The Cairo bulletin., 1906-09-25
MANY LEAVE CITY OTHERS
PREPARE TO GIVE BATTLE
Whole City PatroIled by SoIdiers--White School
Children Attacked-Negroes Ambush
Squad of Officers

| Atlanta, Ca. Sept 24- While
party of county policemen were TO-
night riding BY an alley in South At
lanta. near the Clark University, d na-
gro institution, they were fred upon
| by party Of negroes. County P3-
liceman Heard was killed, three other
oa GERS We're wounded and one Is
missing.
Police officers and squad f sol.
diers, patroling that section are lol
lowing the fleeing negroes into tha
woods.
Mob Takes Negroes From Police.
Following the killing of Policeman
Heard in South Atlanta tonight the
force which accompanied him captur-
led ten Of the attacking party Four
escaped but six were put alb ari
street cars under guard Of police
and deputies and started for Jail.
AT Crews street a mob stopped car
Two of the prisoners made a dash
for liberty. The mob caught them
in the front yard of the home occupied
by Mrs. r. Thompson, d highly ~.
spected white woman.
Woman Secs Assault, Dies
THE negr es wsse cat end l4asss
ana left for dead
Mrs Thompson. watching he spene
from the porch of her home. dropped
dead, as a re ult Of he schock, follow
ing the excitement
The police succeeded in briaging
the other negroes to town and they
are now in Jail. Later il was dis
covered that Sander and Broks, the ne
groes. were not dead and they were
brought TO the city and are now re-
ported dying
Negroes to Fight For Lives.
Hundreds OF negroes who have re-
NAMED in the city since Saturday
night left today but the number was
small in comparison with those who
have remained and who stoutlv.
though secretly declare that they in.
tend to fight for their rights and their
lives.
Reports are current that the blacks
are receiving arms and ammunition
from outside sources and are getting
ready to give battle in case another
outbreak occurs
The attack on the school children.
the ambushng of officers tonight AMI
the organization Of negro m litarv
company which wa sdisbanded by the
trops while drilling in a back street
are evidences enough To show that the
negroes have not been subdued and
that they have not forgotten the out.
RACES OF Saturday night and Sunday
The attack on the officers tonight
vt Is said in some quarters may result
IN martial law being proclaimed but
is known thata strong pressura viii
1e brought to bear upon Governor Ter
"i'l To- prevent this if possible.
The authorities felt 50 confident
bat thev had the situation well in
hand that al noon order was issued
ii missing five companies OF mil tia.
There remained on duty twelve com
1anies The militia were Withdrawn
rom the down town streets today but
onight are parailins The entire CITY
Some white pupils Of the State
school We're stoned while on their
way TO school by negroes tui a squad
6 pol &c gave protection.
An order was issued today nrohih-
ring the sale Of FIRE arms and ammu-
.iriou without written order from
he military authorities
Taken From jail and LynchcI.
The iynchiug Of Deb Long a negro.
@ East Point. q subarb eight miles
outh Of he city early today furnished
he most exciting event cf the last
: hours. Long was arrested sunday
ght charged with disorderly con-
net Re had threatened the MARSHAL
Tho town and appeared 70 De pro
AIRED to carry ont his threats.
He was taken from Jail after mi8-
leht ard hanged in the woods half
mile from town
I'm the cily police court today Judge
royles inflicted tha extreme sentence
b six white men charged zlth incit-
.E to rlo-. giving each thirty davs IN
il and binding the mover 20 higher
'uris under fhonsaad dollar bonds.
The number 81 dead as 3 result u
be- riots thus far IS a.il aacerai4.