The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-29
COMPELLED TO
CARRY PISTOL
Congressman HefIin Had Been
Threatened With Death
by Letter.
NEGRO NOT FATALLY HURT
HEARING WILL PROBABLY BE
CALLED MONDAY MORNING.

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/ . Washington, March 2S.-Repre- g.
| g sentative Thomas Heflin of Ala g
{. bama, in a statement today re- 9
(. garding last nights shooting af- s.
. fray on Pennsylvania avenue, g
. says: o
3 Il am glad to say l have not 9
! Z. yet reached the point where {:
p viii see a negro, or a white man g
| 3 either. take drink in the pres g
@ ence of lady without saying (:
@ something to him. 1 did only {.
. what any other gentleman placed o
10 in similar circumstances would o
. have done" @
= In the police court today it was @
@ agreed between Representative Z.
e. Henry d. Clayton of Alabama, I.
9 who appeared for Mr.. Heflin, and +.
q United States Assistant Attorney 8
[. Ralph Given that the case should (.
% not be called until a further date. @
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Washington, March 2s.-Louis Lun-
dy, the negro who was shot by Repre-
sentative ]. Thomas Hefin of Ala
bama, last night after an alteration
on a street car, was slightly improved
today and win recover, according to
the hospital authorities. The bullet.
which entered his head above the left
ear, has not been found, and an X-ray
examination viii be made to locate it.
As Lundy was unable TO appear In
the police court, the case was not
called this morning, but it is believed
that 1t Will be heard early Monday
morning Mr.. Helms bail bond of
$4,000 was continued. Thomas Nc
Creary of New York. who received one
OF the shots fired by the congressman
in his leg, was only slightly injured.
Mr.. Hehin appeared upon the floor
of the house today when that body
met. He was a trifie pale He was
surrounded by a number of his Demo-
cratic colleagues and later retired TO a
cloak room.
Had Been Threatened.
Mr.. Helm later gave out for publi-
cation copies of several ANONYMOUS let
tiers received by him since his unsuc-
cesstul efforts on Feb. % to incorporate
Jim Grow" car amendment TO a
local street railway trackage bill.
Among these were the. following:
Prepare TO meet your God: go
guarded night and day. from now on
until your death. Fear and tremble.
There is not a step between you and
death, vile wretch. Every person who
fears God and loves justice is against
you, because you desire TO add Oppres-
sion to the already unjustly oppressed.
Go guarded and well armed. Pa
tience has ceased TO be a virtue. The
south Is the property of the colored
race"
Death Threatened.
Another letter read:
"Assuredly as you attempt to in
terfere with the harmonious relations
now existing in this District of Column
bia, as certainly will your life pay for
the privilege
This is applicable to all southern
members likely to crave for glory and
a halo 1t is as easy to remove an
objectionable of your stamp in this
capital as grand duke in ST. Peters
burg.
You will be warned no more. Re-
member, Caesar made light of the
swords soon to be reeking with his
blood and an eye has been on YOU all
session in anticipation of such out
break
tSigned)
ONE FOR ALL, AND ALL FOR
ONE"
A third letter read:
Let you and your friends some fine
afternoon in a crowded street car arise
and give a bevy of colored ladies your
seats, not forgetting to proclaim who
you are, and if there should be any
eolored gentleman i'm the car. he will
follow your magnanimous example"