Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-26
ROW At A PICNIC.
A Bloody Conflict Between Negroes
and Whites.
DESPERATE KILLED and CREMATED.
Attempt to Get Jury In the Case Of Luet-
CERT, the Chicago Sausage Maker,
Charged with Wife Murder
Murder and Arson.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, Aug. 94-Par.
ticulars of bloody tragedy between
negro picnickers and whites got here
yesterday from Kendall. Ark, a lum.
Der camp in the southwestern part Of
the state. A picnic was given by the
negroes in the vicinity Of Kendall and
many of those who were employed at
Frank Kendall's sawmill failed to re-
port for duty. 7. 7. johnson was EN-.
ployed at the Kendall mill and went
to see about it. AT the picnic grounds,
while talking to the men, he became
engaged in quarrel with one of the
negroes, who drew a knife and cut
Johnson's throat, death resulting al
most instantly. This, however, did not
appease the bloodthirsty negroes. C.
7. Gray later had some words with the
negroes and was fatally cut The COM
munity is aroused and posse of citi-
zens is hard upon the trail of the muir
derers. Brief particulars of the cap
ture Of two Of the murderers early yes
terday morning in the woods five miles
from Kendell has just reached here.
The captors had not reached Kendall
with the prisoners A courier came
ahead with the information. The in
ference is that the posse will never
reach home with the murderers, as the
dispatch says posse was forming
around the mill to go out and greet
the captors.
A DESPERATE KILLED AND CREMATED.
BANTER, Ark, Aug, ed Williams,
colored, was killed and burned up In
his home, three miles north of this
place, about three o'clock Sunday
morning. About month ago Williams
assaulted colored woman, and then
sent word to the deputy sheriff resid-
ing here that he would kill him If he
undertook to arrest him. Why an ef-
fort was not made sooner to arrest him
is not stated, but Saturday evening
Deputy Sheriff viii IIammack ar
rived from Monticello and began
Immediately laying plans, suggest
ing posse, and making preparations
to make the arrest. About nine o'clock
Saturday night start was made, and
at about ten o'clock Sunday morning
the house was surrounded by the posse.
After exhausting every means of per-
snasion and promise of protection, and
having made futile effort to break
down the door, and having given fair
warning, the house was set on fire.
Not until the roof was falling in did
the door open, when his wife ran out,
brushing Goals of fire from her head as
she emerged from the burning house.
As soon as the door was clear Williams
was seen, Winchester in hand, and as
he raised it to take aim, one of the
squad, who fortunately got the first
sight and the drop, fired before Will
liams could get his gun in position.
An effort was made to get the body out
of the burning house, but it was too
late. The roof fell in almost the same
instant the desperate fell, and all
went up in smoke together.
LUETGERTs CASE BEFORE THE COURT.
CHICAGO, Aug a. After two pre-
liminary hearings and three months
confinement in the county Jail, Adolph
Luetgert, the wealthy sausage maker,
charged with the murder Of his wife,
was put on trial before Judge Tuthill
in the criminal court yesterday. Both
the state and the defense believe that
! 900 veniremen will be examined and
that week will pass before u men ac-
ceptable to both sides will be found.
MURDER AND ARSON.
TusCoLA, ILL.,, Aug, a. A wholesale
poultry house was burned early yes
terday, and after the fire the charred
of Robert Lathrom were
found. As he was one Of the principal
witness against William Appleton, Of
Arcola, for the killing of Scott Swartz,
It is believed that Lathrom was muir
dered and the building set on fire to