The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1908-03-31
HELM WAS WARNED
Was Recipient Of Many AnO-
DymGus Letters
THREATENED WITH DEATH
Alabama Representative Tells of
the Shooting
Will demonstrate with Amy i.an
Who Takes Drink i'm Presence al.
La.dies-NegrO Greatly improved
and Will isecoyer-ContenJs Oh
Some OF the Letters Received.

Washington, March 2S.-Louis Lun-
dy, the negro who was shot by Rep
resentative J. Thomas Hetin, Of Ala
bama, last night after an alteration
on a street car, Is greatly improved
today and will 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 will be made to
locate It, AS Lundy was unable TO
appear In the police court the case
was not called this morning but 1t is
believed that ii will be heard early
Monday morning. Mr.. Haflin's ball
bond of $4,000 was continued. Tho
mas McCreary, of New York, who re-
ceived one of the shots fired by the
congressman in his leg. was only
slightly injured.
In statement today regarding
last nights shooting ARRAY, MIR.
heflin says:
! I'm glad to say that have not
yet reached the point where I will
see negro or white man either,
take q drink in the presence OF lady
F, without saying something to him.
| | did only what any other gentleman
i
have done"
i In the police court today Ii was
|agreed between Representative Henry
D. Clayton, of Alabama, who appear
ed for Mr.. Heflin, and Assistant Unit
ed States Attorney Ralph Given, that
the case should not lie called until
a further date.
Mr.. Heflin appeared today upon the
floor of the house when that body
! met He was a trif1e pale. He soon
was surrounded by number of his
democratic colleagues and later re-
tired to the cloak room.
He gave out for publication copies
of several anonymous letters received
by him since his unsuccessful effort
on February % to incorporate Jim
Crow Car amendment to local
street railway trackage bill. Among
these was the following;
Prepare to meet your God; go
guarded night and day from now un-
til 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 be-
cause you desire to add oppression 10
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"
Another letter read:
"Assuredly as you attempt TO In
terfere with the harmonious relations
now existing between the races in
this District of Columbia, as certain
ly will your life pay for the privi-
elge
This is applicable to all southern
| members likely to crave for glory
and halo It is as easy to remove
an objectionable of your stamp in
this capital as q grand duke In St.
Petersburg.
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 OH you
: all session in anticipation of such
outbreak
! 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 IL there
should be any colored gentleman in
the car he will follow your magma
nimous example.
! (Signed)
"One For All. and All for One"