Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-18
JAIL STORMED FOR NEGRO
Prisoner Accused Of Shooting
Sheriff and Making
Assault.
TROOPS ARE ORDERED OUT
Soldiers From Camp Greene
Sent to Scene-Guards
Also on Duty.

WINSTON SALEM, n. C., Nov. IL.
Tho death toll in a riot here tonight
which followed efforts nf u mob to
storm the city Jail and lynch a negro
prisoner had been Increased at mid
night to nyc, a girl spcctator.la city
fireman and thrk negroes. The po-
Jicc believe that detailed search to-
morrow will show that at least
seven persons and maybe more were
killed
Upwards Of a score OF persons hrc
believed to have been injured, five or
six of them seriously. They are most
ly white persons and include two
members Of the home guard which
was called out when the mob made
It's second visit TO the Jail after shoot
ing "A negro and accidentally wound
ing white prisoner in the afternoon.
The riot resulted from the at
tempt OF the mob to lynch "A negro
accused OF shooting J. E. Childress
and Sheriff Flynt and attacking Mrs.
Childress last night
Late tonight firing still was golng
on in different parts OF the city. this
mob finally having broken into small
groups. Efforts Of the home guard
and the police to restore order were
even at that time and
Governor Beckett was asked to in
tervene. lie ordered home guards
from fArpnnahnrn and aFFa M
tn have a company OF regular SOL
diers sent from camp Polk near
Raleigh.
Women and Fircmrn Killed.
The dead include Rachel Levi, q
bystander. and Robert Young. a fire
man.
The seriously inJunrcd include u
woman and fourNmcn, two Of whom
are members Of the home guard.
The fiYe seriously injured, includ-
ing the two members OF the home
guard, were taken to hospitals. but
many others were treated at their
homes. The total number OF the in
jurcd was not known and the police
wONld not hazard an estimate.
The mob first formed this after
noon about 1880 o'clock and stormed
the Jail Three shots were fired and
the negro accused of shooting the
two men and attacking Mrs. Crildress
was seriously wounded, while a white
prisoney named Tr;LER also was hit
in the Arm by n stray bullet.
After some difficulty the police
succeeded IN clearing the crowd out
OF the building and then the mayor
called out the home Ruar1s Quiet
reigned for time but later the re-
bod
shot was not the man that had been
sought. BY nightfall the mob had
reformed and started marching to
the Jail which was surrounded by
home guards
Numbers Several ThOtlsand.
Hardware stores were broken into
and Tcvolvers. shOtguns and other
weapons and ammunition taken, AS
the mob marched II Increased In size
apd when its objective was reached
II Numbered several thousand. The
mayor sought 10 address the crowd,
but could not be heard. In the
m mcantime fire companies had arrived
and when the mob broke for the
Jail the flremen turned water on
them
Firing Immediately followed and
Young was shot dead. A bullet hit
Miss Lew, who was watching near
by. The home guards answered the
voIiey but the mob quickly over
powered them and went into the Jail
Two members Of the guard were
badly hurt hy being thrown bodily
down stairway which they were
guarding
Apparently the mob did not find
the negro It sought. for no more Of
he prisoners were fired upon. AZ
ter an hour or more the mob left the
Jail and started marching through
the business section OF the town.
Gradually 1t broke into groups and
Tor time It was feared that there
would be a race riot, as some OF the
groups headed for the negro quarter
Late. tonight. however, there had
been no clash between the whites
and blacks