The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-02-06
alany Idle Negroes Are Arrested
Because of Attacks on
YOUNG WHITE GIRLS
Reign of Terror in Herron Hill Dis
trfct Causes Police to Decide to
Arrest All Negroes Without visi-
bile Means of support-Reientless
Crusade to Stamp Out Crimes.

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Pittsburg, Feb. 3.-At the Centrai
police station here today l26 negroes
arrested last night and today, fol-
lowing a carnival of crime agalhs'
Young white girls in the Heron Hill
district recently, were given near
ings before Magistrate Brady fof-
ty-three of the negroes proved 10 the
court that they have honest employ
ment and were discharged
IN spite of many threats of armed
resistance upon the part of negroes
!, the nolice continue their whole
sale arrests of members OF their race
without employment in the Heron
Hill district of the city, no outbreak
of any kind has occurred up 10 late
tonight. OF course these threa's
will have no effect on the authorltles'
Following the wholesale arrests
last night from now on large FORCES
of officers will be stationed over the
entire Heron Hill district and siren
mons efforts will be made 10 STAMP
ont the many assaults on young "o-
men. Indignation is high against
tbis character Of crime and the au-
thorities have decided to arrest e'-
ery negro who has no visible means
of sunDort or who is known to be a
user of drugs.
During the evening three were
taken to police stations, and II IS
anticipated that tonight many others
will he arrested. No fnrlhe" attacks
npon women CT girls has been rep"lI l.
cd since last night. and should one
occur, the temper of citizens is sucn
that violence very probably would
he meted out to the assailant II
+, caught. 49,
y Men and women throughout the
section involved are carrying reVolV-
;ers, and the negroes are said TO De
we'll armed also. Should q ciasn
come, as is considered not al all I'M
probable if more arrests are mace
the result would be serious. Local.
orators are infiaming the negroes 10
resistance, and the feeling is hlsn.
Forty-two were fined today IN
amounts varying from S5 or ten
DAYS in Jail to s25 or thirty days IN
the workhouse and forty-one were
held over pending further investl-
cations. The police are of the opin-
ion that the terrible criminal acts
of the negroes are the work Oh
few degenerate cocaine fends. Thls
character of negroes together with
those who shirk work and frequent
-nool rooms, are to be taken into
custody as soon as located.
This afternoon large number OF
neeroes are indulging in much rabld
talk. There is talk Of race riots ana
bloodshed. 1t is said that the ne
groes are arming themselves. Ac-
.cording to rumors, should the au-
thorities decide to make another RAID
on the negroes armed resistance Will
he offered by them. The police.
however, seem to have the situation
we'll in hand and probably will not
make further indiscriminate arrests
OF the negroes arrested last nlgnt'
thirty--nine were fined, most OF them
going to the work house, and t"o'
Mack McGee and Edward Armstead'
were held over for further evidence
having been partly identified as per-
petrators of one of the attacks on
girls. 1t is said that during the PAST
month over dozen girls have been
assaulted in the Heron Hill district
This will give some idea OF the state
of affairs.