The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-10-13
RIOT At CAMP HAMILTON
Caused by the Murder Of a
Private.
SOLDIERS SEIZE A TRAIN
Dead Mans Companions Swear ven-
geance, and Attempt n Lynching-
Exciting Night ut Lexington.

Lexington, Ky., Oct. l2.-As a re-
suit OF the killing of private in the
Twelfth New York regiment by Provost
Guard Kitchen last night, 800 or 400
members of that regiment formed
mob tonight and seized a train at Camp
Hamilton, with the intention of COM
ing to town on il and raiding the
county Jail for the purpose OF taking
Kitchen out and lynGhing him. Gen
eral Wiley and Colonel Wood were
quickly notified Of the uprising. and
they suppressed the mob by the most
radical and prompt action. The out
break was not unexpected, and the Jail
was heavily guarded The provost
guard in the city was also double
and things are now quiet, at midnight
The rioting tonight was the sequel
not only OF the fatal fights last night,
but also of the drunken carousals that
have been going on since pay day.
Last night there were two killed and
two wounded, and lynching was mar"
rowly prevented. The drinking and
disorderly conduct is not in Camp
Hamilton, but in the city, when the
men get off on leave of absence.
Private IIefferman, of the Twelfth
New York. was last midnight killed by
Provost Guard Alvin Kitchen, of the
Third Kentuck', while the former was
running away from fight he had been
in at dive, and he refused to halt
when Kitchen called to him to do so.
Kitchen fred twice at Hefferman. the
second shot being fatal. The soldiers
are still desperately enraged at the
provost guard for chasing them with
weapons, when they are in the city,
and threatened others as we'll as Kit
chen. Private Bailey, who was also
shot while in the city last night by the
provost guard, is suffering terribly from
the effects of the wound in his thigh,
and is in q serious condition. The
two colored immunes who were shot in
camp yesterday when Sergeant Green
was killed by Corporal Edwards are
resting easier tonight. There is more
excitement in Lexington tonight than
at any time since the troops were
brought here.
When the 1870 l. & n. train started
to town from Camp Hamilton. a crowd
of 800 memb ers of the Twelfth New
York regiment was at the depot tC
board it. They were armed. and were
coming to town to try to get Alvin
Kitchen from Jail and shoot him. The
operator at the station wired to the di.
vision headquarters in the camp the
facts, and General Wiley wired back
instructing the train to be held. He
trouble, under Captain Holbrook, adj
jutant-general on General Wade's staff.
Captain Holbrook ordered all peaceful
soldiers to return to the camp.
The Sixth Massachusetts regiment
was placed as special guard around
Camp Hamilton.
Later a report reached camp that the
mob was forming in town.
The entire One Hundred and Sixtieth
Indiana regiment was sent to town
about II O'Clock. a guard of 8 men
has been placed around the Jail, and
/ jailers and deputies, armed with Win
chesters. are protecting the prisoners.
Kitchen is badly scared, and fears he
will be lynched.
Kitchen will unquestionably get the
death sentence. When he shot DyTen
he was under orders not to have his
gun loaded. 1t is said Colonel Leonard,
/ Of the Twelfth New York, was the prin.
cipal promoter OF the mob The matter
will be thoroughly investigated to-.