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Show RACE ITS LEAD TO MARTIAL LAW Texas County Scene of Trouble and Troops Are Placed in Control. v LOXGVIEW, Texas, July 13. Martial law was declared today In Longvlew and the rest of Gregg county as a result of race trouble here, precipitated by a fight Friday morning between white men and negroes, and marked by the slaying of one negro early today after he had resisted arrest. There was no further disorder today. Brigadier General R. H. McDill, of 'Dallas, returned to Ixmgview today and immediately resumed command of the situation, sit-uation, with more than 2U cavalrymen of the Texas National Guard under his direction. The proclamation of martial law was signed bv General McDill and Lieutenant Colonel H. C. Smith. AU residents of Long view were given until 8 o'clock tonight to-night to turn in their firearms to the military, one receiving station being designated des-ignated for the white men and three others for negroes. Further arrests are expected tomorrow. The negro " killed today was Marion Bush, 60 years old, father-in-law of Dr. C. P. Davis, who is accused, with S. L. Jones, a '.school teacher, of being a ringleader ring-leader of the negroes. Both Jones and Davis have fled and their whereabouts Is unknown. The sheriff and a deputy had gone to The Bush homo to take him in custody, .ml after mildly protesting against going to jail the negro went into his home, reappeared with a pistol and shot five times at the officers, none of the bullets Inking effect. Bush escaped: but shortly after a farmer a few miles from the city, warned to be on the lookout for him, intercepted Bush. When called upon to halt, the negro, according to the farmer, raised his rifle, whereupon the farmer shot him dead. |