The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-06
RACE WAR RACES
IN INDIANA TOWN
Evansville Filled With Factions
Contending For Mastery.
AROSE FROM A MURDER
JAIL BROKEN DOWN AND SEW
ERAL PERSONS SHOT.

have been ordered out by the governor
to protect the jail. which is surrounded
by 1000 men. Two negroes have been
killed in the race riot which is ram
pant. The crowd around the Jail. in
censed at the murder of q patrOlman
by a negro. is shouting death to all
negroes. The negro has been secretly
removed to Vincennes, but the mob re-
fuses to believe ii and is trying to
tear down the jail. StOnemasOns in
the mob are chiseling out the bars Of
the windows and a bartering ram is
being used. A white boy named LO-
gan has been shot by "A negro. An
unknown negro woman has been killed,
and several negroes have been severely
injured. A company of negroes.
armed with rifles, is marching through
the streets threatening to kill all white
people They have just broken into a
/ hardware store and secured all the
arms and ammunition. Three business
men have just been fired on, and are
now organizing and arming a party
TO eXterminate the negroes.
100 a. m.-The militia has been
ordered out and within an hour viii
be at the Jail. A telegram has just
been received by Captain Blum of
company Z to get the men together as
quickly as possible and protect the
prisoners at the Jail at all hazards.
After the mob has been dispersed they
Will begin to run down the riOtOus ne
gTOeS. Almost every hardware store in
the city has been broken into by the
citizens and not a man can be saen
on the streets who is not armed. Those
police officers who are not on duty at
the Jail or the station house are pa
trolling the streets with rifles.
Jail Broken Into.
The steel bars of the Jail windows
could not withstand the rain of blows
from the battering ram of the mob
At 1 o'clock this morning the crowd
swarmed IL and began "A search for
the murderer Police Captain Bren-
mex tried 10 check their advance by
turning the hose upon them. When
he appeared at the window holding
the nozzle a rain of bullets was sent
through the window. The captain re
made to keep the mob out. A mob
OF 500 white men, heaXLy Ermed, is
now marching through the streets of
the city where negroes would likely
be found. Shots are heard constantly.
II is rumored that another negro has
been shot in First street.
Early tonight when the mob that
surrounded the jail was told that the
negro murderer had been taken away
committee of i've ciyizens was Sc
lected TO go through the jail
After being in the Jail for some time
the committee addressed the crowd and
told them the negro was not there. DR..
William Gilbert. the chairman of the
committee tried to calm the assem-
blage. but his voice was drowned in
shouts of Go. get the niggert'' The
people refused TO believe that the ne
gro had been removed from the city
The crowd shouted. Death 10 the ne
groes!" and the police fear they viii
murder all the negro prisoners indis-
criminately. The race war started late
tonight when a little boy named Logan
was shot in the leg by negro. An
unknown negro woman has been killed
and several negroes have been serious
" injured. The entire police force is
stationed at the Jail. and the negroes
are taking possession of the town.
Began With Policeman's Murder.
The race riot tonight was the imme-
date outcome of the shooting Of Pa
trOlman Massey Friday night by Lee
Brown, a negro Brown and another
negro had engaged in a quarrel ana
Brown had sworn to kill his antag
Onist- He ran toward his home to Sc
cure a revolver. and PatrOlman Mas
sey, hearing of the trouble, lay in wait
for Brown. As the negro came back
armed and hunting his enemy Massey
stepped from a doorway and Laid has
hand on Browns shoulder. Brown
turned quickly and shot the patrOlman
in the abdomen. The officer: as he lay
or the sidewalk. fired at Brown and
wounded him dangerously. He fell and
the two fired at each other as they
lay on the pavement. emptying theiI
TevolVers.
Excitement has been intense. and
after the arrest Of Brown the jail was
guarded night and day. Last night a
lynching was feared and the mob that
surrounded the jail during the night
was held at bay only by the ready
weapons of dozens of deputies. Today
an outbreak was feared and the negro
was secretly removed from the jail and
taken to Nincennes. where he now lies
in the new jail at the point of death
from his wounds. The jail is being
guarded by armed deputies. who will
remain on duty all night.
Patrolman Massey died last night
from his wounds
At o'clock this morning the crowds
on the streets are increasing and firing
can be heard in all directions. Dis
order and rioting are everywhere ana
every one of the thousands on the
streets is carrying his life in his
hands. The police are being cheered
for numerous arrests of the negroes
! they are now making. Every time a
negro is taken into custody the police
are applauded and hundreds of people
I are following the wagon. A whole
patrol wagon load of negroes was
picked up on Water street a few min
utes ago. and about 800 shots were fire.
2 as they passed up Main street. The
mob is still going through the streets
: locking for negroes. The Acme hote
/ had to close its doors tonight because
all of its colOred servants becam5
psnic-stricken and ran away.
Saloon Is Bombarded.
! After the mob had been in the jail
! only a few minutes word was brought
/ that a gang of negroes was congre-
/ eating at Budd Fruits saloon at AZ
/ Upper Fourth street, and was firing
: from windows and the roof upon the
/ whites as they passed.
The mob Immediately decided TO bonn
/ bard it. hundred or more armed
men upon command fell into line and
marched from the Jail uD Fourth
/ street and into the market square
] hating in front of Fruits place. Ne
I grOes were 10 be seen below and al
most of the windows, but they quick
/ ~ dispersed on the arrival of the mob
/ Then. upOn the command of the lead
er, vOIley of 100 shots was fired
into the building, completely wreck
ing II.
1t was known at the time TINT Their,
was a large number of negroes in the
1 saloon. 1t is thought that many Of
! them were hid in the large building.
1 surrounding the saloon. Several ar,
/ reported shot but no dead bodies -hav,
been brought in.