The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-29
RACE RIOT
 IN LOUISIANA Three Whites and Eleven Negroes Killed. FEELING NOW RUNS HIGH More and Worse Trouble is
 Expected. Said That the Blacks Have Been Holding Meetings Nightly Pre- pairing to Attack the Whites.
 Troops Asked For.
FEELING NOW RUNS HIGH

New Orleans, Oct. 8.-The Ptcayunes Amite City special says:
 Three white men and eleven negroes killed is the startling and terrible news from Washington Parish tonight. Your correspondent has just conversed with man from Franklin. and he connrms the above information, but he knew nothing of what has happened since yesterday evening. The first news of the race riot was brought here today by MT. Cornelius Nixon, who, with his mother. left from near Franklinton this morning. He stated that white men rode into Franklin ton at o'clock this morning asking for help. saying that the negroes were up in arms, threatening to exterminate the whites.
 The scene of the trouble Is at or near Balltown, where a negro was burned last week for criminally assaulting white woman. This was not the cause, how ever, of the murders yesterday. in which three white men and eleven negroes were killed and several wounded.
 Worse Trouble Expected.
 MT. Nixon saw and talked with many men from the scene. and they said more and worse trouble was expected today, as armed men were focking to the scene and 1t was reported the blacks were equally active in preparing for battie' p R Carter arrived from Frankinton a little after dark tonight and told your correspondent that the situation was ter rible and more trouble was apprehenoeo' He said that MT. Joe Seals ana Mr' Charles Elliott and another white man he did not know were dead, and E H. Thompson, a white man, wounded, and that eleven. negroes were dead Ills In formation was up to last night ana was obtained from people who went to Frank linton for help. At o'clock this morn ing a posse left Franklinton in charge oi Sheriff Simmons for the scene, and from all over the country armed men were burrving to the scene, and MT. Carter said sOo men were probably under arms today in Washington Parish. The trouble occurred at a negro camp meeting ana the origin as near as can be ascertalneo was as follows:
 Story of the Killings.
 Greer Lott. a negro, was running re- freshment stand, and the constable, white man, name not given, went to him and asked for his license; he had none and became impudent and cursed the constable and defied him. The constable xvithdrew and obtained assistance. He returned with several white men, when the negro Lott rushed out and hreo noint blank into the crowd, killing Joe Seals and Charles Elliott. The whites re- turned the fire and killed Lott. Then negro preached named Connolly rushed out of the house with gun in hand, at tempting to shoot, when he was killed and his daughter was killed, it is said accidentally. In the shooting which fol lowed, another white man was killed and E. H. Thompson wounded and seven ar eight negroes killed. The shooting and crimes had no direct connection with the burning of the negro Morris in that section last week, but it Is undoubtedly a sequel to that tragic event. Since that time it is reported that the negroes have been holding nightly meetings preparing to attack the whites. Balltown Is aoou' twenty miles from Franklnton, in a sparsely settled section. It is isolated and almost entirely cut off from the out side world. Franklinton is twenty-sever miles east of this place, and there is nc telegraph or telephone lines.