The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-08-29

~uHV-tWo guards Or armed citt-
xcns aided the military forces during
the day In the search Of the San
Felipe district for stragglers from
the ficting negro band. AS fast as a
negro soldier was found he was I'm
modiately placed In custody of either
the civilian authorities or under
guard at Camp Logan.
Automobile patrols also traversed
the roads radiating from the city in
all directions In quest Of fugitives, IN
several instances with successful re-
suits.
While the armed forces devoted the
daylight hours to this work, COM
manding officers under General Hulen
were engaged In planning for the
protection Of the camp through the
coming night.
The additional force Of approxi-
mately 600 men from Fort Sam
Houston. detailed from the Nine
tenth Infantry. arrived during the af-
ternoon.
Early In the day detachment of
coast guard artillery from Fort
Crockett. Galveston. arrived and re-
lieved the Illinois guardsmcn who had
been on patrol duty throughout the
night without rest. and these with
the fresh troops from San Antonio,
assumed fresh control during the ar
ternoon. 1s
sentinels placed on street corners
In the business district during the
morning were gradually withdrawn
until only few streets where racial
trouble might develop were unde..
guard. Much of this sentry duty dur
Ing the early hours of the day had
been left to Texas National Guards
men. who lacking arms. were supplied
with shotguns and rides from the
stocks Of hardware stores.
| Business In the city proceeded dur
ing the day In accordance with, or
ders issued by General Hulen. Saloons
were closed and all clubs obliged to
observe the military order against the
sale Of liquor.
At Camp Logan building activities
were at standstill. H
Indignation over the outbreak was
particularly expressed because of the
savageness displayed by the negroes
toward the white police officers who
were slain and whose bodies in nearly
every instance had been hacked with
bayonets. Among the Illinois guards.
men also much feeling was evident
because Of the mutilation of Capt
Joseph Mates. one of the first to be
slain by the rioters.
Because Of this feeling General HUI
en- at noon ordered the public NOR
gues In which the bodies were hc!G
to close their doors to all except i'm
mediate relatives of the victims.
Funeral arrangements for the VIC
TINS Of the riot were made during
the afternoon. The four police offi.
GERS who died fighting will be given a
public funeral Sunday.
Chief Of Police Brook during the
day Issued statement concerning
the cause OF the riot in which he as
serted that both he and Lieutenan,
Shekergain Of the Twenty fourth In
fantry. had conferred for two hours
In the afternoon regarding the pos
sibility Of an outbreak and preven-
tive measures to be taken. Neither
believed, however. the trouble would
roach q crisis SO quickly.
An affidavit before military au-
thorities by Leroy Pinkett, private in
Company Of the Twenty-fourth Reg.
iment. which participated in the riot
ing. giving what he said was COM
plete story of the trouble. was made
this afternoon. 1t Is as follows:
Yesterday about 8 p. nj. we heard
that Corporal Baltimore of our COM
pany had been shot by special police
officers (white officers who ride
horses). All the boys said. Let's so
get the man who shot Baltimore
1T was getting late then and we
stood retreat at o'clock. Then ]
heard Sergeant Henry of our COM
pany say: WE'LL don't stand around
like that. II you're going to, do any
thing. 60 ahead and do It,
After that saw some of the
boys slip over to Company X and
heard them say they had stolen the
ammunition. Captain Snow called
them back In line. He ordered q
search made for the ammunition and