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NIGHT
EDITION
The Atlanta Georgian.
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NIGHT
EDITION
VOL. 1. NO. 129.
ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1906
T>T>T/1'E 1 . On Train* FIVE CENTS.
I KLLiVj : 1„ Atlanta TWO CENTS.
CALM IS NOW RESTORED
AFTER THE WILD RIOTING;
NO TROUBLE IS IN SIGHT
Unfounded Rumors
Sunday Rep lace
Acts of Saturday.
MILITARY PATROL
THROUGHOUT CITY
REINSTATES LAW
Six Hundred of State Troops
Were on Duty Sun
day Night.
The riot Is over.
Atlanta Is quiet and there Is no In-
dirat Inn of further trouble.
At 2 o'clock the streets presented
their usual work day appearance and
every vestige of the disorder of Sat
urday night and Sunday had disap
peared.
Since midnight Sunday there has
been no disorder In the city. Shortly
after that hour a negro was lynched
at East Point, hut it was done so quiet
ly that even East Point did not know
of It until morning.
The military companies of the Second
regiment have returned to their homes.
No more troops will be called out. The
local companies are still In uniform and
under arms, but they have been with
drawn from the streets and are at their
barracks awaiting emergencies.
The police and military authorities
have the situation well In hand and be
lieve that all trouble is over. Rumors
of disorder in the forenoon proved un
founded.
No city of North or South could re-
MINISTERS CONDEMN
SENSATIONAL EXTRAS
The Methodist ministers of Atlanta, at their meeting at the Wesley
Memorial church Monday morning, adopted unanimously a number of
resolutions denouncing the riot of Saturday night as an outrage, criti
cising the authorities for lax methods In preventing It, condemning the
dives tvhlch breed crime and the negroes who are responsible for attacks
on women. They criticised the action of the sensational papers In Issuing
Inflammatory headlines on Saturday night.
The resolutions were In substance as follows:
"Whereas, The peace and good order of our city have been disturbed
by a lawless mob; Its good name dishonored. Innocent people attacked
and our population terrorised: therefore, be It resolved:
"1. Thst we deplore and condemn the assaults on white women which
have Justly aroused the bitterest feelings of our people, and we express
our deepest symapthy with the victims of black brutes.
"2. That we condemn the lawless spirit that would not only visit
vengeance on the guilty, but wrath upon the Innocent, and that we call
upon right-thinking people, by sentiment and action, to regard human
rights and divine Justice. ,
"3. That we express our profoundest sympathy with the Innocent suf
ferers of lawless violence.
"4. That we deplore the weak and slow administration of Justice by
the courts and hesitating manner of the guardians of the public peace In
suppressing dens of vice and hotbeds of violence.
"5. That we believe that nearly all acts of violence are caused by the
sale and use of Intoxicating drinks and we call upon all our cltlxens for
the suppression of the liquor traffic.
"6. That we deprecate all sensational presentations of assaults or at
tempted assaults, as exciting passion and violence.
That we call upon the authorities to prosecute to the fullest extent
of the law the leaders and Instigators of this murderous mob.
"8. That as ministers of the gospel, charged with the forming and
strengthening of right public opinion, we will renew our dllllgence In con
demning every form of wrong and In telling our opinion to obedience of
God and of the state.”
day night and Sunday thnn Atlanta.
Hut the cltlxens who stand for some
thing—who own property, "'ho have
built Atlanta Into who* It Is—are free
from any stigma. The howling mob
which made Decatur and Marietta
reels a pandemonium Saturday night
uad not one citizen of standing In Its
disordered ranks. Unkempt men of the
streets, half grown boys at first. In
spired by a boy's lovo of excitement
and afterwards animated by animal
passion, formed the mob which has
sent the name of Atlanta over the
wires In no enviable light.
Began in Comedy.
I.lke all mobs. It had but a small be*
ginning. It began half In comedy. It
ended In tragedy. If that first gather
ing In Decatur street, near Marietta,
hnd been dispersed before It grew un-
governable, there would be no troops
In Atlanta today—there would have
been no terror In Atlanta homes for two
long nights.
