Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-01-03
NORTHERN Ku-KLUX.
Intense Excitement at Rochester sVeF the
0ulFag Of g Little White Girl
BY ksgrb Hsn.
The ehlid Dies Of her Isiuries-A Mob
Surrounds the Jail and CIsmaSs
for the Nears's Life.
The Military Called Cut snd Fire uDsn the
creWd, and Kill Eas and Boy
and Wouns OBe Mar.

ROCHESTER,, New York, January q
/ The excitement over the Outrage coEa-
mitted by the negro, Howard, On the child
| ten years OF sgs, has not sbsted. There
| is now an immense crowd about the jail
J and they are frantic over the report that
/ the little girl has died Of her injuries
The evening papers are out with the evi-
| dsnce against Howard. Its conclusion
leaves no doubt that he is the msn who
committed the dreadful outrage. The pO-
lice sre At the jail, and the military are
assembling at the arsenal. Attacks are
made by foUghs and Others on unoffend.
| ing negroes who appear in the streets. II
| is feared that there viii be an outbreak
O.night. The sheriff and his aids stand
arm and determined 70 uphold the laws.
SECOND DISPATCH.
ROCHESTER, January The police have
dispersed the crowd about the jsil ami
quistneSs prevails. The grand jury is N
session snd they will indict Howard, and
TO morrow forenoon he will be brought
into court to plead 70 the indictment.
Efforts viii be made this evening TO have
Ohm plead guilty, but he refuses, and says
he is innonent The evidence against
him sccumulsteE. It would seem almost
criminal to tske Howard from Jail at
present, as the mob would rescue him
from the authorities and kill him.
THIRD DISPATCH.
ROCHESTER, January 2 There is q mob
about the jsil yelling and shouting, and
there have been several stones thrown at
the military. The police who had been
relieved, sre sgasn ordered TO the jail.
LATER
About g O'Clock, while the crowd was
yelling st he corner of Court and Ex.
change streets, the military fired vOlley,
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boy. The names Of the killed are John
Btter, railroad carman, and John Cos
toOn. John Helbert was shot through
the calf of the leg. The name OF the
boy has not been learned. He was hit in
the shoulder. The excitement Is great,
and people are hurrying to the scene of
the conflict. The crowd said It Wss not
necessary to fire, while the military say
that they we're compelled TO IRE to protect
themselves, ss they were being pelted
With stones.
An account 0f the difficulty is thus
given BY an eye witness: Policeman
BrsDoh and ths squad of military were
lined eofoss the west end of the bridge,
facing Exchange street. A man stepped
up TO Policeman Branch and said that
some boys few feet OF were picking up
stones. The Oihcer drove them away and
st the same instant the word forward was
given by the officer IN command OF the
squad, and he pushed the policeman
aside. The shots we're fired ct this time,
The men shot were standing in Exchange
street, and had not participated with the
mob
Etter was highly respectable and in
flGentisl German citizsn. He lived but
few moments after being taken into the
saloon near by. It Is reported that
woman was shot, bqt it is not yet con-
firmed. The feeling sgainst the military
il intense. The police are being drawn in
from the outer districts of the city and
dispatched to the yicinity Of the jail. II
is fesred that more blood will be shed be-
fore morning. The oolored people are
fleeing to their houses to hide, ss It is not
deemed safe for them to be seen in the
streets.