The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-17
RACE WAR THREATENED.
WHITES AWAITING ATTACK OF
AVENGING BLACKS.
Second Murder of White Woman
Within Three Days Inf1ames Peo.
ple of Durant District.

pie of Durant District.
Durant, Okla, Aug. 14.-A second
murder of white woman, in this dis
trict within three days, by negro,
has inflamed tn whites to such an
extent that the outbreak of long
threatened race war is imminent.
Late to-day Mrs. Corder, wife of a
farmer living ten miles south of here,
was killed after being brutally beaten
by a negro. The black ran as the
woman's husband, who had been to
a nearby field, approached the house.
He escaped and an angry posse is
pursuing him.
After finding the dead body Of his
wife, Corder walked five miles to
Halzell, village where were his
nearest neighbors, and told his story.
The community Is sparsely settled
and excitement runs high in the vii
lagos and towns.
Enmity Of Long Standing.
For more than a year there has
been open enmity evident between
the whites and blacks and it is ex-
pected that the developments of the
last few days is only the beginning
of fierce war.
Many minor clashes between the
whites and negroes, posse chasing a
negro, at Diamond, Okla, who isfal-
legged to have insulted white wo-
man, several hundred white men
waiting the arrival of train carry
ing a negro captured near here, COM
prise the happenings which have in
the. last two days sent this section
of Oklahoma into a seething race
quarrel. At Caddo, Okla, trouble
started as soon as it was learned
that the negro who attacked Mrs. l..
R. Campbell here Saturday had been
killed and his body burned. Mrs.
Campbell, who died from her inju-
ries, at Sherman, Texas, to-day iden-
titled the body of the negro before
she was taken to Texas.
Threaten Vengeance.
The negro is said to have lived in
Caddo, and there the race trouble
predominates numerically. AS soon
as his friends heard of the death Of
Mrs. Campbell's assailant there was
talk of organizing and seeking re-
venge. To forestall this the white
men of Caddo formed a posse and
posted signs warning all negroes to
leave town before Saturday night.
The negroes started to leave at once,
but there is talk that they expected
aid of negroes of other towns.
Since then all negroes have left
this place, but it Is also said that
blacks from other towns are prepar-
ing to open a fight upon the white
people of this, section. Many small
towns throughout this section are
populated almost entirely by ne
groes, and in many towns the popula-
tion of whites and blacks are about
equal.
Another Lynching Probable.
Nothing can be learned as to the
nature of the crime committed by
the negro who attacked the Corder
woman. Word was brought here that
negro attacked a white woman, and
that a large number of white men.
heavily armed, are on his trail. If
he is caught It is probable he will be
lynched.
Atoka, Okla, was the scene OF
even greater excitement, for nearly
all of the inhabitants are negroes.
When they heard of the burning of
the black, who assaulted Mrs. Camp
hell, the warning and clashes at Cad
do and that a posse was after another
negro at Diamond, they were imme-
diately organized, and when a Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Texas freight
train came through the town they
covered the trainmen with guns and
took charge.
Awaiting Arrival Of Avengers"
The conductor managed to elude
his captors long enough to send a
warning to Durant and Caddo. He
warned the towns that the negroes
were armed and bent on avenging the
death of Mrs. Campbell's assailant.
Immediately upon receipt Of the mes
sage here, as in Caddo, nearly every
man in town was pressed into service
and is armed awaiting the arrival of
the "avengers," who should reach
here within a short time.
Atoka is the county seat of this,
Atoka county, and about 80 miles
northeast of here. Caddo Is between
hera and tho train which ia carving