The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-07-14

A RIOT AT JACKSONVILLE.

over this immortal auditory to what we
will do with Jesus.
RIOT AT JACKSONVILLE.
The Troops In Control and the Negroes
Under Arms.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, June e6.-Nearly
seven hundred negroes were under
arms last night deployed in squads of
from ten to twenty, and all within two
blocks OF the Duval County jail in this
city. They claim that threat was
made by the whites about lynching the
negro, Ben Heed, confined in the isil
tor the murder of Frank Burrows YES.
tetday. NO attempt at lynching has
YET Deen made, however, and this is
wholly unwarranted. Governor Flem-
ing issued orders to Adjt Gen. Lang
TOR two infantry companies and one
artlllery company in this city to hold
themselves in readiness for duty to day.
Ihe companies assembled at their ar
morles at midnight and remained there
until daybreak. At sunset a crowd of
negroes began to assemble again in
front of the Jail and in the neighbor-
hood, and by o'clock there were fully
I'VE hundred of them in the vicinity.
The leaders, learning that the military
mad been ordered out, sent committee
to confer with Capt. Turner of the Will
Soll battery III command of the three
companies.
The committee was assured that the
soldiers intended no harm to the me-
grocs, but they were ordered to protect
the Jail and dispersc all mobs. The
committee then promised to address
the negroes and advise them to 20
nome. When the committee returned
TO the mob with this advise the mob re-
fused to listen to their advice and still
larger numbers congregated in the
streets about the Jail. Just before 10
O'Clock three companies, the Wilson
BATTERY, with Gattling gun and
twenty-five men, and the MetrOpOlltan
Light Infantry and Jacksonville Light
infantry, about fifty men each, all un-
der the command Of Capt. Turner. of
the battery, marched up to the iail.
The negroes did not interfere with
them. The Gattling gun was planted
within ten feet of the Jail door and
manned. One of the infantry com
panles was drawn up at com pany front
Just south Of it. The negroes are still
scattered all about the neighborhood in
small squads, but in such a manner
that they could hardly be called "a
moo" At signal, however, fully
seven hundred of them, all armed, could
be brought together.
The only serious circumstance grow
Ing out OF last nights demonstrations
Oy the negroes about the County iail
was an atteNpt of negro guard, one
block away from the jail, to stop the
passage of white man. The negro
was armed and the white man turned
pack for assistance. lie returned with
deputy sheriff, two constables and a
policeman, and they attempted to dis.
! Tired upon from all directions by ne.
groes IN concealment. Three of the
posse received slight flesh wounds, and
| they were all obliged to leave.
At ~ o'clock some negroes at
tempted to pass through the picket
lines two blocks away from the iaiI
n sentry ordered them to halt and give
the countersign. This they were un.
able to do, and Insisted ON passing
me sentinel raised an alarm, and as
thc negroes were pushing their way
through they were fired upon by the
| metropolitan Light Infantry of this
| Guy. Ihey returned the fire and a
sklrmish ensued. Two negroes are re-
ported fatally wounded. Private Harry
Stout of the Metropolitans, a son Of
DIR. III. II. Stout, a prominent homnpa-
thlc physician of this city, was wounded
in the leg. lie was conveyed in an
ambulance to his fathers home on
Ocean street. His wound is not con
Sldered of dangerous character,
The troops have established picket
lines two blocks from the Jail on four
sides, and nobody, white or black, is
allowed to pass inside of them. The
negroes tonight have not assembled in
any great numbers, but 1t is reported
that several hundred of them, well
armed, are conveniently near the Jail
ready for any emergency. In front of
the Jail door are two twelve pound brass
held pieces and one Gatling gun. The
latter will fire POO shots per minute.
ana has been instrumental in quietng
the negroes.
Excitement runs high and dozens of
inc Widest rumOrs are current all over
the city. Young Stouts wound was
caused by the accidental discharge of a
rifle as he stood at the Jail door. The
troops are arresting and taking to Jail
an suspicious looking negroes, nearly
thirty having been run in already. No
further disturbance is looked for to-
night.
Collision at Sea,
LONDON, June 30.-The North Ger