At 0 o'clock Saturday night a crowd
of perhaps a hundred gathered at De
catur and Marietta streets. It was
stated afterwards that the trouble be
gan when a white woman was stopped
by a negro and her purse snatched. But
those who were standing In the streets
saw nothing but a swarm of boys, who
veiled and hooted at every negro who
passed by, shouting to him to run and
aiding him with a ktek or a blow with
a stick.
At first It wns almost good natured.
There was not an angry face In the
crowd Even the negroes who rad the
gauntlet seemed to mind but little the
blows which hammered them and bent
their efforts to reaching a side street,
where they might escape. There was
no effort. to follow them.
But ns the mob grew Its temper rose.
Inflamed by the vile whisky of the De
catur street dives, the white men who
frequent the slums on Saturday night
drifted Into the crowd and their temper
spread to the rest. Soon the street wns
Illled until It wns blnck with men.
itestlessly It moved down Decatur
street, Its lenders announcing that
they were going to clean out the dives.
Here and There a frensled man would
rise on a bale of hay or a wagon and
brandish on “extra" In the air, and the
mob would howl for blood.
Policemen were sent from the sta
tion, but they could not cope with the
mob. Then the reserves were ordered
out and men of the day watch awak
ened at their homes and rushed to the
scene. But the police had let Its op
portunity slip by. The mob was now
beyond all restraint. I
Shooting Begins.
Suddenly a number of shots rang out
in Piedmont avenue close to Decatur.
They were fired In the air to frighten
a fleeing negro, but they were a signal
for deadly shooting a little later. Other
shots were fired. Pistols were shown
boldly now, as the mob realized Its
strength.
Then a fire alarm rang out and
' hlef Joyner In his buggy turned from
Peachtree Into Decatur street and
swept Into the crowd. He never check
'd his horse as he reached the crowded
street, but the mob had heard Ills gong
and split Into two parts to give him
tnsxage. Down the street he drove at
a furious pace and behind him came
the hose carts and reserve men. Other
companies arrived, but the mob
swarmed In behind them and Jeered at
'he firemen.
Water Turned on Crowd.
Here the first effective repulse of the
mob began. Six streams of water with
powerful pressure from the malnr were
turned upon the rioters, the firemen
advancing up Decatur street toward
Peachtree and beating the mob back
"♦foie them. Had It been a question
°f storming a Jail or of defending any
®he spot the water would have solved It.
Hut the streams only served to drive
the mob, angrier than before, to a
street out of reach of Che hose.
Then the mob turned toward Mariet
ta street. By this time the thesters
* " s emptying their crowds. From the
■ 'at on Decatur street came a thousand
' n "ti to join the mob. From the up
town theaters came women and chll-
'•r.", who shrank back In terror from
r.e m,,h and took a roundabout course
' 'heir cars. Many eought refuge In
t ie hotels rather than attempt a Jour-
SCORES ISSUING
OF WILD EXTRAS
‘I Am Thankful That All
Papers Did Not Get
Them Out.”
"I am thankful that all the papers
did not lpln_ in the business of get:,
ting out extras Saturday nlgfftT” said
Mayor Woodward Monday morning.
"Many of the reports that were pub
lished were not only fuel to the fire, but
entirely false. It Is to be hoped In the
future that the papers will be exceed
ingly careful what they publish when
the news touches on anything like the
cause of the riot.”
Mayor Woodward showed plainly tho
disgust and anger he felt because of
the numerous extras Saturday night.
These extras were sold from one end
of the city to the other, and brought
many hundreds of people to the center
of the city.
At thfc Grand, ns well as at the other
theaters, newsboys were ready and
waiting for the crowd when the final
curtain had been rung down. The men
bought, read and Joined the mob ns
spectators and thus gave "the weight
of their, presence to those who were
doing the killing,” as It was stated by
the mayor.
Mayor Woodward stated Monday
that the most deplorable part of the
whole occurrence was the fact that so
many Innocent negroes suffered.
"The real perpetrators of the assaults
were doubtless hiding while the work
ing negroes were on the streets and
re those who suffered.
