The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-24
RACE WAR AT HAND

RACE WAR AT HAND
MAYFIELD, KENTUCKY, PATRoLLED
BY ARMED BANDS.
Surrounding Towns Called Upon for Assist
ance-Trouble Grows Out OF the Lynch
ing Of an Alleged Negro Rapist-Other
Pieasan: Little advertisements with
Torch and Gun in Old Kaiutuck- Private
Allen wahIfeid of Kansas
City Insane-Counterfeiters Tried in New
Jersey-News of Crime and Catastrophe
Louisville, KY, Dec. 23.-Reports
reach here from Mayfield, KY, where the
negro rapist, jim Stone, was lynched
yesterday, that a race war is imminent.
The town is said to be guarded by bodies
of armed men, against threatened at
tack by negroes to avenge Stones death.
Mayfield and neighboring towns are
greatly excited.
A dispatch from Mayfield says: At
o clock this morning a detachment of
thirty whites from Fulton thirty miles
away, came into the city armed 20 the
teeth and prepared TO resist the negroes.
Eddyville, Kuttawa, Wingo, Princeton.
Paducan AMI neighboring towns were
asked for aid and companies were form
ed at each Of these places. The Second
regiment, Kentucky state guards, at
Do oSyad FOR. a GaflinO
and the piece was sent to this city. The
body of William Suet. colored, was
found here today, lying in a side street.
Ii is known now that he was killed last
night by the armed whites, who have
been organized for protection in the race
war, and were patrolling the streets last
night. Suet was pursued and shot in The
back. All sorts of rumors were current
today about a mob of negroes coming
into town tonight for vengeance. None
of the merchants of this place would sell
a weapon or ammunition to negroes. A
large force OF armed whites patrolled the
streets tonight and every precaution vas
taken to prevent the general outbreak
that was threatened. Messages from Pa
ducah and other surrounding towns
warned the whites here to be on their
guard.
Mayfeld, KY, Dec. 23.-Reports Of ne
groeS organizing to take indiscrimipate
vengeance on the whites for the killing of
Jim Stone by whitecappers are causing
alarm. While the reports in many cases
are somewhat vague, belief that they
have some real foundation is shown by
the fact that before Stone was killed he
and other negroes were unusually insO-
lent toward white people, and that they
went armed and omitted no occasion 10
provoke quarrels with unarmed whites.
1t was Jim Stones conspicuous leader
ship in this sort Of behavior that caused
his taking off by mob violence May
field has been, as it were, in a state of
siege for two days. Everybody is arm
ed. Guards watch all the roads and In
spect all trains. This morning Jim Sner,
colored, was killed at the depot because
he would not halt when challenged. Sun
day, Henry Finley, a negro, was killed
by masked men and Monday night Jim
Stone met the same fate. All We're des-
peradoes, except possibly, Snet. The
houses of negroes that have been burned
were resorts of the lowest order and also
places Of rendezvous for the vilest Of the
vile to plot mischief.
ALMOST SPOILS THE STORY.
oooN0hs NY, DCC. lie -hdyHciu
race war is ut an end. Everything is
quiet. A mass meeting of both white
and coiored people tonight came to an
that peace should reign.
Thirty Gcput;Zed policemen are patroll-
ing the city. There is nothing to be
about in the vicinity of Padu-
cab.
TOLL HOUSE RAIDED.
Springfield, KY. Dec. 23-The toll
house on the Springfield and Perryville
turnpike. one mile from this town, was
set on fire last night, and burned to the
ground. The free-turnpikers had raided
the gate some time ago. when all of the
other toll gates in the county were de-
stroyed, and no attempt mad been made
% collect tolls since. Yesterday Keeper
Wise moved his family from the house
and it is presumed that the night raiders
burned the house to prevent possibility
If its being used as a toll house any
more. There is not single toll gate now
n the county.
AT A KENTUCKY DANCE.
Middlesborc. KY. Dec. 23.-News from
[.etcher county, states that a bloody bat
lie was fought at a dance at the home
If David Williams. One hundred shots
we're fired, and Charley Hogg, a prom
neIt mountain teacher. was MORALLY
Hogs friends swear ven
5eance and a feud may ensue.
GOVERNOR IS WORRIED.
Frankfort, KY, Dec. Ex-Governor
Bradley is evidently worried and perplex
ID about the recent frequent mob muir
lers in Kentucky In an interview tonight
he denounced the lawbreakers and the
deficiency of local officers and strongly
minated that, If requested. according 10
kentucky's peculiar law on the subject,
lie would offer big rewards without mum
Der for members of the mobs. He also
APPS the legislature as a whole for its fail
Ire TO enact into law his late recon-
nendatiOns as to mons.
ARBUCkLE NOT POISONED.
New York, Dec. 23.-The final report OF
Professor Witthaus, who analysed the
tomach OF Frank P. Arhllckle of Den
'er. who died under unexplained circum-
tanccs recently, has been received by
Coroner Huthill. The analysis showed
hat Arbuckle had received no poison
whatever. thus disproving the theory
hat those who stole the valuables from
lis person had drugeed him.
PRIVATE ALLEN SENTENCED.
Chicago. Dec. o3.-Private James D. |
Allen, convicted of killing his comrade, |
Daniel NJ. Call. of the Fifteenth United |
tateS infantry, at Fort Sheridan, March |
0 last, was today sentenced to ten years |
at hard labor. The SEN
snce is tie most lenient for Inanslaugh- |
sr allowed by the federal statutes. The |
illing of Call arose over a quarrel |
Thich Allen and Call, who were both |
thletes. agreed to settle with boxing |
ouc- Allen was worsted and left the |
DOM, returning a few moments after |
nth revolver. With the remark, |
Dan. you're goner." Allen fired, the /
all taking effect in the abdomen. Call /
led the next day.
WAHLFIELD Is INSANE.
Kansas City. Mo. Dec. Oscar O. |