The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-11

Pana, ILL.,, April 10.-A deadly riot,
the most serious disturbance that has
occurred here since the union miners
instigated the strike in April, $685. was
enacted to-day, resulting in seven per-
sons being shot to death and nine
wounded, as follows:
The dead:
FRANK COBURN citizen.
XAVIER LECOCQ, Frenchman, a
union miner
THREE NEGRO MEN.
ONE NEGRO WOMAN.
The wounded:
Frank Landsworth, shot in head.
Mrs. Henriot, shot in the left arm.
Will Kuhn, laundryman, shot in legs
and hand
Cyrus Strickler, shot in back.
Albert Vickers, shot in hand.
Gimlin, shot in eight arm. ..
Henry Stevens. negro, shot in neck.
Cass Proffitt, shot in foot
Carrie Felix, shot in breast.
The situation quieted down at night
fall and no more trouble is looked for
Adjutant General Reece, Colonel A.
e. Culver and three companies of in
fantry arrived at O'Clock this evening
on special trains and perfect order was
maintained throughout the town from
that time on. The troops now here are
Company H, from Decatur, under Cap
tain Castle Accompany c, from Spring
field, under First Lieutenant Bauman,
and Company B. from Taylorvlle, un-
der Captain B. Parish. The soldiers
Immediately began patrolling the
streets throughout the entire town.
Miners stood about in groups, talking,
but there was no outward manifesto
ton of excitement, although it was evil
dent that great indignation existed,
especially among the townspeople, over
the shooting of the citizens and wo-
men.
Henry Stevens, negro miner. who
has long been considered leader
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
Stevens has long cherished hatred for
Sheriff Downey, and had openly made
threats that he would kill him on sight.
Yesterday he was on the streets with
revolver. saying he was looking for
| Sheriff Downey.
He continued this to-day, and Sher-
| lff Downey came upon him on Locust
street. The sheriff commanded Stevens
| to deliver the revolver and told him
he was under arrest for carrying con-
! cealed weapons. Stevens, without a
| word, instantly leveled his weapon and
| fired at the sheriff, but the bullet went
wild. The sheriff Immediately opened
fire on the negro. Deputy Sheriff Che
ney. hearing the shooting, rushed to
join Sheriff Downey. Stevens took to
his heels and succeeded in getting to
PenweiI's store, in Locust street, the
| principal thoroughfare, two blocks dis
tant, and took his stand in the en-
| trance. He hesitated there an instant
and then stepped to the pavement, lev
eled. his revolver down the street to-
ward his approaching pursuers and
fired. The bullet missed the deputy
and struck Xavier Lecocq. a French
man, who was standing in the entrance
| of nearby saloon, squarely in the
forehead, killing him instantly Stew
ems then turned and ran into the Pen
well store and sought refuge behind a
counter. By this time the streets were
rapidly filling with men, all of whom
bore weapons. Deputy Cheney dashed
into the store, followed by Deputy jos
Mullen and several citizens. fusil-
lade of bullets was poured into the
store, and Stevens emptied his revolver
at his assailants from behind the coun.
| ter. The infuriated crowd at the doc,
that death was inevitable, if he re.
mained behind the counter, made a des
perate dash from his cover to the stair
! way in the rear of the store.
He fell pierced by six bullets before
he had gene 10 feet. One of the bul.
let's had gone through his neck and
through his back and the wounds were
4 of minor nature. The fighting
stopped instantly and Sheriff Downey
ran to the wounded negro and placed
him under arrest. Stevens is a negro OF
robust constitution, big and brawny
The shock of his numerous wounds die
not apparently hurt him, for he swore
and said to the deputy:
Il surrender" and with blood pour.
ing down his clothing, walked with his
captors to a physicians office, where he
was given medical attention. He was
then taken to Jail
Meanwhile the riot was raging in the
street. As soon as the first shots haG
been fired, the whistle of the electric
light nlant was blown as a signal fol
the citizens, the majority of whom haC
long before been sworn in as deputies
to turn out, assembled ready to fight
At the same time the miners of the
Pana and PenwelI mines, which are
about four blocks distant from the Pen