The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-01-04
A REPORT ON
ATLANTA RIOT
Made Public By Committee on Dis
bursement of Funds.
FACTS ARE LAID BARE
Twelve People Were K.le3, Ten Ne
groes and Two White Men.
City's Name "cruciiied''

"a 'OAAt| NCSIAo a5O " uloDtloC Iu4AAo
for the relief Of the victims of the
! September riot has finished its labors
and submitted a report. The findings
of the committee contain some very
sensational features, and words are,
not minced in speaking of the lawlesS
mob that "crucifed, Atlanta in the
! eyes OF the world" The committee
found that twelve persons were killed
and seventy wounded during the riot.
OF the wounded, ten were white and
sixty negroes. Among the victims
there was not a single vagrant, but
all were working and supporting FAINT
lilies To the murders, states the com
mittee, robberies were added, and
men and women were treated with
unspeakable brutality The declara-
ton is made that several hundred
lmurderers and would-be murderers
are now at large in the city. The con
tributions amounted to $4,423. The re-
port states in detail how this sum
was disbursed, and continues:
In connection with this statement
of disbursements we think it. our duty
to call attention to some Of the facts
which have come to light during our
investigations.
Leaving out the Brownsville cases,
where a number Of persons charged
with completely in the killing of Pc
lioeman Heard, are out on their own
bonds, the following facts are true
beyond question:
Il. Among the victims of the mob
there was not a single vagrant.
90. They were earning wages in
useful work up to the time of the
riot.
IS. They were supporting them
selves and their families or depend
ent relatives
a. Most of the dead left small chill
dren and widows, mothers or sisters,
with practically no means and very
small earning capacity
"5 The wounded lost from one to
eight weeks time at so cents to "a a
day each.
&c About seventy persons were
wounded and among those there was
an immense amount of suffering. In
some cases It was prolonged and ex-
cruciating pain.
Il Many of the wounded are dis
figured, and several are permanently
disabled
IS. Most of them were in humble
circumstances, but they were honest, |
Industrious and law-abiding citizens
and useful members of society.
80. These statements are true of
both white and colored
80 OF the wounded ten are white |
and sixty are colored. Of the dead
two are white and ten are colored,
two female and ten male. This in
cludes three killed at Brownsville.
I'll Wild rumors of a larger num-
Der killed have no foundation that
we can discover. As the city was
paying the funeral expenses of vic
Tins, and relief was given their fam
lilies, they had ever motive to make
kaown their loss.
"12. Two persons reported as vic
tins of the riot had no connection
with it.
''13. AS twelve persons were killed I
and seventy were pnUderously as.
saulted and as by all accounts a mum,
Ter took part in each assault. it is
clear that several hundred murderers
or wouldbe murderers are at large
in this community.
"a Although less than three
months have passed since the riot.
events have already demonstrated that
he slaughter of the innocent does
not deter the criminal class from com.
uniting more crime. Rape and robbie
ry have been committed in the city
and suburbs during that time.
In conclusion, we call attention to
the Iact that M to this time Atlanta
has been a law-abiding city and Grim
mails Of all kinds, with single ex-
ception had been punished by legal
methods.
Considering this record Of a law.
abiding community, it is amazing that
the things we have recited could have
happened in Atlanta, and that the
small minority which constitutes the
tough element was allowed to eruci-
ty this community in the eyes OF the