The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-24
RACE RIOT is RAGING
NINE NEGROES SHOT In MIsSIS-
SIPPI AND THE LIST IS
GROWING
ONE WHITE DEPUTY KILLED
Gov. McLaurin Summoned to the
Scene-FOrty COIOred Men Pro-
scribed by a Mob and Lynch Law
VIII Be Administered to ALL
OutgrOwth of an Attempt to Ar
rest a Negro.

VIII Be Administered to ALI
rest a Negro.
FOREST, Miss, Oct 23-As the re-
suit of an attempt to arrest a negro
near Harpersville, Scott county, In the
eastern part of the state, one white
deputy was killed, three wounded and,
according to the latest reports, nine
negroes have been killed by the citi-
zens Of Harpersville and neighborhood
and the sheriff's posse combined.
The pursuit of about fifty negroes
who Joined the original offender, with
the avowed determination to prevent
his arrest and capture and who am
pushed the party attempting the arrest,
| continues, and by morning the number
Of fatalities will undoubtedly have as
sumed large proportions. The whole
country is terribly aroused, and the
| sheriff's posse has been reinfoced with
men from all the neighboring towns
Gov. McLaurin has gone to the scene,
which is about ten miles north Of For
| est, the nearest railroad point.
The trouble originated last Friday
when negro named Bill Burke had an
alteration with his employer, Charles
Freeman, a white man, in which the
negro got the best of the difficulty.
The next night a crowd Of white men,
headed by Wallace Sibley,, who was
! deputized to arrest the man, went to
Burke's house, which is about a mile
from Harpersville. When they arrived
upon the scene and called for Burke
they were greeted by fusillade from
the negroes concealed IN the bushes
surrounding the house and in the house
itself. Wallace Sibley, the leader fell
dead at the first volley, and three more
white men Of the crowd, James Robin
son, James Hamilton and James Wells,
were wounded.
FIRE RETURNED.
The whites returned the fire, but
were unable to do any execution, as
their assailants were concealed. There
were not more than eight men in the
white crowd, and, finding it impossible
to resist effectively, they dispersed to-
wards Harpersville. 1t was not at that
time that Sibley was injured, bul upon
returning to the scene this morning
he was found dead in the yard. Dur
Ing the night large crowd of whites
gathered from the neighborhood. They
Immediately went to Burke's house
and got from his mother the names of
all parties in the crowd which had
anrbushed the men the night before
In all, there were about forty negroes
who had gathered to prevent the ar
rest Of Burke. All Of them had fed.
Then the pursuit and search for each
of the prescribed men began. Accord
ing to the statement Of reliable citi-
zens, six negroes were found and killed
before the sheriff arrived
A telephone message received at "a
late hour tonight states that three more
negroes have been caught and killed,
making total Of nine to date, with
about forty more to be heard from.
Sheriff Stevenson, realizing the danger,
wired Gov. McLaurin at Brandon, for
aid in quelling a probably Widespread
disturbance. Upon receipt of this tele-
gram the governor wired Adjt. Gen.
Henry, at Jackson, to get together q
company of the national guard and
proceed to the scene on the first train.
Gen. Henry Immediately responded
that there was no national guard COM
pany obtainable, but that he could get
together a company of armed men and
render all necessary assistance
In the meantime the governor procur-
ed a special train at Brandon, and ac-
companied by a posse Of thirty men
armed with shotguns proceeded to For
est. Arriving here early in the even
ing and finding that there was small
danger Of the riot assuming proportions
beyond the ability of the posse on hand
! to keep in bounds he wired Gen. Hen,
ry that 1t would be unnecessary for
him to bring his volunteers from Jack
son. The posse is operating in the
| SWampS about a mile from Harpers.
Vile, where most Of the fugitives are
supposed to be concealed. There is a.
message here to the effect that the cit
liens are apprehensive Of armed ne
groes entering the town tonight, and
| guards will be set to preventa sur
! prise.