San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-05
Many Left Wounded After
Barricaded Blacks Es-
cape Besiegers.
NIGHT-L0NG FIGHT
Battle Begins When Negroes
Fire. on Officers With
out Warning.
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Otter Creek, Fla. Jan. 5.---Two wnte
men, two negro women, and one negro
man are known TO be dead, while IL is
believed there are many other casual
ties as q result OF race trouble ialt
night and early today at Rosewood. a
negro village, twelve miles from here.
With the exception Of thr1e buildings,
the entirs village was burned by ROB
shortly after daybreak, ace Jrding 10
available reports here.
4 pa:ty of citizens of Sumner went
to Rosewood late last nigh: ~ invcsti-
gate reports that two negroes sought
in connection with an attack upon a
young white woman at Sumner, Mon
day, were concealed in a house there.
Upon the approach of the party, IS
negroes, without warning. opened file,
killing outright two persons and wcund-
ing four, one of them probably fatally.
IL later developed that Il heavily
armed negroes we're in the house and
citizens Immediately established q cor
don around 1t aud opened fire wilh
every conceivable kind of firearm.
Negroes Make Escape.
At 4 o'clock this morning, according
to information here, the ammunition OF
the attackers became exhausted aud
the departure OF many for fresh sap
plies gaze the bssieged negroes an OF
portunity 10 escapcs Their depaftufs
was discovered at daylight.
The vacated house contained. tbe
bodies OF two negro women and one
negro man killed b. bullets which ptne-
trated the walls. or entered the place
through windows.
Blood stains indicated that several
of those who escaped were wounded.
Immediately atterward, ACCORDING t.
word received from the scene, the mob
began firing the buildings in the VIII
lage. Every structure. except the gfo-
Gerry store, the residence of the. grocer
and the residence of another white
man, was destroyed While the village
was in flames, it is said. members Of
the mob fired upon negroes fleeing from
their homes. The result was not know q
here. -a. '..
Twenty Negro FAMILIES.
About 20 negro families resided IN
Rosewood.
The Known dead are:
POLLY WILKINSON of Sumner,
As. merchant.
HENRY ANDREWS, 81, of Otter
Greek, superintendent Of lumber CON-
paDy.
SYLVESTER CARRIER. AZ, negro.
BERTHA CARRIER, negro woman,
mother of Sylvester.
The injured white men ace: Manning
Hudson, scalp wound: VI. L. Sturle-
vile, shot through arm; Odum, Otter
Creek, shot through neck.
The negro house was burned TO the
ground shortly after daylight. Sheriff
Walker ordered all the negro mill
workers az Sumner to remain in their
homes.
Wilkinson and Andrews were saot 10
death when they attempted to enter the
negro house late last night n search of
Sylvester Carrier, negro, baglicGde1 in
the place at that time. He opened fire
on the white men aud the bodies Of
Wilkinson and Andrews lay where they
fell throughout the night. b.
The dead negro is a brother of the
man in :Sil in connection with the as
sault UpCil young white woman sey-
eral days ago. Jesse Hunter. an ESCAPED
negro convict, alleged TO have COM
mitted tue crime, is still at large.
Sheriff Ramsey and his, deputies of
Alnchua county returned TO Gaines
vile this morning.