The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-07-27
.ney met !: !. Sanders, colored por.
ter. Tie had heard the indiscriminate
shootng and stepped out Of his gate 70
see what it was about. He =

shooting and stepped out Of his gate To
see what II was about. He
stepped Into thu. Arm. ~ ~. w..
ana they made short work ~ him
lhey stabbed him, shot him in tho hock
ana took his watch away from him.
1hcy lett hlm for dead, A dozen or
more OF tho mob went out further into
inc rear oi the town and met neyrcss
named Esther Fields, standing in her
door and brutally beat her.
The main crowd continued on down
town, heail < for the parish prison.
1hcy wer" met IA block away by a squad
oI ponce who stopped them. They then
began breaking into the second hand
stores on RAinparc street in that neigh.
borhood. hunting for arm, and ammu.
milton. Tn. police made Il demonstra.
ton and drove them of. After linger.
Ing around kampar, street for an hour
the mob divided, one section going
down town and the other starting back
up town. The latter crowd started for
the new basin. in the vicinity Of the
Illinois Central depot, which Is pop.
u!ar rendezvous for negroes Before
starting they INDUCED in little pistol
play and wounded Oswald Mcmahon, "a
l2-year.old boy. IN the leg. On the
way up they went through the Poydras
market and found negro watchman.
George Morris. whom they proceeded
20 chase through I 4 market. shooting
him as hc ran. When he fell with two
shots III the back. one OF the youn- =
h,nds
Stabbed Him to Jini.h Him,
and nearly did SO. John Deeds, u
white man. was shot during the indis.
crimlnatc shooting in the lhydras mar
ket. They searched the vicinity Of the
basin thoroughly and failing 10 find
any one, walked on, toward Franklin
street. where they passed u negro seated
IN front Of Il harroom. whom they
promptly shot. He WAS Dan White, a
Toustabout. nid 20, bullet III his
r,kht wrist,
About clock they moved on down
TO Canal street and nj the corner Of
Rampar started 10 break into another
second hand store. but patrol wagon
iul! oi police came up and they dcsist-
cd. They stood there for half an hour,
and then gradually melted away.
The down town mob. however did
terrible execution and kept up It's
hendish work until half past o'clock.
4 notorious character took the lead and
they headed Tor the neighaorhood oi
franklin ANA Custom House street.
Iaey found no negroes and were going
down Where street toward some negro
hoyr.s. when they saw negro III a
crowded Where street car. They halted
the car. pulled the trolley off. ordered
about 20 passengers out aud
Then Murdered tho Black.
He was dragged on, and instantly
killed. The mob then moved out TO the
vicinity Of the old basin on Toulouse
street and tcrrorizcd that neighborhooi,
but evidently found no negroes. Then
they Wen, down rs far rs kc!crcc and
Dauphine streets. where they found an
old negro - years Of age. named Zap.
It's, fllo. whom they beat and sho,
almost TO death.
Coming up town again they headed
for the French Market aud met an uu-
known negro Oh Decatur. between 81.
Philip and Crsolines. whom they AZ
| once beat into inscn>ihhty and lett Tor
dead He was discovered an hour later
and died shortly after. They found
another negro III the Market and
promptly pat an end TO his existence,
lie Is 10: known. They located th,
porte. Of the Louisville and Nashville
payoar nnd chased him up the !cvcc.
lie rar INTO the cusiomhousc. where Ii,
was protected by the night Waterman
U. IT, point Of n Winchester. In,
uow. sa.hei around for awhile and
ia.a era itai.y dispersed.