Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-09-25
Negroes Ambush Police
and in Turn Are
Raided.
SCORES UNDER ARREST
Militia Sent Home Will be
Called Back---MartlaI
Law Deferred.

Atlanta, Ga, Sept. 25.-The Constitu-
tion in an extra edition says: "One
negro was killed in Brownsville, a sub
urb, by the militia early this morning
while trying to break through the lines.
Two hundred fifty-seven negroes are
under arrest in Brownsville. The ma
jority of them were heavily armed. One
other negro tried to get away and was
shot.
All Armed Are Held.
The raid started shortly after .
O'Clock. Negroes were searched for
arms, and every one armed was taken
TO the police barracks. l.. J. Price, the
negro postmaster. was arrested charg-
ed with supplying ammunition TO the
blacks. Captain Wilson held a confer
ence with the president of the Cannon
seminary on the situation.
Anxious to Ayenge Killing.
The negroes are hemmed in by the
militia. Members of the Governors
Horse guards and mounted county po-
licemen are anxious TO avenge the
death Of Officer Heard and the wound
ing of other members of the force The
negroes are badly frightened"
Kill Two I'm House.
In a desperate battle between the
baTrack officers and two dangerous ne
groes in house on the edge of the city
early today, the negroes were killed
The officers We're not wounded.
Swenrs In Citizens.
Atlanta. Sept. 25-Sheriff Nelme
during the morning swore in 800 citi- |
zens as special deputies. 1t is under !
stood he will swear in as many more
as he can properly arm, up to 500.
Governor Terrell has wired for sup
plies of guns and ammunition.
Tells of Raid.
Al interview with Major Williamson
of the state militia. who commanded
the raid in Brownsville early today, re-
suited in a statement substantially as
follows:
Following the attack on the force
of the county police late last night, it |
was decided to raid what is known as
Brownsville, including Clark unversig,
an institution for negroes, which has in
the past received large support from
northern philanthropists.
Surrounded the Place.
with two companies of the state mi
litia the Governors Horse guards and
a force of county police and citizens es-
pecially sworn in as deputies, William
son carefully disposed of his force dur
ing the late hours of the night, sur
rounding with a skirmish line the en-
tire section. covering about Is acres.
When daylight came and the negroes |
emerged from their homes, they were
ordered to hold up their hands. Few
had the temerity to disobey. Not a |
shot was fired by the troops, the only |
shot being fired by a citizen deputy, |
which wounded a negro in the foot.
Captured 400 Prisoners.
I'm this way about 400 negroes were
captured. including professors and stu
dents of Clark university. If prisoner
was unable TO give a plausible account
of himself or was armed or manifested
a belligerent disposition, he was put
under arrest and sent to Jail. About
hundred were locked up. Among those
arrested was the assassin of Policeman
Heard. who was killed in the attack on
the county police during the earlier
part of the night
Seven Died In Night.
The total known dead as a result of
last nights encounters reported today
as five negroes beside Policeman
Heard and Mrs. r C. Thompson, the
white woman, who dropped dead from
excitement
Governor Ferrell, over the telephone,
has just declared to the Associated |
Press he does not believe it to be nee
essary TO declare martial law, but as
a precautionary measure he intends
during the day to order several compa-
nies of state militia to be in Atlanta
tonight.
Ambush Policemen.
Atlanta, Ga. Sept. 25.-A race war,
in which already one white man and
possibly three, have been killed by ne
groes is the sequel to Saturday nights
massacre of negroes in this city.
While a party of county policemen
last night were riding by an alley in
South Atlanta, near Clark university,
a negro institution, they were fired
upon by a party of negroes from am
bush. County Policeman James Heard
was killed, three other officers werei