The age-herald., 1901-10-29
Shooting is Sequel of the Burning of Negro Morris
 at the Stake
NEGROES PREPARED ID KILL
Scene of the Riot at Baiitown, a Re- mote Louisiana Village-Fke Hundred Men Nov
 Under Arms.

New Orleans. October 2S-The Pica- yune's Amite City special says:
 Three white men and eleven negroes killed is the startling news from Wash ington Parish tonight. Your correspond ent has just conversed with a man from Franklinton. and he confirms the above information, but he knew nothing of what has happened since yesterday even ing. 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 Frank linton at 2 o'clock this morning asking for help. He stated that the negroes were up in arms threatening to extermi- nate the whites.
 "The scene of the trouble Is at or near Balltown, where a negro was bur.sed last week for criminally assaulting a white woman. She was not the cause. how ever. of the murders yesterday, in which three white men and eleven negroes were willed and several wounded. Mir. Nixon saw and talked with many men from the scene and they said more and worse trou- ble was expected today, as armed men were focking to the scene, and it was reported the blacks were equally active in preparing for battle.
 Situation Is Bad.
 P. B. Carter arrived from Franklinton this evening and told your correspondent terrible. and more trouble was appre- hended He said that Joe Seals and 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 His in- formation was up to last night and was 1 obtained from people who went to Frank | linton for assistance.
 At o'clock this morning a posse left Franklinton in charge of Sheriff Simmons for the scene and from all over the coun- try armed men were hurrying to the I scene and MT. Carter said five hundred men were probably under arms today in Washington parish. The trouble occurred at negro camp meeting and the origin as near as can be ascertained was as follows:
 Greer Lott, a negro, was running re- freshment stand and the constable, a 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 withdrew and obtained assistance. 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.
 Negro Preacher Killed.
 Then a negro preacher named Con- molly rushed out of the house with gun in hand. attempting to shoot when he was killed, and his daughter was killed. 1t is said accidentally. In the shooting which followed another white man was killed and F. IT. Thompson wounded and seven or eight negroes killed. The shooting had no direct connection with the burning of the negro Morris in that section last week but 1t is undoubtedly a sequel to that tragic event.
 Since that time 1t is reported that the negroes have been holding nightly meet ings preparing to attack the whites. Balltown is about twenty miles from Frankiintown in a sparseiy settled sec tion It Is isolated and almost entirely cut of from the outside world. Franklin ton Is twenty-seven miles east of this place and there are no telegraph or teie- phone lines.
 Troops Pass Through Mississippi. New Orleans, October 2s.-A special to the Picayune from Jackson, Miss, says that Governor Heard of Louisiana, has telegraphed Governor Longino of Missis- sippi that there is race riot at Balltown. Washington Parish, La. and that thirty are reported killed. Washington Parish adjoins Marion county. and Governor Heard asks for permission for Louisiana troops to pass through Mississippi. Gov ernor Longtno promptly granted the re- quest.
 Grants sheriff's Request for Troops.
 Jackson. Miss. October Ex-Governor Longino has no authority to order troops to Balltown, La He has, however, grant, ed the request of the sheriff of Marion county asking that troops be sent to the state line near the scene for the protec- tion of Mississippi people and for the sup pression of the rioters should the Missis- sippi line be crossed.
 To Protect Mississippians. Jackson. Miss. October 2s.--At the re- quest of the sheriff of Marion county. which adjoins Washington Parish. La. where race war is now in progress. Governor Longino has orderd the Colum- bia guards to the scene to protect Missis- sippi citizens
 Six Negroes Shot at Church.
 New Orleans. October 2S.-A dispatch from Columbia. Miss, tonight says six negroes were shot to death at Live Oak church. about three miles from Balltown. La. one white man killed and another believed fatally wounded and two negro women and child were burned almost to cinders In Lofts restaurant which had been fired by the whites to dislodge Lott and others who were firing at the whites from behind the counters. The negroes have taken to the woods ana no futher trouble is apprehended at prsssaA