The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-16
MADE TOO MUCH NOISE.
One Colored Man Killed, Two Serious.
Iy Wounded, v llite Man Shot.
NIGHT FORCE At cRfOSoTf WORKS
Disturbed the Rest Of the White TsnI
Builders in Boarding Cars Nearby.
A Quarrel and Shooting.


As the day shift OF colorcd meu who
ore employed at the creosoting works Of
tic Sddt6gf1 pdtirr~ iaa1twny S7,s,ssaas,.
abont mile beyond the city limits were
quitting work yesterday and preparing to
81 home, the night SHIFT getting ready TO
take their watch on duty serious shoot
INK ARRAY took place. which assumed nearly
the proportions Of Il riot.
One OF the colored men who was quitting
work aud about TO 20 home had Win
chester ia his possession, FOR what pug-
pose is not known. and he shouidcled II
preparatory 10 starting out for ais long
walk 10 the Fourth ward.
Some white meu who are employ cd ia
hhlidlug oil tanks near the works aud wac
Loard In cars which stand on d sidctrack
have complained about the noise made by
lAs cOlored night Gang as they worked. II
is alleged that they sang aud shouted all
ulght louR and that the whte men could
not sleep Ia consequence. IueY had re-
.nuustralrd WITH the eoiured man, hot thaJ
c,aiig the noise Was Dad as uFer.
Yesterday It Is said Us some pf t1eir
number that they had made M rheir minds
t., ufiNe away tue lnght lutce--'tls htch lhruI
Oh by talk but without idteutiru OF harm.
ing thcm-so thut they mtglt gu sVue
5.ccp.
rne men Of all Of the crews were pretty
dose together when tie cUlOred man bUVuI-
dcred his gun, which had CViueutly nct
been seen before BY the white men. II Va
said that they made rush ioi tnc man
with the qua ana attempted 70 take 10
from him. lie res'atcd' put was over
powered and the guu passed into the pos
atssiuu of the white crew,
Shooting began almost Immediately with
. HpNnnlnE stulf
the man who owned the gun, was Killed
and Bil. Anderson, cOiurcd lies 8t his home
on san Felipe street, dangerously wound
ed William Hamilton. white. was seriously
wounded and Is at the Houston inhrmary
hnd an unknown culOred man was reported
~ later hour differing from guudhOi
wounds in hi, leg. He had crawled away
into The brush and WIS overlooked Ia tAe
ar.t search fox the victims.
THE NEWS PHoNED ~.
james Green. colorcd. icirphoued from NJ
italian frl!tstand "a, the corner OF Halb
nuI New orleans street 10 sheriff AndcI
sou. and he prepared at once to go to tn
scene His deputies being engaged at III
TRIALS aad IN other duties, he telephone
in chief Ellis asking for couple Of OF
neors to accompany him on bis inyrstle1
tion. -Four officers were detailed to ur
company him and they proceeded go tn
works SIS rapidly MS possible
Eleven white men were arrested qua %
but one 81 them taken tn the county in.
one was detained az police hcudluHrt,l.
u was thought th.f nvc on SIX of th
"hile men were c'uterN,d IN lhe slooth-
but al were placed under nrresl peudlH
an Investigation
The body " Hoyuolds was found by m
track where The struggle for the gun goo
place. Anderson fell between the rails u
The track aud was brought 20 his hon
IN the city In q wagon and his wount
were dressed by DrS, Lyon and Ramsey
Hamilton, the ouiy white man hurt, IS.
IN one Of the cars aud came to the DO,
To see what was going on when stry
bullet hit him In the thigh. making
serious wound II Is thought that he wi
wounded by one of the shots fred 10y Do
STAFFORD JoHNSoN's STORY.
The coiored man who brought Audms,
20 his home IN his wagon called at m
Post editorial rooms to give bis version
the affair. lie told story substantial
as above stated, only he maintained tn
The noise was necessary part NJ n
work. He says that the men did not sli
or shout boisterousiy sufficient TO 1
terrupt the sleep of the white men r
noise was made, ne said. In handling &
ties, lumber and timber that was beil
treated ln the plant He works on q
day shift and there were twelve color
men In each gang. of night and day men
lie says that Reynolds was one OF II
day gang and lust about to 60 hon
shonldering his Winchester and ready
start. He said further that the white m
made rush TO lntlmdate and drive &
eo'ored m,u from the ground. 10 prove
their working at night As they came
ward the negroes they saw Reynolds wi
the gun and tried 10 take it away dnal
succeeding by overpowcriug him Tn
shooting began In several directions
claims that there was not weapon IN {
possession Of any Of the colnred men. y
cept the ride Of Reynolds He claims tn
al of the shooting was done by tho viii
men,
Anderson was shot through the left ar
the bullet striking rib and ganc
downward passed through his body n
right shoulder blade. II Is expected IN
internal Injuries may cause his death I
hemorrhage was very copious
Wilson'S wound, though serious, Is q
necessarily dangerous, The other color
man could NOT be accounted for M Ia
mp with that OF Anderson and that ID,
were but two wounded. instead OF three
Al Of the white men are strangers be
having been brought 10 the city for [
sole purpose OF erecting the oil tanks
Is claimed that dozen or more shots wi
fired In all. Tho wounded men were dol
as well as could be expected at oco
this morning. None Of the coored IN
were arrested.
Coroner Matthews Viewed the BODY
reynolds AZ Wall x Stabe's where II
hoen brought as soon as possible ar
sheriff Anderson's visit 10 the scene TN
bullet wounds We're found on the ho
The verdict was in accordance with
facts.