Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-07-03

"ih was pulling into Franklin -
was hred upon by some of the Whit
"iiiierS IN ambush, and that while no
"o was hurt the bullets wb,stlod
through the windows of the train a.
lVeiy rate. The guards returned tho
llo'n windows, and the engineer, see-
ing the danger, put his train undar fnu
80 anu ran 1t to the depot, which is
-'l''e Inc dead lines. When the train
llao stopped the white miners com,,onoa
upon the negro camp. They were
"o0"eeh Two tires, as the outside minerS
were situated on the fat below and on
I'M ABOVE them. The negroes were
perfectly wild, and all efforts of DAINTY
0nerlff Stretch and other guards conld
uoO restrain them. They kept within
'ne camp lines, and poured voIlav .ftar
Voiley upon the miners on the fats who
replied with equally as much vioor
ne uiinefS on the hill kept up good
nie' Out were answered shot for shot bv
the negroes.
during the fusiIade Porter Robertson
manager OF the pit boxes in the mina
VINO mad refused to go out with the white
MINERS was standing at the commands
once when he heard the terrified cries Of
some women at his house on ton If tho
hill. Looking up, he saw two men With
rifles near the house. He came 70 tho
conclusion that they meditated some act
ol violence upon the women of his bonse
80 ne ran up the hill, and while he Was
running the men fred upon him three or
TOUR times before he reached the bouse
lie secured his rifle, and coming ont Of
The house opened fire upon the miners
one shot hit Tom Morris in the temple
and he dropped dead. Another shot hit
Ed j. Williams, and entered the abdo-
men, Williams ran for the distance Of
about thirty rods before he fell. Seeing
the effect of his work, Robertson went to
Inc company office, told Deputy Stretch
what he had done, and delivered himself
up. He was kept under guard until the
arrival OF special train from Seattle.
Ed. Williams, who was shot in the alb
domen, lived six hours, and before he
died make a statement of the shooting
which confirmed in its principal details
that made by Robertson. The negroes
were about to make a charge upon the
miners upon the lower land when they
were intercepted by DIR. J. J. Smith and
some other men. These men pleaded
and argued and at last prevailed upon
the colored men to withdraw to their
quarters. When the firing had ceased
the excitement was intense. Negroes
gathering about in groups and thor
oughly reused, swore that thousand
men could not take the camp. Through
the efforts of the guards, negroes we're
induced to lay down their arms, and
while they consented to this they parad-
ed up and down camp in manner which
showed that they were ready to continue
fight at a moments notice. White
miners excitedly talked over the situa-
ton and the greatest part of their anger
L 81 ,c{
Robertson who had shot down two of
their men. They deny firing upon the
train and say that the trouble was not
started by them. They also say that
the negroes did the greater part of the
shooting. Mrs Thornbern, who was
shot in the arm and breast, is an elder
" lady and suffers greatly from her
wounds. The doctor, however, is OF the
opinion that she will recover. Miss An
ME Wilson, who was shot in the leg, has
painful but not dangerous wound.
Ken Garrison, the negro who was shot
by one Of the white miners, was hit to
the right of the naval and the bullet
nassed ont of his back and is not nee
essarily fatal. His assailant cannot be
identified. Williams, the man who was
shot, made a deposition before notary
nubIic. Williams says that he and Nor
ris ran up the hill as soon as the negroes
ran ia the road. Robertson followed
them up and shot him in the abdomen
and he fell upon the ground. He saw
Morris stop and say to Robertson, For
Gods sake, don't shoot me, Robertson
The latter then leveled his gun at Tom
and shot him through the head.
Two companies, B and D, OF the first
regiment, arrived here at 4:3O o'clock
this morning, and about forty other men
arrived here this afternoon to reinforce
the companies, bringing with them am
munition and camp equipage. In the
morning strong guard took Porter
Robertson who had given himself up to
the deputy sheriff, to Seattle. During
tho dav fbe excitement has been very
b;ob but the MALTA is camped between
the opposing forces and will keep them
from coming together.
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