St. Paul daily globe., 1892-06-13
ASSAULTED A WOMAN
And an Armed Posse Shot
Him to Death. a Few
Hours Later.
A Reign Of Terror in the Vils
lage Of Guthrie, Ok
lahoma.
Wyoming Angry Over the
Proposed Declaration Of
Martial Law.
Fruit and Crops in Nebraska
Ruined by a Hail
Storm.


great excitement in this city tonight oc.
casioned by two criminal assaults by
negroes today upon white women. A
negro lad named Holley assaulted Mrs.
Charles Moore, the wife of freighteri
who was away from home at the time.
He was arrested and mob surrounded
the Jail, threatening to lynch
him. The negroes of the town
claimed that Holly was innocent.
although he had confessed his
guilt to the sheriff, and race war
seemed imminent for time. There
was much angry talk, Judge" Perkins,
a negro lawyer, being spokesman for
ment he said: Let the whites harm
that man and this town viii be in ashes
before morning. The sheriff smuggled
the prisoner from Jail and took him to
Wichita, Kan. for safe keeping. The
second outrage was that made upon the
wife of James Genken, who is the engi-
neer of the electric plant. by an un-
known negro, who escaped. A posse,
headed by Genken, got on his trail i'm
mediately, and at midnight word reached
the sheriff that he had been overtaken
at 9 O'Clock tonight, six miles south Of
town, and shot to death. This news has
greatly intensified the excitement, and
the negroes are
Threatening Violence.
The officers began the disarming Of
the negroes before it became generally
known. anticipating that the news
would drive the negroes into frenzy.
At midnight there seems to be consid-
erable doubt as to the removal Of Hol-
ley from the jail. The negroes say that
the statement was circulated by
the whites so that the negroes
would disperse and give them (the
whites) free field for a lynching. A
great mob of negroes now surrounds
the jail, and more are arriving every
minute. The negroes have sent couTi-
ers TO Langston City. the negro
colony, ten miles distant, with the
report that the whites are about
to lynch an innocent negro. and many
negroes are fi0cking here. determined to
protect the object Of the white men's
vengeance. Many of the negroes are
armed and hundreds of whites are car
rying Winchesters and revOlvers. The
police have been reinforced by the ap-
pointment of a large number of city
marshals. Intense excitement pre-
walls, and any Insignificant encounter
between black and white may lead
to a race war. Sheriff Hixson and
Chief OF Police Kelley are disarming
the negroes. As many as fifty old shot
guns and rifles have been taken. also
number CT small firearms. The guns
are now stacked at police headquarters.
A shotgun, squirrel rife and
scythe-blade are stacked together.
These three weapons were taken
from three colored men WHO have just
arrived from Tehee. seventeen miles
distant. Col. II. p. Clark, commander
lie reported to Acting Gov. Martin for
duty, but the situation does not seem
serious enough to warrant the calling
out of troops. Gangs Of excited people
are on the street corners. All cOngre-
cations of negroes are being ordered to
disperse The police and deputies are
kept busy moving negroes.
Att O'Clock
tonight Police Officers Lester and Kitcf-
en-, with one or two nervy citizens, or
dered lot of negroes who were sta
toned on the cSrner next to the Jail. to
move on. Several attempted resist
ance, but the officers used their
clubs Several decent negroes jumped
on dry goods boxes and made speeches
to the excited crowd. Officers Rhine
har, Kitchen, Kelly and Gheke were
there Two or three shots were fired.
A big. burly negro named Perkins
yelled "Hang the editor of the NewSw
No sooner were these words uttered
when Bill Tilghman, Jack Tearney,
Doc Roberts, Dick Reaves. Walters. the
tailor. and others yelled: TRY
it if YOU dare" Sheriff Dixon and
his deputies rushed in and quelled the
disturbance and the excited people were
quickly dispersed. Men, women and
children at this moment are on the
streets q o'clock a. m.) but il seems that
the impending danger will be averted.
The editor of the News Walked down
Oklahoma avenue between two officers
at IL O'Clock seemingly secure. A COM
pany to patrol the city has been organ
lied and is under the leadership of good
men. Groups or negroes stand
On Every Corner.
and manifest their intention to take the
CITY If necessary. Reavest Bros place,
on Second street, is the rendezvous Of
the company, and the place is crowded
with fathers. husbands, sons, Repub'
licans and Democrats. This city is
actually alive with armed men,
who are ready to fight to the death If
needs be. Z. p. McCabe, the negro
ex-auditor of Kansas, is held response
bic for the crimes being committed and
violence is feared. He cannot be found
tonight, and is evidently III no way de-
sirous of showing up. Whistles are
blowing, and shouts and yells re-,
sound from every quarter of the
city. This beautiful city of 10000
people is a pandemonium and one
cannot sleep tonight. The electric
lights have been extinguished, and it
seems now that the worst may happen.
Capt. Cooper, one of Payne's original
Oklahoma boomers, reached here at IL
O'Clock with seventeen men. They are
determined that nothing short of