Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-11
ANOTHER PANA RIOT
Trouble Due as Before to Pres
encs Of Negro Miners
6 MEN AND | WOMAN K|lLH
Eight Persons Wounded, Among TNsr
Two White Women.
THE TOWN UNDER MARTIAL LAW
Several Companies Of Militia Arrive
ana Difficulty Quiets Down-Nesu
Desperate started the Outbreaks
Rumor of More Dead Negroes. st
THE TOWN UNDER MARTIAL LAW

PANA, ILL, April 1o-A riot. the rosi
serious disturbance that has occurred
here since the union miners instigated
strike In April, 1895. was enacted TODAY
resulting in seven persons being shot Il
death and nine wounded, as follows:
THE DEAD.
FRANK COBURN, citizen.
XAVIER LECoCQ, Frenchman, unioj
miner.
THREE NEGRO MEN.
ONE NEGRO WOMAN.
UNIDENTIFIED NEGRO.
THE WOUNDED.
FRANK LADSWORTH, shot in I'M
head.
Mrs. HENRIOT. shot in left arm.
WILL KUHN, laundryman. shot in les,
and head
CYRUS STRlCKLER. shot I'm back.
ALBERT VICKERS. shot i'm hand.
GEORGE KIMBALL, farmer, of Roses
mont; shot I'm arm.
HENRY STEVENS. a negro; shot 10
neck.
tASS fitOfflII, ShOt In foot
CARRIE FETIX. shot I'm breast.
SITUATION QUIETs DOWN.
The situation luleted down al nightfalI
and no more trouble is looked for.
Adjutant-General Reece. Colonel A.. Il.
Culver, and three companies OF State In.
fantry arrived at Pana this evening at
o'clock on special trains. and perfect or.
der was maintained throughout the town
from that time on.
NEGRO CAUSE OF RIOT.
Henry Stevens negro miner. who has
long been considered n leader among his
associates. is declared To have been the
direct cause Of the riot. II 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 a
revolver, saying he was looking for the
Sheriff. He continued this to-day and
Sherin Downev came upon him on Locust
street. The Sheriff commanded Stevens
TO deliver up the revolver, and told him
he was under arrest for carrying con-
cealed weapons. Stevens without a word.
levelled his weapon and fired mt tho
Sheriff The bullet went wild. The Shorin
Immediately opened fire on the negro
Deputy Sheriff Cheney hearing the shoot
ing. rushed to Join Sheriff Downey. Ste
vens took to his heels and succeeded IN
gaining Penwell's general store. in To-
Gust street. the principal thoroughfare,
two blocks distant
THE NEGRO AT BAY.
He levelled his revolver down the street
toward his pursuers and fired The bullet
missed the deputy and struck Xavier
Lecocq. a Frenchman, who was standing
In the entrance OF saloon. Killing him
instantly. Stevens then turned and ran
into the store. and sought refuge behind
counter. Deputy Cheney dashed into
the store followed by Deputies Mullen
and Downey. 4 fusilade OF bullets was
poured into the store. and Stevens
emptied his revolver at his assallants
from behind the counter.
The infurated crowd al the door con-
tinued TO fire. and Stevens seeing that
death was inevitable If he remained be-
hind the counter. made n desperate dash
from cover 70 n stairway IN tho fear OF
the store. He fell pierced by six bullets
before he had gone ten feet. The firing
stopDed instantly. and Sheriff Downey
ran 10 the side of the wounded negro and
placed him under arrest lie Is now in
jail
RIOT RAGING IN STREET
Meanwhile the riot was raging IN the
street As soon as the first shots had
been fred the whistle Of the electric
light plant WAS blown as a signal for
the citizens n majority Of whom had
long ago been sworn In as IDENTITIES. 20
turn out. armed ana ready 10 fight. AZ
the same time the miners Of tho Pana.
and Penwell mines which are locafed
about four blocks distant from the Pen
well store. which H. I'm the centre or tho
town. rushing into the tippies and opened
fire on the throng m fhe streets.
NEGROES ROT'SED TO FURY.
number had been shot and arrested.
shot nj any living mark In sight. and "a
women. two OF whom are white women.
wounded and one negro woman killed.
II was learned tonight that the names
OF the three dead nOn-unlOn negro miners
are James Green. Henry Hobbs, and
Charles Watkins.
The first name OF the dead negro wo-
ascortained. She IL also from Alabama,
and Is said 60 be the wife of negro
miner
SIX MORE DEAD NEGROES.
Governor Bradley said AZ midnight that
more negro miners had been found in the
able 10 verify the rumor. and decided 10
walt until daylight 20 investigate.
NAPTTAL LAW DECLARED.
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