Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-10-27
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White ncplty Dead. Three Wounded,
and Nine Negroes Reported Killed.
Gov. McLturin Arrives On the scene The
Governor Was Accompanied iiy
Posse OF 30 Armed N,n-Nn-
other Battle INp'c;cd.

FuREsr. Miss. Oct. -. As the result
nf an attempt to arrest Negro near
liarprrSvill'. Scott county. in the cas;
crn part al the state, one white deputy
is killed. three Wounded aud according
I" the latest report nine Negroes have
been killed 10y the citizens of the llar-
prrSvilir ncighhnrhCud and the Shrr-
iir'S posse combined. The pursuit If
about - Negroes which had joined
the original offender with tie
avowcd determination Ia prevent
his arrest and capture and
which ambu>hcd the party attempting
the arrest continue, and 10y morning
the number of fatalities viii undnuhi-
eddy have assumed larger proportions.
The whole country il terrible arnuN, ii
and the shcriif'> posse has been rein
forced with men from all the ncighhuT-
inE towns. Gov. Mcl.aurin has gore
to the scene. which * about ten mil, =
north of Forest. the nearest rail
road point. The trouble originated
last Friday when Negro named
Bill Burke had an alteration with h y
employer. Charles Freeman. white
nan. in which the Negro got the best
of the difficulty. The next night Il
crowd of white men headed by Wallace
Sihlcy. who was drpu,izcd Ia arrest tie
man. went To Eurllr's house. which
=. al. 4
When they arrived upon the scene
and called for Burke they were greeted
10y 4 fu>illadc from the Negroes con-
ccalcd i'm ambush in the bushes sur
rounding the house aud in the hon: e
itself Wallace Sihlcy. the leader. fell
dead al the first yullcy, and three more
white members of the crowd, Jam, y
Johnson. James Hamilton and Jam, y
Wells were wounded. The whites
returned the fire. hut were ~
able Ia do any execution IS
their aSsailants were all concealed.
There were not more than eight mon
in the white crowd. and finding it inn
possible Ia resist effectively. they dis
pcr>cd towards llarpcrvillr. sit was
no; known at that time that Siblcy
was injured. but upon return Ia the
scene Sunday morning he was found
dead in the yard. The wounded dcpu-
ties We're able Ia get back Ia town
with the assistance of their conn
rades. This occurrence took place
early in the night. When the crowd re-
turned To llarpcrsvillr the news spread
like wildfirc. During the night a large
crowd gathered in the ncighborhood.
They Immediately went to Burkc's
house and got from his mother the
names of all parties in the crowd which
had amhu>hcd the men the night be-
fore. In all there were about forty Ne
grocs who had gathered to prevent the
arrest of Burke. and list was made
up AT her dictation. All of them had
fled. Then the pursuit and search for
each of the prescribed darlies began.
According to the statement of reliable
citizens. six Negroes were found and
tcrmined citizens before the sheriff ar
rived.
SUNDAY morning Sheriff j. VI. Steven
son was wired from lIarpcrsville of
the threatening condition of affairs
and he was asked to get together a
posse and come at once to IIarpersville.
The sheriff lives at Morton. ten miles
from the scene. Gathering together a
at once for the place. When lie
arrived in the afternoon he was
Joined by crowds of citizens until a
conservative estimate places the num-
Der in the posse as over 800 men. In
mcdiatcly after leaving the house
where the first tragedy was committt d
the Negroes scattered through the sur
rounding country. The sheriff pursuit
has resolved itsc' 20 chase of the
Negroes in a';"atgt 4 not of
whi"' is keeping ,ugcther as W.
frs: rrpnrt,t 4 rrliablc telephon
hessaur ~cc.I Il al a late hour Sunday
night tf., that three more Negroes
have been foond and killed. making "a
total of nine to date with about forty
more to be heard from. Sheriff Stew
cnson realizing the danger apprchended
Immediately wired Gov. McLaurin fer
aid in quelling a probable widespread
disturbance. Upon receipt of his tele-
gram the governor wired Adjt. Gen.
Henry, at jackson. 10 get together a
company of the national guard ard
proceed to the scene upon the first
train. Gen. Henry immediately re-
sponded that there was no national
guard company obtainable. but that he
would get together company of armed
men and render necessary assistance.
In the meantime the governor pro-
cured special train at Brandon and
accompanied by posse of 30 men arm
cd with shotguns proceeded to Forest.