Wichita eagle., 1888-12-18

/ | Lue uouSe III is Impossible at CnlS Writing Z
ascertain the names of these two parties
Yesterday evening the son Of the farme
whose gin was burned met the negro VIII
had been accused Of being the firebug AM
twitted him about it. The negro becam
enraged at the boy and beat him mos
brutally A warrant was at once ISSUED
for the arrest of the negro and constabl
| The supposed firebug resisted arrest ant
in the struggle that ensued the constable
was worsted. The constable at once re
turned to Wahalak and a posse was organ
lied to arrest the negro The posse con
sisted OF twelve men and they at once
started for the negro's house, located
about three miles from Wahalak: In :th'
many of his friends to, conn
fled himself in his log hui
with some thirty or forty of his own colol
to help him. When the sheriff's posse
approached within gun-shot of the house
the negroes opened fire upon them with
the most disastrous result. of ten out Of
twelve of the white men were either killed
or wounded. Below is given a list of the
killed and wounded-which are killed oil
which wounded cannot be ascertained
! The operator at Wahalak cannot give the
| information as the shooting occurred at
| old Wahalak, several miles from the rail-
road.
KILLED A1,p WOUNDED.
Tom Nicholson, known to be killed.
Henry hurry, Seth Cobb, Bill Vaugan,
Bill Hare, Frank hurry, Tom Giles, Bob
Harper, John Dew and jeff Thomas.
Information is obtained from the opera
tor at Wahalak that up. to p. NJ, three
dead bodies have qeen brought to town.
This ARRAY occurred yesterday evening
and news of it was not distributed until
today. The excitement up and down the
Mobile & Ohio railroad is intense and the
officials of the road have offered free trans
portation to all who wish to 60 to the
scene of the trouble. Many have taken
advantage Of the offer and each train on
line has carried many volunteers to the
scene of the riot. The cavalry command
of Crawford, Miss, thirty miles from
Wahalak, started at once for that place to
volunteer their assistance The military
company at Westpoint hold themselves in
readiness to 60 to the scene of the riot If
it seems necessary, but the eXcitment Is
somewhat abated and at this writing no
further serious trouble is expected. AS
many as eight negroes are rumored to
have been killed today but this is not au-
thentic The operator at Wahalak refuses
to answer any more questions and no
further information can be obtained.
ANOTHER ADTOUNT OF THE FIGHT.
New ORLEANS, Dec. IA special dis
patch from Columbus, Miss, to the Picay-
une says: Several gentlemen reached here
this morning from Artesia, bringing news
of the wholesale slaughter of constables
posse near Wahalak, a small station on
the Mobile & Ohio railroad near Macon,
Miss. On Friday last negro and white
boy got into a fight. The white boys
father attempted to separate them, when
he was set upon by the negro boy and ter
ribly beaten. Yesterday the white man
Swore OUT q warrant for the negro's arrest
and Constable Seth Cobb went to the ne
gro's house to execute it, when he was at
tackled by number of negroes and beaten.
He then summoned posse of twelve men
and went yesterday evening to arrest the
negro. The posse were fired upon from
ambush and five were killed outright and
six wounded more or less seriously.
The news spread rapidly and the negroes
We're strongly reinforced, and Wahalak
tele2raphed along the line for help and
Meridian responded with about seventy
five well armed men. They were Joined at
every station, and reaching Wahalak
marched Immediately to the scene of
bloodshed. The negroes were barricaded
and refused to surrender or give up the
dead whites. At noon the forces We're
is no one here knows.
This afternoon news was received that
the belligerent negroes have retreated to
the swamps and are stubborn, while the
non-combatant negroes are fleeing to the
woods in terror
Captain Mcdowell, of tho Columbus
rifiemen, telegraphed the sheriff OF
Kemper county that his men
were ready if he should ask the governor
for military assistance. The telegram was
not delivered as the sheriff was not in
town.
. \ special from Macon Miss, says: 1t is
reported this evening that seven of the ne
groes implicated were shot this morning.
Two armed squads have left here today for
the scene of the trouble and more blood
shed may be expected.
Henry Mauery, Seth Cobb, Tom Nichol-
son, Bill Vaughn, Bill Hare.
WOUNDED.
Frank Mauery, Tom Giles, Bob Harper,
H. l.. Harper, John Dew, jeff Thomas.
PREPARING FOR ANOTHER ENCOUNTER.
MEMPHIS, Dec. 17-12 N. Advices Just
received from the scene of the trouble
state that the negroes have become alarmed
at the number of reinforcements the
whites have received from all quarters
and have reiterated to the swamps. where
they are fortifying themselves and making
to resist all attacks. They |
are armed with shotguns, rifles and pistols |
and are abundantly supplied with ANU |
milton.
The whites are mostly armed with win |
chesters, shot guns and side arms and are |
determined TO put a stop TO all such out
breaks The present scene of trouble Is !
about five miles from Wahalak and the |
reports are hard to get. The expectations |
are on the qui vive and the telegraph ope-
rrtors with eager faces waiting to catch |
every rumor from the scene OF war. The
reports received about 2 o'clock D. m.
today are to the effect that the whites and
blacks are now about equal in numbers
and the whites were about to advance TO
the swamp. This, of course. increases the
excitement here and reports of an en-
counter are hourly expected. That it will
be fearful in its results no one for mo-
ment doubts. Judging the present by the
past, the situation is anything but reas-
surfing. Those who remember the riots of
1919 shudder as they contemplate all |
The horrors of a race war. The military
here have made every preparation and are
ready to leave at any moment, but up to |
he present writing have received no orders
rom the governor, ana will not 60 as an
organization without orders
The Wahalak affair has nothing TO do |
With politics unless the Republican sue |
,ess in the campaign has made the ne
,roes more arrogant than usual.
CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLEMENT.
TOPEKA, Kan, Dec. Il. - DR.. y. B.
Hughes. Tor many years editor of the
Alma News and one of the prominent
newspaper men of the state, was arrested
,ere Yesterday on a charoa ~ o-nba,.r;,- |