The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-05
SEVEN DEAD IN ONE FIGHT.
THE "RED BONES" GANG WoRsrED
IN A CLASH WITH LUMBERMEN.

A Feud Between the Cattiemen or Caienis
Parish In Louisiana and Newcomers
There Results In = Cennict In y STORE
The Red Bones Had Ordered tho Lu.,-
bermen to Lenve-Ench side Was Armed
ana shot to Exterminato tho Other.
NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 4.-The news oame In
late last night OF serious disturbance In
Calcais parish. in this State. which has re-
suited In considerable loss OF life thore.
The difficulty occurred twenty miles away
from Lake Charles, place very diflcut to
| reach and 1t was not until lato to-day that the
full particulars Of the affair could be had. The
| trouble was brought about by Aourious race OF
people living in the upper portion OF Calcais
parish. and known rs Red Bones" They are
! OF mixed quadroon, negro. and white blood.
These Red Bones are nearly all engaged in
the stock business and are employed as COW.
boys by the large stock Dealers whose cattle
feed on tho prairies OF northern CaloaiR The
country is very thinly populated, there being
no farms whatever.
During tho last few years some OF the lum.
bermen from Lake Charles in the search for
yellow pines have extended their logging
railroads and mills into this section,
to tho disgust OF the Rcd Bones. who
expected that this invasion OF saw
mills would more or less affect their
stock business and drive them out OF tho coun.
try. They not only gave the newcomers an
unpleasant reception. but sought to keep Thorn
terrorizsd and In subjugaton. Thoy seemed
especially to dislike whites. and have very
little objection to the negroes who work in the
mills.
Among the mills recently established In that
section was that OF Look. Moore l. Co OF Wesr-
lake. This mill seemed to annoy tho Rcd
Bones most. They had prosecuted the
men there for some time. but not satisfied
with this they determined to ret rid OF
them altogether and drive out all who would
not submit to them. On Thursday night q par
ty OF thirteen Red Bones. headed BY
ono Austin Ashwood. ono Of the most
violent Of their number made their
appearance ut Lock, More & Co.'s mills. and
forcing their way into the sloeping apartment
OF q. II. Morris. an employee OF the firm. gave
him notice that he would have to leave tho
place before daybreak. otherwise they would
finish him. Mr.. Morris refused to leave. and
declared that he was able to protect himself
against the Rcd Bones.
Fearing. however. that he would have ano.ner
visit from them he assembled number Of his
friends at the logging camp and pro-
pared for a defence. On Sunday hs
and number OF friends started for .
store in the neghborhood. but anticipating
danger carried their guns along with them. At
the store they encountered tho Red Bones.
who were also armed The Red Bones wanted
to know If they had come out to have fight.
The two parties had some words. the Red
Bones being the aggressors. and apparently
anxious to preciptste a difficulty Finally one
OF them pulled his pistol on Mr.. Morris. but
tho lumber men were too quick for him and
opened fire on tho would-bo murderer.
This was the signal for genei al battle. both
parties using their guns and revolvers Whom
the fight was over the whites we're In POSSES
sion of the store and tho Red Bones thor.
oughly worsted and nenrly all OF them dead.
Only one OF the lumbormen, n man named
Ward. WAS killed. and ono wounded Five OF
tho Red Bones we're dead. Another OF the Rcd
lender. was killed the same evening.
Three Of the white men implicated In the ai-
fair. q. II. Morris. =. o. Glassoa. and Rufus
Morton. surrendered to the sheriff
They insist that they were forged into tho
but gould not stand the prosecutions OF the
Besides the Red Bones killed large number
are known to he seriously wounded but they
law. and are being cared for and nursed By
their own peoDle.
Physicians went to the scene Of the shooting
to attend the wounded. and 1t was reported
this proved q mistake.
This evening It was reported that the Rcd
Bones were taking revenge Tor their dead
friends and had made an attack on several Of
the logging camps scattered through the pine
forests.
A number Of white men were hurried from
the logging camps 10 interiors. The lumber
men are we'll armed