The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1886-04-10
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Fonr woRtn, rex, April The
iouH.rxpected conflict between The con
siliulcd authorities and The lavless ole'
ment that has carried thing. with such .
hiuh hand hcrc came Yesterday,
Ati0it6a. ma dozen ~ more officers
went 10 the round house, and IN q
few minutes engine o., loaded down with
armed oilccr., pulled out aud steamed
up 10 the Missouri Pacific yards A. "
ratified past the crowd collected IN either
side Of the road, derlsiye cheers went ~
from a hundred ihronts, but not man
attempted 10 interfere with the move
ments Of the engineer or prevent II from
coupling on to caboosc which was
standing on a sldc-track Having done
this, the engine was run on the man
track and then backed mp the road TO
Hodges, from where II was TO pull a
freight into the city For nearly two
hours the crowd awaited the return Of
the engine with the train from Hodges.
As the minutes rolled by they amused
themselves In various why's. The raw
weather could not scatter them, and the
men, wrapped In heavy oyercoats, were
continually stamping their feet to keep
warm. Al II 80 O'Clock the engine left
Hodges and at II Sb O'Clock steamed
into the yards The train consisted OF
the caboose and ten cors loaded with
coal As the train approached Sixteenth
street crowd rolled out, hut halted on
the line Of the rlght-oi-way aud remained
there.
Not man made move toward the
train, but at the lower end Of the yard
three women, wives Of strikers, appeared
on the track, one Of Them armed with a
red hag, which she waved az signal for
the engineer to stop. No attention was
paid 20 this, aud the train proceeded
slowly 10 the crossing OF the
Fort Worth & New Orleans rail.
way, about q mile and a half
south oi town whore il stopped, ~ is Gus
lomary, before crossing. The switch was
| found open and two men stood near the
crossing. The officers approached the
switch, and as they did so they discOy.
cred i've men with Winchester rifles part
ly concealed In the weeds n few yards
distant. The entire posse advanced toward
the men In ambush. They had reached
the switch, alongside the track, when the
| chief Of the posse Of deputies called on'
| for the fellows TO throw up their hands
Instead Of complying, the men In am
bush suddenly sprang to their feet, and
bringing Wmchestcrs to bear, hred vol
ley nj the officers The nre was returned
and both sides fired again and again; hui
their aim must have been bad, judginq
from the results. As the firing proceeded
| the mob retrcatcd IN very bad ordel
TO rank oi tic timber, enscOnceC
behind which they were comparatively
out Of danger. They made momeninrl
stand there, but were dlslodgcd and brok'
on Il wild run for the sycamore botlom'
and were soon lost sight Of.
The deputy sheriffs did not follow
them, but gave their attention 10 the vic
tins. II was found that Richard T0wna
end, a special deputy sheriff, was shot II
/ the back as he stood on the engine, th
ball passing through bis left lung an'
coming out an the left side.
Charles Sneed. another deputy sheriff
was shot near the ear, the ball cominl
out on the opposite slide 4 his head nea
his mouth Both Of these men will die
Police Ofiicer John fnlOrd was shot Il
both thighs, one Of the balls ranging ny
ward into his body. IIls wounds ar
dangerous.
Jim Courtwrlght ls claimed 10 have re
celved two bullets through his hat, bu
escaped unharmed.
The wounded men were put In the ca
boose Of the train aud brought back \
the city fulfOrd, after having his wound
dressed, was taken TO his home aud th
two other men TO the Missouri Pacid
hospital.
About two o'clock In the afternoon On
OF the strikers, who was In the atlackln
party, was brought 10 the city she
through the thigh. His name Is Toi
Mace. lie was swltchman here at th
time the strike began. He was weak, m
constantly called for water. He wa
taken to bis home, nsar Polk stock yards
In the southern part of the city.
II Is stated by parties who were on III
train when the trouble occurred tha
three Of the strikers fell beneath the o.
OF the officers, two OF whom did not rls
after falling.
A lady who lives near the spot wher
the fight occurred recognized one Of th
men who ran on into the river bottom
and says that he carried q wincbests
rife In each hand. lie has been engage
In the carpentering business In this citl
aud Is regarded as an out and out con
munist. Ills arrest II only matter
time.
As 10 the number Of men engaged
the attack On the train reports are col
, ficting. Some place the number At Tel
others nj twenty-five.
The event, of course, caused the Will
eat kind 0f excitement In this city, and n
citizens seemed suddenly aroused 10
realizing sense oi the situation. Short
after the details 0f the affair we're know
} In town about n hundred ~ the hes
known citizens congregated At the dep'
armed with wInchesters, and announces
, that the trains should run at all hazar'
I " ine company Ufhlfrh W run tHeN
The city Ia raging with excitement, an
the people appear not to know what
/ do. Mayor Smith was asked his opfnio
on the situation aud simply answere
|, "awiul"
; Mace, the wounded man, was pl
! IN Jail IN the evening and will
. strongly guarded. No other arres
. have AZ yet beep made Tf
knights ~ Labor claim that the FIRST sh'
! sas fired by the officers, but the weiaI
! of the testimony IA against the propos
: tion. Tim Wilson, who was on u
! engine, and within three feet Of Di'
. Townsend, who was shot In the bac
3 says positively The frst hre came from u
: strikers u. l.. Stewart. who was |
D eyewitness TO the shooting, gives II
his opinion that the strikers nred frs
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