The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-27

daily leave for their work at Chalmetto
They saw crowd OF negroes approaching
and started to chase them. Louis Lapu-
yard got In their way and received a
bullet in the leg. Later in the forenoon
negro empted his pistol into A down
town house and wounded child.
! AT IL o'clock a mob marched through
La Fayette square, which is opposite the
city hall. and discovering some negroes in
the park. jumped on and beat them until
they made their escape. An hour after
ward white man saw a negro named
Ross at the corner ~ La Fayette and
Dryads street and fred his gun al him.
Those on the street fed in every direction
and the negro made his escape. Shortly
after l o'clock Josephine Wild. a child
while seated IN front OF her home, caught
stray bullet in the knee.
Two hours later Nordi Fratello and
Tony Michel. Italians. got into a dispute
as to whether the mob was right or
wrong in running down and whipping the
negroes. One had knife and the other
gun. Fratello was badly wounded.
| One of the most sensational incidents
Of the day was the discovery OF two me-
groes wounded almost unto death in a
box car on the levee front near the cor
ner of Josephine street. The poor fell
lows were desperately hurt and only one
was conscious. He was suffering intense
ly, but he declined to give any account
of the shooting. Both were removed to
the Charity hospital. where it was found
that both had been stabbed close to the
heart. One was Nathan Brown and the
other Charles Washington.
AT . o'clock an unknown white man
came along Julia street. Near the cor
without any proyocation began to fire AT
him The negro escaped. it is believed,
without having been hit.
Sheriff Klock, in charge of the parish
prison. saw both the mayor and the chief
of police today. There is confined in the
man with Charles when the latter shot
and dangerously wounded Patrolman Mora
before he killed Captain Day and Patrol
man Lamb. The mobs that have been
going the rounds of the city have been
anxious to get at Pierson If possible and
lynch him. The sheriff assured both Of
ticials that he had the iai so well pro-
tected that it would require the use OF
dynamite 10 reach the cuprt. Neither
the sheriff nor the chief of police, whose
Headquarters are in the same building,
apprehend any serious attempt will be
Pierson.
Mayor Capdeveille and his assistants
made arrangements this afternoon for
transportation facilities which would as
sist in the quick dispatch. both of the
militia and OF the special police, from
one section of the city to another. All
the trolley lines sent representatives to
his honor to say that they would place
special cars at his disposal throughout the
night so that armed forces could be
moved hither and thther. The express
companies also assured the mayor thai
their wagons would be ready to respond
to any call which might he made upon
them
Lats this afternoon Mayor Capdevei.le
issued a proclamation which had an excel
lent effect 1t called upon all citizens not
enrolled in the special police to 90 to
their homes or places Of business and re
main thtre. They were warned ais, and
advised not to assemble or to idle about
l the straits Tho nniice eanaral ard go
cial. were ordered and directed to disperse
all crowds and TO arrest all obstreperous
and disorderly persons. They were espe-
cially ordered after p. m. TO arrest all
persons found loaing CT idling about the
streets. AS result of the proclamation
tonight few people were found on the
streets.
At the various exchanges this afternoon
the wish was expressed that the Asso-
cigted Press might make It public to the
world that the present emeute was one
sincerely deprecated and having the sup
pert of meme Of the conservative elements
Of the community The local business
bodies are much opposed to the imporla-
tion here Of large numbers OF negroes by
plantations to work on the leyees or the
public works. but while they are of that
opinion, they are very much opposed u
violent methods In dealing with the negr,
population. Only the worst elements have
participated in the disorders and the as
surance is given that those responsible
for these disorders will be punished II
they can be apprehended
Mayor cspedeveilIe today sent 10 chie'
Caster request that he seek to ascertain
! the number Of names OF those who par