The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-10-31
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erniination Of Whites the Avowi.
81 ed Object Of Ignorant Negroes
4 ca Who Killed New orleans ,'-
4 ...@E Policeman. +.

apostles" two prophets" one
high priest" one "chief butlerW and
two Sisters" the, inner, circle'r OF
The Council of God, are In the par
Aish prison here; charged with the
murder Of a police officer berause he
resented their cutting the head of
a white boy, who had done the Ne,
groes no greater injury, than to ac-
cldentally belong to the white race,
which At Is the avowedv purpose OF
The Council of Cod to destroy. =.
Five. others, members of the
Council" are held in the same
place as material witnesses, and all
have been denied bail pending the
trial, which the Criminal District
Court Of Orleans Parish has prom,
iised will be held soon in order that
the prisoners may not long run }the
fisk OF being lynched by a mob Of
indignant citizens. !/<r-.....t
- The discovery OF 'tThe Council of
God'' was as unexpected as 1T was
Startling. Few persons in the city
suspected that such an organization
existed, and even when, several
weeks ago, the prophets and apos-
ties appeared at the City Hall and
demanded 100000: with which to
build. a Temple little attention
was paid to them except to laugh at
their fahaticism. = - - :. =
Z White Boy As a Sacrifice r..
But Friday night, when, young
John: Sherman passed the meeting
house OF the "Cpunciln at Allen and
PriearS streets, NE learned that the
Negroes coIab bestng d-uttssGa4
.naticB were not harm1esa,, 4, $as
A meeting Of 'The Council OF
God" was in progress In the hut.
Someone had thrown a brick thrnugh
the window just before Sherman
passed. He had known nothing
about the interruption Of the Negroes
worship, and was passing by chance.
When he got abreast OF the door
OF the hut black hand seized him
by the collar, ad razor flashed in
the light. Edward Honore, "Chief
Butler" OF "The Council Of God" cut
Sherman's neck slightly and then re-
turned to the meeting room, where
he gleefully asked If his fellows had
seen him kill white man. The
Council" answered with enthusi-
asm, while Sherman, badly frighten-
ed but not seriously cut, ran for O.
policeman. f..
The Opening Of tho Battle. ..-.--.
John Cambias, % years old,
youngest patrolman on the New Or
leans force, was the first officer Sher-
man found, Cambias and other DO
l1cemen returned with the boy and
he pointed out the place. Half g.
dozen policemen mounted the steps,
opened the door and looked in.
Twenty-Five Negroes, men, women
and children, were seated within the
small room. The police asked who
had cut Sherman, but the question
was answered by sullen silence. 1t
was repeated, and then the Negroes
began to mutter threateningly. Ex-
| claiming that they would never sub
NIT to arrest, the Negroes blew out
the lights and began firing upon the
policemen. A battle ensued, the po-
licemen retreating finally.
Cambias seized one OF the Ne
groes and started off with him. Be-
fore he reached the street two Me-
groes ran behind him, while the Me-
gro prisoner, Edward Honore, cut
Camb1as' throat.
Several other policemen who had
been wounded were hurried to the
hospital, and reinforcements were
sent for. While they were coming
the Negroes laughed and rejoiced
policeman.
Prisoners Guarded From Mob.
Three hours Of almost incessant
firing and OF repeated charges upon
the hut followed before the Negroes
we're finally partly burned and partly
shot out OF the hut, Fifteen Of the
Is were hastened to the jail, the p6.
lice protecting them from would-be
lynchers, Notwithstanding the muir
der Of one OF the policemen and the
wounding Of half dozen more.
An investigation Of THE Council
Of God" revealed q peculiar condi-
ton, and when 1t was learned that
the purpose Of the sect was to exter~
inmate or enslave the white race, the
community was stricken with con-
sternation and every effort was at
once made to find every member of
! the organization. 1t was learned
Sth&t sStstA1 abrahtRi 'otsanisatfohs
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