The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-08-19

Durant. Okla. August IA Sec
ond murder of white woman. in
this district within three days. by
a negro. has infiamed the whites TO
such an extent that the outbreak Of
n long-threatened race war Is i'm
minent.
Late today 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 an
cry posse Is pursuing him.
After finding the dead body Of
his wife. Corder walked Ave miles to
Haizeil. a village where were his
nearest neighbors. and told his story.
The. community Is sparsely settled
and excitement runs high In the viii
lagos and towns.
For more than a year there has
been open enmity evident between
the whites and blacks and II 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 is
alleged TO have insulted a white wo-
man. seevral hundred white men
waiting the arrival OF train
carrying a negro captured near here.
comprise 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 II 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 in
5uries. at Sherman. Texas. today.
identified the body Of the negro be-
fore she was taken to Texas.
The negro is said 10 ha' lived
In Caddo. and there the race trouble
predominates numerically. AS soon
as his friends heard OF tho death of
Mrs CamLbelTs assailant there was
talk OF organizing and seeking re-
venge. To forestsn this tho white
men cf Caddo formed posse and
posted signs warning all negroes to
leave town before Saturday night.
The negroes started to leave at once.
hut there Is talk that they expected
atf Of negroes OF other towns.
Since then all negroes have left
this place. but II 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 negroes.
AMI I'm many towns the population Of
whites and blacks are about equal.
Nothing can be learned as to the
rarure OF the crime committed by
the negro who attacked the Corder
woman. Word was brought here
that a negro attacked a white wo-
nan. and that a large number OF
white men. heavily armed, are on his
trail. IL he Is caught II Ia probable
re will be lynched.
Atoka. Okla. was the scene OF
even greater excitement. for nearly
al cs the inhabitants are negroes.
When they heard OF the burn rg OF
the black who assaulted Mrs. Camp
bsil. the warning and clashes at Cad
=, and that posse was after another
egro at Diamond, they were i'm
,ediately organized. and when a
issouri, Kansas and Texas freight
ain came through the town they
,yered the tralnmen with guns and
took charge.
The conductor managed to club
lis captors long enough to send "a
warning to Durant and Caddo. He
warned the town that the negroes
we're armed and bent on avenging
ihe death OF Mrs. Campbells assail-
ont. Immediately upon receipt of
ne message here. as In Caddo, near
iv every man In town was pressed in
90 service and is armed awaiting the
arrival OF the avengers" who should
Zach here within n short time.
Atoka II the county seat Of this
Atoka County. and about thirty miles
rthwest OF here. Caddo is between