The better classes of the negroes
should he protected, and will be.” said
the mayor, "and tho lawless class of
PRETTY GIRL SHOT
BY HER FATHER
WHILE AT TABLE
Six Bullet Wounds Inflicted
. From a Colt’s
Pistol.
Special to The Georgian.
Powder_Bprlngs. Ga.. Sept. 24.—J. O.
Bullard, living about one mile from
Powder Springs, Ga., shot his daugh
ter and only child, six times with
Colt revolver, causing Instant death.
One shot took effect In tho right
temple, one In the forehead, one In the
neck, one in the shoulder and the other
In the lung.
Having left her as she fell from the
table, while they were at breakfast, he
walked to Powder Springs and told
what he had done.
Miss Dullard wns a lovely girl, about
18 years old, nnd was much loved for
her noble character.
Since her father’s return from Texas,
last Christmas, where he had gone for
his health, she hnd kept house for him
and was a most dutiful daughter.
He was taken to Morlette and lodged
in jail.
MAYOR WOODWARD APPEALS
FOR THE REIGN OF THE LAW
To All Citizens of Atlanta:
I appeal to every citizen of Atlanta to settle down again to business and to pay no attention
to the rumors which will doubtless continue to go the rounds of the city, over nine-tenths of
which are absolutely false.
. I appeal to you to exert every effort to quell any disturbance which you might see and to
report the same immediately to police headquarters.
I appeal to the negroes to keep off the streets as much as possible, as their presence might
again arouse the animosity of the whites to further action.
I appeal to husbands and sons to remain at home after nightfall until all semblance of ex
citement has passed away, knowing that their services are more needed there than on the streets.
» These appeals I make with the greatest earnestness nnd belief that they will be answered.
There have been a number of the better class of citizens drnwn into the events of the past
few days because of the general excitement, but now matters have reached the point where no
more lawlessness will be tolerated. The law will take its course. There will be no mercy shown
to any breakers thereof. Affairs must become normal. And so it shall be.
After 8 o’clock Monday night every minor found on the streets will be arrested unless a sat
isfactory explanation can be given. The police have been instructed, and I wish to notify all
parents. *
The saloons will be closed throughout tho day, and if at night it is believed necessary to
keep them closed longer, they will remain closed.
Every protection the civie authorities can give will be given to the people. This protection
will extend to all law-abiding citizens.
The fair game of Atlanta demands that the most stringent measures shall now bo enforced
and to protect this name nothing will be left undone. It is my earnest appeal, desire and belief
that the citizens who have and who are making Atlanta what it is will give their unitotl efforts to
the cause. JAMES G. WOODWARD, Mayor of Atlanta.
STERNJUSTICE
Several Punished
Police Court Monday
Morning.
in
ALL IS QUIET
At 4:45 o'clock Monday afternoon
Chief A. Q. Turner, of the county po-
lice, received telephone report* from
hla thirty-six men. stationed In the
county.
All were to the effect that every
thing Is quiet nnd that there are no
signs of trouble.
The negroes that nre nut arc attend
lng strictly to their business.
BASEBALL.
NATIONAL.
First Game— .
Chicago *20 300 001— 6 14
New York 010 010 000— 2 6
Batteries: Brown and Kllng; Wlltse
nnd Bresnahan.
8econd Game—
Chicago 202 101 40— 10 15
New York 020 101 01— 6 7
Batteries: Rucdbach nnd Moran; Mn-
thewson and Bresnahan. Called; dark.
First Game—
Pittsburg 400 000 200— 6 3 3
Boston 100 010 030— 5 5 5
Batteries: Lelfleld and Phelps;
Llndeman and Brown.
\
AT EAST POINT
ney home. And nil this time the mob
was swelling In number nnd growing
more violent as it swelled.
First Tragedy of th* Night.
In Marietta street, In the very shad
ow of the United Stntes government
building, occurred tho first recorded
tragedy of the night. A negro, his
head bleeding and his clothing torn,
emerged from the mob and ran up the
street. A man stepped from the crowd
and fired and the negro fell.
