged the downtown street
looking for negroes. News that a
riot had started brought thousands
more from their homes in the SUBJ
urbs and residence districts. until
fully 10000 men thronged the
downtown section.
MORE BLOoDSHED
Atlanta, Sept. 25-One negro
was killed in Brownville, a suburb,
by militia early this morning
while he was trying to break
through the lines.
257 negroes have already been
placed under arrest in Brownville.
The majority OF them were heav-
lily armed.
One other negro tried TO get
away and was shot.
The raid started shortly after 5
o'clock.
Negroes were searched for arms
and every one armed was placed on
the cars to be sent to police bar
racks.
One of the first arrested wa; l.. III
Price, the negro postmaster, who is
charged with supplying ammuni-
ton to the blacks.
Negroes who tried to break
through the lines were fired on,
hating promptly.
Captain Wilson held a confer
enec with the president Of Cannon
Seminary on the situation.
The negroes are hemmed in by
militia.
Mem bers of the governors horse
guards and mounted county police
men are anxious to avenge the
death of Officer Heard and the
wounding of other mem bers of the
force
The negroes are badly brighten
cd.
In desperate fight at close
range between Bicycle Officers
Smith and Maddox and Policemen
Casen and two negroes barricaded
in house near the corner of Ma
gruder and Ra ndolph streets this
the negroes were killed
and the police officers had narrow
escapes.