Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-03
A RIOT
Growing Out of Politics, at Frank
fort, KY, Early Yesterday Morn
ing.

lIOn day was uShered IN by bloody
encounter on the streets between Re-
publicans and Democrats after one
a. M, resulting in the death of three
men and the wounding Of two or more.
The difficulty began by Frank Egbert,
Republican, organizing a party to head
OFT party of Democrats under the
leadership of Ben Marshal, who, as Egg
bert claimed, had taken a number Of
negroes to the country to prevent
their voting to-day. Egbert, it is said,
with his party awaited Marshals re-
turn, and fired on him from ambush,
wounding seriously John Smith and
slightly injuring Charles Graham, a
negro. Deputy Sheriff Deakins then
organized a posse and attempted to ar
rest Egbert and his party. The latter
appeared on the street brandishing
their revolvers. The two parties met
and firing began. Fifty shots or more
were fired and Egbert was instantly
killed, while Deakins was MORALLY
wounded, dying at $50 this morning.
Howard Glore, one of Egbert's men,
was also kId, and Walter Gains,
negro, was severely hurt. 1t is report
ed that he has died
Mayor Julian to-day organized
large body of special police in view of
the excitement, as he fears further
trouble at the polls owing to bitter feel
ing between the workers of the two par
ties and the friends of the men killed
and injured. The mere trifle of
quarrel would be likely to result in
resort to firearms.
The dead are:
Frank, Republican politician.
Howard Glore, Republican member
of Egbert's crowd.
r. E. Deakins, Democratic Deputy
Sheriff, dying.
John Smith, driver Of the Demo-
cratic wagon in which the negroes were
hauled to the country.
The wounded are:
Charles Graham, colored, occupant of
returning wagon.
Walter Gaines, white, bystander.
There is no confirmation of the ru-
NOR that several negroes are dead and
concealed about town.
A growing idea that last nights riot
was instigated by the prominent poll
ticians now in Jail charged with con-
spiracy has terribly aroused the coun-
try neighbors of the deputy sheriff,
who lived in a remotely wild section
of the county. A report is current to
the effect that there were men coming
tonight to lynch all CT the men in
jail on the ground that they loaded Egg
bert with whisky and melted him to
the attack and afterwards to murder
the sheriff, The Governor has been
applied to by families Of those in Jail
for troops to protect them. Investiga-
ton indicates that there is no real dan
ger of a mob and no soldiers have been
ordered out
Arrow IN VIRGINIA.
Norfolk, Va, November "A riot
! was almost precipitated in Berkeley
this morning. There are two Demo-
cratic factions in the county. The
Cole faction seized the voting place of
the Newborn faction on Berkeley ave-
nue., but left the books in charge Of
the regular clerks, who, after an ex-
cited discussion, retired to the Mayors
office and opened a new voting place,
leaving the Cole crowd in possession
of the old booth. Mayor Mccoy ex-
pected further trouble and requested
that one company Of Portsmouth mil
itary be held in readiness to await
call from him. No one was injured or
arrested.
ELECTION RIOTS.
Louisville, KY, November "A spe-
cial to the Evening Post from Mt. Yer
non. KY, says: GA number of tough
characters created a disturbance at the
Crooked Creek precinct, in this county,
this afternoon. Sheriff Mullins attempt
ed to restore order, when a general
shooting ARRAY took place between the
Sheriff and his IDENTITIES and the dis
turbers. three Of the latter being killed
The dead are: Henry Langford, John
Lawrence, Charles Payne.