The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-03-13
SHOOTING NEGROES
Terrible Riots on the Levees at
New OrleanS-Many
Killed.
SHOT DOWN LIKE DOGS
Mob Opened Fire on the Me-
Mob Opened Fire on the Ne
groes While They Were
at Work.

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Vile street, is in the hands OF an armed
mob. The police with their scattered
numbers, are powerless and unable to
cope with the armed workingmen. Two
men have been killed, while several
others have been wounded, as result
Of attacks which have been made upon
the negroes. The white men are COM
pletely in control Of things, and have
declared that no negro shall appear
upon the levee front. Az result OF
this, all work on the levee is practically
ut standstill, while not . negro can be
seen anywhere among the shipping.
Trouble Began Early.
The work of riotiJ e and bloodshed
began at q. m, and resulted in the
killing of two men and q wholesale dis
charge of firearms in two different ssc.
tions of the city. The police were massed
in the Seventh precinct station and had
remained there all night, under COM
mand Of Acting Chief of Police John
Journee Everything was reported quiet
aud they were hopeful that everything
would remain 30, when there came
message that dozen men had been
killed in front Of jackson square, and
that .
Terrible Riot Was in Progress.
The police were at once hustled into the
patrol wagons which were at the sta
tlons, and were hurried away to the
scene of the trouble. They had barely
left when Sergeant Richard Walsh, in
command of the precinct. heard . vol
ley of shots from the direction OF the
levee in front of the station.
The morning was extremely foggy
and when Sergeant Walsh heard the
shooting he rushed to the scene.
Among the freight cars on the levee,
between Phillips and First streets, he
found crowd Of negroes. They sur
rounded wounded companion.
The mans head was covered with
blood. He had been shot in the mouth,
| The negro. who was unknown, was
| taken to the station. Those who were
about declare he was crossing the levee,
when mob came along and fired
volley, killing him instantly.
/ Acted with DOAt0erotaOus
When the negro's body was removed,
the sergeant and q squad OF officers
| went up the levee and found . mob OF
$50 men armed with Winchester rifles
and other guns. They marched along
the levee up to Eighth street and then
back to Tchoupoutlas street and then
dispersed, according to what seemed
prearranged plans.
At Washington street they were &C.
costed by Sergeant Walsh, who recog-
nized most of the men. Among the
leaders was q man from down town
named Walter Owens. They were
sober and acted with deliberation.
On the levee Port Warden McCubben
| was seen. He declared that he had been
MP all night, and dep.ored the occur
renee. He said all the men were from
down town and did not belong to the
screw men.
At $50 a. m. everything up town was
comparatively quiet, with very few
weapons in sight.
Fled In All Direosions.
The trouble occurred on the levee, at
the landing Of the Harrison line of
steamships, opposite jackson square. In
the fog which prevailed, . mob Of 100
armed men got through the guards Of
the police and opened fire on the negroes
who were at work. They fed in terror,
some jumping into the river. Those
who ran across the leyee in the direction
of the square were subjected to q deadly
volley. The shots seemed to come from
doorways, windows, galleries and street.
Look where they would the negroes saw
pistols and heard the reports as revolv.
ers were discharged.
Each man then ran in different di.
rection, and the poor devils seemed
panic stricken.
Those in the crowd Of whites who
were not armed with revolvers, picked
up stones, clubs and other improvised
weapons, and attacked the crowd OF
negroes. Even the most venturesome
of the blacks could not stand this and
they fed.
Those seen by reporter say that it is
impossible to state how many were shot
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