Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-10-29
THREE WHITE MEN
AND ELEVEN NEGROES
KILLED IN A RACE WAR IN
WASHINGTON PARISH,
LOUISIANA.
CAUSE OF TROUBLE THRILLING.
A MINISTER AND DAUGHTER AMONG
THE DEAD.
Men of Roth Races are Gathering
With Arms. mud More serious
Conflict IL Probable. According 10
the Latest Information from tho
Seene-Nississtppi Troops Ont.

NEW ORLEANS. October 2S.--The
Picayunes 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 Franklinton. and he con-
firms the above information. but he
knew nothing OF what has happened
since yesterday morning. The first
news of the race riot was brought here
to-day by Cornelius Nixon. who with
his mother, left from near Frankllnton
this morning He stated that white men
rode into Frapklinton at 2 o'clock this
morning. asking for help, saying that
the negroes we're up in srms. threaten
ing 10 exterminate the whites. The
scene o. the trouble is at or near Bal
Town where a negro was burned last
week for criminally assauHing white
woman.
This Wna Not the Cause.
however. OF the murders yesterday, in
which three white men and eleven ne
groes were killed, and several wounded
Mr.. Nixon talked with many men on the
scene and they said that worse trouble
was expected to-day, as armed men
were focking to the scene. and it was
reported the blacks were equally active
in preparing for a battle.
Up. B. Carter arrived from Franklin
ton a little after dark tonight and
told your correspondent that the situa-
ton WAS terrible, and more trouble Is
feared. He said Joe Seals and Charles
Elliott and another white man. whose
name he did not know. were dead. and
f. II. Thompson. a white man. wound
ed. and eleven negroes were dead. His
information WAS Ip to last night. and
was obtained from people who went TO
Franklnton for help. At o'clock
this morning. a posse eft Franklinton
for the scene in charge OF Sheriff sims
mon. and from all oser the country
Armed Men Were Hurrying
TO the same place. Mr.. Carter said
five hundred men probably were under
arms to-day in Washington parish.
The trouble occurred at a negro camp
meeting and the origin. as near as can
be ascertained, was as follows:
Greer Lott, negro, was running a
refreshment stand and constable, a
white man, name not given, went to
him and asked for his license. He
had none and became impudent, cursed
the constable and defled him. The con-
stable withdrew and obtained assist
ance. He returned with several white
men when the negro Lott rushed out
and fired point blank into the crowd,
killing Joe Seals and Charles Elliott.
The whites returned the fire and killed
Lott. Then a negro preacher named
4 al 0d nt nf a hnnga
gun in hand attempting to shoot,
when he was killed. His daughter also
was killed, it is said, accidentally. In
the shooting which followed another
white man was killed and Il. III.
Thompson wounded and
seven or Eight Negroes Killed.
The shooting had no direct connec-
ton with the burning of the negro
Morris In that section last week, but
it is undoubtedly sequence to that
tragic event Since that time it is re-
ported that the negroes have been
h olaing nightly meetings, preparingjto
attack the whites.
Ball Town Is about twenty miles
from Franklin. in a sparsely settled
section. 1t is isloated and almost en-
tirely cut off from the outside world
Franklin is twenty-seven miles east of
this place and there are no telegraph
or Telephone lines.