Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-08-27
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CORN, LEAD AND BLOOD.
The following special to the Meridi-
an Daily Press under date Of Aug. p,
Is perhaps the most detailed account
of the rioting which occurred a few
miles north OF Okoloua last week:
Six persons seriously shot and q
number badly injured is the result Of a
race riot now in progress in the south
end of Lee County, near Shannon.
Three negroes and three white men
are pretty badly injured; others prob
ably more or less 30.
This is the result Of race riot
brought bya secret organization of
negroes firing on and Wounding the
Eubanks brothers while on their own
premises. This occurred Tuesday
soon after dark. Posses in pursuit
had a pretty lively time with negroes
six miles south of Shannon yesterday
evening late when more or less shoot
ing was done, n white man and
three negroes we're badly wounded.
Several more negroes were slightly
hurt.
More posses are in pursuit and the
affair is not over by any a
Deputy Sheriff Temple has just
reached the city with eight despera-
does bound with chains and under
heavy guard. He reports 500 men nm
der arms and great excitement pre-
vailing. The officers took the train
at Nettleton. They had great diff
Guilty in getting away with the pris-
Oners.
For some months negroes at Shan
non and Nettleton have given consid-
cradle trouble. Secret societies have
been founded under the guidance of
ex-school teachers or preachers or
other bad characters. These oath
bound organizations are for the pur-
pose Of resisting the whites and pro-
tecting negroes in deeds of lawless-
ness.
The alleged i~nstigator OF the serious
outbreaks in the last few hours lie a
negro preacher named JEFF Rodgers.
he has been held under suspicion by
the whites for some time a bad char
acter. In days gone by he has been
made to leave more than one peace
able community. He is a negro OF
some education and has considerable
influence ia his church. The first Sc
rious trouble broke ont some time ago
when g negro named Giles Jackson af.
saulted the Lauderdales in q corn
, field, seriously WOunding them. It
] will be remembered that this negro
, died month ago ct the county jail
from q wound received while resist
! ing arrest. Since this occurrence, the
, negroes whereabouts have been insO'
? lent, o~verbearing, surly and uncon'
: trollable, and the outbreak and subse'
quent attack which was made lest
! night upon Nose and Stanley Eu'
banks was not entirely unexpected.
A few days ago q negro vas seer
taking corn from q field belonging To
MIR Eubanks, who lives close to Shan
J. non, and when spoken to about It hC
r became insOlent and defiant. a war
}, rant was sworn out for his arrest.
8 On Tuesday evening 3 son Of M
Enbanks, living Just across the road
noticed q number of negroes congre'
gated around his home about dusk,
Z he supposed they meant to attack hil
house, 80 he crossed the road an,
Joined his father and younger brother
Shortly after Eubanks entered faith
er's house q command to FIRE was Civ.
en- and a binding volley rang out from
q the guns carried by the negroes. Bot
OF the younger Eubanks we're hit anG
badly wounded.
After the shooting of the Euhank
brothers the whites Immediately or
: ganized themselves into an armel
posse to bring to justice the guilt
negroes. Yesterday evening, heade
by Marshal Randolph, Of Nettleton
, and Marshal Irby, Of Shannon, thi
posse went after two members Of Cd
negro mob, who q supposed to B
It In hiding in 3 cabin six miles south G
'. shannon.
Upon their arrival at the cabin in
tense darkness greeted them, but
d noise was heard within and they pro
'e ceeded TO surround the cabin. Th
r door was ordered opened, but th
q command was unheard TO all appear
y ances. After waiting q moment Mar
shall Randolph struck 3 match an
pushed the door open. he wa me
8. with 8 volley Of birdshot and fe
across the threshold with blood gusl
!. ing from bis face and shoulders. III
negroes ran out Of the house over th
= PROSTATE form Of the brave ofhcel
= They were met by q volley from Ct
4 posse and three negroes were injure
= to such an extent that they were ie
lying on the ground. The others 81
capped IN darkness, some leaving bs
hind traces Of their wounds.
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