St. Paul daily globe., 1890-11-10
Fairmount, Ind, the Scene Of
a Bloody Election Celebra-
tiOn Riot.
A Young Teamster Loses His
Life at the Hands of a
Negro.
Six Men ShOt--The Murderer
Narrowly Escapes Being
Lynched.
A KentuckyWOman Travels to
New York to Meet a Green
Goods Shark.


town of FairmOunt, twelve miles south
of Marion, had its first murder last might
in the killing of Con Paul by negro
named Tom Uttley. For time the
affair took OF the proportions of riot,
and when the smoke of battle cleared
away six men had been shot. 1t was
the occasion of a Democratic jOllifica-
ton, and knot of the faithful were
grouped around an anvil celebrating
thd recent vlctooies. In the party were
W. ii. Campbell, Con Paul. J. j. Berry,
Lee Harrington and Jerry Frazier.
Harrington had charge of the anvil and
was doing the firing when Tom Uttley,
negro of unsavory reputation. stepped
up ard ordered the celebration
to stop. Harrington, frightened,
dropped the rod and stepped
back. and Berry, Kentuckian
by birth, and late arriual at Fair
mount, took his place. He was also
ordered to desist by the negro,and upon
his refusal Campbell came 20 the front
and defied Uttley. Both men then went
for their guns, drawing and firing sim
ultaneously. The duelists stood at a
distance of ten feet apart, and had
fired two shots apiece, when the negro
was struck in the forehead with a brick
tied in grain sack by Paul. The blow
"sas severe, but had no effect, and in
second after he was hit Uttley
Wheeled Upon His Assailant
and fired. Paul fell with bullet
through the top of his head an inch
from the forehead. By this time jerry
Frazier (colOred) became involved in
the fight, and he went to the ground
with two rounds through the left
leg and right hip. After shoot
ing Paul the negro turned
about and ran, with the crowd in
full chase. The firing became general,
and he received bullet in the fieshy
part of the back. With three or four
men in pursuit, Uttley ran all over the
town, crawled under barn, and was
finally captured in the Central hotel by
two citizens and escorted TO the Office Of
DR.. Hurley. A mob soon gathered, sur
rounding the Office, crying for the
negrO's blood. While these interesting
proceedings were in force an eXamina-
ton of the battle field was made. In all
six men were shot, as follows: Paul.
shot in the head; died this morning at
o'clock. Berry was shot through the
right cheek and hit with a stone;
Frazier lcolored), shot in the leg and
thigh; William Cabb. a farmer specta-
tor, shot through the calf of the left leg;
UttleY, wounded in the back: Campbell,
wounded on the wrist and arm with
stones. Another man, supposed to be
from SOmerville, was seriously wouded,
but in the excitement his friends placed
him on board the South-bound train and
Carried Him Home.
The affair occurred about 9 O'Clock in
the evening and was all over within
half an hour. Sheriff McFeeley and
Deputy FOgarn were telephoned for
and arrived at the seat of war at mid
night. Finding the town in an uproar
and its citizens terribly excited and de-
termined to hang the negro, the riot act
was read and the crowd partially dis
persed. but it was not until o'clock
this morning that an opportunity was
gwen for stealing the prisoner away.
He is now in jail in this city. He pleads
his innocence strongly. but without
much effect, for the report of the affair
as given above can be SubStantiated by
a dozen witnesses. Coroner Hamilton
was notified of Pauls death at lOo'clock
this morning, and is now busy with
the inquest. With the exception of
Uttley the men engaged in the riot
are all respectable citizens, and Paul
was an honest and hard-WOrking team
ster, with wife and four children. 1t
was only by heroic means by the officers
that his death was not Immediately
avenged. Uttley has been resident of
Paramount only three weeks. being a
laborer on the new school building. He
soon had the whole town terrorized,
| and could do about as he pleased. He
is known to be bad man and willing
to engage in any act of lawlessness.
He became involved in fight in this
city three weeks ago and receiveda bad
leg wound with knife in the hands of
a glassblower. He is dangerous man,
and his arrest Is q fortunate one.