The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-06
WHOLESALE ARRESTS
DEPUTIES WE'RE DISGUISED AS RAILROADs MEN.
Slipped mp on Monster @Crap, Game Near Washington Park and Ragged
 Thirteen of Eighteen .aSh0ot-


 Disguised as locomotive engineers Deputy Harry Mccord. J. B. Clements. Claude Mckee, George and Dan Wilson, the former mounted upon swift pony. raIded '.crap" game at about 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon which was in pro- gress in a ditch beyond Washington Park and captured thirteen of the eighteen participants, all negroes. Those arrested were: Wesley Reid. Henry Burney, Will Walker. William Murphy. Lawrence Gorhann, Will Will Hams, Harvey, Andrews, Joe White. Jo- seph Scott. George Holloway, Henry Brown. Win Crawford. fand Joseph
 The deputies started out from the jail early yesterday upon trip of in- vestigation and deeming the region around Washington Park, as a likely locality for the game" they were in search of turnedty their steps in that direction. That is Deputy McCord rode out to the Park on frisky pony and the rest of the deputies were bumped out to the same sneigfiborhood in a Washington Park car. All were in the guise of engineers and especially delu- ding was the makeup of deputy Mo- Cord. He wore upon his head a greasy leather cap and was clad in business like blue oyeralls-in fact to see him was to almost hear the whistle of the locomotive aud the exhaust of the steam.
 Arriving at the desired spot. deputy McCord rode ahead of the rest of the party with the, intent gaze of an engi- neer peerine out for signal to stop. He had ridden only a short distance from the Park when he caught the slg- nal in the persons of a number of ne- fVs a htfMaf fp the hnf- tom of a deep ditch. Despite the in- tensity of their absorption in the bus mess of the moment. several of the ne- groes caught sight of the deputy rid- ing carelesslY along and. temporary alarm ensued.
 Being yet ,unready to flush the game since the remainder of his party were not sufficiently near tb play the part designed. for them, Deputy McCord stopped and .pretended to be engaged in adjusting his stirrup leather. The shooters" rsgained confidence after scanning the appearance of the rider. and he caAgilt some remark to the ef- feet that kIshe white man ain't going to bother nobody.
 Meanwhile the rest of the deputies had arrived -daHgerousIy close to the devotees Of, chance, and seeing this Deputy McCord .instituted proceedings with a DlOOQ CuEuAtHSls yStA' db ShO oatitS time heading hts horse toward the group on the deadzrun
 The negroes scattered like chickens assailed by a hawk but in the manner of a modern Bayard Deputy McCord charged hitfer and. tliither cutting off night in evty direction. He punctua- ted his actions with 'the threatening crack of his revolver. and 1t was stated at that addition to the agents of pur- suit negroes began to fall over upon every side. lying extended on the ground as if n1ortalfy wounded. Since the deputy was firing tens of feet over their heads he had no qualms about continuing the fearful crussde and at the end of a few minutes the field was strewn with his victims, Tn this con- dition of mortal fright they were ea- silly captured by the. deputies.
 Some very adventuEous individuals attempted to reach a place of safety but with the exception -of~five all were circumscribed by the horse and rider, and unwlllingly turned over to one Of the deputies who was acting as recei- yer while the rest of them were more actively engaged.
 Quite a sensation was created as the party arrived in the downtown section of Montgomery and descended from the Washington Park car. All of the ne- Rroes arrested were Immediately car ried to the jail and after they had sub mitted to being searched and measured for future identihcation were placed in calls 4>-