Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-12-17

hHU'tN was MOtiNe.
The KillinR ~ Wharton took place
early today when the grocer opened hif
store, i,obbciy IN supposed to have been
the motive. \ butcher In the store ran
M thil. tho negro wns rifling the cash
rvgist, after ho had shot Wharton.
The butcher pursued him unsuccessful.
~ p"y'ral blocks Late to-day Noble
Green, negro. was captured by pors'
ncar here and brought to the local jnil.
he was identified hy the butcher M Ia"
man who had shot Wharton.
This evening crowd uf armed neg.
ross were seen IN the streets by author.
tiles who urged them a. disperse and
20 home The negrora according To Tho
authorities refused AZ that juncturo n
Rrolp uf white approached and sur.
rounded the negroes a shot was fired
which killed Lawrence Clennan. white
school hoy.
According Ia witnesses Arthur IIaI
per, negro. fired the shot Harper
was promptly sho, dead \ fusillnde fol.
lowed Reinfurccments for both sides
appeared as II by magic. The firing
continued for some time, and the au'
thoritics seeing the situation WAS be-
vond their control. sent emergency calls
for the home guard. American Legion
members and fnr national guarismen
The streets were cleared after muck
difficulty and the injured sent Ia hos
piialF, Late tonight the town was uict
Theatres wcr" closed. public gather
ings prohibited and all persons wor,
told to keen OF the streets.
At NO time during the trouble wa,
any attempt made Ia obtain posaessiol
~ Green. who, so far as could ne learn
cd tonight. was still confined In thl
county inil While the trouble was NJ
ifs hcigh.. American Legion members
and homc guardsmcn were us"d t.
guard the prisoner.
According Ia Information made public
tate tonight, 4 number ~ local negroes.
anticipating trouble. this afternoon tel
phpncd to Coffeyvillc fOr reirforcementn
however. Coffcyvillc authorities obtain.
ID knowledge ~ the allekcd i.lan AMI
prevented any negroes from loayln.,
town.
Independence Is IN the Kansas oll dis
trict II has population of about a..
O0o of which abou, 200 are negroes
Race rioting. In connection with lh'
lilling here this morning of u. u
Wharton. a white grocery. by negro
..I is.AN a..
which revolvcrs. rifles and shotgun,
nre beinG used 10y both sides ~ goinl
IN In the streets. AZ least three per
sons hnd been killed at . O'Clock. II wa,
reported
shortly after . y. m. Chief ~ Pole,
y. II. Hall announced thar request
had been sent to Topeka. urging that
national guardsmcn be- sent here.
Members of the home guard and 81
the local nost of the American Legion
turned ont to assis, In quclling the Dis
ord'r
one white man is knwn to have bceu
| lglllad and two wounded possibly fatally
NJ result ~ race riot which hroSc
~ here shortly before : o'clock tonight.
Two negroes nre believed o. have been
kill,,l according to an announcement
/ hv r. ~ Hall. chief ~ policc. WIN
stated az f.lo y. m. that the situation
was under control. chief Hall announced
'ha, request had been sent In Tprka
nihnt naiinil ginrdsmen bc s,ut here.
The 'roubl" according to officials was
The result ,f excitement over m. shoot
ing here early t"day uf a. " Wharton.
q white grocer. who was Killed a. his
ulacr ~ business early today by ne.
rro. Huhlory II supposed 10 have been
iho motive.