The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-24

4 6trn1ag smiley wAs found dead IL tho
IND. The deputies we're able u get back
4 ~ torn with the AssistAnce of their COM
v1acs. The occQrrence took place early In
~ ntsAt When the crowd returned to
lfnrpsftlile ths usws spread like wild fire:
puring the night large crowd gathered
tSvm tho neighborhood They immediately
went to Burka's hotxs1 and got from his
mother the names OF all the parties 10 the
crowd which had arDhu1hed tho men the
u1ght before In all there were about forty
nogroes who had sathered to prevent the
arrest Of Burke and hst was made up st
her dictaticn. All OF them had fled before
the crowd made Their appsarance the next
morning. Then the pursuit and the search
T. for each OF the prescribed darkies began.
According to the statement OF reliable
citizens, six OF the nsgroes we're found and
killed by the crowd Of armed and deter
mined citizens before the sheriff arrived
This morning the sheriff. J. NJ. Stephenson,
vas wired from Harpersville Of the threat
ening condition Of affairs and he was asked
TO get together a posse and come at once
TO Harpersyille. The sheriff lives at Nor
ton, ten miles from the scene. Gathering
together posse Of twenty or thirty men,
the sheriff started at once, for the place.
When he arrived In the afternoon he was
joined by crowds OF citizens until a con-
sentative estimate placed the number in
after leaving the house where the first
tragedy was committed the negroes scat
tered through the surrounding country. The
sberiffs pursuit has resolved itself mo
chase OF the negroes implicated aud not OF
o mob which Is Keeping together, as was
first reported.
A reliable telephone message received at
q late hour tonight states that three more
negroes have been found and killed, maxi
ing a total OF nine TO date with about forty
more to DO heard from.
Sheriff Stephenson, realizing the danger
10 be apprehendeb, Immediately wired Gov
ernor McLaurin at Brandon for ara In
quelling a probable widespread disturbance.
Upon receipt of his telegram tine governor
wired Adjutant General Henry at Jackson
TO get together company of the National
Guard ami proceed to the scene upon the
FIRST train. General Henry Immediately re-
sponded that there was no National Guard
company obtainable. but that he would get
together o company of armed men and
render all necessary assistance. In the
meantime, the governor. procuring special
train. consisting OF an engine ami cabocse
at Brandon, and accompanied by posse
OF twenty msn, armed vito shotguns, pro-
ceeded to Forest Arriving here early IN
tine evening and finding there WAS small
danger of the riot assuming proportions
beyond the ability of the posse on hand to
that 1T would be unnecessary for him to
bring volunteers from Jackson.
The posse is operating IN the swanps
ebout mile from Harpersville. where
most OF the fugltives are supposed 70 he
ccnoealed, There is a mo sage here to the
effect that tine citizens are apprehensive OF
ARMED negroes entering tina town tonight
and guards will be set TO prevent a sur
prise.
The governor and Mr.. Henry arc natur-
ally counselliug mo ieration, but in the ak
cited state of the public mind general fear
is expressed that the posse viii not regard
the suggestion absolutely. Their presence,
however, VIII undoubtedly lhaye good ef-
feet in restraining the number OF deaths
after negroes hava been killed. to satisfy
the feelings of the whites in that section.
New Orleans, October 23.-The Plea
ymne's vicksburg special says: kilograms
report most serious state OF affairs at
Ilrrmanvtlqc, twelve miles north OF For
est, Miss, on the line Of the Atlantic and
Pacific railroad, in Scott county. II la
stated that had blood has existed in Her
manyilie between the whites and blacks.
On yesterday evening negro man beat
most numerically an old white man. Last
night % deputy sheriff and two others Went
to the negros house with "a warrant to ar
resi- him. When tho officers neared the
MANS house they found it surrounded by
crowd OF some fifty negro men, all armed,
and were fred upon.
Mr.. Potter, we'll known man, was killei
and the other two are thought to be wound
ed mortally. AS soon as the news reached
The center OF the town OF Hetmanville, men
hast.lg armed themselves and went to the
scene OF the riot; then tho fight opened in
realty and lasted the greater part OF the
night. At daylight this morning IL was
FOUND that nine negroes had been killed
ana four captured, who are slightly woun l.
ed. sc.ne seem to think that the trouble
is not over.
Memphis, Tenn. October 23.--'rhe Com
mefrial-Apreal has a bulletin from Jack
son, MISS, stating that a sherlff's posse
OF 100 men are securing the country near
Forest, Miss, for mob OF negroes who
killed white officer, Several negroes are
reported killed and pursuit continues,
Govsrnor MeiJaurin has como to the seems
OF the trouble. leaving Braudon. via Jack
son. TIL Commercial Appeals correspond
emit at Jackson has gone to the sceno o,
trouble.