This was the beginning. Within half
„,i hour It was reported that two ne
groes were lying dend under the For
syth street viaduct und another a block
out Marietta street. The mob moved
on and no negro who came within Its
clutches escaped without a terrible
beating. . .. , ..
By this time, close upon midnight,
every negro who had escaped the riot
ers was making hla way homeward
through silent streets or crawling
through dark alleys In an effort t«
reach shelter. Many slept In the first
hiding place they could reach. The
mob was losing Its prey.
Negroes Dragged From Cart.
But the street cars were half filled
with negroes who had thought them*
selves safe In company with respectable
white people. The mob stopped a car
In Forsyth, near Marietta, and dragged
them shrieking from their seats. The
motorola" made an effort to put on
speed but some one pulled the trolley
from the wire. White women and chil
dren In the car saw what followed.
At 12:30 o'clock the fire alarm rang
nut the riot cal! and members of the
various companies began to muster at
their armories. But the regiment was
widely scattered, and It wns long after
midnight before It could be mobilized.
By that time the rioters had left the
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ALL NEGRO CLUBS
On complaint of H. L. Johnson, of
the firm of negro lawyers, Johnson
Malone, Acting Chief Joiner sent
squad of men Monday afternoon
close all the clubs, dives and negro
restaurants on Ivy street.
Johnson went to the station and re
ported that these places were filled with
negro toughs nnd questionable charac
ters, and he deemed It wise to close up
the places for the time. A squad of
men were dtapntchcd at once to do so.
SHOT 8EVERAL TIMES
BY A NEGDO ROWDY
8 peels I to The Georgian.
Wilmington. N. C„ Sept. 24.—A* the
result of u trtvnl quarrel, Fred Hill, a
dlsreptuabl engro, fired several pistol
bullets Into the abdomen of another
negro, Chas. Washington. Washington
will die. Hill escaped.
uptown streets and broken Into smaller
“quads, which raided negro settlements
In various quarters.
Crowds Come to Town.
During the hour* from 10 to 12 o'clock
(he streets presented such scenes as
Lever before darkened a page In At-
"anta's history. Report, of the rioting
reached to the suburbs and every In-
Continued on Pogo Two.
whites should be punished. If the mob
had caught and disposed of the rapists,
It would not have been no bad. But
In many instance* I know personally
of negroes who suffered that were of
the law-abiding kind.
"This morning I have received many
telephone calls from people all over the
city, especially women, asking me to
keep the men at home while the waters
are troubled, and everything will be
done to carry out these requests.
"If the riot should continue, the
governor will place the city under mar
tial law, which will be an everlasting
disgrace to Atlanta and to her citl-
sens. ^ . .
"It Is my belief, however, that the
excitement Is now over. The law-abid
ing citizens who Joined the mob, being
carried away with the excitement of
the moment, have had time to come to
their senses. The boys who are re
sponsible for much of the trouble will
he kept off the streets and the author
ities will attend to the others.”
A very quiet, hut determined mob,
broke down the door of the East Point
calaboose shortly before midnight Sun
day night, and, taking a negro named
Zed Long, lynched him without cere
mony.
Sunday night the negro armed him
self nnd came to East Point flourishing
n revolver. Ho was Immediately ar
rested and lodged In Jail. The negro
hnd been In Jail but a short while,
however, when the news spread over
the little town. A well-organized
posse got together nnd marched quietly
to the calaboose, broke down the door,
took the negro Zed Long out, and,
marching him to a batch of woods a
half mile from tho town, lynched him.
So quietly wo* the lynching executed
that the more peacefully-inclined In
habitants of the town were Ignorant of
any such doings. No one In East Point
seems to know Just where the mob
originated or Just when It evaporated.
All that wns left to show for the lynch
ing Monday morning was the battered
door of the |all and the lifeless form of
a negro hanging to a tree.
CITIZENS TO MEET
TO GUARD WEST END
West End will be protected by a citl
sens’ patrol. The cltlxens of that por
tion of Atlanta plan to meet Monday
evening and lay out plans to have an
organized set of men protect the homes
from any possibility of outrage or dis
turbance. The organization will place
guards, and a system of notifying the
residents will be perfected.
