The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-27
A RACE RIOT.
Six Persons Seriously Wounded in a
Fight In Mississippi.
TROUBLE CAUSED BY NEGROES.
incited by n Mouthy Preacher. They
Have Secretly Organized and
Armed Themselves for
Unlawfu! Purposes.

Six persons seriously shot and a
number injured is the reported result
of race riot in the south end OF Lee
County, near Shannon, Miss, which
was reported to be still i'm progress on
the goth inst. Three negroes and
three white men are badly injured and
others probably more or less so.
This is the result of race riot par
ticipated in by Il secret organization of
negroes firing upon and wounding the
Eubank brothers while on their oYn
premises. The shooting occurred on
Tuesday, soon after dark. Posses i'm
pursuit had Il lively encounter with
the negroes six miles south of Shannon
Wednesday evening, when more or less
shooting was done. One white man
and three negroes were badly wounded
and several more negroes were slightly
hurt. Other posses were in pursuit at
last accounts and the affair was not
yet over.
y dispatch from Tupelo, Miss.
dated the 2lst inst, says: Deputy
Sheriff Temple has Just reached the
city, with eight desperadoeS bound
with chains and under Il heavy guard.
He reports 500 men under arms and
says great excitement prevails.
For some months negroes at Shan
don and NetuletOn have been giving
considerable trouble. secret societies
being formed under the guidance of a
former school teacher or preacher.
These organizations are said to he for
the purpose of resisting white men
and protecting negroes in deeds of
lawleSsnesS.
The alleged instigatUr or the serious
outbreak is negro preacher named
jeff. Rogers. He has been held under
suspicion by the whites for some time
as bad character. He is negro of
some education and has considerable
influence i'm his church.
The first serious trouble broke out
some time ago, when negro named
Giles Jackson assaulted the Lauder
Gales In corn field, seriously wound
ing them. About month ago this
negro died In the county Jail from
wounds inflicted while resisting arrest.
n few days ago negro was seen TAX
ing corn from a field belonging to Mr..
EubankS, who lives close to Shannon,
and when spoken to about it he be-
came inSolent and defiant and war
rant was sworn out for his arrest.
ON Tuesday evening son OF Eu-
banks, living just across the road, no.
ticed number of negroes congregat-
ing around his house. He supposed
they meant To attack his home, and
he crossed the road and Joined his
father and younger brother. Shortly
after EubankS went to his fathers
house command To fire was given.
and binding vollcy rang out from
the guns carried by the negroes. Both
OF the younger EubankS were hit and
badly wounded.
After the shooting Of the EubankS
brothers the whites immediately or
ganized themselves into an armed
posse to bring TO justice the guilty
negroes. Wednesday evening, headed
by Marshal Randolph, of NettletOn,
and Marshal lrby, of Shannon, this
posse went after two members of the
negro mob, who were supposed To be
hiding in cabin about six miles from
Shannon. The posse reached the cab
i'll and ordered the door opened, but
the command was unhecded. After
waiting moment Randolph pushed
the door open. He was met by vol
ley Of birdShot and fell across the
Threshold, with blood gushing from
his face and shoulders The negroes
ran out of the house, over the pros
trate officer. They were met by IA
vollcy from the posse, and three ne
grocS were injured so badly that they
were left lying on the ground. The
Others escaped in the darkness. some
leaving behind traces OF their wounds.
deputy has returned from Shan
non and reports everything quiet there
now.