Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-23
Five Shot In
 War Of Races
BLOODY BATTLE BETWEEN
 WHITES AND BLACKS.
TWO VICTIMS ALREADY DEAD
Negro Strung Up, But Cut Down Again Trouble Started by Negro Pushing Woman Of the Sidewalk.

Coweta, Okla, Oct. 22.-Ed Suddeth, a negro, was shot to death tonight by a mob of citizens who had armed themselves after battle this afternoon between blacks and whites, in which Suddeth killed J. D. Beavers, city att torney, and wounded Charles Oliver and Stellar Thompson, white men. Sud- deth was wounded and then strung, up to a water tank, but was uct down be- fore he lied and locked in a vacant building. Tonight Deputy Sheriff Flowers attempted to take the slayer
 to the Wagoner jail. As the negro was
 being lifted in an automobile the mob
 opened fire on him. Probably fifty
 bullets entered his body.
 Mank Negroes Arriving.
 s Large numbers of negroes are ar-
 irving tonight from the surrounding
 country, and q race wor seemed inev
 ltable. The white men of the town
 were patrolling the streets and guard
 ing their homes. They were afraid to
 take the women out of the houses to
 send them to Muslxogee on the last
 train out.
 Coweta, Okla, Oct. 22-J. T. Beav- CTS, city attorney. was killed, two oth- CT white men were wounded probably fatally, and two negroes were shot in a battle here today between blacks and whites. Ed Suddeth, the negro who killed Beavers. was hanged to the rail- road water tank, but was cut down and did not die.
 Wounded May Not Live. The wounded men are Carmen Oliver and Steller Thompson. Both were shot through the body and have little chance to live.
 Negro Pushed Woman Into Street. The trouble started yesterday A telegraph operator named Swazer was walking with a young woman, when Q r1a S11 no -e{r ,cf, the girl from the sidewalk into the mud. Swazer struck at the negro, and another white man. whose name is be- Ing kept secret, seized RusA and Swa- ger beat him with his fists. Noncombatant Shot Down. Today Ruse walked the streets with a long knife in his packet, seeking tha man who held him. City Marshal Hart ordered the negro to give up the knife. and Ruse shot at him. At that instant ] Ed Suddeth ran out of house across 1 the street and opened fire, instantly 1 killing City Attorney Beavers and wounding Oliver and Thompson, all of whom were passing and had taken no l part in the trouble.
 Suddeth Half Lynehed. 1 Suddeth took refuge in nearby house, l up on which fire was kept up with guns and revolvers. by several white men 1 The house was set afire and Suddeth l fled. He was shot, but not fatally l wounded. He was taken to the water 1 tank, a rope was placed about his neck | and he was swung up. It was then de- 1 cided, however, that to kill him would precipitate a general race war, and he l was cut down.
 The Town Terror Stricken. ] Coweta is terror stricken tonight and it is feared an outbreak Is inevitable, l There are 1,260 persons here, one third I of whom are negroes. The county Is l also populated largely by negroes and l it was said that if the blacks were or. l ganized they could bring 1000 men into town before morning.
 l Negroes to Wipe Town Off the Hape Negro enissaries have hurried out 1 to surrounding settlements with the ayoWed intention of bringing enough l men here to wipe the town off the map. They declare they will set fire to every 1 house. The sheriffs of Wagoner, Mus
 kogee and Tulsa counties have sent help to Coweta and every possible 1 means will be used to prevent an outx 1 break.
 No Fire Protection in Town. The citizens of Coweta are poorly or- l ganlzed. They have shotguns and reS yolvers, but not enough rifles. They are also short of ammunition. The | town is without fire protection.
 National Guard Ordered Out. Muskogee, Okla, Oct. 22-Company
 F, Oklahoma National Guard, has been 1 ordered to assemble at once and pro- ceed to Coweta. A special train is be-
 ing made up to convey the troops.