Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-08-02
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CHE RlChH
the third Sunday.
Miss Louise Chambliss, mombel
of our Sunday School was united IN
the bonds Of matrimony to Mr.. John
Doe, on July %.
Sick List-Frances Carter. Julia
cambridge, Selma Robinson, Irene
Hill. 'se
RACE RIOTS
CONTINUED from First Pasc.)
who took charge of the prosccu, ions
following the East st. Louis riots q
fcW years ago declared punishment
OF ,ho guilty here was certain.
a second attempt by rioting whites
TO burn Negro home was success
fol today when two story frame
house in Engicwood far south of the
main tlacl' belt was burned to the
ground None Of the se-R'ai families
OF NCgi Ces who lived in the building
Was injured. All fed so quickly
from The premises that the police
were unable to question them concern
the inccndiaricS
WHITE WOMAN SHOOTS NEGRO.
\ wliio conan shot Il Negro in tie
site on South Wabash avenue his
afternoon. She escaped unidentified
u C"Gwd e | 900 white men pu ,Su
cl Il Negro several blocks in Wabash
Avenue near Congress street this aft
crh"on. He darted into II building
aad WAS later rescued by mounted
rnltc An> thcr Negro who was chaS
ed by Il mob in the downtown district
escaped by climbing the elevated
road structure.
a Silliman 10 years old white was
stabbed shot and beatcn by a crowd
Of Negroes early today on the south
side and probably will die OF his
wounds. He was chased by a moi
and sought refuge in a Huuse occupt
ed by Negroes.
Few Negroes went to work today.
The most seriously affected district
was the stock yards where ouly half
the working forces reported, despite
heavy police guards along the chief
thoroughfarcs leading to- the yards.
Railroads reported that there had been
no noticeable exodus OF blacks fro,r
the city. Reports that the 10000
Southern Negroes who came to Chi
cago to get the high war wages had
begun to drift south again were.
secured by railroad men,:
In anticipation Of tht call for State
troops. Col. Arson l.. Botte, assist.
ant to Adjutant Gencral Dickson is
sued Il general order controlling both,
the police and military in dealing
with race rioters: Tile order says:
captain of Police Mullen will takor
charge of the military situ&tion.
All men are instructed not to fire
except by order or the commanding
officer
Capt. Mullen, w II instract- what he
wants done. The method of doing it
after we receive the Instructions dc
pcuds on the iidgmcnr and discreet,
ion Of the MILITARY cOtamand.
II there is n, mob and tho civil au.
thoritics instruct the military forces
y
forces how tEe dispensing is done.
Employ. aip pcaccfE,le means posi-
bic to disparsc the laoh; fire only As'
the last resort. Tho bayonct and the
butt arc t., he used before firing is
commenced. and will he found much
more. eifactiyc.
Under the police direction YOU are
entirely justified in taking extreme
NM fxn
and property.
POLITICAL INFLUFsNCE CHARGED
Coroner HOFFMAN today impaneil :
ed a jury and as deaths are report
cd the mcInbcrs will view the bodies
and take preliminary steps in the in
Quiry. Although no definite date has
hcen set for tho taking of testimony,
the coroner said the inquest would be
in a courtroom under heavy guard
:tnd that all witnesses white and black
would be searched for weapons.
States Attorney Maclay Hoyne as
;signcd several assistants 10 tn" work
Of gathering evidence. The prosccu
tor also called upon the police depart
mcnt to preserve the names OF wit
ncsscs to the various riotous happost
ings. Mr.. Hoync also indicated that
his activities Eight so outside nt III
yestigationS OF actual disorder.
I have heard, he said that through
the Influence of politicians and alder
men. somo Of the men arrested for
rioting have hCcn turned out rs soon
as they were taken to the police sta
ton. / shall also Investigate this.
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