The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-21
SOLDIERS ARE READY.
Alarming Reports Reach the Central


Alarming Reports Reach fhe Centrni
City.
Selma, Dec. 20.-(special. Capt q.
A. Purviance, OF Company c, Abbott
Rifles, and Lieut.. Col. Carter with q
detachment from both cavalry troop
and battery, numbering about seventy
men were ready to leave for Magno-
liza tonight when the order for their
departure was revoked. The soldiers
slept on their arms.
The order for the movement of the
soldiers was received here tonight about
4 O'clock from Governor Conner. Dur
ing this afternoon the commanders OF
the Selma companies received NUM-
her OF kilograms from citizens around
I.amison and Magnolia. Conditions
were said to be bordering on q race
riot. II was reported here this after
noon that N. c.. Carlton of Magnolia,
and other white citizens Of that place.
had been wounded by shots which We're
exchanged with negroes. Whether any
negroes were injured Is not known
here
Another report here tonight from
Lamison is that this afternoon the me-
gro Clint Montgomery was discovered
in a house near Magnolia occupied py
an old negro woman. The house was
surrounded by the posse. but the I'M
prisoned negro fred upon them SO rap
idly that the posse could not get 10
the house.
In the shooting three members OF the
posse were injured. Finally the ne
gro ran the old woman from her nome,
and shortly afterwards the posse set
the house afire, but the negro Is saio
to have escaped. The negroes are said
TO be gathering around Magnolia, ana
serious trouble Is feared. one negro
a. renorted to have been killed by the
whites.
LynchinE II Feared.
According to a report received he.o
this afternoon from Lamison' SneHy
and Fletcher Montgomery were eap-
THE details of the capture of Two
of the Montgomerys could not be
learned here today. The report from
Iamison stated that 1t was doubtful
II the negroes would be landed In jail
II they were taken back to WILCOX
county.
About 100 men have been engaged
in the man hunt which has been go
inr on in that section since the brutal
murder OF young Lewis saturday AZ
ternoon about o'clock.
AS soon as the news of the capture
Of the two negroes near Linden was
learned this morning the snerirr OF
tho county in which the crime was
oonnnitted left for Linden to get the
prisoners. II is expected that he viii
take them back to Wilcox county ana
attempt to place them in the county
tail at Camden.
The report from Lamison this af-
ternoon stated that If there was an
attempt to carry the prisoners
through the country from Linden to
Camden IL was thought that 1t would
be unsuccessful. The people OF that
section are wrought up over the muir
der and many of those who formed
the posses that searched for the MUIR
derers are still in the woods and may
waylay the officers and take their
prisoners.
Yesterday the sheriffs of all of the
adjoining counties were notified OF the
murder and requested TO be on the
lookout for the three negroes.
Deputy sheriffs of Dallas county In
the western part of the county, were
notified by Sheriff Doherty and last
night and today the county officers
have been on the lookout for the
three men.
Mr.. Lewis was waylaid by the
Montgomery negroes, It is charged.
late Saturday night. while he was on
his way to his home. After shooting
him to death his body was left in the
public road short time thereafter
the foul murder was discovered ana a
posse was soon in pursuit of the me-
groes.
Notwithstanding the biting cold,
sleet and rain, the search for the MUIR
derers continued all day Sunday and
today. Magnolia is not on a railroad
ana has NO taIeRranh offfoa