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STREETS OF ORLANDO BEING PATROLLED(Continued from I'age 1.)The white citiz»*us Ht once fort-.ed i posse and dispersed .he negroes, who fled to the negro settlement. , The posse followed and witnesses said the negroes opened fire from the buildings. A number of the'posse was wounded but reinforcements arrived and it proceeded when tin* firing became generalAttackers centered on Perry’* house intent on his arrest.Two of the whites. Leo I* »rgard and Klmer McDaniels, both former soldiers, were killed in th » back yard of the house, their bodies being found hours later. A negro woman said seven or eigilt armed negro***GALVANIZED SHEET STEFCorrugated and flat sheets. V crimpwere in the Perry house which ultimately was set on fire to dis'odg! them, the flames spre id tig to otherRoofing, Shingles. Conductor. Eave ’,,inRH. .. „ . . . . Perry hi n* \f was caoiurec andTrough, ridge roll, culverts, tanks. ...-t . • .. . . I later taken by a mob and lynched,portable fireplaces, turpentine stripsand aprons, imitation brick and stonesiding metal ceiling, tin plate.QUICK SHIPMENTTHEetc.FLORIDA METAL PRODUCTSCOMPANY.Jacksonville, Fla.Ml STOCK OF GR0CER-IES IS'EM FRESHPrices aro^j in keeping vvilh the motto: “l ive and Let Live.”Will Buy Your Chickens and Eggs in T radeCALL ONJ. N. DONALDSON Merrillville, Ga.When in Doubt AboutYour EyesORYour Glasses.GO TOIt was stated last night that he was taken from an automobile in whic.i he was being carried to the jail af ter having been treated at a hospital.With darknoHM coming on it was claimed that the negroes had been dispersed iu the Ocoee region and woods and that there was no further bloodshed. All negroes in that section have taken flight and it la not expected that the disturbance will spread.Other Orange county towns are pa trolled by deputies from tne sheriff’s office and American Legion members. Officials are standing for law and order and will fix the blame for the tragedy. The coroner’s jury sitting on the case of the two dead white bn\M rendered a verdict that the shots which caused their death came from the negro Perry’s house at 9 p, m Two hundred and fifty ex service mer under three army captains are patrol Ing Orlando. Mayor Duckworth has conferred with local negro leaders who declare they are peace loving. As a result all negroes are in their homes and will remain thdre during the evenings until the alarm is over. The I same procedure seems to be followed in other Orange county towns. The effect of the riot has been widespread as statements come from outside points that law and order methods will !•• employed in an effort to keep harmony and peace in the communities.Officials declare. It has been established that the negroes in and around Ocoee were heavily armed as indicated by explosions and the numerous firearms found In the debris bufiled homes.
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Thomasville Times Enterprise Semi Weekly Edition
Thomasville, Georgia, US
Fri, Nov 05, 1920
Page 6
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