This move comes after the scare of
Sunday night when the rumor of a con
centrated assault on West End spread
to nearly every home.
K mob of 500 negroes Is marching
on West End with the Intention of
burning the homes,” was the report,
and because of It some 150 men sat
ti guns % across their knees until
dawn scattered all possibility of such
an action.
Sanitary Chief John Jentzen said
Monday: "West End Is not frightened,
but it Is prepared for anything that
may turn up. A vigilance organization
will guard that portion of the city per
haps for the next month.”
WANT TO TRANSFER
CASE OP H, THAW
New York. Sep*. 24.-Cllff.ird W. Hart
rMge nn«l 4.»hn It. Gleiisoii. omiiimH for
Harry K. Thaw, the young millionaire In
the Tonibn. chnrgeil with the murder of
Stanford White, appeared Iwfore Junllce
ItlMehoff. In the supreme i*ourt. today, ami
loved the trial be transferred from g*u-
ral NeNid'Uia to the supreme court,
.lustiee lilsi’hoff Met tlie hearlug of the
motion for this afternoon.
First Game—
St. Louis 002 300 000 00— 5 13 2
Brooklyn .. ..201 010 010 01— 6 11 3
Batteries: Beebe and Noonan; Mc
Intyre nnd Ritter.
Pittsburg ... ‘...120 102 000— 6 10 2
Boston 000 000 000— 0 5 4
Batteries: Phllllpe and Gibson;
Young and O’Neill.
Second earne
st. Louis 000 001 0— 1 3 1
Brooklyn 100 000 0— 1 0 (1
Batteries: Glynn and Marshall;
Scanlon and Bergen.
Cincinnati 310 021 000— 7 9 3
Philadelphia .. . 410 400 00*— 9 11 4
Batteries: Ewing and Schlel; Lush
and Dooln.
AMERICAN.
Philadelphia .. ..000 000 000— 0 6 4
Cleveland 000 013 30*— 7 10 0
Batteries: Schurinan nnd Berry;
Rhoades and Clarke.
RACE RESULTS.
GRAVESEND.
Gravesend, L. I.. Sept., 24.—Here are
the reaulte of today’s races:
FIRST HACK—Rnsemount, 8 to 1.
won; Vails, 20 to I, second: Arlmo, 7
toio. third. Time 1:07 3-5.
SECOND RACE—Caller, 5 to X. won:
Spencer Relff, even, second; Allegiance.
6 to 5, third. Time 4:51.
THIRD RACE—Big Ben, 5 tl 2, won;
Garnish, 8 to 1, second;Fish Hawk.
1 to 3, third. Time 1:11 415.
FOURTH RACE—True Wing, 4 to
1, won: Wes, 4 to 6. second; Rapid
Water, 3 to 6, third. Time, 1:48 1-6.
FIFTH RACE—Lady Savoy, 10 to 1,
won; Moonshine, 5 to 1. second: Nem
esis, 3 to 5, third. Time, 1:48 4-5.
SIXTH RACE—Winsome Ways, 13
to 6, won; Slippery, 4 to 1, second;
Alio favor, 4 to 1. third. Time, 1:08 3-5.
Chargsd with inciting riot, nine
whites wars triad before Rscordsr
Broyles Monday aftsrnoon and given
thirty days in the stockade without
privilege of fin* and wtra bound ovsr
to the stats courts in $1,000 bond. They
were: W. C. Lipssy, C. P. Lee, Ern
est' Nailer, A. G. Bracks, R. P. Dorsey,
D. G. McDaniel, 1. H. Carr, Bam Lock-
ridge end Owen Terry,
LOUI8VILLE.
5 2
Boston 000 100 000— 1
Chicago 200 011 00*— 4 8 0
Ratterles: Tnnnehlll and Corrigan;
Altroek nnd McFarland.
Louisville, Ky., Sept. 24.—The races
this afternoon resulted as follows:
FIRST RACE—Posing, 9 to 2, won;
Green Room, 4 to 6, second; Ida Davis,
4 to 5, third.
