Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-18
Seven Negroes Shot Down at Car
teryillo by White Miners,
TROOPS SENT TO THE SCENE
Governor Tanner says " Was Pre-
mcditRtcd Murder orders 60 the
Military Oniciais.

grDos worc killed and one other more
tally wounded. Company @. Fourth
regiment I. y. O.. arrived hero late
this evening and will ,ndclyor Co pre-
serve order.
Forty miners from the iicrrin mines
loft that place Tor this city this ovou-
ms. armed with kng-Jorrensen rifles.
determined Co assist tho white minors
should their services be- required
Trouble has been brewing ever since
the militia was recalled by Cow Tau-
ucr luHt Monday since which time th0
white minors have refused 90 allow the
negro miners @, come Into town.
Today thirteen negroes marched into
the town ana opened tire uu crowd
OF whites. The whites returned tho urH
promptly AMI "a running nrht vnHuHl.
Tho negroes, closely followed By tho
whites, scattered, some running up th1
main street the remainder starting
down the railroad track. Here the
worst execution was done.
After the ught was over, four dead
bodies Wgrr picked NJ and another
MORALLY wounded They weru taken
20 tho city hail. whore Tho wounded
man was given medical treatment. and
an Inquest held over tho dead ourH.
Later. near the Brush mines, ln nu-
other part ~ the city, two other dead
bodies were found.
Killed. l,uy. %. r. y. Floyd. uusr
bradley John BLACK. Henry Uranium
uul two unidentified
Muuully wounded. Sim Cummings.
one ui lhy dead negroes o. u pr.ugh-
Or thu other arc IlhuTUTH. ono uf tho
negroes, when urHt shot. started 90
run. liy was shot again ANA fgil. ono
Of the white men then ran up aud shot
him through the head with rifle.
The shooting took place Immediately lu
from 90 Mayor Zimmerman house
ana ln full view of several ladies' Hyut-
cd 0u the porch.
Before the noise OF the nrst shots
had died away the Htruuu began Co
nll with excited armed mon.
After the crowd uf negroes had boon
Killed ana scattered, 10 was evidently
tho Intention Of the Infatuated WIuyH
Co gp Co. uruvuylllc, whore the hlg NONE
union negro camp De- located. and unlHh
the work All the afternoon nu angry
crowd ui men ultr0llr1 tho streets.
Later the projected trip Co GruyuylH.
was apparently called uuI
superintendent blnuUlly uf the
Brush mines whore the negroes reside.
reports that the negroes are worked
up into q frenzy, and while be- is dulns
all Ia bio power Co hold them ln check.
De- d. afraid that he cannot do Hu much
longer ana that unless the militia az
ritvs shortly further trouble may be-
looked Tor.
Trouble has existed hcrc On and ON
Tor over % year. but no futAlltios UU-
CURED until June 3nth. when pIa.
railroad was fired Into and one negro
woman Killed. These nvgruyn were
ON their way 10 the mines. having come
from fhnn. A ehurt time ufturwurd a
pitched battle yu-upd between tho
union and uou-unlou forcvH. during
which time the dwellings occupied by
the union negroes were burned Sieve
parties nrg ln SAN 90 Marion. ON the
charge of murder. awaiting trial.
GOV TANNEU's STATEMENT.
Springfield. u. sept. i5.-Guv. Tan
uer haze ordered two companies Of the
Fourth regiment under command ut
Col. Bennett, tu CartorvlIle. Tho gov
ernof gave out the following statement
tonight.
"a received mougagc from capt
brush, owner and manager uf the milne
az Curtvryillc, stating that o. mob had
attacked aui Killed nNo Of hlH Negro
miners while waiting Ht the tllnuu
Central depot Tor q train, that ths
rhoTin wac unable to control the Hlt-
uatiun and wun puW,HrHH Go arrest The
pnrtios. asking me 60 order troops Ca
CTtcrvillo and that b, had ordered
hin men TO stay on hiH ground,
In response to thif mrHsuEc. know
Inc some % the conditions uf that place
and without waiting to hear from the
rhcrn, 1 ordered Lieut. LuWdun NJ
company O.. OF Carbonate Co prInvoi
ut once 10 CartcrNillc, preparing HpH.
Clul n necessary, and when rylrhlur
a..
life and property, but report Co the
shorln % williamson county for or
dorH iu tho event that the Hhgrln was
on the ground,
81 also ordered Capt. Hersh of cum-
pany - of Newton Go proceed with IBIS
company by the quickest route, tQ
Curtyfylllr. and Go report Co Col, lirns
mott fur riot duty. Al the same time
ordered Col. Bennett ~ the Fourth
regiment who lives at GreUuNlllU. i1
proceed To CurtofNlllo at once and take
charge OF the troops. / also directed
tho commanding officer OF company u
of Mount Vernon 20 prepare ana b. Ia
roadlnsHs 10 move ON short notice.
al 4 o'clo1k. two huurs from tho
time I received the message mentioned
from Cant. Brush. / received "a mg-
cage from Lieut. Lowlen Of company
g. of Carbonate. stating that he would
leave on "a special train Tor turirrFile
nd 4 o'clock this aft"ruou1u. Later
received "a message from Capt. bruth
stating that later reports showed thui
n.yyu OF hia mon Wrrr Killed. ana iva
Injured, aud that "a largo armed mon
of mon wuH between Clrtyrvill1 uui
his mine. ana that Bne company was
not sufficient,
''rho above ~ an the information [
have M 10 this time on the subject
from which n would seem that thCH'
negro miners were waiting lt the de-
pot Tor the train, probably expecting 10
leave the place temporarily ur uumlys
"Whne ] have no Information by
whom the trouble was proylpitutod, 70
seems from the brief facts above rv-
ported nnd tho further suCt that un ono
was Killed except the negroes. that 10
was u prD-urTnngnd, prr-Cuucprtyi, pro-
meditntod murder.
"Thls ls blot on the fair name Of
tho commonwealth M Illinois nnI VIII
he "a disgrace Go tho community ut VIII
hanson county unless quick ana WIG
oruua action Do taken hy the comp Jan,
uuthorltlgH, The good and luw-ahidlnt
citizens OF williamson county should
rise 90 the situation ana support the
officers I'm restoring peace ana order
uud tho arrest ana conviction or the
guilty parties,
will roach Curtoryillg before morning
and before any conflict occurs, but I
do not holIpvp and shall not believe
until II happens. TINT the strikers will
attack tho national guard ur uttcmpt
TO oppose lt iu doing its duty
Late tonight Gov, Tanner received the
following telegram from sheriff Gray
OF Carteryllle. Company c has re-