The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-11-03
ELECTION DAY RIOT
BLOOD FLOWS In THE STREETS OF
FRANKFORT, KY.

Three Men Dead. and Two More Wound ef
as the Result of an Encounter Between
Deputy Sher tn's Posse and Armed
Band OF Election RustIers-Three
Killed In an Election Row at Mouni
Vernon, Ky.-.At BerkeIy, Virginia.
Democratic Factions Almost Come to
BIows-News of Crime In Central.
Frankfort, KY, Nov. ELECTION day
was ushersd IN by a bloody encounter on
The streets between Republicans and
Democrats at / a. m, resulting IN the
Heath of three men and the wounding Of
Two more. The difficulty began by Frank
Egbert. Republican, org anizing a party
to head off a party of Democrats under
the leadership of Ben Marshal, VINO, Es-
bert claimed, had taken party Of ne
groes to the country to prevent their vot-
ing TODAY. EgbeEt, it is said, with his
marty. awaited Mars;hals return and fired
on him from ambush. wounding hfm ana
Smith seriously and slightly injuring AL
ex Graham, a negro Deputy SherlH
Deakins then organized posse ana al
tempted to arrest Egnert and ms party.
The latter appeared on the street orand-
5shinr their revoivers. The TWO parties
met and firing began. Fifty SHOTS OF
mora were fired, and Egnert was instant
Nv killed. while Deakins was morally
wounded. Howard Glore, one OF Es-
o1e-1 Stl Eltio6
Waiter Gains, a negro, severely huf1- II
was reported soon after thar ne had died.
Mayor Julian today organized a large
BODY of special policemen in view OF the
excitement. as ne feared further lrouoie
az the polls owing to the bitter feeling
betveen the workers of the two parties
end The friends of the men killed and in
iured The merest trifle of quarrel
would have been sufficient to result IN a
resort TO firearms. The dead:
FRANC EGBERT, Republican politi-
clan.
HOWARD GDORE, Republican. mem
her Of Egbert's crowd
SHERIFF DEAKINS, dying.
John SMITH, driver of the Demo-
lcratic wagon in which the negroes were
hauled TO the country.
Wounded:
Charles Graham, colored, occupant OF
rsturning wagon.
Waiter Gain, white, bystander.
There is no confirmation Of the rumor
that several negroes are dead and con-
ceaied about town.
Frankfort. KY, Nov. "A growing
= ,,%s@ tot
by the prominent politicians now in jail
charged with conspiracy, has terribly
aroused the country neighbors Of the
deputy sheriff who lived in a remote
and wild section of the country. re-
port is current to the effect that men
were coming tonight to lynch all seven
Of the men in Jail, on the ground that
they loaded Egbert with whisky and in
cited him to the attack and afterwards
TO the murder OF the deputy sheriff. The
governor has been applied to by families
OF those IN jail for troops 10 protect the
Jail. Investigation indicates that there
IS no real danger OF mob, and no sol
diers have been ordered out.
TROUBLE AT MT. VERNON.
Louisville, Nov. O. Aspecial TO the
Evening Post from Mount Vernon, KY,
says: A number d tough characters ere
ated a disturbance al the Crooked Creek |
precinct in this county this afternoon. |
Sheriff Mullins attempted to restore or
der. when a general shooting ARRAY took |
place between the sheriff and his depu-
ties and the dsturbers, three Of the lat |
ter being killed. The dead are:
HENRY LANDLORD.
JOHN LAWRENCE.
CHARLES PAYNE.
ALMOST A RIOT.
Norfolk, Va, Nov. "A riot was almost |
precipitated in Berkeley this morning, |
There are two Democratic factions in the |
county. The Cole faction seized the vot- |
ing place of the Nerbern faction on Ber-
kelley avenue but left the books in the |
charge OF the regular clerks, who, after |
an excited discussion, retired to the may |
pr's office and opened new voting place |
They left the crowd in possession of the |
boom. Mayor Mccoy expected further |
trouble and requested that one company |
of Portsmouth militia be held in readi- |
ness to await a call from him This was
done. but its services were not needed as
the excitement soon quieted. No one |
was injured or arrested.
a FEUD SETTLED.
Louisville. KY, Nov. "A special from
Junction City, KY. 10 the Evening Post
says; A fatal shooting affray took place
here this afternoon in which an old feud
was ended and both the participants |
died within minute OF each other.
Some years ago J. o. Wright shot ]. c.
Blackerty While assisting officers 10 ar
rest him. The trouble was renewed this
afternoon. Wright fired on Blackerty.
who returned the Shots. Botl men fell
.mortaliy wounded and both died before I
the smoke % their pistols had disappear
Ell. Rlackerty was unmarried. Wright
leaves Wife and TWO children.
TO DEFEND LUETGERT.
ST. Louis. Nov. 2-Ex- Governor Charles
7. johnson. one of the best known Grim
tnal lawyers in Missouri. and almost as
well known outside the state. has been
retained 10 conduct the defense Of I.ue--
CERT, the Chicago sausage maker. in his
coming second trial for the alleged kill
ing OF - wife. Mr.. Johnson has gained
great prominence in his connection With
the defense Of DR.. DueStrow. the 81
Louis millionaire who was recently hang
ed for the murder Of mis- wife and child
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