Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-01

HL--LH Al-E4lA anu two nezEO6S were
 wounded today in rioting between
 whites and blakes growing out of last
 nights disorders which resulted in
 inc killing of seven persons. including Q TWO national guardsnen. and the
 would-nE Of more than a score.
 Last nights riots. which followed at
 -zczs on tfe county jail by mob of
 more than q thousand persons bent on
 o1-a-uilE Maurice Waves. a negro ac-
 cused of killing q white woman, were
 Quelled early today. but the day
 wore on iDc1pient rloring broke out slresh desDite me presence in the city
 of 1e19 national guardsmen-
 One Of the negroes wounded today
 was shot by a suardsman while re- sizrl1E search Many negroes during
 and rzTn shops 10 obtain guns and ammunition To prevent the bringing iu of more firearms. police and soldiers today searched all negroes arriving in EroZT llle hy train
 The attack OF the jail was made by l a mob o- more than a thousand whites
 who believed that Mayes was held there The negro, however had been l taken ro Chattanooga for safe keeping l during rhe day But the mob, de- i Chl1n= lo accept the word of jail off, ! b cers- shcl out the windows and bat 1 tered down the doors. In gaining en- l trance to the jail. the mob permitted | sixteen prisoners several of tneI4. con l szc-ed murderers- 10 escape.
 Rolled iu it's attempt 10 obtain it's | intended victim and driven from the l vicinity of the jail by guardsmen hur- 1 risdly brought into the city. the mob l spread 10 outlying parts of the city. l
 sporadic rio-ing began at once and in l creased in violence after midnight
 Troops meeting a band of armed ! negroes who refused to give way. turn l ed machine guns on the blacks In the l resulting exchange of shots. Lieuten- ant James W Payne of Providence l k 7-a a -7=~r r1f~r and a private hy the name of Henderson, !
 were killed
 Tn its attack on the jail. the mob | came upon large quantity of confis- cated vhisIzev and casks and cases were smashed open. the liquor van ishing quickly
 EcE~fear of further trouble fol- Ion z-g the ti-st pitched battle just be- r1rsU guard around the section of the cz-y where most of the disorder oc- nizhz and throughout Sunday Early
 sizHdzI morning few negroes step ped from their hiding places and found tlssr war back To their homes
 There is not a firearm of any des- c-i3tion to be found in store in Knoxville as result Of the raids made upon them during the rioting-
 Piat- glass windows were crash ed in locks forced and in some cases. doors snocSed from their hinges. in an eT9r- to secure wea pons of any kind with which the rioters could El-o battle.
 stocks Ln the city is estin1a ted to be about S1e.ccr. Hardware stores and pawn shops suffered the heaviest loss es during The raids but several fur r----e stores were also broken into and footed of their stocks of kitchen knives. cleavers. etc.
 S-a-s troops tonight were standing guard in frort of each of the footed a# q o-lerz 70 keep the passing throngs ITO neTe1 stopping to peer in at the damaged stocks.
 The mob which broke it's way into tle jail and the residence of Sheriff Cate adjoining was not satisfied with ctrl-EinE property but everything of 't-le including money. guns, whiskey, clothing books were taken Part or rhe 5aI records were destroyed
 The mob hrst made it's appearance ln the afternoon. small groups of men grouping about the jail but not in sufficient number to be alarming increased uutI the building was en- tlrely surrounded by shouting men Despite the reports of it's committees the mot refused to believe that MayeS had been removed to Chatta- nooga-
 For little while the mob content ed itself with shouting and shooting into the air Soon men pounded on the heavy iron bars of one of the front windows and eventually it gave way Men swarmed into the jail and the Jaller and deputies were over J powered Heavy tinberS were brought up through the mob. passed from hand Go hand over the heads of the men Using these as battering ram, they a ttempted to force the doors to the white cells
 Failing with the battering rams. guns were brought into play and in this way the locks were broken. Even then the mob was forced to break through another door to ge to the prisoners But they turned their at te1riru to this. forced the door and released all white men confined on the upper floors
 Minor disorders occurred in Knox vile tonight following the race riots Saturday night and early Sunday ; which were the sequel to the stOrring I Of the county 5aii by mob intent Ipor lyuchinE Maurice Mayes a ne- , gro accused ot the murder of Mrs. !, Ber1ie Lyncsey- a whit woman.
 The casualty list was increased to- , gay by four negroes who resisted at. < -enpts to search them for arms. All were wounded by national guardsmen, TWO being shot and the other two stabbed with bayonets.
 Eleven hundred guardsmen of the ! Fourth Tennessee Infantry under ! command of Adjutant General D. E. sweeney Of Nashville and Colonel $ Swing Csrruthers of Memphis. sup 7Aeueuleu pE -tn S0eCL@l OollCemen .1o T5 special sheriffs, patroIled the .tty. dfspersing crowds and searching IT negroes.
 The guardsmen. who were in camp 3 -e== the city for annual target prac- ice also searched all negroes arriv- lg on trains and have established a t 1arred zone in the heart of the negro il listrict where the worst of the riot o ng early today occurred Four ma c thine guns are mounted at a com V handing point in this district and [ 'r1e- machine guns have been mount l [