The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-11

DePufy tneeuey uaspeu tnio tue SURE WI
lowed BY Deputy JGe Mullen and several
citizens fusilladc or bullets was poured
into the store and Stevens empticd his
revolver At his assailauis from behind the
counter The infuriated crowd at the door
continued the FIRE and Stevens. seeing that
death was Inevitable II he remained be-
hind the counter. made a desperate dash
from his cover to a stairway in the vAir
OF the store. He fell pierced by six hull
lets before he had gone ten feet. One OF
the bullets had gone through his neck. an
other through his back and the other
wounds were OF n trivial nature The iiring
stopped Instantly and Sheriff Downey went
to the wounded negro and placed him
under arrest.
Stevens is a negro Of robust constitution.
biz and brawny. The shock Of hssnumer-
Gus wounds did not apparently hurt him.
fo.' he swore and said to the deputy, Il
surrender" and with blood pouring down
Ms clothing walked with his captor TO
PHYSICIANS office. whore he was given med
icai attention. He was then taken to jail.
Meanwhile the riot was raging IN the
streets. As soon NJ the first shots had
been fred the whistle of the electric light
plant was blown as signal for the citizens,
the majority 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 pans and Penwell mines.
who are located about four blocks dis
tant from Penwel's store. which is in the
center OF the town, rushed into the tipples
and opened fire on the throngsd streets.
the news that stevens, one Of tho number.
had been shot and arrested arousing them
To pitch Of fury They shot NJ any living
mark in sight and as a result among their
victims are three women. two OF whom arc
white wounded, and one negro dead.
The military upon arrival Immediately
uhn mel
Chief Deputy Cheney, all Of whom were
dsarmed and then released.
Chief OF Police William Kelley was also
arrested BY the soldiers and on being taken
before Colonel Culver, was dsarmed.
Frank Coburn. the local agent for
brewing company was standing In the
door OF his bottliuE house near the Penwell
coal mine when bullet from the Pen
well tipple killed him.
Frank Landisworth Is grocer's de-
livery boy. He was delivering goods near
the Penwell mine and was wounded In the
forehead.
Carrie Felix, q waitress at the Harrison
hotel. was shot in the side by a bullet
that entered the kitchen window from
the Pana mine tipple,
Albert Nickers was wounded while
standing on the Big Four station plat
form.
Farmer Kimball was wounded lust as
Cyrus Struckley was struck by bullet
while sitting in the house OF neghbor.
Cass Profit was wounded in the street.
Three unknown negro men were killed
in the district adjacent TO the Pans
mines. The dead unknown nero woman
was killed IN this district
Miss Heuriola was wounded while 10
her door near the Paua mine
The report tonight Is that several min
ors were dead and dying in fields near
mine No. OF the Pana company, having
been killed by stray bullets but owing
10 darkness IL is impossible to ascertain
he facts regarding the report This im-
preston is given credence also by the
fact that dead negro miner was found
after nlghtfall IN the road near shaft No
>. Il was learned tonight that he names
OF the three dead non union negro min
ers are James l.. James OF Greenvilie. S.
c.. Henry flobson OF Farmlngham, Ala
and Charles Watkins OF Alabama.
The first name OF the dead negro woman
Is Julia Her last name can not be as
certained She is from the South and the
wife of negro miner here
II is currently rumored that Mayor War
rem Penwell sou Of the operator Of the
Penwcll mine, WAS in the pepWcll mine
during the tilnc OF the shooting and it ia
said he rem aimed there all afternoon and
TONG Il. II is certain thar at midnight he
was not AT home. aud had not been seen
on the street during the day ar the night,
The feeling against him is bittor.
Coroner Bradley said at midnight that
he had been told that the bodies Of six
more negro miners had been found IN the
Flatham district The coroner was I'M
able TO verify the rumor and decided 10
wait until daylight 10 investigate,
Springfield H., April lo.-Adjutant
General Reece and Colonel j. S, Culver