The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-07-09
INDIANA'S
RACE WAR
Governor Durbin May Declare Martial
Law In Evansville.
MORE TROOPS DISPATCHED
Three Companies Of state Militia
sent 10 seat of Trouble, and
More May Go-six killed
In Attack ON jail.


news Of the situation in Evansville.
IF this condition continues" he de-
elared emphatically, Il shall go to
Evansville myself and declare the city |
under martial law.
At midnight he began ordering out |
additional militia companies. The first |
was that from Yincennes. which was
rushed to the scene Of the riot on a
special train The New Albany COM
pany was called out and placed under
arms, with orders to proceed to Evans
vile. and later both that company and |
the Terre Haute company were sent on |
in special trains.
The governor subsequently, ordered |
the indianapolis militia, comprising
four companies OF infantry and one
battery Of artillery, to mobilize at their
armory and be ready to proceed to
Evansville.
General William H. Mckee, com
mander Of the national guard, and
Quartermaster General Oran Perry
leave for Evansville to take charge Of
the troops there. The governor is wait
ing to hear whether the business men
Of Evansville and the better element
generally win not interfere to put an
end to the rioting before sending the
Indianapolis troops.
six shot Dead.
six shot dead and twenty-five in
jured, Ave fatally, Is the latest outcome
of the race war which has caused a
reign Of terror in Evansville since
Sunday night
The Evansville company Of Indiana
natieaal guard, assisted By 200 special
deputy sheriffs, while guarding the
county Jail, in which were sixteen ne
gro prisoners, poured a yolIey Of buck
shot and bullets into crowd of several
thousand, led by hundred armed riot
ers, which was pressing them back
amid cheers and threats. accompanied
by stones aud missiles
When the smoke cleared away thirty
one wounded and dead bodies lay on
the pavements. There is a contention
as to who fred first the soldiers or the
rioters. That the troops were fired on
is proved BY the fact that Of the fallen
four were members Of the company.
All is now reported to be quiet around
the Jail, the soldiers still standing under
arms. Outposts are stationed to avoid
guerrilla shooting from the neighboring
streets
Following Is the list Of the dead: Eli
Ward Schiffman, painter; Hazel All
man. fifteen years old, daughter Of Jo
seph Fl. Altman; Edward Rnhl, labor
er; August Jordan, aged nineteen,
musician; Fred Happier, aged fifteen;
unknown man, middle aged
The fatally injured are: John Bar
nett, shot through the right lung; Cal
win Hawkins. shot ia abdomen; John
Cell. shot III the back; Ernest Walters,
shot in the back; John Fares, forty
eight, shot in head and hip.
Negroes Abandon Their Homes.
The police arrested fifteen negroes
during the night All We're armed.
Among the majority Of the negroes
great fear was felt throughout the
night. Fully 1000 men, women and
children left their homes and tramped 4
to the fair grounds, where they went
Into camp. For hours the men kept up
flsillade Of shots to intlmidate the
whites. A freight train was stormed
| BY twenty-five colored men, who rode
TO Vincennes. Baptist Town was
practically deserted during the night.
Hundreds Of fear stricken refugees APP /
pealed to the police for protection
and were guarded tn the station house
and at near by boarding houses.
/ An Evansville special says that Cap
| tain Blum of Company f has made
the following statement Of the shoot
ing;
aThe mob crowding up at the corner
Of Fourth and Division streets forced
the guards back inch by inch clear to
the Jail gate and would not be beaten
back. A man IN the crowd fired
\ shot which struck soldier. Then the
firing became general from the mob,
and the soldiers fired in return. Or
ders to cease firing were given the sol
diers almost at once and as the crowd
! turned in flight. No order to fire was
given by myself or an officer 1t was
done spontaneously and in self defense,
4 The mob had been repeatedly begged
10 20 back. Bowlders and bricks We're
thrown long before the firing com
menced and one soldier was knocked
unconscious The men We're given or
ders 10 FIRE only in self defense. or
ficers and soldiers greatly deplore the
shooting, but they feel they acted only
in the line OF their duty
Negro Removed to state Prison.
Yincennes, Ind July S.-Lee Brown,
VIM nreeinitated the race riots at