Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-09-22
PREVENT MORE TROUBLE.
Troops In Full Control of situation
at Cnrtervillc, Ill.-The Dead
Number Only Five.

OhAy EANNs
Murphysboro, ILL.,. Sept. 10. - Within
two hours of Sundays riot at Carter
Vile company c, of the Fourth regi-
ment l. n. G., Lieut.. Thomas Lowden in
command, was on the ground and in full
control of the situation.
The funerals took place Monday aft
ernoon. Mayor Zimmerman took
charge of the bodies and had them pre-
pared for burial. At the risk of his
own life he conveyed the wounded
Cummins from the town to Greenville,
which is the little village inhabited by
the negro non-union men at Brush's
shaft. Manager Donnelly says that
the negroes of Greenville were frenzied
when they heard of the killing of their
comrades, and tried in every manner
to get rifles from the company's maya
zine to make an attack on the town.
He prevented them, but they may yet
break from the company's control. If
they do, Sundays affair will be a minor
incident. Each of the dead men had
heavy revolvers and from 25 to 40
cartridges. When the first shot was
fred men ran from all parts of the town
with Winchesters and revolvers. One
curious feature is that each of the dead
negroes has from one to five bullet
holes in his head.
Carterville, ILL.,, Sept. 19.-There is
practically little change in the situation
here, but what little there is is for the
better. Sell Cummins, the wounded ne
gro, died Sunday night, making n total
| of fva ly;1laJ ;pyfaol of .aran ,-a.
ported. Four more are seriously wound
ed, but are expected to recover. The
coroner's jury is still in session. Until
it adiourns it is expected that no arrests
will take place.
Mayor Zimmerman comes out in a
signed statement in which he says that
Gov. Tanner sent personal representa-
tive to him and told him that if the bet
ter class of citizens would sign an agree
ment to the effect that they would guar
antee that there would be no more loss
of life or rioting that the governor
would remove the troops. Mayor Zim-
norman told this representative that
the governor sent the troops here with
out consulting the citizens of Carter.
vile; that he would remove them the
same way, and not only this, but just
so long as the negroes remained ct the
Brush mines just so long might he eX.
pect to hear of trouble here.
ST. Louis, Sept. ia special to the
Post-Dispatch from Marion, H., says
that Lieut.. Louden, with detail OF
soldiers, arrived here at noon Monday
in charge of IS union miners whom he
captured after midnight on the public
highway north of Carterville. They
were all armed with guns and well sup
piled with ammunition. When cap
tured they were in wagons and sale
they were returning from Cartervillt
to their homes at Herrin, a new mining
town ten miles northwest from here.
They are charged with having beer
part of the armed mob which haC
gathered around Brush's mine Sunday
might before the troops arrived. State
Attorney Fowler has filed n complain
for murder against them with Justic,
j. W. Samuels.
Springfield, ILL.,, Sept. 19.-Gov. Tan
ner has had two messages from Carter
vile Monday. The first came from Col
Bennett, in charge of the troops at Car
terville. He reported all quiet and salt
he feared no other outbreak. In tn
afternoon message from Sheriff Ora,
stated that 27 of the men supposed t,
have been implicated in the riot ha,
been arrested, charged with murder
and had been locked up in the count,
jail at Marion. He asked the governo
for detail of soldiers to guard the jail
The governor Immediately wired Col
Bennett to furnish the detail from com
pany C, Carbondale, and the men vii
guard the prisoners from possible at
tempt to escape and to prevent out
siders liberating the prisoners now i,
Jail.