Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-04-02
RACE WAR.
- ~ of Negroes Fire Upon . Party Of
Whites Some of the Latter Are Wound
cd But None Killed.


fpiy of Negroes Fire Upon . Party Of
Whites Some of the Latter Are Wound
cd But None Killed.
New ORLEANS, March 29.-The race
var which las been carried on for
gears between the whites and negroes
It Gretna, the parish seat of jefferson
Parish, across the river, and about ten
miles up stream, has again broken out.
Sunday morning, about o'clock, Jack
Tillman, a negro laborer, was shot and
killed at the Track plantation by three
white men termed Regulators" He
was laborer employed by the Cypress
Lumber Co., and resided with Emile
Villar and his wife, Rosa Peterson, at
the Track plantation.
Saturday night Tillman and num-
ber of others went on a spree and had a
row with some white men at Harvey's
canal, during which Tillman was cut
about the head and severely beaten. He
went home and informed his father-in-
law OF the occurrence, and also said that
be had been shot in the ear by one of
the white men. Old man Villar saw his
intoxicated condition, and prevailed on
him 70 remain in the house for the bal.
ance of the night.
About 8 o'clock Sunday morning the
old man was awakened by some one
knocking on the door, and as he arose
from his bed he heard voices on the out
side ordering him to open the door or
they would break it open. The door
was opened and three white men en-
tered, two of whom We're armed with
breech-loading shotguns, and the third
leveled a revolver at the old mans head.
In the meantime the old mans daughter
had awakened, and cried out that they
were looking for Tillman, who, aroused
by the noise, had left the house and
taken refuge in the oaks near by. The
army trio, failing to find their man in
the house, went out the rear door and
discovered the negro about one hundred
yards away, near one of the oak
Ftrees. tThe regulators raised theil
guns and fred on the fugi
Tive The contents, consisting OF
bWekshot, struck Tillman in the back
and he fell to the ground, after which
the murderers walked away, having ac
tcomplished their work.
The people in the house heard the
shots, but thought Tillman had made
good his escape until the old man wen,
TO the place, where he found Tillmar
mortally wounded. The wounded mar
was conveyed to the Louisiana avenue
ferryboat and brought to this side; the
ambulance was summoned, and he wa
taken to the hospital, where he fingered
kpntil 5 o'clock Sunday evening wheI
Re died, first making a statement as t.
WAo the parties that shot him We're.
On Saturday night crowd of younl
men left Gretna and went to Harvey
canal. About Il o'clock, when the Grove
came out in front of the place, the,
were startled to find the river bank line,
with Negroes. Every one of the blacl
men was armed with shotgun, and tn
crowd We're drawn up in battle array
each about five feet apart.
As soon as the party of white me
had stepped out on the river bank,
Negro called out. There's the white =
-. We are laying for you; we ar
going to kill you" just then one c
the blacks ran toward Spraur and Nc
bles. When he came up Noble
recognized Jack Tillman, the NJ
gro who was killed. Tillman sal
| 70 -rE.-@ - d0;-S- an,
thing: I am not looking for trouble.
Mobiles told Spraur to let him pass, an
Che moment that Tillman passed /
frontsof the two the crowd of Negrot
elevated their shotguns and fired vo
| ley on the whites. The result of tn
fire was disastrous. Mobiles WI
wounded by mixed shot in the hea'
legs, arms, face and neck, and receive
ball from pistol in his cheek. Ba
tholomew received pistol ball in Il
jaw Just below the left ear. Spra'
, was shot in the stomach and chest
bird shot. and Haniff was shot in Il
head with mixed shot, and was hit {
, the head with club and knocked dow