Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-03
RACE RIOT VICTIMS
TOTAL ) WHITE MEN
Member of Board of Aldermen in
Helena Latest to
Fall.
WOUNDED CORPORAL DIES
Eleven Negroes Are Known TO
Have Been Killed in
Clashes.
WOUNDED CORPORAL DIES
TBy Associated Press

HELENA, ARK. Oct. with Fed
erai troops patrolling the village OF
Elaine. detachments on duty at Mel
wood and other sections of population
in the southern part Of Phillips Coun-
" and company Of soldiers stationed
IN Helena as precautionary measure.
the situation due TO race riotins N the
vicinity Or Elaine. while in,ensifed
soday by the killing of O. X. Lilly. a
hand tonight.
roa1, GG5Poral AL Luther Earle, COMPANY H;
To-Day in the disorders near Elaine
died in a local hospital tonight This
increased the number of the white dead
Both Governor Brough. of Arkansas.
rh,pd a @hoSe n,,. request 800 soldiers OF the
Pike, were sent 10 the scene Of Ae The
disorder. and Colonel l. c. Jenks. i'm
command of the soldiers. expressed
connfcncc early tonight that the force
on hand would be ample to restore
normal conditions
Governor With Troops.
Governor Brough accompanied the
The killing of Mr. Lilly. who was shot
to death by one of the four negroes
who Who, had been taken prisoner and
bile en- route 10 Helena. Increased the
number OF white dead as result OF
the disorder to five. Eleven negroes
arc known 10 have been killed and sew
eral others are reported to have lost
their lives but their bodies have not
been located.
mobile under guard. when one of their
number seized Mr.. k!ry's pistol and
were Killed by the othed members Of
the posse Other Incidents of the day
were ,sfIS the oda hndias Of neEro leg; woman IA
wounding OF two of the soldiers. Ser
geant Gay. of the headquarters COM
Pan{ and c9r2goraI EArIf, 1. Of Company
shot in the face and seriously wounded.
He died tonight. Sergeant Gay was
ney. of Boston. narrowly escaped in
jury. when three bullets .whizzcd over
accompanying detachment of SOL
Elaine for hiding negroes. They
troops afoot.
Circulated Propaganda.
While the killing of w. d. Adkins
Tuesday night and the wounding Of
alleged disorderly conduct on the. part
OF a white man in the Elaine neighDor-
sanda ' circula,ed by White and negro negro
aGitators tending to create rebellious
action on the part of the negro tenant
basis for the disorders, which had been
brewing for TWO weeks or more.
According TO Information gathered
today, negroes OF the county have been
organizing secretly, providing them
holding semi-weekly meetings 10 drill
and prepare for the day when, ac-
cording to promises made by the or
ganzers, when they were TO be called
upon by the government TO join in coll
lecting 80 cents pound for their cot
ton. Under the mystic plan, according
10 information secured by local Off
cials, the negroes were promised tha [
the government was 10 pay them for
their cotton direct, and they. in turn.
were TO settle with the land owners.
Planned to Declare Strike.
One report said TO have been circu-
lated among the negroes was tina; Il
strike OF cotton pickerS was TO be de-
clared in few days and tenan: farm
ers would he expected to remain unti
after the coming meeting OF the World
Cotton Congress in New Orleans. when
delegation was TO come tC the cot
ton belt TO adjust matters with the
negro cotton raiScrS.
y. 4. Il. Johnson, one at the negroes
killed after Mr.. Lilly had been fatally
wounded. is alleged to navc been one
of the ringlcadcrs in tho po!t tn ;ncite
members OF his race. o. = Bratton. 4
white man. who was arrested last
night. was still being detained late
today pending an Investigation. Nearly
by civil officials last night and early
today: about a dozen are being held
at military headquarters at Elaine and
n number OF negro men and women
were given quarters under guard Of
troops as a matter of prccaution.