Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-10-30
SERIOUS RACE RIOT.
Whites and Blacks Fight to Death
In a Louisiana Parish.
REPORTS CONFLICT.
Thirty Persons Reported Killed at Dali.
town and the Trouble Still at
High Tension-Both Sides ~
still Ready 10 Fight. &C

New Orleans, Oct. 60 Tho Plea.
yune's Amite City. Ia, special says;
Three white men and II negroes kill
ed. was the startling and terrible news
from Washington parish Monday night.
Your correspondent has just conversed
with man from Franklinton, and no
confirms the above information, but he
knew nothing Of what happened since
Sunday evening
The first news Of race riot was
brought here yesterday by Cornelius
Nixon who, with his mother, left from
near Franklinton early Monday morn
ing. He stated that while men rode into
Franklinton at o'clock Monday morn
ing asking for help. stating that the me-
groes were up in arms threatening 70
exterminate the whites
Tho scene Of the trouble Is at or near
Balltown. where negro was burned
last week for criminally assaulted a
white lady. This was not the cause,
however. Of the murders Sunday in
which three white men and II negroes
were killed and several wounded.
Mr. Nixon saw aud talked with many
men from the scene and they said that
worse trouble was expected, as armed
men were hocling 10 the scene and IL
was reported the blacks were equally
active in preparing for a battle.
T.. y. Carter arrived from Franklin.
ton little after dark Monday and told
your correspondent that the situation
was terrible and that trouble is appre-
hondod. He said that Joe Seals and
Charles Elliott and another white man,
whom he did not know, were dead and
+. Y. Thompson. a white man, was
wounded. aud that Z I negroes were dead
His information was up % Sunday night
and was obtained from people who went
20 Frnnklinton for help.
At o'clock Monday morning a posse
left Frauklinton in charge Of Sheriff
Simmons for the scene and from al
over the country armed men were bur.
rying 70 the scene and Mr.. Carter said
900 men were probably under arms in
Washington parish alone.
The trouble occurred az a negro camp
meeting and the origin as near a. can
be asccrtained was ~ follows:
Creer Lott, a negro, was running
refreshment stand and tho constable,
white man. name not given, went 10
him and asked for his license, he had
none and became impatient and cursed
the constable and dcded him. The con-
stable withdrew and obtained assist.
ance. Tie returned with several white
men when the negro, Lott, rushed out
and fired into the crowd, killing Joo
Seals and Charles Elliott. Tho whites
returned the fire and killed Lott. Then
negro preacher named Connolly rush.
ed ont OF the house with gun in hand,
attempting 20 shoot when he was killed
and his daughter was killed, IL is said,
accidentally In the shooting which
followed another white man was killed
and Z H. Thompson wounded, aud
seven or eight negroes killed
The shooting hal no direct connec.
ton with the burning Of the negro Nor.
ris in that section last week but il il |
undoubtedly a sequel TO that tragic |
event. Since that time il is reported
that the negroes have been holding |
nightly meetings preparing 10 attack
the whites.
Balltown Is about 20 miles from Frank.
linton in n sparsely settled section. II
is isolated and almost entirely cut of |
from the outside world. Franklinton |
is q miles east Of this place and there
are no telegraph or telephone lines.