The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-11-20
Release Men
Who Killed
Two Soldiers
Race Relations
Tense Among
Service Men

'fANf' Af' we t+'f'
law enforcement offices express
va fe9f II a racial outbreak here
rosnlilne from the lrnrhines %
n Ncr,o soldier here last week
vs. mol % white farmers from
neaihy Ipava NE Chicago branch
NAArP and other miiuan, group
were protesting 20 Secretary -
War lIcnry J. s'lmson AL lo-
ca authorities the whi'eHash Of
tie mnrdefers BY an all-~hl's
coronor's Jury
The soldier ln-year- n PSI
Willie lla1is ~ Chicac stationed
ii Camp Ellis was slain by a.
NelicY Of bullets o., a farm las
SUNDAY after ruuots had been
rlrculsied that Negro soldier
allegedv raped p white farm
woman and anther had ele-
rhonea several o'hors MAKING lm
hi per proposals Killers o. 'he
AZ s Army private We're John "
Lame " n lIamm and Ralph
ana carroll i'haw brothers AZ
~ whom we're freed 30 an Inquest
ndueted by fpton County fof-
oner Mark s Nelson Sra ai'-
vhl' iury's verdict read "jpsii-
fahs ho'nicldc"
There were % Negro nessos
al the heaiine from among ne
ctys Nerro population Of 1900
ana charges are rife here inai
the hcarinr WIS conducted y III
fsrcical manner Wits the faclsion
handed down fofcroHe eonfl-
81 d before testimony ro UNDER
way Only four white men who
formed tho nosso Thar Killed fiol-
Ns and faur woincu testified ~
tho hsarnr All agreed thef ne
soldier WAS nnarmcd and alleged
hat he made lmproper aayances
over The rural par'e line iha'
permits so'ornl roorle % listen
Is conversation az 'h" same
time and that he was sh : ai'''
lio throw duh n memhef- q
ITO iavless roh rhe women
witnesses were irma and Wilma
llanm daughters ~ ore of 'nf
killegs and their mothers. Nlis
charolite flamnD and Mrs Thci-
ma Lane. wife az the confused
Saver who fired me fatal sh Is
Camp Tense
Military authorities were re-
ported to ho concerned lrs The
semblanen ~ harmony o>isiin-
between tool'o and e0ooo white
] soldiers et Camr Ellis result IN
complete hreakdowr Gov nWleA
ILL., Green chairman ~ 'hf state
Mierracial committee pr Mars
hickham has bccn rushed hcre
indicating Tho seriousness - flp
situation
Saoiha sollier PEI Norris.
Nicholas 90 philade'ntAa also
stationed AZ camn Ellis being
hold bv local police ~ oharrcs
n having attacked MIS- Georse
crielc, vhiic on her farm Mrs
oulrlev was roi calNd 70 testify
a, The Hollis inQncs + being cN.
planned he woGld save her state
mont for The trial OF Nichols PVT
Niehols has denied The fane charge
altos police officials sail le had
confessed Meanwhlle car Thomas
* Elcnder pahhc relaiions Of
ficor al Camp Ellis said military
authorities bad rolInauishcd their
lain on Nichols
Testimony AZ ihe inquest re-
ecalcf that Tho posse formed
after Pvt Hollis alleged made
obscene propositions 70 farm
WHO'S on The party line The
trail lead 10 ,hc ouieley farm-
house that had been yaca'ea after
the alleged attack on Mrs Qn'g-
lev
Tho farmers said 'hey vert ~
ret lIellis 10 hold him for mlll-
tary police although 81 was
nevcr explained how they knew
tho man they sought was sol-
dicr ificr tho house hal heen
surrounded and Hollis ordered ~
surrender Lane tho ir'ee'r-man
said ne sho' him whom club
was thrown. al INC posse and tho
.o,df., attcunfod "a flee