SECOND RACE—Zlpango, 1 to *,
won; Plausible, 8 to 1, second; Timo
thy. even, third.
THIRD RACE?—Mansard, 5 to I,
won: Sir Russell, 5 to 2, second; Hec
tor, 1 to 3, third.
FOURTH RACE—Col. Jim Douglas,
7 lo 11, won: Harmakls, 8 to 1, second;
Celeres, 3 to 5, third.
FIFTH RACE—J. W. O'Neill, 3 to 1,
won; Nun's Veiling, 3 to 1, second;
Luatlg, 2 to 1, third.
SIXTH RACE-The Only Way, 9 to
2, won; Ritter Hand, 5 to 2, second;
Gauze, 3 to 1, third.
BAPTIST MINISTERS
DISCUSS SITUATION
Fifty Baptist ministers met Monday
morning In the First Baptist church at
the regular meeting of the Baptist Min
isters' Conference.
The situation now existing here wax
the chief topic of discussion, but owing
to the tense feeling now those present
deemed It wisest not to Issue any state
ment at this time or take any pro
nounced course.
A committee consisting of Dr. W. W.
IoAndrum, pastor of the First Baptist;
Dr. John E. White, pastor of the Sec-
nnd Baptist; Rev. John E. Purser, pas
tor of West End Baptist; Dr. J. W. Mil
lard, pastor of Ponce DeLeon Baptist;
Dr. V. C. Norcross, pastor of Western
Height* Rnptlst, and Rev. Samuel Cow
an, pastor of Emanuel Baptist, were
appointed to Investigate and make a
report next Sunday.
This committee will make a report on
the causes nnd Influences of the situa
tion now existing In Atlanta, looking
toward organisation of sentiment
among Baptist psople to go to the bot
tom of the matter. They will begin
work along this line Immediately.
WHOLE POLICE FORCE
KEPT ON EXTRA DUTY
Police Captain John C. Joiner, who Is
acting chief of police Monday, an
nounced that the whole of the police
force will be kept on extra duty as long
ns Is considered necessary'.
Chief Henry' Jennings remained at
his home Monday morning In an effort
to get a little rest, he having been on
a terrific strain since early Saturday
night.
The police, both officers and men,
are all working extra time, and an In
creased force of call officers Is being
kept on duty at the police station to
answer emergency calls.
The day watch, under command of
Captain Joiner, went on duty Sunday
morning at 8 o’clock and one-half of
the w*atch remained In service until
midnight. The other half went off of
duty at 3 o'clock In the afternoon and
came back at midnight. These men
will be on until noon Monday.
The evening watch, under Captain
Mayo, went oq duty at noon Sunday
and remained In service until midnight
The morning watch, under Captain
Jett, went on at that hour and came
off Monday at noon. This arrangement
will be continued until all semblance of
trouble has been dissipated. By this
means, one full watch and half of an
other watch Is on duty all the time.
The police have rendered splendid
service and have offered no complaint
at the extra duty Imposed on them.
"This Is the moat Important court In
Fulton county today. All the other
courts will have to watt on this one,”
was Recorder Nash R. Broyles’ rejoind
er to a local lawyer Monday morning,
who wanted a special case called In
order to attend another court.
When court was called to order
every seat In the room was filled, and
a large crowd stood around the railing.
For once the negroes were somewhat
coneplcuoua by their abienre, the large
bulk of the crowd being whltee.
Only a few of the rioting caees were
disposed of at the morning eeeelon be
cause of the absence of a number'of
the arresting officers. The majority of
the cases will be called In the after
noon. Enough were dleposed of, how
ever, to Indicate clearly the attitude of
the recorder In the caees to follow.
A thirty-day sentence In the stock
ade without the privilege of paying a
fine, and a thousand-dollar bond tor
rioting was the pace eet by the record
er on those alleged to be guilty ft tak
ing an active part In the rioting.
T. F. Clemente, a young white man,
wore a bloody ehlrt when he faced
the recorder. He had been struck a
blow across the head tjy Officer A.
