The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-10-09
FIVE WHITE DEAD
AS RESULT OF RIOT
VILLAGE OF ELAINE, ARK, IS Pa
TROLLED BY FEDERAL TROOPS.
Eleven Negroes Killed.
Trouble Said to Have Been Result
OF Propaganda Urging Ne
gro Uprising.

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Helena, Ark, Oct. 2.-Corporal
Luther Earl, Company H, Fourth in
fantry who was wounded today in the
disorders near Elaine, died in local
hospital tonight. This increased the
number of white dead to five
With federal troops patrolling the
village of Elaine, detachments on du-
ty at Melwood and other centers of
population in the southern part of
Philips county and a company of SOL
diers stationed in Helena as a precau-
tionary measure, the situation due to
race rioting in the vicinity of Elaine,
while intensified today by the killing
TO. r. Lilly, a member of the board
of,a,dermen of this city, was believed
to be well in hand tonight.
Able to Restore Order.
Both Governor Brough, of Arkan-
sas, at whose request 500 soldiers of
the Third division, stationed at Camp
Pike, were sent to the scene of the
disorder, and Col. I. c.. jerks, in COM
mand of the soldiers, expressed con-
fidence early tonight that the force
ON hand would be ample to restore
normal conditions.
Governor Brough accompanied the
{ troops from Camp Pike this morning.
Mr.. Lilly was shot to death by one
$ of four negroes who had been taken
1 prisoner and whom he was guarding
in an automobile en- route to Helena.
Eleven Negroes Dead.
8 Eleven negroes are known to have
been killed and several others are re-
ported to have lost their lives, but
their bodies have not been located.
The four negroes were in an automo-
bile under guard when one of their
number seized Mr.. Lilly's pistol AND,
shot him to death. The negroes then
were killed by other members OF the
posse. Other incidents of the day
were the finding of negro woman
fatally wounded near Elaine and the
Wounding of two of the soldiers,
Sergt. Gay, of the headquarters COM
pany, and Corporal Earl, of Company
n. Fourth infantry. The latter was
shot in the face and seriously wound
ed. sergt, Gay was not badly hurt.
Governor Brough and Chaplain Sill
ney, of Boston, narrowly escaped in
Jury when three bullets whizzed over
the automobile in which they were
accompanying detachment of SOL
diers beating the cane brake near
Elaine for hiding negroes. They
abandoned the car and followed the
troops afoot.
Cause Of Disorders.
While the killing of w. D. Adkins
Tuesday night and the wounding OF
two other men deputized to investi-
gate alleged disorderly conduct on the
part of a white man in the Elaine
neighborhood precipitated the out
break propaganda circulated by white
and negro agitators tending to create
rebellious action on the part Of negro
tenant farmers, is said to have formed
the basis for the disorders which had
been brewing for two weeks or more.
Organizing Secretly.
According to information gathered
today, negroes of the county have
been organizing secretly, providing
themselves with highpowered rifles
and holding semi-weekly meetings to
drill and prepare for the day when,
according to promises made by the
organizers, they were to be called
upon by the government to join in
collecting 50-cents pound for their
cotton. Under the mystic plan, &C
cording to information secured by To-
cal officials, the negroes were prom
ised that the government was to pay
them for their cotton direct and they,
in turn, were to settle with the land
owners.
But What's in 8 Name ?
Now that the nation Is dry, an en-