Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1888-01-05
A MUTINY.
White and ColOred Troops
Fight for Blood.
BRUTAL MURDER IN MEXICO
Eads' Tehuautepec ship Railway
to Be Carried Through
With English Aid.
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Associated Press Dispatches to the HKsAxD A
ST.. LOUIS, January A revolt oc-
CURED at Jefferson Barracks yestor-
day afternoon between white and
colored United States soldiers that re.
suited in the injury OF many men, and
probably cost three their lives. At
this time there are many recruits g
this station, and yesterday they drew
their first pay and made an onslaught
On the sutler. Numerous brawls re-
suited, and the crowd from New York
INDUCED in undue familiarity with the
coiorcd troops and fight followed.
The guardhouss was filed with dis
orderlieSand still the rows kept up.
Late in the afternoon drunken col
ored trooper was seen pursuing q IA
year old white girl, and q party of
white troopers were soon after him,
and handed him over to the officer of
the day. This seemed to have en-
ragged number Of his comrades, and
they forthwith left the barracks, start
ing for Corondolet. On their way they
fell in with squad of white troopers
and proceeded to take vengeance. The
white soldiers made their
escape with a few bruises
and made their way to the
barracks, where they soon made up q
party to handle the revolters, armed
with revolyers and carbines. They
started in good order for Carondolet,
but before they had gone far they
were ordered to return and disarm by
the officer of the day. They refused
to return to their quarters, but laid
down their arms at once and then
proceeded after the enemy. At the
River Des Perces bridge they met the
colored troopers returning. An en-
counter Immediately followed, and
knives, clubs and rocks were used
against each other. The fight was
one OF desperation, and the white
men, though in superior force, were
met by the discipline of the colored
troops, who had entered on their
second term of service. For halt
an hour the battle waged without ad-
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bridge and road and river bed men
lay exhausted and beaten down. FL
nally the belligerents, blinded and
played out, withdrew. A colored
trooper reported the ARRAY at The Co
rondolet station. and he was locked up
while the patrol wagon was sent to the
scene to gather up the injured. In
the meantime the white soldiers had
gathered in force and marched to the
station and demanded that the colored
trooper be given to them. The off,
GERS refused and the men prepared for
assault. In the meantime word of
the battle had reached the barracks
and four troops of cavalry were or
dered out and arrived in Corondolet in
time to save the police from the
attack. The mutineers were dispersed
and were arrested in detachments on
general order to arrest all troopers.
The barracks, Carondolet and the in
tervening country assumed military
aspect, and all night long the soldiers
tread and the demand "hal." rang
out. The disturbance was quelled
and to-day peace reigns, though
bruises, black eyes and gashes on half
hundred heads still tell the tale of
the struggle. Among those in the
hospital at the point Of death are the
troopers Livingston. Parson and
Krummenknocker, all white. Atone
time i'll the afternoon, over three hum
dred men were looking for row.