The times., 1897-11-03

killel IN Rock Castle and Two
in Junction City.
Louisville ky, Nov. 2.-The feeling over
tocay election was surprisingly bitter and
as y result more blood was sled IN this
State than on any other election day
known.
The worst afffay was at Frankfort
where negroes were hrihed TO remain away
from The polls. 10 make sure that :he
negroes would not vote they were carried
out Of town to a barn two niles in the
country aud locked t.p in what was non
ically termed the bull pen. a load was
taken olt shortly after midnight.
Tie Republicans undertook 10 rescue
the negroes and bring them back 70 town
a party of eight OF ten was hastily made
up aud with Frank Egbe1t, Il well-known
Republican, whc has sieen involved IN many
desperate affruys, then started out 10
tie bun pen, wnere tie negroes were
lodged.
At the top OF the hill short distance
out Of Frankfort they met thc Democrats
returning in the waath used for carrying
the ncgroes. This was at O'Clock IL the
uoruin@. The silver party was headed by
Ben Marshall, n weIl-known Democratic
Dotician ara a hrutherin-law or Egbcrt
Tho waeca was driven by John Smith. Eg-
bert hailed them and recognizing his
1rGthcr-in-Iaw, Marshall ordered him TO
halt, 1r he would shoot.
Dnye On. Smith, shouted Marshall
Egbprt fired his revolver and several men
in his party also discharged Their weapons,
while the men ia the wagons responded.
smith, the driver, was Shot through botn
legs anG fatally wounded, bat nubody y else
ia the wagon was hurt. Howard Glare,
one Of the attacking party, was slot
through the body and iei dying u the
elnuud bat in the excitement was not
missed Marshall caught up the reins and
whipped tie horses into run.
Both SIDES emptied their weapons at
each other as the he tnocrats drove Off.
Whru sne wagon reached town Marshall
told his friends and r. E. Deakens, a
democratic deputy sheriff, undertook II
arrest he Republican party Deal.ens was
one If shedff rmstrong'S county deputies
ami harpeurC to lie in town. County
Judge Wiliii1uIs WAS aroused and sH ore III
posse 10 help De;tkens make the arrests.
In the posse that went % art-st Egb.rt
and party there were several Of tuDse who
had been attacked in the wagon. They
Hui secured warrants for Egbert and those
supposed 10 be witt, him. Deakens led
tie poss up to Egbert's party aud began
IT a,ling the warrautsa Bsbert drew his
revolver aHd shot him. Deputy Sheriff
Deakens said:
You're got me, but I'll get yoI too"
and fired upon him with Winchester
rifle AT tho saIae lime ordering his posse
t. shoot.
AT least twenty shots were discharged,
and Egbert fell with four bullets in his
hGdy Dea akens alsc dropped and soon e.
pred. Walter Givens, crippled by
stander, received shot through The ler.
and Charles Boon, a negro fell with
bullet in his right lung. Several ef the
negroes are said 10 have been wounded,
hat were at once carried OFF ~ their
friends 0nlya few shots were fired before
the party led ny Eghert surrendered. Sew
erdI other men Were also put under arrest
cn the charge of conspiracy, either for
Eeing with the Egbert party CT melting
the attack. They arc George Hannen, gGld
Democrat; Cable Conway, gold Demacrat;
Frank Moore. Republican; Otis Evans. Re
publican: Walter Gains, Republican, Henry
Scarce, Republican; Matt. Stevens, Re
publican, and Len. Robinson Republican.
Haunen was The leader Of the fusion PARTY.
The kilingof three m en a t Crooked Creek,
voting precinct in Rock Castle, this after
noon, added another tloody cha pter to
the day. Charley Payne and some friends
got into quarrel with the supporter Of
Candidate they oppos, Il. Sheriff Mullins
was notified, He shot Payne down just a
the lat:er was drawing his weapon on him.
general fusllade followed, and John
Lawrence and Fenry Longford We're also
Killed. The sheriff escaped unframed.
!. E. Wright and Jason BIackerty shot
each other TO death at Junction City this
afternoon. They had been enemies for
years and the killing grew out of an cleo
ticu quarrel. II was desperate pistol
duel Both ere shot a number OF times.
George Ballard SHOT Thomas Roylston
twice, fatally, last night, at Paducah.
Roylst,n VIII die. Poth are prominent
The trouble arest over ploitics. The
shooting caused much excitement, owing
to the high standing Of the participants
Last night, at Paris, gang of negroes
attacked several white men, who lad
charge of voters and were instructing
them. About fifty shots were fired. Nat
stichncy. co,ored. was shot in the leg.
and Bin Alien, colored, caught a bullet
in his shoulder. Two whites were injured.
At MddIeshorough, Winchesters and pis-
tolls were brought To the polls. and many
shots weie fired, but no one was killed
At other places iii the State, there were
many other acts of violence.