Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-03-17
The Other Five Are Wounded and
One Of the Number Believed
to Iie Fatally.
ALL CHARGED WITH
BURNING THE TOWN.
Great Excitement Prevail. ~ The Ne'
groc, Declare 10 seek Revenge.
state Militia sent 10 the
Scene of Trouble.

masked mon sta1url th. little house
doing service asa Jail here early this
morning aud shot nine uegrue. Four
were killed outright aud the other hW
were badly wounded The negroes wrfe'
held for the burning uf the town three
fires since Jan I having nearly CON.
plot,ly destroyed it The mob rode into
town about ocIpcs Tho little house
which was hs.ug u-,l as % iail since thr
fire Is near the center oi thr town The
guard wa. called 600 Go turn over the
Mine urrr. hell th.ge f1r trial nu tho
charge OF arson BE- refused and awaa
euel h.- us.Is'Hnf- They w.r, quickly
overfuw,reI however. aul with % rush
the whit,aps made f0r ihe prisoners
who hal hsn awakened hy tha upi.e
outside Thry began begging iur mercy
but wrr. shot down quickly
The greatest excitement prevail.
Nearly everybody was aroused hy ihe
shooting auI spent th" remainder Uf The
night 600 ths street An outbreak on the
pant of the negroes iu this vicinity is
feared There were many threats 90
avenge the shooting Of the members Of
their race
AtSoclock about ll negroes were on
| the streets. but thsy were suileu Gov
| Gambler wa. called ou for troops about
O'Clock to allay the apprehension here
and put down tine uprising
The dcaI ar.
Bul Cotton Henry Bingham Tip
| Hutson and El Brown
The wounded 0rr
John Bigby fatally shot Cleu Watts
shot iu tho abdomen George Taylor
wound iu the thigh l-ham Brown. shot
in the body and John Jumi-auaru fnc
turyd
| Citizens are p'roIlug ,h' Main
street Of the town di,parNng occasional
groups of muttorius negroes who sogm
determined 20 got SOME form of revenge
for the slaughter of four OF their race
The scene was Johnsou- warehouse.
where the nine negroes were confined
The scene is revolving and miserable
one Blood covers the Hnur and the
foor and the wall. are indcutol with
rifle shot The wives and children Of
the deceased visited the place and the
scnuc is awful
The coroner was notified of the shoot.
| iug. ompancled jury
Several doctor, Were summoned who
spent the morning working with the
wounded
Mayor Arnold summoned q guard Of
~ citizens 10 patrol the streets uoas the
warehouse. aud every citizen seen ou
the streets was ARMED with o gun tn,
situation Is believed TO bc practically
under ron'rol, owing To the good work
Of Mayor Arnold
The Palmetto Cotton mills shut down
for the day ON account Of the excite
mcut
The mob was composed of $50 mon
and where they came from is q mystery
ro far ~ the people ~ the town know
That some of the people Of Palmetto
but not OF the better class were iu M,
mob goes without saying Every inc,
was masked aud when the warehous,
was reached the special guard of fv,
men was covered without % word In
minnie the mob was IN the big ware
house and the fu,Ilale opened TIA,
frightened negroes sent mp yclla ycl
begging for mercy but IL had mo- effect
when it, work was finished thl
masked mob turned quickly and disap
poarod a- 10 came. ON horseback
Two fires ofinceniiary origin occurrc,
here. one ON Feb - and the other hy,
days later Fourteen business houses il
all were destroyed. The nine negroe
were arrested on suspicion and taken 4
Johnston's warehouse 10 await pielim
mary trial. which was % take plac
this morning
Yesterday the leader u the gang. Bu,
Cotton. IL Is said. made written con