Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-01-03
RIOTOUS NEGROES.
A Marshal Tries to Arrest a Negro,
Who Shoots Him and His
Deputy.
The Murderer is Joined by a Gang
Who Escape to a Swamp
Near By.
A Posse is Organized, a General
Fight Ensues and About 10
People are Killed.
A Negro Riot.

A Negro Riot,
SAVANNAH, Ga, Dec. 26.-Twenty ne
groes were killed in a riot at Jessup yes
terday, before darkness came on. The
Georgia huSsars are patrolling the village
this morning. Intense excitement prevails
over the killing of Deputy Marshal Mat
thew Barnhill and a lumberman. w. Il.
Agent M.J. Woods, who were badly wound
ed, are expected to recover While the ne.
groes were retreating to the swamp, sew
eral white pursuers were wounded Marshal
Leggett being one and another citizen ia
tally. Armed assistance from neighbour
ing villages arrived promptly and with
nearly all the able bodied whites of Jes-
was made on the rioters. The negroes
were well supplied with Winchesters and
reVOlverS and made a SOrtie from one side
of the swamp. They stood their ground
for a very short time as the scrub trees
did not afford them much protection. Sew
erai were shot down in the scramble for
shelter on their retreat to a dense cane
brake.
PURSUING BREWERS GANG.
JEssUp, Dec. ga posse of twenty men
under command of S. W. White, left for
gang, who it is believed has gone there
for reinforcementS. A crowd of armed
men have just returned from the swamps
and report that four colored men were
found dead but gave no names. The Jail
was broken into early this morning and
Two negro prisoners riddled with bullets.
Another negro wa found at home shot
through the breast, M one with a flesh
wound in his shoulder. 1t is reported that
others have been killed. A large number
or negroes were taken from their homes
and whipped this morning, many OF them
being prostitutes. A crowd of white men
went to several houses after breakfast this
morning and compelled the negroes to
leave. They punished some of them. The
husSarS have started for Savannah, but the
infantry company of Brunswick will re-
main until tomorrow. The swamp where
Brewers gang are hiding will be reached
this afternoon and if the negroes are
found lynching will probably follow. The
bodies.
HOW THE TROUBLE BEGAN.
SAVANNAH, Dec. 26.-The trouble at
Jessup yesterday began at 10 o'clock in the
morning when Chief Marshal Leggett and
assistants attempted to arrest Bob Brewer,
a notorious negro outlaw and fugitive.
Brewer raised his gun to his shoulder and
deliberately shot down Assistant Marshal
Barnhill, killing him instantly. The chief
marshal then fired upon Brewer, but missed
him. Brewer returned the fire and shot
Leggett through both legs. Brewer and
his crowd of ten or twelve men fled to Nc
MILAN swamp a few yards away. The re-
port of guns threw the town in a whirl-
wind OF excitement and the negroes were
Zens. Among them were William Wood,
acarpenter, and his son, William Wood.
The negroes lodged into the swamp and
when young Wood run in behind them
Brewer rose up and shot him through the
head, killing him instantly and he shot
Woods father III the face. Accomplishing
his much the negroes ran further
into the swamp and escaped. Mayor
Hops called a meeting and seventy five
armed men followed Brewer and his party.
The strength of the party was increased
by at least twenty-five armed men before
formed on the east line of the swamp.
Brewer is thoroughly familiar with the
bay and swamp. News reached the anthor-
tiles that j. w. Ryan, a white man living
there, was the instigator of the atfray. A
posse was sent to his house to arrest him,
but Ryan had made his escape.
N THE JAIL.
SAVANNAH, Ga, Dec. 26.-At about 8
O'Clock this morning a party of unknown
men attacked the Jail at Jessup, driving
away the guards. In a few minutes the
doors were battered in and fOur men went
inside and shot and killed Peter johnson
and Bill Hops.
ONLY TEN KILLED.
SAVANNAH, Ga, Dec. 26.-The most re-
liable information is that ten people have
been killed at JeSSup.
The Tariff on Lead Ores.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 26.-(Special.
Il have talked with President Harrison
on the recent decision of Secretary Win
dom allowing lead ores in combination
with silver to come into the country free
of duty and he agrees that it is worng. He
does feel. however, like breaking over the
precedents of allowing the decision of
the secretary to stand" These were the
words of Representative Bartine of Ne
vada, before the house committee on ways
and means tonight. Congressman Carter,
of Montana, spoke for more than an hour
on the subject of tariff for lead ores. Mr..
Wilson of Washington, was there to argue
in favor of the present rates on coal. Mr..
Carter reviewed the tariff measures affect
ing lead ore; also the duty that was first
placed on lead ores in 1862. In 1867 the
smelling of argentierous lead ores began
in the Rocky mountain states and the in
dustry has developed to such an extent that
to-day over 80 per cent. of the lead pro-
duct of the country comes from these ores.
The continuance of mining and smelling
IN these states are dependent upon the
profits of both the lead and silver contents
of the ores under the treasury rulings,
which let the ores from Mexica to this
country free of duty. The importation
had increased to 100000 tons Of pure lead
in 1883, This has been sufficient to de.