The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-10-24
RlOTOUS NEGROES.
Shootine.Down Whites In Coffee County,
Georgia.


ATLANTA, GA, October 3.-Goyernor
Gordon last night received an appeal foe
troops from the Sheriff Of Coffee count {,
who telegraphed that the negroes were
shooting down the whites. The scene -
twenty miles from the nearest telegraph
station, and no particulars were obtaina-
BILE. The negroes constitute large pro-
portion Of the population OF t0iiee county,
and the county has been the scene Of sew
eral race troubles. Much OF the territory
is covered with dense pine forests, th''
working Of which for turpentine employs
large numbers of both white aud black.
These are very illiterate and there IL much
race prejudice. which frequently leads I'D
conflicts. Douglas, the county seat, IL q
small village OF the mOst primitive sort.
The population Of the county Is only "a few
thousand.
At midnight word was received from
Waycross that the rioters are led by whit9
man named l.. II. Narpa, who operates a
turpentine still. He had a dispute about
some land with Thomas seers, and while
attempting 10 gain possession seers shot
one OF the negroes dead, and later, with -
gang OF men, attacked NarEa's hands. The
negroes then resolved on retaliation and
shot three Of them fatally-D. W. Mclen-
non, Frank Seers. Thomas >eers, and "A
companion named Hendi icks. The negroes
are described by the messenger who brought
the news to Waycross as being furious.
LATEST DETAILS.
SAVANNAH, GA, Oct. 23.-The Mornin {
News received the following dispatch froli
Waycross concerning the so-caiIed riot IN
Ware county: Tue following facts In rela'
tion 10 the riot at stokes still, near DOB.
AIDS Mill, Ga, have been obtained from az
| lad. ad
| lot from the WaycrOss Lumber C0mpan,
Just o, or the Ware line, in Coffee county,
and recently commenced prepations for
working it tor turpentine this fall. Tie
same lot of land was sold by III. ii. Hit 70
Tom Sears, and the timber leased to +. NJ.
Stokes for turpentine purposes.
A week or ten days ago Tom Sears or
dered Varne's hands of the land with his
gun. The first week Varne set TO work
and resumed notifying the parties
that he would submit TO legal pro-
cess; otherwise be should work tho
land, and cautioned his hands against
trouble, and ordered them 10 act strictly oa
the defensive. Tuesday Tom Sears waylaid
Varne and shot teamster, who Is not g <
pected To live. Wednesday afternoon Ton
Sears, his father. Frank Sears, Bryan Nc
Lendon, James Hendricks and others came
over into Ware, about eleven and one-hslf
miles from the lot OF land In dispute, 10
the house OF Robert knight, colored, where
Welcome, Golden, and other colored eni-
ployes Of Yarne were stopping out OF tie
rain, and commenced firing into the house.
The hands all ran except knight and Colder,
who returned the fire, killing Mclendot
and Hendricks, both woodsmen Of stoke /.
and woundng Frank Sears. Mr.. NarBe
was six miles away at HE still. an
knew nothing OF the trouble until afterwards. 4.
The Sheriff, coroner and Waycross Rihea.
under command OF Captain Farrar, are on
the scene, and further trouble 10 not appre.
hended. The militia will be withdrawn to-
night.