Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-02
CALL IS SENT OUT
FOR TROOPS TO AID
ELAINE OFFICIALS
Battles Rage in Streets and
Many Are Reported
Injured.
NEGROES FIRE FROM TREES
UPON FLEEING FAMILIES
More Than One Hundred Persons
Placed Under Arrest Follow
ing Outbreak.
POSSE FIRED ON FROM AMBUSH
Women and Children Removed From
District - Violence Again
Threatens at Omaha.
NEGROES FIRE FROM TREES
UPON FLEEING FAMILIES
POSSE FIRED ON FROM AMBUSH
Women and Children Removed From
District - Violence Again.
Threatens at Omaha.
[By Associated Press.1

HELENA, ARK. Oct. 1.-Two white
men, Clinton Lee and j. a. Tappan, or
Helena. and seven negroes are known
to be dead at Elaine. near here. asa
result of clashes today between ne.
sroes and posse searching for tho
persons who last night from ambush
hred upon and killed W. D. Adkins,
railroad special agent, according to re.
ports reaching here tonight.
- n, ,mlrd whlte man. Ira Proctor, and
have been wounded. TROOPS OBS" from 70
Camp Pike. at Little Rock. armed with
1oaGhiine m Eiai guns are said to be en- route
The situation at Elaine is growing
eeived here tonight by Georee &c 1eeiGss Myars
faIon He requested ,au that additional re-en.
10 reash Eains bH sent sGdisTs are due
ness,,ni ness man here. here. suieumbed in local
ecsived in this mornings fishting h Tn In
breusSt tne streets ,,sr. Piroetor who also was
aceofdinE TO physieians. The body 90 vf 81
Lee Lee; who died from his wounds at
| here. - .'1
EH-Soldiers Are victims.
deLss,,i Lee is said & to have been shot acci-
Praft deputy utiHs sher rhs gghting
with Adkins when the latter was killed
Ies Iase nTlgh,, Ta ann, was as wounded in the knee.
of the local post of the American T.es
gion and were deputized by Sheriff Kit
when he received word the Situation
at Eialne ane,mss WAS getting ot oqt Of control
Railroad, who arrived in Helena oo tos
night. nigh said he pulled a gondola loaded
Mith Ise tWGs %1men al and ehildren out Of Elaine
track. e -oe from trees along the
this city late tonight With a ea grenp Of
hfseen tts en- negroes, M who were placed IN
legged to have been the leader Of the
.hrohghout the day. The jail Is pnsdes andes
strong guard.
Prisoners Under Guard.
More than 100 negroes and n wbitn
man. who is alleged to have had in
abs abie pGSssss'on ba%apStiy Of
posses operating in Elaine and Wicinity
Mhea ;T ames he left; l according to former sher-
late today. 4 number Of the 'TGi prisoners er
hiSs.. have been brought to Helena and
the way under heavy guard The whits
n man n Is not among those already here,
Adyices here said that the trouble
had its beginning when the posse was
hred upon by crowd Of men, said to
was returned and and in aiae few mieutes nine hes
became general in the streets of Elaine.
according to reports.
" tou-S lclepHOue message wa9
received here from Elaine statine that
the posse had taken IT'S prisoners and
was 11oI 6rinsing them to Helena.
viclnity are being brought to Helena
for safety. The local situation is tense.
put no trouble has broken out here.T
Armed men are patrollins the streets Y
Charge Uprising Plot.
The trouble began with the discoy.
cry last night of m alleged negro plot ,
&c, 10 rise against the white residents OF
wsen ne peputy Bar. sher IF Phillips Gounsy
klnS and negro trusty. were am
pushed opposite a negro church at Hoop
spur, two miles north of Elaine, while
on thelr way TO arrest members OF the
Glenn FAMILY, who were said to be in
sRer Rf rSw 1n" among g,s themsevss nsss
y man named Glenn, alleged boot.
HS legESer, !, had been reported ''on a ramp
nSe 1lis,n in ,,res,g a mress9ge to. the shernf from
serted. had threatened 10 kill his wife
ai,,d, ana other members of the family. in
trnnins trnnin "; Fl. ciem, formerly a con-
of Elaine. had become involved. The
n message requested that deputies be
10 prevent further disturbances.
Fire on Sherin's Depuies.
The automobile in which Pratt, Ad-
kins and the negro trusty were riding
Ts vas stopped before the Hoop Spur
W iSpaiI punCtuFe, and while
working on the car tho party was fired
upon GI9 from the church by an unidentl-
Pratt was wounded. The trusty, who
escaped unwounded, made his way TO
nearby railroad station and tele-
nhoned report of the incident to
the sheriff. Pratt made his way to
Helen? this moning despite his shat
tered knee and was taken immed lately
to the hospital.
The accounts of the deputy and the
negro truSty Indicating the affa,k an
the three had been made by an or.
Sanized band Of negroes. posses wera
nastiiy FORMED by the sheriff and
The frst posse, to arrive was met by
a a lorce or armed negroes and. immedi-
ateiy' sent back urgent calls for rein.
forcements. declaring the negroes were
assembling in large numbers and had
begun promiscuous firing on whita per.3
sons. Additional posses were organ. =
ized here and at other centers OF popu.
lation In the county and rushed to tha
scene. Within an hour reports carno
OF pitched battle in the streats al
h . 90 hAkx :.