Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-01-03
ROCHESTER
Ku-Klux ON the Rampage.
A Wholesale Crusade on Negroes,
The Military Fire on the Mob.
Two Men Killed.-.TwO Wounded.

ROCHESTER,, Jan. "A mob attempted
to break open the jail where the negro out
rager Of the little white girl Is confined, but
were prevented by the police. Great ex-
element prevails,
The excitement over the outrage COM
mitted by the negro Howard on child ten
years OF age has not abated. There is now
an immense crowd about the jail and they
are frantic over a report that the little girl
had died Of her injuries. The evening pa
perS are out with the evidence against
Howard. 1t is conclusive and leaves no
doubt that he is the man who committed
the dreadful outrage. Police are at the
Jail and the military are assembling at the
Arsenal. Attacks have been made by
roughs and others on unoffending negroes
who appear in the streets. It Is feared that
there viii be an outbreak tonight. The
Sheriff and his aids stand firm and are de-
termined to uphold the laws.
still Later.
The police have dispersed the crowd about
the jail and quietness prevails. The Grand
Jury is in session and they will indict
Howard. Tomorrow forenoon he viii be
brought into court TO plead to the indict-
ment. Efforts have been made this evening
to have him plead guilty, but he refuses and
says he is innocent. The evidence against
him accumulates. It would seem almost
criminal to take Howard from Jail at pres
ent as the mob would rescue him from the
authorities and kill him.
Later sfdII.
There is mob about the Jail yelling and
shouting, and there have been several stones
thrown at the military police, who had been
relieved and are again ordered to the jail.
The Latest-A BLOODY COnnict.
About O'Clock, while the crowd was
yelling at the corner of Court and Exchange
streets, the military fired volley, killing
| two men, and wounding one man and one
| boy. The names Of the killed are John
Ettor, railroad carman, and Henry Mer-
low. John Hilbert was shot through the
calf of the leg. The name of the boy has
not been learned. He was wounded in the
shoulder.
The excitement is great, and the people
are hurrying to the scene of conflict. The
crowd said It was notnecessary to fire, while
the military say they were compelled to fire
to protect themselves, as they were being
| p6lted with stones.
A MerciIess Massacre
An account of the difficulty is thus given
BY an eye witness, Policeman Branch. The
squad of military were lined across the
west end of the bridge, facing Exchange
street. A man stepped up to Policeman
Branch and said that some boys few fee
off were picking up stones. The Officer
drove them away. At the same instant the
word forward was given by the officer il
command Of the squad and he pushed the
policeman aside. The shots were fired al
| this time.
The men shot were standing in Ex-
change street and had not participated il
the mob. Ettor was highly respectable
and influential German. He lived but ;
few moments after being taken into salooI
near by. 1t is reported that a woman wa:
shot, but not yet confirmed. The feeling
against the military is intense,
The police are being drawn in from the
outer districts of the city and dispatched tt
the vicinity of the Jail. 1t is feared mort
blood will be shed before morning. Tht
colored people are fleeing to their houses Il
hide, as it is not deemed safe for them Il
be seen in the streets.