Arizona republican., 1922-06-03
NEGROES AND
WHITES NEAR
WAR IN
SOUTH TEXAS
l 900 White Persons March
On Simsboro Determined
To Burn Residences And
Kill Negro Occupants

IRepubIcan A. p. Leased Wirel
FORT WORTH, Tex, June S.
A mob of white persons estimated
at between $50 and 1000 left kir-
vim last night for Simsboro, four
miles south of the latter town,
determined to burn the residences
of the negroes and shoot the oc-
cupants as they come out Of their
homes, a long distance message
to the Fort Worth Record from
kirvin stated at I o'clock this
morning. At 1:05 o'clock the mob
had not reached it's destination,
but was expected to arrive at
Simsboro momentarily.
Jack Marshall, chief dispatcher at
the Texas & Pacific railway station
here, said that a message sent over
the Texas & Pacific wires stated a
mob of 400 whites from towns sur
rounding kirvin, where race riot
was reported earlier in the night,
were hurrying to farm house south
of Kirvin, armed with machine guns.
Marshall said the message was sent
to Grand Prairie and the operator
there relayed the dispatch to stations
along the western Texas & Pacific
line.
TEAGUE DISTRICT QUIET
TEAGUE, Tex, June Excite
ment here at Kirvin and in Freestone
county following reports of a threat
ened race riot late today had died at
1880 o'clock tonight so far as reports
at league indicated.
Two negroes, Alley and Roy Gibson,
are dead as a result of the trouble.
They were killed when officers ar
rested Roy Gibson and were fired on
as they left the house where he was
arrested. Those who fired at the Of
ficers fled.
Reports quickly spread that so or
20 negroes heavily armed had barri-
caded themselves in a house in
Powell farm, four and one-half miles
from kirvin. Late tonight the ne
groes could not be found, it was said
here.
The feeling in FTeestone county has
been more or less tense for several
weeks. Following the murder of q.
17-year-old school girl, three negroes
were burned to death. one hanged
and another has disappeared. Many
rumors that the negroes intended TO
avenge the lynchings have been heard
and the trouble today caused the re-
ports TO be revived
REPORT ONE WHITE KILLED
WACO, Tex, June 2.-One white
man has been killed and three others
mortally wounded in trouble between
negroes and whites. two and half
miles south of Kirvin, according to
telephone message to the News Trib-
une from the Mexia Evening News.
Four negroes were lynched there rec
emily and a fifth disappeared follow
ing the murder of a 1f-year- white
girl.
Mexia officers. said the report, are
being rushed to the aid OF the
sheriff of Freestone county.
A later report from Mexia states
that what is considered fairly au-
thentic information has been re-
ceived from the telephone operator
at Kirvin saying that rs negroes
are in the field against the whites.
The operator also said white per-
sons at Kirvin had wired Corsicana
for shotguns and ammunition.
Another report considered authen-
tic is that five negroes have been
killed The trouble. according 10
reports, began as the result of
flogging given negro in the vicin-
ity Thursday night. Details of the
flogging have not been received.
Negroes Mobilizing
IOhSlCANA, ISAdS, Juiit -
gathering of negroes estimated at
between IS and 100 is lined UP
about three miles southeast of Kir-
vim, according to reports here. They
were reported heavily armed Kirvin
is l9 miles southeast of Corsicana.
All of the citizens of Streetman,
eight miles north of Kirvin with
the exception of a few left on guard,
the report said, have responded 70
calls for help. A Corsican hard
ware store received an order from
Kirvin late this afternoon for all
the arms and ammunition in stock
to be delivered at once.
Many persons from Corsicana are
enroute to the scene OF the trouble.
Trouble Follows Lynchina
MEXIA, Texas, June 2.-One white
was reported killed and two others
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