Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-18
Several OF the Rioters and Mulatto
Girl Meet the Same Fate.
THE STATE MILITIA CALLED OUT.
Great Excitement Prevailing in the
Little Town of Richmond.
NEGROES HuKRIeDLY LEAVING.
A Renewal OF the Outbreak Expected
at Any Moment-How the Trou-
BILE eStarted-Troops Patrol
the Streets.
A Riot at Richmond.

AUSTIN, Tex, August 17.-Yesterday eve-
ming Governor Ross received dispatch from
Richmond saying fight had occurred be.
tween the "Jaybirds" and "Woodpeckers,"
rival political factions, in which Sheriff Gar
vey and Deputy Blackeney were killed and
several others wounded. The dispatch said
that fighting was still in progress and troops
were needed.
A dispatch received from Captain Rich
ard of the Houston Light Guards, said
Richmond is in the hands of the mob and
several have been killed. AT o'clock there
was great excitement. Governor Ross or
dered the Light Guards of Houston t. go to
Richmond at once and also telegraphed or
ders to the Bonham Greys to be ready to
leave at moments notice.
'Jaybirds" is the name gwen to the white
democrats of Fort Bend, numbering about
four hundred. ''Woodpeckers" includes the
negroes and few whites. The negroes are
vastly IN the ascendant. 1t Is renewal Of
q race quarrel.
dispatch from Houston says: Two gentle
men who arrived here from Richmond on the
11:35 train reported the "Woodpeckern crowd
were in the co .rt house surrounded by the
other faction, but no more fighting had oc-
CURED. They confirmed the news of the
killing of Sheriff Garvey and Deputy Black
eney. A young mulatto girl was killed by
accident.
The following are the wounded:
Henry Frost, badly.
Val Gibson, slightly.
Judge Parker, badly
Mason Bradley, seriously.
The town is crazy with excitement. The
riot was precpitated bya "Jaybird' walking
through the town with his Winchester He
was arrested and put in jail and the fighting
commenced soon after. The dead men were
both Jaybrds. All was reported quiet at
midnight.
RICHMOND, Tex, August 17.--Since the
fighting last evening in the streets here
things have been quiet. The county officials,
who are among the ''Woodpeclers," re-
treated to the court house. carrying their
wounded, and still occupy it, supported by
the Houston Light Guards, who arrived
here this morning, twenty-five strong. The
wounded in the court house are Judge
Parker, now member of the legislature,
and Deputy Sheriff Mason, who is shot
badly through the shoulder. One ball en-
tered beneath the shoulder blade of Judge
Parker and another through the groin. The
latter is the most dangerous wound. The
Sheriff Blakely are still being held, there be.
ing no proper officers here to hold an inquest.
"The "Jaybirds" are in possession of the
streets, and no warrant has been sworn out
or arrest made Henry Frost, leader of the
"Jaybirds," also was shot down on the
| streets last night with four bullet wounds,
and is fast sinking He was waylaid some
months ago and shot in the back
with a load of buckshot, but recov-
cred with the laming of one of his
| arms. The "Jaybirds" are undoubtedly pre-
| pared for trouble at any moment, while the
| opposition has materially weakened by the
| loss of two leaders
There is panic among the people here,
chiefly negroes, and nearly hundred left by
rail to-day, never to return. IL Is said that
Henry A Ross, a "Jayblrd," after he was
shot down, raised himself on his arm ana
killed ex-Sheriff Blakeley with his Win
chester. Governor Ross is expected tonight.