Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-10-02
8 ARE DEAD, MANY
INJURED IN RACE
RIOTS; SOLDIERS
ARE ORDERED OUT
Two White Men, 7 Negroes
Killed As Result of Clashes
Between Blacks and Posse
Near Helena, Ark,
500 FEDERAL TROOPS
ON WAY TO THE SCENE
Governor Brough Obtains Per-
mission to Send Them to
Restore Order After Con-
ferring With Sec, Baker

Helena, Ark, oct ! Two white
men, Clinton Lee and j. A. Tappen, OF
Helena, and seven negroes are known
TO be dead at Elaine near here, as 4
result OF clashes today between
negroes and posse searching for the
persons who last night from ambush
fired upon and killed w d. Adkins.
railroad special agent. according TO re-
ports reaching here tonight, A third
white man. Ira Proctor. and a num-
Der of negroes are known to have
been wounded.
Lee is said to have been shot acci-
denta ly while Tappan and Proctor
were wounded during the fighting.
Charles Pratt, deputy shefiff, who was
with Adkins when the latter was kill
ed last night, was wounded in the
knee. Lee, Tappan and Proctor are
members of the local post Of the
! American Legion and were deputized
by Sheriff Kitchens with a number OF
| other civilians when he received word
| that the situation at Elaine was get
| ting out of control.
| j. A. Tappan, prominent business
! man of Helena, was wounded in a
! fight today between a posse searching
| for men who fired from ambush and
killed w. p. Atkins, special agent OF
( the Missouri Pacific railroad, and
wounded Charles Pratt, deputy
| sheriff and d crowd of men, said to be
negroes, at the town of Elaine, neal
here TWO other members of the
posse are reported to have beer
wounded. a telephone message from
Elaine stated that shots were beint
exchanged in the streets OF Elaine
| Troops have been asked for.
Tappan, who was prominent bus
mess man here succumbed at loca
hospital to the wounds he received IL
this mornings fighting in the street,
of Elaine Proctor, who also wa
brought here, is not expected TO liVe
according TO physicians. 'Rkss body 3
Lee, who died from his wounds y
Elaine, also was brought to his hom'
here.
More than hundred negroes and
white man who is alleged to have nae
in his possession a quantity OF ques
tionable literature had been ARRESTED
, by posses operating in Elaine and vi
cinitv when he left according u
} former Sheriff Amos Jarman, VIII
arrived here late today. A number o
the prisoners have been brought t
Helena and others, according to Jar
man, are on the way under heaV'
guard.
Women and children of Elaine an
vicinity are being brought to Helen
on a special train for safety, II IS re
ported here. The local situation
tense, but no trouble has broken ou
here. Armed men are patrolling tn
streets.
An engineer of the Missour Pacifi
railroad, who arrived in Helena 10
night, said he pulled a steel gondol
loaded with women and children ou
Of Elaine late today and that his trai
was fired upon by negroes from tree
along the track. The white prisone
was brought to this city late tonlgh
with a group of fifteen negroes wh
were placed in the county jail. Tn
white man is alleged to have been IN
leader Of the negroes who fought TN
, sheriffs posses throughout the da!
! The Jail is under strong guard.