Arizona republican., 1919-09-01
! KNOWN DEAD IN RACE R|OT
 AT KNOXVILLE
Mob Bent on Lynching Bee Encounters Strong Black Force-War Put Down Only After Arrival of National Guards-Many Wounded in Fighting
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 KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 31.-one white man and two negroes were wounded today in rioting between whites and blacks growing out of last nights disorders which resulted in the killing of seven persons including two national guardsmen and the wounding of more than score.
 Last nights riots, which followed at tacks on the county jail by mobs of more than 1000 persons bent on ob- taining Maurice Mayes, negro accused of killing white woman, were quelled early today. but as the day wore on incipient rioting broke out afresh, des- pite the presence in the city of 1,200 national guardsmen..
 Loot Stores for Arms
 One of the negroes wounded today was shot by a guardsman while resist ing search. Many negroes during the night broke into hardware stores and pawn shops to obtain guns and am munition. To prevent bringing in of more fire arms police and soldiers to- day searched all negroes arriving in Knoxville by train.
 The attack on the jail was made by a mob of more than a thousand whites who believed that Mayes was held
 
 Chattanooga for safe keeping but the mob declining to accept the word of jail officials. shot out the windows and battered down the doors. In gaining entrance to the jail, the mob permit ted Is prisoners. several of them con victed murderers to escape.
 Rolled in their attempt to obtain it's intended victim and driven from the vicinity of the jail by guardsmen hur- riediy brought into the city, the mob spread to outlying parts of the city and sporadic rioting began at once, which increased in violence after midnight. Troops meeting band of armed negroes who refused to give way, turned machine guns on the blacks. In the resulting exchange of shots, Lieu tenant James ". Payne of Providence, Ky, a regular army instructor and Private Henderson, were killed. ......
 Mob Destroys Contraband
 In it's attack on the jail, the mob came upon large quantity of con- were smashed open.
 KNOXVILLE. Tenn. Aug. s1.-Minor disorders occurred in Knoxville tonight following the race riots Saturday night and early Sunday which were the sequel to the storming of the county jail by a- mob intent upon lynching Maurice Waves. negro accused of the murder of Mrs. Bertie Lindsey, a white woman.
 The casualty list was increased to- day by four negroes who resisted at tempts to search them for arms. All were wounded by national guardsmen, two being shot the others stabbed with bayonets
 Eleven hundred guardsnien of the Fourth Tennessee infantry. supple mented by 200 special policemen and 75 special deputy sberiffs patrolled ths city dispersing crowds and searching all negroes.
 The guardsmen who were in camp near the city for annual target prac- tice also searched all negroes arriving on trains and have established a barred zone in the heart of the negro carly today occurred. Four machine guns are mounted at a commanding point in this district and other machine guns have been mounted on motor trucks ready for eventualities.
 Call off Labor Day Parade
 Union leaders today called off the Labor day parade scheduled for Mon- day.
 There has been shooting in various sections of the city all day and this continued tonight, causing dozens of riot calls.
 Fearing other troubles. inc militia threw a guard around the section of the city where most of the disorder occurred and patrolled the place all night and throughout Sunday. Early Sunday morning d few negroes came from their hiding places and found their way back to their homes.
 There is not a firm arm of any description to be found in any store in Knoxville as a result of raids. .
 State troops tonight were standing in front of each of .he lootcd stores with fixed bayonsts and with orders to keep the thronss moving.
 The mob which broke it's way into the jail. and the residence of Sheriff Cate. adjoining. took everything of value. including money. guns, Nhiskey. clothing and books. Part of the jail records were destroyed.
 Beat Army Officers
 The first soldiers who arrived on the scene. Is men and one officer were overpowered, some of them disarlned and eight badly beaten. An hour later 15o soldiers reinforced the early squads.
 Four different committees were per ditted to go through the jail in search of Mayes. No effort was uade to re- lease the negro prisoners.
 The scene of most intense fighting was in the vicinity of Vine and Gen. tral avenues There the Fourth Ten nessee machine gun company opened fire on the armed blacks.
 Nelson Easly, negro soldier, who won citation for distinguished service overseas, dropped dead. Death was caused by heart trouble superinduced by excitement over the riots
 Joe Etter negro storekeeper re- puted to be wealthy was killed early this morning Etters body was left sXing on the street several hours owing to fear Of undertakers empioyes to enter the district.
 some sections in which the most serious clashes occurred have not been searched thoroughly and reports con iHct as to the number of casualties which may he concealed there. Two men are known to have been killed. fourteen others, eight white and six negroes, are in hospitals Of these. 99pr' two whites and two negroes, are fpt expected to recover. Sixteen oended white men had their slight wounds dressed at one hospital
 The known dead are:
 First Lieutenant James ". Payne. MadlsonFille. Kentucky. regular army: Joe Etter' negro.
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