The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-26
SOL D|ERS RAID
NEGRO DISTRICT
Many students and Profess
sors at Clark University
Taken Into Custody.
SITUATION AT ATLANTA
CoLoRED POSTMASTER is SEiZ-
ED, CHARGED WITH SUPPLYING
AMMUNITION TO THE MEM
BERS OF HIS RACE.

Atlanfa, Ca, sept. 20. - FOllOWl12
the killing Of Policeman Heard and
the serious wounding OF three other
members of the county police. Colonel
Clifford Anderson, commanding the
state militia, decided on a raid of the
settlement known as Brownsville, In
the southern part Of the city, near
where the shooting occurred. Browns
vile covers about 20 acres and is the
home of about 1,500 negroes. With
four companies of militia. about As of
the county police force and the gov
ernor's horseguards the place was sur
rounded. Two hundred and fifty-seven
negroes were placed under arrest, and
a search was begun for arms and am
munition. About 30 negroes were
found armed and sent to the police
barracks under heavy guard. When
the negroes found they were sur
rounded many made desperate at
temps to escape. One negro was
killed and another wounded ia such
attempts.
One of the first to be arrested was
]. l.. Price, the negro postmaster, who
Is charged with supplying ammunition
to negroes.
1t is asserted that none of those ar
rested was a student or connected
with Clark university. Two negroes
wounded in the fight with the county
police were found dead later. They
were tracked by bloodstains into the
An interview with Major William
soA of the state militia, who com
manded the raid in Brownsville, re-
suited in statement substantially as
follows: Following the attack on a
force of county police late Monday
night, it was decided TO raid what is
known as Brownsville, including
Clark university, an institution for ne
groes, which has in the past received
large support from northern philan-
thropists. With two companies OF
state militia, the governors horse
guards and force of county police
and citizens specially sworn in as dep
uties, Major Williamson carefully dis
posed his force during the late hours
Of the night, surrounding with
skirmish line the entire section, COW
ering about Is acres. When daylight
came and the negroes emerged from
their homes, they were ordered to
hold up their bands. Few had the
temerity to disobey. In this way
about 400 negroes were captured. in
Guiding professors and students OF
Clark university and other negroes
not connected with the institution"
In fray at close range between Ri.
cycle Officers Smith and Maddox and
Policeman. Cason and two dangerous
negroes barricaded in a house near
the corner CT McGruder and Randolph
streets, the negroes were killed and
the police officers had narrow escapes.
Officers Maddox and Smith had been
notified that negroes were shooting in
the vicinity
When the officers went to the house
Officer Smith walked to the rear door
and Officer Maddox to the front Off
Ger Smith attempted to enter and the
negroes began shooting. Policeman
Maddox ran around the house to his
he saw two negroes leaning out of the
uI1uS DIT lnoIu. lie Oli1CCiS
returned the fire and the negroes
dropped below the window Officer
Cason had come up in the meantime
and the three charged the house. Off
Ger Maddox ran to the window and
pulled himself up, gun in hand. A pis |
toll blaZed to the left of his head. he |
fired point blank and dropped to the |
ground. pulling the window down |
with him. He then ran to the door
and broke it open, his brother officers
running with him. As he opened the |
door gun was thrown in his face and |
as he lodged bullet passed over his |
head. He and the other officers then |
fired, killing the two negroes.
Sheriff helms swore in about 800 |
citizens as special deputies. 1t is IN
derstood he viii swear in as many |
men as he can arm properly up to 500 |
Governor Terrell has wired for sup |
plies of cll,s nd nnomunition