The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-03-24
RACE
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serious aspect. Il then developed that
carefully laid plans had been made by
a number Of negroes TO precipitate a race
war, and that many white men had been
marked for victims II is learned that
twenty-three negroes were implicated in
this plot, and the whites are now bent
on melting out summary punishment 10
the entire coterie of conspirators- Seven
have been killed and the work OF wiping
out the entire list continues without re-
taxation Of determination. All implicated
in the plot are known, and small parties
Of white men varying in number from
twenty-five TO fifty are securing the coun-
try for them. Wherever one is found he
Is quickly strung. up, his body perforated
with leaden missiles 10 make sure Of their
work, and the mob hastens on in quest OF
its next victim. Some OF them were found
near Richmond and the work of Dispatch
ing the first two or three was an easy
matter. Blu the news soon spread among
the negroes, who. instead of making the
resistance and offering the battle they
had threatened. became panicStricken
and began getting out OF the community
as quickly as possible. Two whose names
were on the list of conspiraJors got a
good start of the men who were detailed
to look for them and succeeded IN reach
ing the state line before being captured
However. they did not escape. They were
overtaken, out OF breath and exhausted.
but were strung up without ceremony.
The trouble arose over the killing OF
James Stockton by Duckett. Just prior
10 the lyuching OF Duckett ne negroes
had planned the Inauguration OF a race
war. Duckett was the leader. and at his
death the negroes let the matter out and
the citizens became greatly enraged. An
other negro. named Joe King. remarked
that Stockton should have been murdered
sooner. He was taken 70 the woods and
whipped. AS was also John Johnson
Other negroes made threats but nothing
occurred until yesterday. when the dead
body OF Goodwin was found hanging 20
tree Just across the Red river from Stock
toms farm in Bowie county. Texas. He
formerly worked for Stockton, and was
chased across Mud creek.
The place where the trouble occurred
is several miles from any town Of cOmmu-
nication and It x difficult to obtain details.
as the people are very reluctant about
giving out the news. a justice Of the
peace went 70 where Goodwin was hanged.
Advices from New Boston. Texas. 70
night are 70 the effect that across the river
several negroes have been lynched This
morning Benjamin Jones was found dead
on Hurricane Bend. and from New Bos-
ton II is learned that Joe King and Moses
Jones were found hanging 20 trees a.
horseshoe Curve today. Another Jones
IS missing. In the gang that was plotting
for a race war were twenty-three negroes.
and Il Is likely that the entire number
have been strung Up IN the thicke,s. The
negroes are fleeing from the district To
day thhree wagons fur arrived az Tear
kama, having crossed Red river al Index
AZ midnight last night They were greatly
frightened.
The citizens % Little River county have
suffered much recently from IaVIessnsss.
Some months ago the two races clasaed
a. Allen. a. a sawmin. and small riot
followed. From accounts e seems that
with Ducketf. seven o. The rins.eaders
have been killed