Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-06-02
9 WHITE MEN AND IS NEGROES
ACCOUNTED FOR IN TULSA RIOT
Situation Rapidly Becoming
NOymaL--Nunabey of Casualties
D,UindIes--Many Fatally Hurt

Stantlal brick business houses. -
negro church recently completed at
cost OF $4,000 was burned.
Real estate men estimated the prop
erty loss al million and half dol
lars.
Five thousand negroes are camped
at the fair grounds under protection
OF militia. Thousands Of others who
fled the city came trickling back.
Citizens have been called upon To
cont ribute clothing and bedding for
the relief of the refugees.
Since martial law was declared yes
terday there is no indication Of fur
ther conflict. Observers expressed
the belief that the flame of race feel
ing has died out.
Adjutant General Barrett anno1n-
ced today that $50 Of the 4b0 guards
men here will be sent home TODAY.
As the situation rapidly quieted es-
Inmates of the killed and wounded
dwindlcd. Nine white dead and fif-
teen dead negroes have been accouu-
ted for. The situation il becoming
normal, the customary crowds are on
the streets. From $40 o'clock the
negroes began coming from hiding
places. riding or walking 10 their en-
ployment. Some wore white hand
kerchei7fs on their arms. others tag
rai white ribbon badges printed
"police protection. Others went n
long unmolested without any mark
ing OF disinterestedness.
Governor Robertson. who came
here yeserday TO assume personal
charge of the efforts to restore order.
said today that he felt assured the
whole trouble II over. said he in
tended to insist on a rigid grand jury
INVESTIGATION Of the clash.
Trains coming into Tulsa last night
hrouoht no negroes and the number
ne white passengers was sharply re-
duced. On train arriving here from
Muskogee nj 80 il was said that
three coaches were generally crowded
ard the entire negro section was usu-
allv filled to capacity. This morning no
iitEIO Nsi-NNfiENIN aiAEiA1h4 anu NANAC
were fewer than a score Of white
passengers The negro porter was
not nermittad 10 make his usual run,
4 white hrrteman being substituted.
AT the downtown hotels where ne
Gro bell bows and rorters were here
tcfore emrlovcd. the ruests were re.
ouested TO tell a substitute their room
number and floor and find their own
rooms.
Officials hone ~ clear up what lead
~ the first shooting. A newspapers
man who was al the courthouse at tho
time said that about TWENTY-FIVE men
gathered at the Sotth side Of the build
ing. He said three leaders entered
the huildiro and went to the ton floor
for Dick Rowland. negro held for
alleged attack on white Girl i'm an ele-
vatnr in u downtown building. Most
Of the white men were unarmed, ac-
corlinc ~ the ncwspaperman.
Sheriff Mccullough met the three
men who entered the courthouse and
ordered them away with the declarat-
ion that the negro would be protec-
ted NJ any cost The prisoner was in
a cell III the ton Of winding stair.
way which could have been easily
held hv few men against n mob.
III The meantime thirty negroes
came armed and gathered in a little
group wv the west side Of the court
louse Rarney Cleaver. negro veteran
pcacc officer. counseled the negroes
assembled to disncrsc At this time
there was apparently no concerted &C.
tion among the negroes. Most ynf
them started 20 leave. but were called
hack Nv few leaders Twice again
the majority Of the negro mob moved
away. but each time they returned at
the anneal of the leaders. BY this time
the white crowd was increased ~ ~----
ious persons. Then some brof~ '~n-
ming eastward shouting ''le''s get
rurs." The negroes moved away and
took a stand about three blocks away.
The white crowd remained near the
courthouse receiving reinf enssts.
Then armed negroes anpea"NI M moe:
tor cars. racing past the c--'rt h0Gses4
The white mob then ~ away and
IL was a brush beiw '-irmisherq
in an alley that partici the gener-
al shooting.