The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-05
DISGRACEFUL FIGHTS.
RIOT AMONG WHITE AND CoLoRED
UNITED STATES TROOPERS.
They Encounter Each Other With
Knives, Clubs and Rocks-Battle Be-
tween Citizens and Acknowledgements
Badly Treated.

ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, Jan. A revolt &C.
Cured at Jefferson barracks yesterday
evening between white and colored United
States soldiers, that resulted in the injury
OF many men, and probably will cost three
men their lives. At this time there are
many recruits at this station, and yester-
day they drew their first pay and made an
onslaught on the suffers. Numerous
brawls resulted, and crowd from New
York resented the familiarity Of the col
ored troopers, and fight followed fight.
The guard-house was filed with disorder
lies and still the rows kept up. Late in
the afternoon a drunken colored trooper
was seen pursuing fourteen ycar-old
white girl, and party of troopers were
soon after him, and in due time handed
him over to the officer of the day. This
seemed 10 enrage n number Of his COM
rades, and they forthwith left the barracks,
starting for Carondelct. On their way they
fell in with a squad OF white troopers and
| proceeded 10 take revenge. The white
| troopers made their escape with n lew
| bruises and made their way TO the bar
| racks, where they soon made up party TO
handle the rcvolters. Armed with re-
| yolyen and carbines they started in good
order for Carondclet, but before they had
| gone FAR they were ordered 10 return and
disarm by the, officer Of the day. They
refused TO return to their quarters, but
laid down their arms nj once, aud then
proceeded after the enemy. At the river
DEE Percs bridge they met the colored
troopers returning. An encounter iinme-
diately followed and knives, clubs and
rocks were used against each other. The
fight was desperate one, and the white
men in superior force were met by the dis.
cipline of the colorcd troopers, who had
entered on second term Of service.
For half an hour the battle waged with
out advantage on either side, and on the
bridge and road and river bed men lay eX.
hausted and beaten down. Finally tho
belligercnts, blinded and played out with
drew. A colored trooper reported the az
fray at Carondclct station, and lac wa,
locked up while the patrol wagon was sent
10 the scene 10 gather up the injured. In
the meantime the white soldiers had gath.
cred in force, and marching TO tho station
demanded that the cOlorcd troopers b,
given TO them. The officers refused, and
prepared for assault. In the meantime
word Of the battle had reached the bar.
racks, and the four troops Of cavalry wor,
ordered out and arrived in time TO saw,
the police from attack. The mutinccn
dispersed, and they were arrested in dc
tachmcnts on a general order 10 arrest al
troopers. The barracks, Carondelet ant
intervening country assumed a military
aspect, and all night long the soldiers
tread and demand Of "halt rang out. Tn,
disturbance was quclled, and today peace
reigns, though bruises, black eyes ant
gashes on half hundred heads still tel
the tale Of struggle, while in the hospital
at the point Of death, lie Troopers Living
good, Peterson and Krummeukneckcr, al
white. At one time in the afternoon owe
| lOO mon were leaking for n INV