The New York herald., 1922-09-06
HUMAN HAND MAILED
NEGRO EDITOR HERE
Member Severed Above the
Wrist Delivered to A.
Philip Randolph.
X. X. X. NOTE In PARCEL
Had New Orleans Postmark
and Ordered Him to Cease
Klan Attacks.
JUST PUBLICITY'--GARyEY
african Potcntate,' Rival
Leader. Says Publisher Is
Stealing His Stuff

A human hand, severed just below
the wrist, and apparently that of a
negro. was received in the mail yes
terday by A. Philip Randolph. editor
OF the negro monthly. the Messenger,
which is published at 1905 Seventh
avenue. With the hand, enclosed in
the brown paper package, was type
written note signed *. X. K.,' warn
ing Randolph against his writings in
the magazine, and threatening to cut
off his head and send it to some one
else" unless he desisted in some of
his attacks. The package bore the
postmark OF New Orleans. and the
sender had typed: From a Friend,
New Orleans" on the address tag.
The police of the West 135th street
station and the post Office department
inspectors are at work on the case.
and dispatches were sent at once to
the Federal agents in New Orleans to
attempt to trace the sender of the
package. The hand was wrapped in
several layers Of paper. apparently of
the sort used in department stores,
and was considerably decomposed.
Has Attacked Ku ISIux.
Randolph and his assistant. Chandler
Owens, nave been active in their at
tacks against the Ku klux Klan and
have also waged campaign against
q fha all is1 E,,,,r,
of Africa. Long articles have been
printed in the Messenger rdiculing
Garvey and holding his Back to
Africa movement up to ridcule.
Mere than once during the last few
months Randolph has been threatened
that he would be killed, he said. the
most recent being at a meeting OF the
Friends CT Negro Freedom, held on Au-
gust 81, Sunday afternoon, when sew
eral hundred OF the Friends met to dis
cuss the subject why Garvey Should
BE Deported" and TO ridicule the En-
peror's' Liberian movement. At that
time, Randolph says. an unidentified ne
gro rose TO his feet and shouted that he
was going 70 get Randolph. This set
the meeting In an uproar. AS the trouble
maker was firmly led out of New Doug
lass Hall at 1920 street and Lenox ave-
''I'll get you and be glad to do fifteen
years in the pen for it,"
Ignores Threats In Letters.
Anonymous letters have arrived in
large numbers from New York. Phila-
delphia and Washington threatening
Randolph he says but he has ignored
them. The receipt of the package yester-
day. however, is something Of different
matter, he says. and he intends TO see
that the sender is apprehended. IL pos
sible.
The letter, which was typewriter
rather badly on a machine which had a
blue ribbon. read as follows:
Listen Randolph:
I'VE have been watching your writ
ings In all your papers for quite n vile
but we want you to understand before
We act. III you are not in favor with
your own race movement you cant be
with ours. there Is no space In our
race for you and your crowd. What
doe you mean by giving us a niger?
do you know that our organization is
made up Of all whites? we have sent
you sampei Of our good work so watch
YOUR STEP or else You Now
let me see your name in your niger
Improvement association as a member
paid UP too In about one week from now.
Don't worry about linching In the south
IL you were here you wouldn't
talk about II. Now be careful how you
publish this letter In your magazine or
we may have to send your Hand to
someone else Don't think we cant get
you and your crowd Although we are
In New York city Ii is just as easy as
IL you were in Georgia. IL you cant
unite with your own race we will find
out what's the matter with you all.
Don't be selfish give your friends
a tip. X X. X"
special meeting Of the Friends OF
Negro Freedom has been called for Sun
day afternoon at New Douglas Hall and
the whole story win be threshed out at
that time.
Carvey Calls Tf Publicity.
When reporter for THE NEW York
HERALD called on Marcus Garvey at
his apartment at 1913 West f29th street
"a tell him OF the receip. pf the package
by his opponent the african Potentate'
was sitting 'ln council" which he con-
Quoted In his famous Chamber OF 900
Vases In the luxuriously furnished apart
ment. Large palm plants were all about
the room, which was virtually filled 70
overflowing by vases and bric-a-brac OF
every possible description and period de-
sign. When told Of the package and it's
contents he said:
II know nothing about II, but can
venture just about what the whole thing
is IL looks 70 me like a good publicity
stunt which Randolph and owen have
pulled 10 get some notoriety They have
been trying to steal some ~ my own
publicity for q long time. especially all
during August. when the thousands Of
my delegates from all over the world
were here They have charged that I
made an alliance with the Ku Klux Rlau
simply. because I conferred wits SUI
prcme Wizard Clarke while | was South
last spring / have no connection with
the Kan or any kind
CHARGES PETITION FRAUD.