Inter-Mountain Republican | 1908-09-29 | Page 1 | Negroes Burned out Hy Georgia Night Riders.

O o. o OM t M t M t M t M f t t f M t M t tO 4 44 4 4 1 s OUT llY 44 4 1 4 GI IGHT GiLr f t. Albany n Ga Sept Every Every 44 4 church school house and 44 4 4 negro 4 lodge room In an area of ten f I 4 square miles located In Baker 4 1 4 Early and Calhoun Colhoun counties was 44 4 4 burned last night b by a band hand of or 44 4 4 masked riders rs In all aU about 20 0 44 4 burned and a a. reign I 4 buildings wore 4 4 of terror has boon beom creat d among 4 f tho the negroes of ot that region 44 4 4 applying tho time torch tho 44 4 4 night riders rider left leU warning 44 4 1 I that that- unless they 44 4 the negroes 4 1 4 mended their ways was they themi them them- f fi 4 i- i selves would be bf n a l taste t. of or 4 i fire firo The burning was wan d. d done ne after actor 4 midnight and ond for tor hours hour tho the din die 44 4 I 4 I was wal lurid with flame 4 f H. H Among the tho burned buildings t 4 f 4 were wore several handsome churches 44 4 4 which hail recently been erected 44 4 4 b by the hotter better clas clasi of ot n roc 4 4 The esue 01 or the tho go Is not 44 4 4 definitely known although u h it Is hI t 4 said the time torch was applied bc because 4 1 j 4 a n negro o Kro recently attempted to to 4 1 4 criminally assault P a t woman oman of that region rellon The negro I Ionas i was onas lynched at tile the time but a I bitter feeling o IB tad because of ot 4 T the tIme assault and J It 1 Ita hl tho the the- night riders Ib- Ib use ue th the torch to each tho the I 8 a I losO los los- s- s 4 O 0 4 H 4 M t M M f M 5 f 0 u