The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-08-27
Organized 70 MURDER.
Six Persons Seriously Wounded
in a Fight Negroes Caused
The Trouble.

Iupelo, Miss, Aug ll.--oIA PeiSo1S
seriously shot and number inlured
IS the reported result Of race riot
now In progress In the south enc OF
Lee county, near Shannon.
Three negroes and three white men
are badly Injured and others probably
more or lass so. This is the result OF
3 race riot participated in by secret
organization OF negroes hrIng upon
and Woanding the Eubank brothers
while on. their own premises. Ihe
shooting occurred Tuesday soon after
saar Posses In pursuit had 8 lively
encounter with the negroes SIX mics
south Of Shannon yesterday evening,
when more or less shooting was done.
One white man and three negroes we're
badly wounded and several more ne
groes were slightly hurt. Other posses
are Ii pursuit. and the affair IS not yet
over Deputy Sheriff Temple has Just
reached the city with eight despe-
radoes bound with chains and under q
heavy guard. He reports 800 men un- :
der arms and says great excitement
prevails. The eHcer took the train at
Nettleton and had great dlmculty IN
getting away with the prisoners.
For some months negroes at Shan-
non and Nettleton hare been giving
considerable trouble, secret soclesles
being formed under The guidance OF a
former school teacher or preaeher.
These Organizations are SAID TO oe Tor "
the purpose of resisting white men men
and protecting negroes IN deeds OF law
Iessness.
The alleged iastigator of the serious
An tnrsak Of the last few hours is a
NEGRO preacher named JEFF Rogers.
Hg has been held under suspicion by
the whites for some time as a bad
character. He is negro or some
education and has considerable l@nI1uz @
ence IN his church.
The first serious trouble broke ont
some time ago, when a negro named
Giles jackson assaulted the Lauder
daIes IN a corn field, seriously wound
ing them. About a month ago tnas
negro died IN the county lail from
wounds inflicted while resisting arrest.
al few days ago negro was seen TAX
ing corn form q field belonging TO Mt.
Erbanks who lives close to Shannon,
ana when spoken to about 1t he be-
came insolen6 and defant and q war;
rant was sworn out for his arrest.
On Tuesday evening a son OF Eu-
banks, living Just across the read,
noticed number of negroes congre-
patinc around his home. he sup
55osed they meant to attack his home
and be crossed the road and Joined
his father and younger brother.
Shortly after Eubanks went to MS
Fashers' house q command 20 IRE was
aiven and binding volley rang out
from the guns carried by the negroes.
Both OF the younger Enbanks were
hiit and badly wounded After the
shooting OF the Eubanks brothers the
whites immediately organized them
selves into an armes posse to BRING TO
justice the guilty negroes.
YESTERDAY eyening, headed by MAI
shaI Randolph OF Nettle5ou, and Mar
shal Irby Of shannon, shis posse went
aafter two members OF the negro mob
who were supposed 70 be hiding in a
cabin about SIX miles 5rom shannon:
The POSSE reached The cabin, ordered
the door opened, but the command was
Unheeaed. After waiting moment
Randolph pushed the door open. he
Swas met with volIey Of birdshos and
fell across the threshold with blood
nshing from his sace and shoulders.
Ys negroes ran out Of the house over
4he Frustrated officer, They were met
soy d Yolley from tha posse and three
negroeS Were injured so badly Shss
Shey 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
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