The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1899-04-15
TROOPS BRllIlne
PEACE TO PANA.
Several Companies Of the Illinois
National Guard Sent tosthe
Scene ofthe Riot.
PARTICULARS OF THE TROUBLE


HAtH - NASAVGScoVoh 5Et4s
and Nine Hurt.
Pana; ILL.,, April 12.-The most dead
~ riot that has occurred here since
:he union miners instigated a strike in
April, 1898, broke put at 10. O'Clock yes
:erday morning, resulting III seven
persons being shot to death and nine
wounded, as follows:
The dead:
FRANK ,COBuRN, citizen.
XAvIER LECOCQ, F%renchman,
Union miner.
-FOUR NEGRO MEN.
ONE NEGRO WOMAN.
The wounded:
Frank Laidsworth, shots;n head.
Mrs. Henriot, shot in left arm.
Will Kuhn, laundryman, shot in legs
and hand.
Cyrus Stricken, shot in back.
Albert Vickers, shot in hand.
George Kimbnll, farmer, shot in
right arm.
Henry Stephens, negro, shot in neck.
Cass Proffitt, shot in foot.
Carrie Felix, shot in breast.
The situation Quoted down, at night-
fall, and nc more trouble is looked for.
Adjutant General Reece, Colonel A. T..
Culver and three companies of infan-
try arrived at 6 o'clock in the evening
on special trains, and perfect order
was maintained throughout the town
from that time on The companies of
infantry are Company III from Deca-
tur, Company G from Springfield and
Company B from Taylorville. Miners
stood about in groups talking, but
there was nc outward manifestations
of excitement, although it was evident
that great indignation existed, espe-
cially among the townspeople over the
shooting of the citizens and women.
Henry Stephens, negro miner, who has
long been considered q lender among
his associates, is declared to have been
the direct cause of the riot. 1t 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
ltreets with a revolver, Saying he was
ooking for Sheriff Downey. He con-
dnues this yesterday and Sheriff Dow
,ey came upon Kim on Locust street.
The sheriff commanded Stephens to
Seliver the revolver and told him he
was under arrest for carrying con-
sealed weapons. Stephens without r..
cord instantly leveled his weapon and
ired at the sheriff. The bullet went
Wild. The sheriff Immediately opened
ire on the negro. Deputy Sheriff Che
aey, hearing the shooting, rushed to
DIN Sheriff Downey.
Stephens took to his heels and sue
,eeded in gaining Pepwell's general
jtore in Locust street, the principal
shoronghfare, two blocks distant, and
look his stand in the entrance. He
aesitated there an instant, and then
itepped to the pavement, leveled his
revolver down the street toward his
approaching pursuer and fred. The
bullet missed the deputy and struck
standing in the entrance of a neighbor-
ng saloon, killing him instantly.
Stephens then turned and ran into the
penwell store and sought refuge be.
lind a counter. BY this time excite
nent was rampant, and the streets;
we're rapidly filling with men, all of
whom bore weapons. Deputy Cheney
dashed into the store followed by Dep
atty Joe Mullen and several citizens.
\ fusillade of bullets was poured into
The store and Stephens emptied his
revolver at his assailants from behind
The counter. The Infatuated crowd at
he door. continued to fire, and
stephens, seeing that death was
inevitable, made a desperate dash
Tor a stairway in the rear
IF the store, but fell pierced
oy six bullets before he had gone
ten feet. The fighting stopped in
stantly and Sheriff Downey raj to the
scene of the wounded negro and
placed him under arrest. Stephens
swore and said to the deputy II sur
render" and with blood pouring down
his clothing walked with his captor to
q physicians Office, where he was
given medical attention. He was then
taken to Jail. Meanwhile the riot was
raging in the street. AS soon MS the
first shots had been fired the whistle
of the electric light plant v a blown
as a signal for the citizens, the major
ity of whom had long been sworn in
as deputies, to turn out armed and
ready to fight. At the same time the
miners of the Pana and Penwell mines,
which are located about four blocks
distant from the Penwell store, rushed
into the tipples and opened fire on the
thronged streets. The news that Ste
phens, n of their number, had been
shot, aroused them to a pitch Of fury.
They shot ut any living mark in sight.
and as n result among their victims
are three women, two of whom are
white women, and one negro woman,
all dead.
A negro shot through the THREAT and
breast, but not thought to be fatally
wounded, who took part in the riot.
was taken to Litchfield by two deputy
sheriffs. He was taken Immediately to
the Jail, where he was kept until S
o'clock, at which time he was taken
to T~aylorville, the county seat of
Christian county, for fear the union
miners near Litchfield would make an
attempt at ~lynching.
The military, upon arrival, immedi-
.ately arrested every deputy sheriff, in
Guiding Chief Deputy Che.fey, ali OF
whom were disarmed and then re.
leased. Chief. of Police Kelly was also
arrested, and Colonel Culver disarmed
him. On the train which brought Com
panies B and C came Assistant States
Attorney Shamel, of Taylorvil1e, to
represent the state in the difficulty.
but the military officials gave him but
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