Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1925-09-26
4 HELD ON MURDER
CHARGE'FOR DEFENCE
AGAINST WHITE MOB

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NEW YORK, September 19-Spe.
cial dispatch to- the National Office
of the National Association for the
Advancement OF Colored People, from
It's Assistant Secretary Walter White
on the scene Of the recent race riot
in Detroit, states that DR.. o. H.
Sweet and ten other Negroes, who
defended DR. Sweets home from the
attack Of mob On Wednesday, Sep
tember Q, have been held for trial
charged with first degree murder.
Mr. Whites telegram to the Ma
tional Once Of the N. A. A. C. p.
reaC>
''All eleven defendants held
without bail for trial on charge
Of first degree murder. Judge
Faust to hear any argument
counsel may choose to present
for bail in individual cases
Tuesday.
Defense of the imprisoned colored
people, DR.. Sweet and his wife and
two brothers, and seven others, has
been taken over by the Detroit
Ol Tie INdIiOHdl fhoobtihNich
for the Advancement of Colored
People which raised 500 at mass
meeting. to which is added $500
raised by colored doctors and which
will be augmented by additional
sums as they are given. The Ma
tional Office of the n. A. A. {. T.
will contribute financially to the
defense.
The Advancement Associations
Assistant Secretary has been in con
ference Wi h Judge Ira w. Jayne.
CT the Wayne County Circuit Court.
who is a member Of the n A. A Z.
P Board Of Directors; with the n.
A.eA. c P. Branch in Detroit and
with local white and colored lawyers
as we'll as with the Chairman of the
Interracial Committee appointed by
Mayer John w. Smith of Detroit.
In connection with the disorders,
Mr. White reports the following
facts:
l. Mayor Smith charges the dis
orders were due directly to instiga-
ton bv the Ku Klux Khan.
2 The Detroit police, said to be
honeycombed with Klansmen, are
charged with illegally shooting at
least SO citizens of Detroit between
January / and September 1, 1925.
8. DR.. O.\H Sweet, 81 years old,
raduate of WHEREFORE and Howard
Universities, and we'll known prac-
tieing phyhician, bought house last
Spring at 1905 Garland Avenue, ina
middle class white neighborhood.
with several colored residents in
nearby streets
4. Detroit's colored population
having increased in late years from
s 900 to $1,000 colored people have
been overflowing the original co'oreP
neighborhoods On June %, the
house Of a colored physician, DR.. A.
L. Turner, was invaded by mob,
which loaded his furniture on vans
and returned i. to his old home.
5. DIR Sweet moved into his house
on Tuesday, September s, having
| returned few weeks ago from
Vienna where he had been studying.
DR. Sweet reports there was jeering
because he had police protection
tha. day. The following day, a
crowd oongregated until there were
by DR. Sweets estima-e, 1900 peo-
pie Stone throwing began at Z p.
|M Windows being broken and
threats being shouted. The crowd
increased to 1000.
Mr.. Davis went out with DR.. O..
10 Sweet, dentist and brother to DR.
10. H. Sweet They were stoned and
the yard and porch were covered
with bricks and stones. Al s 80
shots were fired. killing one member
| of the mob and wounding another
Judge Jayne has been a constant
adviser of the N. A. A. c. P. and
has been extremely kind and helpful.
| Mayor Smith has appointed an In
| FER racial Commission consisting of
IS representatives Of both races,
among whom are: w. Hayes McKin
ney, head of the Legal Committee of
the Detroit Branch Of the N. A. A.
IC. P. and MI L. Walker, Vice
President of the N. A. A. C. P.
Full accounting by certified public
accountant, is to be had and pub
lished by'the N. A. A. c. P. Of all
sums received and expended in the
course Of the defense Of the colored
people tried for defending them