Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-19

on the girls yesterday afternoon.
groups of men followed officers about
the city in the search for the negroes.
Bloodhounds soon took up trail that
led to a frame house. A large crowd
surrounded the building, which Off
GERS announced was vacant In an
effort TO dispense the mob.
The ruse failed and after reinforce
ments arrived, the officers escorted
three negroes from the house. BY
moving slowly through the crowd they
took the prisoners to the city jail
without incident,
Women and children joined the
crowd at the Jail. where youths, en-
couraged by older persons, started
stoning it.
When leaders of the mob were IN
formed that the negroes were not In
the jail. groups left the throng 10
invade the negro quarter, where up
ward of 1000 colored persons live.
William Waddle. II, printers
apprentice, was struck in the legs by
a charge of buckshot and received
pistol bullet through an arm Inc
shots were fired by negroes who came
to the rescue of one of their race VINO
had been severely beaten. X. {. wal
ton. As, a foundry foreman, was injured
IN the rush 10 SdicIy as Nh~ ING
increa sed.
Hardware Stores StOrmed.
AS Waddle hurried through the
streets to his office many saw the
blood from his wounds and men
rushed to hardware stores to obtain
guns and ammunition. When they
feund the doors locked. they broke
into the stores and obtained shotguns
and ammunition.
Troop 3, local National Guard cav
airy, appeared during the firing. the
forty-odd men of the troop scattered
through the streets wearing steel mel
NETS and full equipment. The sight
of the soldiers had a quieting effect
on many Of the mob, but others
ieered. Many windows were shattered
by stray bullets.
Soldiers then mounted guard over
hardware stores and the whites de-
serted the negro quarter to return TO
the iail, A. fire hose strung through
the City Hall to aid in repulsing at
tacks on the Jail was cut up and car
ried away.
Seek to Burn Jail.
Officers told the mob that two of the
negroes had been exonerated and re-
leased. while the third, Curtis Smith,
SO. had been removed from the jail
on the fire truck which brought the
hose.
Youths led by men then rushed for
filing stations to obtain gasoline to
set fire to the Jail. The stations had
been closed and they returned empty
handed. An American flag was then
displayed from a City Hall window
The mob jeered. Messages from State
officials imploring the people to avoid
bloodshed met with similar response.
The mob continued to demand
Vanges and Garvin Hardin. brothers
the two negroes who were released
as well as Smith. Nearly 100 per
sons had assembled at dusk when rain
started and increased from drizZle
to sufficient volume to cause many tC
leave the jail.
The soldiers went about breaking
up small groups and apparently had
the situation well under control.
Several Are Arrested.
Soldiers searched those who re
manned on the streets and arrested
several youths suspected OF leading
the attack on hardware stores. Some
of the guns taken from the stores were
recovered and confiscated.
Authorities indicated no more troops
would be asked unless further rioting
occurred.
Robert Liggins, negro Waterman
was arrested by the guardsmen and
held on the belief he fired the first
shot.
1t was the first racial distur bance
Coffeyville, a city OF about 10000 pop
ulation. had experienced in more thar
20 years.
A minor clash occurred at the Santa
Fe station here twenty-odd years age
at Fourth Of July celebration. About
40 white persons and negroes en-
gagged in the encounter, in which clubs
and stones were used, but no one was
| injured severely.