The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-04-15
BLOODY RIOT AT PANA
Deadly Fighting In Which Seven
Persons Are Killed.
Nine wounded Are Reported--Troops
Arrive and Restore Order
Origin of the
Trouble.

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wounded. The dead are as follows:
Frank Coburn. citizen.
Naxler Lccocq, f'renchman. union miner.
-Four negro men.
one negro woman.
The wounded:
Frank Laldsworth. shot I'm head
Mrs. Henriot. shot In left arm.
VIII Kuhn. laundryman, shot In less and
Cyrus strickler. shot IN back.
Albert Vickcrs, shot In hand.
George Kimball. farmer Rosemono, shot
Henry Stevens, negro. shot In neck.
Class Proffitt. shot In foot.
Carrie Felix, shot In breast.
soldiers Arrive.
The situation quieted down at night
fall, and no more trouble was looked
for. Adjt. Gen. Reece, Col. A. +. Culver
and three companies of infantry ar
rived at six o'clock Monday evening on
special trains and perfect order was
maintained throughout the town from
that time on. The soldiers immediately
began patrolling the streets throughout
the entire town.
Origin OF the Riot.
Henry Stephens, negro miner, who
has long been considered leader
among his associates, is declared 10
have been the direct cause of the riot
II Is said he was also the leader Of the
riot that occurred last September.
Stephens has long cherished hatred for
sheriff Downey and has openly made
threats that he would Kill him on sight.
Sunday he was on the streets with re-
volver. saying he was looking for Sher-
iff Downey. He continued this Monday
and Sheriff Downey came upon him on
Locust street. The sheriff commanded
Stephens 10 deliver the revolver and
told him he was under arrest for carry
ing concealed weapons. Stephens with
out word instantly leveled his weapon
and fired at the sheriff. the bullet going
wild. The sheriff Immediately opened
fire on the negro. Deputy Sheriff Chez
ney hearing the shooting rushed TO
join Sheriff Downey.
Stephens took TO his heels and sue
ceeded in gaining Penwell's general
store in Locust street, the principal
thoroughfare, two blocks distant and
took his stand in the entrance. He hest
tated there an instant and then
stepped TO the pavement, leyeled his
revolver down the street toward his
approaching pursuer and fired.
Bystnnder Killed.
The bullet missed the deputy and
struck Xavier Lecocq, n Freedman,
who was standing in the entrance of
nearby saloon. squarely In the fore
head, killing him instantly. Stephens
then turned and ran into the Penwell
store and sought refuge behind coun-
ter. BY this time excitement was ram
pant and the streets were rapidly fill
ing with men, all of whom bore weap-
ons. Deputy Cheney dashed into the
store, followed by Deputy Joe Mullen
and several citizens. A fusillade of bull
let's was poured into the store and
Stephens emptied his revolver at his as
sailants from behind the counter. The
Infatuated crowd at the door continued
the fire. and Stephens, seeing that death
was inevitable il he remained behind
the counter, made desperate dash
from his cover 10 a stairway in the rear
OF the store.
shot SIX Times.
He fell, pierced by six bullets, before
he had gone ten feet. One OF the bull
lets had gone through his neck, another
through his back and the other wounds
were OF minor nature. The firing
stopped instantly and Sheriff Downey
ran TO the wounded negro ard placed
him under arrest.
The Riot RACES.
Meanwhile the riot was raging in the
street As soon as the first shots had
been fred the whistle OF the electric
light plant was blowmas signal for the
citizens, the majority OF whom had long
ago been sworn as deputies, TO turn out
armed aud ready to fight. At the same
time the miners OF the Pana and PEN
well mines, which are located about
four blocks distant from the Penwel
store. which is in the center OF the town,
rushed into the tipples and opened fire
on the throngcd streets. the news that
Stephens. one OF their number, had
been shot, arousing them TO pitch OF
fury. They shot at any living mark in
sight. and as result among their VIC
tins are three women. two OF whom
are white women wounded and one ne
gro woman dead
Dtsnrmed by the Military.
The military upon arrival Immediate
" arrested every deputy sheriff, includ-
ing Chief Deputy Cheney, all OF whom
were disarmed and then released. Chief
OF Police Kelly was also arrested 10y the
soldiers and taken before Col. Culver,
who disarmed him.
Tanner Takes Action.
Springfield. April IL. Gov. Tan
ner. at five o'clock Monday evening. is
sued proclamation declaring that
state of riot existed at Pana and plac-
Ing the town under military control.
MN Against Lynchcrs.
Charleston, s. c.. April Sin the
United States circuit court here, Judge