The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-09-28

TIME. nave IrSO4sfd LiITAA4STAh oS"A
to one fight between a number OF po- \
licemen and deputies and unknown
number OF negroes.
In The fight which took place IN
south Atlanta about three miles from
the city's centre and in the vicinity OF
Clark university, a negro institution,
County Policeman James l.. Heard was
killed, four other officers were wound
ed and three policemen were missing
at last reports. The number Of ne
groes dead is not known, possibly it
never VIII be known, but the officers in
the darkness claimed TO have counted
from six to fifteen dead or dying ne
0 on the ground. The excitement
of the fight and the darkness Of the
night made the counting uncertain.
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 McDonoush avenue,
an unknown number of negroes. hidden
DcIIIlu ItllCtS dI1u uuuSi uoOScS, III Gu
a vOlley. Policeman Heard fell dead.
Policeman Frank Jordan, himself
wounded in the head, using the dead
body Of Heard as a shelter, emptied
three rounds into the negroes, appar-
emily avenging the cold bIoOded assas-
SinatiOn. The other casualties We're
Policeman Odum, wounded in head,
Policeman \. c. Eubanks, wounded in
leg; Ernest Smith, a citizen, shot in
hip. Three Of the policemen are re-
ported missing. The report of a gen
eral fight and two killed at Howell's
station is declared at military head
quarters to be untrue. Other reports
of trouble tonight are equally unbound
ed, according to latest information
from the alleged seat Of battle.
Following the killing of Policeman
Heard in South Atlanta tonight the
force which accompanied him and
We're not disabled in the fight, pursued
the negroes. They captured ten of the
attacking party. Four escaped, six
were put aboard a street car under the
guard Of the police and deputies were
started for county Jail in the center
OF the town. AS the car approached 491
Crew street, a waiting mob stopped the
car. Two Of the prisoners, Sam Nc
Saunders and Wiley Brooks made a
bold dash for liberty. The mob
caught them in the front yard Of the
home occupied at the above number
by Mrs. R. C. Thompson, a highly re-
spected white woman. The negroes
were cut and beaten and left for dead.
Mrs. Thompson watching the exciting
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dropped dead from heart disease. The
police succeeded in locking up the four
negroes in the county Jail. Later it
was discovered that McSaunders and
Brooks We're not dead. They were
brought to the city and are now report
ed to be dying.
Atlanta September 24.-Todav has
passed without serious troubles in the
race difficulties here. The authorities
felt so confident hat they have the
situation we'll in hand hat at noon an
order was issued ~dismissing five Of the
companies Of state militia that We're
ordered here yesterday to assist the
local companies of the fifth Georeia
regiment. There is now ready for all
emergencies the entire fifth regiment,
Twelve companies, to aid the police.
city II county, which number more
than 200 men. The militia were with
drawn from the downtown streets to-
day, n sent TO the armorieS for much
needed rest. They are on the streets
tonight, patrolling the entire city. The
saloons have been closed all day, by
order Of Mayor Woodward, and will
remain closed until further orders. The
city schools opened as usual this morn
Ing and with an attendance almost
normal. Some white pupils Of the
State street school were stoned while
on their way 70 school, but a squad Of
police gave protection. Police nave
been stationed at each of the schools.
Orders We're also issued today prohibit
, ing he sale of firearms and ammuni-
ton, without the written order of the
military authorities. AS a matter of
tact these stocks were practically OK
hausted Saturday,, before the order was
given to stop such sales.
The lynching of Zeb Long. a negro.
at East Point. a suburb eight miles
south Of the city early today, has fur-
nlshed the o exciting e of the
last "a hours. Long was arrested Sun
day evening charged with dis rderlv
conduct. He was heavily armed and
~ q SlIouS ISSISLdLSS W o4ISS1. ne
had threatened the marsha, f he
town and appeared TO he prepared ID
carry out his threat He was taken
from the East Point jal. a fimsy
structure, after midnight and was
hanged in the woods half annie from
the town.
No reliable particulars Of the lynch
ing have been made public.
The courts have taken a hand in con-
nection with the riot of SATURDAY
night. In the city police court today
Judge Broyles inflicted the extreme
sentence of the law on six young white
men charged with melting to riot. Civ
ing each thirty days in Jail and bind
ing them over to tn higher cour-
under a thousand dollar bond. The
grand jury today brought in true bills
against two negroes charged with al
tempted criminal assault on two young
women. Both assaults occurred with
in rho Lost tro u-ool-c ON ro.