The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-07-27
THURSDAY NIGHTS RIOTING
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! ste nv o. The No;ss' Operations Related
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New Orleans, July 2G-All last night
and up to 3:o0 O'Clock this morning mobs
ran riot through this city on a hunt for
negroes and those unfortunates who fell
into their grasps were either killed or 50
badly wornded that they We're left for
dead. After the mobs got started the
negroes became terrCIized and took shell
tetr in their hC mes ana the outhcuses
OF white people WHO protected them, so
it WIS Only the Unsuspecting and inof-
fenSive negroes who we're the victims.
The police were powerless, as fast az
they apparently dspursed :, crowd in one
section. il only reformed and moved to
some other point 10 continue its work.
The mobs We're composed almost entire
ly Of boys under q years Of age, and
these had no leader hut acted upon a
common impulse. The movement started
from gathering of men at Lee Circle,
corner of st. Charles avenue and St.
Charles street. Being ordered to dispense
ne crowd moved up St. Charles street
and gradually became infaned to the
roint Of desperation. 1t was not until
after they had stopped in Morrison's quar-
ter on Washington avenue and Franklin
street. near the scene Of the assassination
Of Captain Day and officer Lamb, that
hey listened to a speech of a man hail
ing from Kenner, and then started out
TO waylay the negroes. Most Of the col
ored population had taken warning from
the excitement Of the night before and
kept indoors, but there were some return
ing to their homes from work and it was
NJ g,4s,
re vas in a crowded Henry Clay ave
nue. car near the square and when the
mob saw him they rushed for the car and
dragged him out, firing one shot into the
car. He turned out to be Alex Huffman,
Pullman car porter and was badly used
I'D. He was cut and shot and beaten
over the head. There was another negro
with him IN the car who hid under the
seat and after the car had started they
discovered him, but could not catch it.
J. Cluny. the conductor Of a Parson ave-
nue. car. was shot in the foot on Frank
lin street and he car riddlad with bullets
F. G. Davis, the motoruan on the same
car, was shot in the foot. Frank Shep-
herd, white man. who was in the crowd
sot 4 bullet through his risht arm.
Coming down to Jackson avenue they
met T. 2. Sanders the c0lored porter OF
Post &, Bowles insurance agency. He had
stepped out Of his safe to see what It
was about. He stepped info the arms Of
the mob and they made short work of
him. They stabbed him. shot him in the
back and took his watch away from him.
They left him for dead. A dozen or
more OF the mob wen. out further into
the rear ~ town and met a negress
named Esther Fields. standing in her
door, and brutaUy beat her The main
crowd confined on down town heading
for the parish prison. They were met 4
block away by squad Of police. who
stopped them. They then began to break
ing into the secondhand stores on Ram
part street in that neiEhborhood. hunt
ing for arms and ammunition. The DO
ice made d demonstratiSn and drove
them of.
After lingering around Rampant street
for an hour. the mob divided. one sec
ton going down town ana the other
starting back Up town. The latter crowd (
stared for the new basin in the vicinity
of the new Illinois Central depot. as
that IS a popular rendezvous for negroes
Before starting they INDUCED in 4 uttle
pistol Play and wounded Oswald McAia-
hon, l2-year-old boy. 8 the Les. The
boy had been following the crowd. On
they way up they Went through the Poy-
dras market and found 2 negro wa.ch- |
man, George Norris, whom they proceed
I'd 10 chase through the market. shoot
ing him as he ran. When he fell with
two sacts n the back. one ~ :he young
fen5s stabbed him - finish he and near
~ Gid 50. John Deeds. a white man, was
shot during the indlscrsrainate shooting
in the Poy6ras marke-.
They searched the vicinity Of the BASIN
thoroughly ana, falling 70 ind anyone.
walked out toward Franklin street.
where they passed neg1o seated IN
front e q barroo,u. whom they promDt-
y shot BE vas Dan White roastaaout
ana got g bple in his rieat wrist
ABOUT o'clock Trey headed for the
ne-sAboTAood o. Canal slrce, ard On thu