The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-08-28
SHILLADY DRIVEN
OUT OF TEXAS
CHARGED WITH INCITING Ne
GROES AGAINST WHITES.
Given Severe Beating
Secretary Of National Association for
Advancement of Colored People
Leaves Austin.

Austin, Texas, Aug. 22.-J. R. Shil-
lady, white man, secretary of the
National Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People, who was Sc
verely beaten and placed on board an
outbound train for St. Louis today,
had been ''inciting negroes against
the whites,' and had previously been
warned to leave Austin, according to
County Judge Dave J. Pickle, of Ira
Wis county, tonight.
The attack on Shillady, Judge
Pickle said, was made by himself,
Constable Charles Handy and Ben.
Pierce, none of whom he declared,
would shirk responsibility in the mat
ter. Judge Pickle emphasized, how
ever, that he and his companions
were acting unoficially.
Up to late hour tonight no
charges had been preferred against
any of the Shillady assailants.
Shillady was returning from a
meeting with negroes, Judge Pickle
declared, in describing the attack. "I
told him. (Shillady) the Judge said
later, that his actions were melting
the negroes against the whites and
would cause trouble and warned him
to leave town. 1 told him our negroes
would cause no trouble if left alone.
I whipped him and ordered him to
leave because thought it was for the
best interest of Austin and the State"
Shillady came to Austin yesterday
and visiting the attorney generals de-
partment, it was learned today, made
in quiry concerning the operation of
foreign corporations" in Texas and
asked why a local branch of the Ma
tional Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People had been dis
banded here two weeks ago. He was
told the association had no permit to
do business in Texas and that the dis
banding of the branch was entirely
in the hands of the local authorities.
Shillady then went to the adjutant
generals department, it is said, and
asked why the Texas rangers we're
interfering with his association.
W. D. Cope, assistant adjutant gen.
eral, is said to have replied that the
rangers had been investigating or
ganizations among negroes since the
race riots at Longview about a
month ago, and had found that the
teaching of the advancement associa-
tion (which advocates racial equali-
ty" was creating trouble between the
races.
Late yesterday Shillady was hailed
before t'court of inquiry" the pro-
ceedings of which have not been dis
closed. Judge Pickle says at this time
he warned Shillady to leave Austin
because he was creating trouble.
Shortly before noon today ShilladN
held a conference with negroes and
while returning to his hotel was ac-
costed by Judge Pickle, Handy and
Pierce. Constable Handy, accord
ing to the county judge, asked Shil-
lady why he was holding meetings
and "stirring up more trouble than
Austin citizens can get rid of in ten
years."
"You don't see my point of view" +"
answered Shillady, according to
Pickle.
"I'll fix you so you can't see," re-
piled Handy as he struck Shillady in
the eye with his fist.
Judge Pickle says he and Pierce
joined in the fray and Shillady was
beaten until his face bled freely and
he "asked for mercy"
Shillady was then escorted to the
station where he purchased a ticket
for st. Louis, and left Austin with a
final warning by Constable Handy
not to stop in the limits of "nvas.
There was no indication that local
negroes resented the affair.