The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-13
A RACE ROW AT PADUCAH.
Negroes Fire Into a Military Com
pany.

Negroes Fire Into a Military Com
pany.
CINCINNATI, O.. July ia special to
the Commercial Gazette from Paducah,
KY, says:
Shortly after 9 O'Clock last evening,
while the city council was in session, the
chief of police threw a bomb In their midst
by announcing that a report had just
reached him that 200 or 800 negroes. armed
with Winchester rifles, mad oongregated in
the vicinity Of the Jail, prepared for an at
tack. The council at once adjourned. The
mayor at once sent a dispatch to the gov
ernor, asking him to order out Company U
of the state guards, located here. Every
able bodied man is now on the streets, and
and every one who oan obtain arms Of any
kind is doing 3d. The sheriff has charge OF
a posse composed of fifty or seventy-fv
men, armed with shotguns and revolvers
procured from various hardware stores.
The underlying cause OF the uprising is
the hanging Of Charles Hill, the negro who
mads.an assault upon Lydia Starr some
weeks ago. They have been secretly OBJ
tanning arms for some time, and something
of this kind was looked for at most any
time The immediate cause Of the outbreak,
as stated by a negro last night. is the arrest
of a colored man named Thomas Burgess
At II 80 o'clock the marshal and mayor re-
turned to the jail from round Of the
squads of negroes who. when the mayor
and marshal promised that no violence
should be done the prisoner In the Jail,
promised to disperse, and begun to do so.
The marshal addressed a crowd of white
A-N1 = -. 30 HATS boz
as the negroes were disporsing, and no vio-
lence need now be feared. This the people
began to do, and in a few minutes this
crowd was reduced to the militia nsd about
forty armed citizens.
FIRED ON BY THE NEGROES.
"At exactly 10 O'Clock band OF negroes
suddenly appeared marching down Sixth
street and opened fire upon the men collect
ed at the jail. At the first fire a young
man 20 years OF age fell, shot through the
abdomen. He is dying. He was a member
of the militia company, and a harness
maker by trade. The Ere was returned by
the militia and armed citizens and the ne
groes beat precipitous retreat. The
militia also retreated in disorder back OF
the court house, where they kept up firing
until the negroes had disappeared down the
street. 1t Is thought that some OF the negroes
we're wounded, although 1t is impossible as
yet to learn particulars. The jail and court
room are now filled with militia and armed
citizens, Tho negroes retreated back to the
Odd Fellows lodge, which has been their
chief headquarters during the night. Tho
police have arrested over fifty negroes
found carrying arms and they are guarded
to prevent any attempt to release them.
The mortal woundtng of young Edwards
has aroused storm Of indignation that is
kept from breaking out with difficulty. and
an attempt to avenge his untimely death
is almost certain to be made. Excitement
runs high and at o'clock this morning the
streets was still filed with people,"
THE WOUNDED SOLDIER DEAD.
LOUISVILLE, KY. July IL, 7 P. M.-There
has been no more bloodshed in Paducah
but further trouble is expected tonight.
The governor has not ordered out any
troops. Elmer Edwards, the soldier shot
last night, died this morning.