Nevada County picayune., 1889-05-22
RATHED " BLOOD. Forest City Mourns the Loss of Threo Good Citizens, Who
 Were Shot Down in
 Street Riot. Sheriff D. M. Wilson, Deputy Clerk Thomas Parham and Marshal Frank Folbrc Die Together. 4. M. Nicely. Negro, started the Trouble Which Ended In Such Terrible Trag-
 edy. Excitement High.

From sunday. Gazette.
 FoREsr Crr, ARk., May lS.-Our city was mortified at 2:lO o'clock this afternoon by the most terrible in the history of the country, resulting in the death of three good citizens. For several days past excitement has been high over the school election, and A. NJ. Nccl Y and C. W. Ingram (both colored) have been making inccndiary speeches. advocating the busting of the whites from the control of school affairs. Necly has been q disturbing element in the politics of this county for some time, having almost absolute control of the negroes. Today a large crowd assembled at the june tion of Washington and Front streets in the vicinity of the polls. The exact origin of the trouble cannot, in consequence of the terrible excite mcnt. be asccrtaincd at present. As near as can be learned, it seems that Nicely had a fight with white man and was knocked down by by standcr. He then ran to Capt. John Parham for protection. Marshal F. NJ. Folbrc intcrfered and command ed the peace. Thomas II. Parham, son of John Parham, heard the dis turbance and came running down stairs from the County Clerk $ office, where he is employed as deputy, with q pistol in hand. He saw the Marshal and hIs father in close proX- imity co each other talking eNcitedly, raised the pistol and fired, the ball striking folbrc in the back of the head. In falling Folbre raised his pistol and fired two shots. Tom Parham fell mortaIly wounded and
 died in a short time, falling to the sidewalk, Sheriff D. NJ. Wilson came running to the scene, when q stray ball struck him, piercing his heart and killing him instantly His only words were: Il am a dead man" It is susposed that q ball from Neely's pistol killed Sheriff Wilson. Wilson and Parham arc what is known as fusionists.
 Thus three of the best men in the county were seen lying murdered upon the street at the same time. Nicely and a few companions are in T building on Washington street sur rounded by armed men, and if he can be got at will doubtless he hung tonight The people are mad with excitement, horror and indigna- ton, and hold Nicely responsible foI the whole trouble. Everybody able to bear arms has been on duty since the trouble and the town is being patroled tonight under the supervis- ion of Col V. B. Izard, who was this evening by wire, appointed sheriff by Gov. Eagle.
 Tuesdays papers state that the Ncelys and crowd, who were barri- caded in the house, surrendered Sunday morning, and taken to jail all except A. NJ. Nicely, who was finally found under the floor, wheI he was riddled with bullets. This l: terrible warning against negro domination. God created them inte'  rior to the whites. and no amount ot legislation or schcming, can make them equal, and the day will never come when the negro will rule the whites. At Forest City the better element, the taxpayers, were willing that the fusionists and negroes should select half the board, to be elected but no, the negro wanted 1t all, ano We see the result. Gov Eagle and the conservative element at Forest City, deserve praise for quclling the riot so speedily, without more blood she'd