Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-06-03
JURY to FIX BLAME
FOR RIOT At TULSA
Governor and Citizens Con.
denim Conduct Of the
Police
TOLL is 30 DEATHS
Citizens to Form Committee to Re-
construct Homes in Burned Area
Tulsa Is Again Normal

Tulsa, Okla, June 3.-District
Judge Vatican Biddison called a
special grand jury yesterday as the
first step in an investigation of the:
Tudsa race riot. wnich, starting
Tuesday night and extending well in
10 Wednesday, resulted in many cas-
ualties and much property damage.
The grand jury, calling of which
followed the receipt by Judge Bidd-
:,on Of letter from Gov. j. B. A.
Robertson, will convene June 8. In
his letter asking that an investlga-
ton be started, the State Executive
also asked that the conduct of the
Police Department and the Sherltfs
office. which ne condemned, be IN
vestigated.
According to the latest authentic
report nine whites and p negroes
are known to have been killed dur
ing the race clash. An estimate
p!aces property damage at $780,
900. All this, according to General
C. T. Barrett, commanding the
State troops called here to maintain
martial law. was iN:xted by "an i'm
pudent negro, hysterical girl and
ii yellow journal reporter. !"
Representative citizens of Tulsa
met yesterday and condemned the
Ncity and couLey law enforcement Of
ficials, Folding them responsible for
The aisas6rous outbrean. in address
sing this meeting Geenral Barrett
stated that while he Yes odering the
withdrawal of the National Guard
from Tulsa there was no intention to
remove the martial law edict unit!
such time as it was shown the city
could care for itself.
A committee, on. which Mayor I.
D. Evans was denied place, was
appointed to care for the helpless ne
croes, estmitaed to number more
than 5000 and 10 expedite the work
of rebuilding the burned negro quar-
ter.
Most cf this damage was dore
by white criminals, who should have
ben shot and killed." F.. j. Martin,
former Mayor, said after he was
elected chairman of the emergency
committee"
GAS the final outcome we must re-
build these homes, see that these ne
eroes get their insurance and get
their claims against the city and
county" the chairman said.
Many negroes left Tulsa yesterday
The Red Cross offered to provide
transportation for any destitute who
wanted to le.s,e, although no effort
was made to have the negroes leave
A subscription Of S5O0,OO0 will be
asked, the committee announced last
,,ght, and the homes owned by the
negroes will be reconstructed. The
committee also voted 70 employ i'm
mediately as extra policemen 80
members of the Ameri an Legion A
spm for their pay for 80 days was
appropriated, after which efforts will
be made to continue them with city
funds.
Thirteen bodies Of negroes were
buried in the city cemetery here yes
. friday. The act was without cere.
PONY, it being said th2t feeling pos
s;bly might might flare up if the
burial, were attended by any osten-
,ation. The boeie; were inferred ir
plain wooden boxes.
Tulsa last night had regained its
FORMAL appearance, the regular po
licemen patroling the downtown dis
trict, and the martial law declared
Yesterday was RELAXED sufficiently Il
permit business houses and theatre:
to cHerate as usual. About 250 Ma
,ional Grardmen Sere returned t
tehir home stations last night. leav
:rg approximate: 800 men in contro
OF the area.
Whereabouts Of Dick Rowland. i
year old negro bootblack, over who's
safety white men and negroes clash