The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-11
SEVEN MEET DEATH IN A RIOT.
ENCOUNTER BETWEEN MINERS AND
DEPUTY SHERIFFs.

Pana,l Ill, April 10.-A riot, the most
serious disturbance that has occurred here
since the union miners instigated a strike
in April, 1885, was enacted to-day re-
sulting in several persons being shot TO
death and nine wounded. The dead are:
Frank Coburn, citizen.
Xavier Lecocq Frenchman, union min
er.
Three negro men.
one negro woman.
Unidentified negro.
The wounded are:
Frank Ladworth shot in the head.
Mrs. Henriot, shot in left arm.
viii Kuhn, laundryman, shot in legs and
head.
Cyrus Strickler, shot in back.
Albert Vickers, shot in the hand
George Kimball farmer of Rosemont,
shot in the arm.
Henry Stevens. negro shot in neck
Cass Profitt. shot in foot.
Carrie Felix. shot in breast.
Soldiers on the Scene.
The situation quieted down at nightfan.
and no more trouble is looked for Adjt
Gen. Reece, Col A. F. Culver and three
companies Of slate infantry arrived here
this evening on special trains. and perfect
order was maintained throughout the town
from that time on
Henry Stevens, a negro miner, who has
long been considered a 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 has openly made
threats that he would kill him on sight.
Yesterday he was on the streets with
revolver saying he was looking for the
sheriff
He continued this to-day, and Sheriff
Downey came upon him on Locust street
The sheriff commanded Stevens to deliver
the revolver and told him he was under
arrest for carrying concealed weapons
Stvens without a word leveled his weap-
on and fired at the sheriff. The bullet went
wild. The sheriff Immediately opened fire
on the negro. Deputy Sheriff Cheney,
hearing the shooting, rushed to join Sher-
if Downey.
LecOcq Killed by stevens.
Stevens took to his heels and succeeded
in gaining PenweTs general store on Lo-
Gust street. the principal thoroughfare two
blocks distant. He leveled his revolver
down the street toward lhis approaching
pursuer and fired. The bullet missed the
deputy and struck Xavier Lecocq,
Frenchman who was standing in the
entrance of a nearby saloon, killing him
instantly.
Stevens then turned and ran into the
store and sought refuge behind a counter
Deputy Sheriff Cheney dashed into the
store, followed by Deputy Mullen and sew
erai citizens. A fusilade of bullets were
poured into the store and Stevens emptied
his revolver at his assailants from behind
the counter. The infuriated crowd at the
door continued the fire, and Stevens, see
ing that death was inevitable if he re-
mained behind the counttr, made a des-
perate dash from cover TO a stairway In
the rear of the store. He fell, pierced by
six bullets before he had gone ten feet.
The firing stopped instantly and Sheriff
Downty ran 10 the side of the wounded
negro and placed him under arrest. He
Is now in Jail.
Miners Killed Six.
Meanwhile the riot was raging in the
street As soon as the first shots had
been fired the whistle of the electric lieh:
Plant was blown as a signal for the citl-
zehs, the majority of whom had long ago
been sworn in as deputies, 20 turn ouj
armed and ready to fight.
AZ the same time the miners of the Pana
ana Penwell mines which are located
about four blocks distant from the Pen
wei store, which iS in the center OF the
Town, rushed up and opened fire on the
thronsed streets The news that Stevens,
one Of their number, had been shot and
aiIeSted' aroused them 20 a pitch of fury,
lhey shot at any living mark in sight,
ana as result among their victims ere
tnree women, two OF whom are white wo-
men wounded, and one negro woman
wounded.
IL was learned tonight that the names
OF the three dead union negro miners are
James l.. James, GTeenvile, s. c.; Henry
moons, birmingham, Ala; Charles Wat
Sins Alabama
lhe first name of the dead negro wo-
man Is Julia. Her last name cannot be
asceriained. Sne is also from the South
,nP Is said to be the wife Of a negro miner
here.
Six More Miners Dead.
ooroner Bradley said at midnight that
IL mad been told that the bodies of six
more negro miners had been found in the
latham district. The coroner was una
TO verify the rumor. and decided to
WIZ until daylight to investigate
- negro shot through the throat and
DIe'st but not thought to be fatally
morning, was taken to Litchihld this aft
efnoon by two deputy sherins He was
'dKen Immediately to the jail where he
was kept until o'clock
crowd collected around the Jail, and
me there was no open threat of lynch
'"s' II was deemed wise to take the pris-
,rr gi'r 10 Tayorvile. thirty miles distant
ne two deputies and theft prisoner drove
20 Honey Bend. seven miles distant,
"nere they caught the train for Taylor