The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-06-03
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! themselves with whatever weapon
they could find. Guardsmen were us
ed TO dispense the rioters at tn
stores and military order confiscat
ed all stocks of arms in the city, unit
the disturbance could be put down
The situation was further aggra
| waited by reports from Muskogee tina
crowds of negroes there were arm
ing themselves and preparing II
come to the assistance OF those o
their race in Tulsa Muskogee advict
said that the officials there were
guarding all highways to prevent the
departure Of negroes from that city
Wave OF Excitement Over City.
None of the persons killed hat
been identified today. Officials were
uncertain as to the exact number Of
persons injured. but they declared il
probably would be large. Many of the
injured, it was said, were hurt while
engaging in hand to hand street
fights, probably sustaining minor
wounds that would not necessitate
medical attention.
A wave of excitement swept over
the city again early this morning
when fire broke out in the negro
SSCIIOh dHu IL was lhouShI lhC Quai tci
had been fired. Subsequently, how
ever, it was found that the flames
were confined TO barn. Occupants
of the last car to go through the
negro district this morning reported
that fully 1000 armed negroes were
still to be seen.
White Woman Shot
d In fresh outbreak at 1880 A. NJ.
O'Clock in the Sand Pipe Hill dis
trict in the extreme northern Sec
ton of the negro quarter, Mrs. S. A.
Gilmore, white woman, was shot
in the left arm and side. Mrs. Gill
more was standing on the front
porch of her home when she was
or more barricaded in church.
Hundreds of armed white men are
being rushed to the district in auto
mobiles. An open battle is believed
imminent Dick Rowland, the negro
charged with assault. was removed
from the county Jail during the night
to place of safety unrevealed, it
was learned this morning.
Rowland Spirited Out OF Town
Rowland was spirited out OF town
at two o'clock this morning by depu-
ties from Sheriff McCulloughs office.
They refused to divulge his where
abouts. Officers said the negro
would be given speedy trial just
as soon as the situation quoted
down to permit it and the case will
be transferred to another jurisdiction
If it Is found impossible to try him
here.
At nine O'Clock 1000 negroes had
been gathered at Convention Hall
also the police station. The re-
mainder of those gathered UP are
being taken to the base ball park,
under armed guard.
South Side In Flames.
Nearly ten blocks of the South
Side of the negro section of Tulsa,
where an armed conflict has been in
progress between white men and ne
groes since early last night, result
ing in reported death list OF at
least six white persons and fifty ne.
groes and a rapidly increasing list
of wounded, were in flames today.
The fire was reported spreading and
threaten to wipe out white resi-
dence section in the Stand Pipe and
Sunset Hill additions.
State Troops Arrive.
State troops under the command
of Adiutant General c. F. Barrett
arrived at nine O'clock to take charge
of the situation, augmenting local
out last night. At this time there
were reports of sporadic shooting
and the situation seemed to be cas-
ing. ....
Detachments of guardsmen were
scattered throughout the city pre-
pared to meet all emergencies with
machine guns ready for action.
Guards surrounded the armory while
others assisted in round up the ne
groes and segregating them in the
Jail, Convention Hall, baseball park
and other places which had been
turned into prison camps.
Attempt to Fire Negro Section.
The trouble is reported to have been
the result of the arrest late yesterday
of Dick Rowland, negro, for an alleg-
ed assault on an orphan girl IN an
elevator.
The first attempts to fire the negro
section were made about ITO this
morning, when white men openly
threatened to destroy the locality.
Two houses at Archer and Boston,
garrison, was set afire at that time
and an alarm was turned in. Efforts
of the fire department to lay hose were
stopped by a crowd of armed white
men and the department returned to
its station.
The attempt to lay the negro quar-
teIs in ashes was resumed at GAO
o'clock this morning when almost ST.
multaneously fire began to burst
forth from the doors and windows of
frame shacks along Archer street.
Soon dense clouds of black smoke en-
veloped the locality. Under cover of
the smoke screen armed mon in mo-
tor cars and afoot threw a Gordon
about the place where the negroes
were stationed and occasional shots
gave warning that the conflict still
waged. AS the fire enveloped the
houses, negroes were seen to dart out
from flaming doorways with appraised
hands, shouting don't shoot" AS
they dashed through the smoke they
were ordered to surrender and quickly
We're removed to the prison camps.
Negro Refugees Cared For
Adjutant General Barrett took UP
his headquarters at City Hall and an
noilnced that Col Markham of Okla
homa City would be in command oper
ations Of the guardsmen. General
Barrett, who is working under the
dine of the sheriff, mayor and chief
Of police, said he would continue tc
do so until he deemed it necessary
TO change command. He said de-
opmtnts would determine whether il
velopments would be necessary to in
woke martial law
The negroes assembled as refug