PRESS IS URGED
BY GRAND JURY
TO STOP EXTRAS
Th* following resolutions were Mon
day adopted by the grand Jury:
Resolved, by the grand Jury of Ful
ton county, That the press of the city
be urged to abstain from the publica
tion of all sensational and Inflammatory
news matter; to discontinue the pub
lication of "extras” In reference to pre-
alllng local condition; to publish no
MOTORMAN STRUCK
ON HEAD BY ROCK
Hollis Saturday night after he had
first struck the officer. Officer* Clark
and Starnes stated that Clements wee
one of the leaden In the mob which
wae chasing negroes and breaking
window lights, and doing other damage
around tt|p corner of Pryor and De
catur etreete. When arrested he re-
elated and etruck Officer Hollis with a
heavy stone wrapped In a cloth, so the
officer* testified. The officer wae un
able to appear In court becauee of hla
Injury.
Recorder Lecturea.
Tho recorder gave Clements a severe
lecture. "Guilty negroea will be prose
cuted, but the Innocent one* must be
protected," said 'he. "I’ll give you
thirty duys without a fine and bind
you over to the superior court under a
16.000 bond for assault with Intent to
murder nnd for rioting."
"Well, I'm going to get me a lawyer
and see about this." was the remark of
Clements as he was led back to the
prisoner's room.
"Yes, you'll need five or alx of them
before you get out of title," wae the re
corder's sharp retort.
In the other casee tried the recorder
administered a severe lecture to those
engaged In the rioting, and the follow
ing young white mon, all of them of
good addrees, were given thirty days
.without the privilege of a fine, and
bound over to the superior court under
11.000 bonds for rioting:
W. P. Carter, claims ho worked for
L. W. Roger*. Officer Hudgins arrest
ed him Saturday night on Mitchell
street, taking a Winchester rifle from
him. The officer was considerably
bruised up by the crowd while trying
to take Carter to the patrol box.
R. L. Hurst, the young eon of a
former policeman, was given the same
•entenee. M. J. Ware, a young dentist,
was also given thirty days, and <1,000
bond. Two young men named Polk
and Green received a like eentence.
Many Concealed Weapons.
J. H. Hinton, 17. E. Callaway and
J. W. Webb, young white men of good
appearance, were arrested by Officer
Rowan. The officer produced a large
bundle of knucka, knives, pistols, ra
zors, etc., which he claimed he found
concealed on their persons. They were
each bound over under $100 bonds for
carrying concealed weapons. J. • L.
Cook, who wee with them, had a gun.
but It was not concealed, and he was
released.
Cleveland Roper, Charles Cowan and
Frank Henderson, young boys, hardly
nut of knee pants, were fined <26 and
costs each, for prowling around on tho
streets Sunday night armed with sticks
and stones.
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W. M. Johnson, a motorman on an
Auburn avenue electric car, was struck
on the head by a rock while passing
the corner of Auburn avenue and Fort
street .Monday nrternoon about 1:30
o'clock. He wns not seriously Injured
anil was able to continue on duty. It
Is believed that the rock was thrown by
a negro concealed In that vicinity.
rumors until such rumors are first In
vestigated and found to be true; In
short, to use conservatism and discre
tion In the treatment of alt facts relat
ing to the venditions now confronting
us. Yours truly.
A. J. WEST, Foreman.
J. R. NUTTING, Secretary.
O 8ITUATION IN HAND,
0 BELIEVES GOVERNOR.
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0 Governor Terrell believes that O
O the gravest trouble her* la ended. 0
0 and that whatever comes now O
O wtll be sporadic, and with prompt 0
0 action on the part of the officials 0
0 and national guard all attempts at 0
O rioting will be quickly suppressed. 0
It Is his opinion also that the 0
O Situation Is now well In hand, and O
0 that with coolness and clear-head- O
0 ed action on the part of the beet 0
O people, no further outbreak* will 0
O occur. o
0 Practically all reasons for mar- O
0 tlal law have been remove.!, and O
O the governor has no Intention of o
O declaring It unless there should O
O be repetitions of Saturday night’s 0
O disorder. He was busy Monday O
O morning conferring with officers c
O of the etate guard and prominent C
O citizens of Atlanta. c
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