The Little River news., 1919-09-03
SEVEN KILLED IN TIVE
 RIOTS KNOXVILLE
MObS Storms Jail Seeking Negro Charged With Murder of White
 Woman; Race Clashes.


 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 a score.
 Last nights riots, which followed attacks on the county jail by a mob of more than 1000 persons bent on ob- taining Maurice Mayes, negro accus ed of killing white woman, were quelled early today, but as the day wore on incipient rioting broke out afresh despite the presence in the city city of 1,200 national guardsmen.
 One of the negroes wounded today was shot by a guardsman while re- sisting search. Many negroes during the night broke into hardware stores and pa wnshops to obtain guns and ammunition. To prevent the bring ing in of more firearms, police and soldiers today searched all negroes ar irving in Knoxville by train.
 The attack on the jail was made by a mob of more than 1000 whites who believed that Mayes was held there. The negroe, however, had been taken to Chattanooga for safe keeping dur ing the day, 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 permitted 16 prisoners, several of them convicted murderers to escape.
 In a series of fights between tine deputy sheriffs, police officers and members of the mob in the jail corri- dors and outside the building several men were wounded. One man was carrieed away by friends unconscious and suffering from what appeared to be a serious wound in the head
 Troops Disperse Mob.
 It became apparent that the deputies and policemen on duty at the jail would be made to cope with the situa- tion and call was sent for troops from the Fourth Tennessee National Guard, which is holding it's encamp- ment here Two squads were rushed to the jail in a motor truck. The dis order reached it's height with their arrival and missels of all kinds were hurled while fist fights were numer- Ous and promiscuOus shooting outside the jail began. , The guardsmen were soon strengthened by the arrival of a full company and the jail corridors and yards were cleared.
 Rolled in their attempt to obtain it's intended victim and driven from the vicinity of the jail by the guardsmen, the mob spread to outlying parts of the city and sporadic rioting began at once and increa sed in violence af- ter midnight.
 Troops meeting a band of armed ne- groes, who refused to give way. turn ed machine guns on them. In the resulting exchange of shots Lieut.. Jas. w. Payne of Province, Ky, reg ular army instructor, and private named Henderson were killed
 In it's attack on the jail the mob came upon a large quantity of con fiscated whiskey and casks and cases were smashed open the liquor van ishing quickly.
 Mrs Lindsay was shot to death in her home as she was preparing to leap from a window. Her niece, who was sleeping with her, was threatened by the same negro. The two women were alone in the house.
 Mayes, who was arrested 10 days ago for proving about a house occu pied by another white family, was taken into custody in connection with the murder an hour after the crime was committed. He denied his guilt, however, but fearing possible vio- lence, Sheriff Cate took Mayes to Chattanooga by roundabout way lat CT in the day,