Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1903-07-11

iessness. this city tonight saw the
mast terrible Of its experiences with
rioters. Seven persons are dead and
eiehteen are known TO be injured, with
~ least that number more thought to
be hurt.
Al lO:30 tonight the members Of
Company A. First regiment, Indiana
National Gusrd. after a days vigi-
lance guarding the county jail. and
100 deputy sheriffs under Sheriff
Chris Kratz, fired point blank into
A mob Of 1000 men gathered on
Fourth, Division and Vine streets. sur
rounding the Vanderburg county Jail,
and attempting its capture. From
o'clock this morning until the hour
of tonight's catastrophe the crowd
sarged about the jail, calling the mi
Htiamen vile names, assailing them
with stones and berating the deputy
sheriffs who guarded the Jail. At .
o'clock the mob gradually became
more and more excited, its ma 1ifesta-
tlons Of uneasiness more frequent, and
al 10 o'clock it was seen that moth
ing could prevent an assault on the
jail.
At 1890 O'Clock the rioters pressed
slowly forward, and innocent onlook-
ers slowly followed. Slowly they forced
the militiamen back toward the Jail
until the alleyway between Division
street and the stone building was
reached. Then the leaders, with BIZ
cycle In their front as a shield to the
bayonets Of the soldiers, attempted to
enter the alley and storm the alley
way entrance. e n
The Storm Breaks.
Captain Blum Of the National Guard
ordered a charge ON the rioters. Grad
ually the crowd was forced back, the
soldiers using their bayonets and
butts Of guns. Suddenly rioter fell
soldier tried to drag him to his
feet, but before he could, was assault
ed by a rioter Stones and boulders
began TO fly through the air. A sol
der was struck with "a rock and fell
A rioter wGs knocked down with a
gun butt, and then shot was fired.
The one shot started a fusilade of mus
kerry and shotgun fire from the de-
tenders of the jail. and scattered re-
turn fire from the rioters. Fully
three hundred shots were fired from
the Jail windows, the court house
steps Immediately opposite a1d by the
soldiers In the streets. No one knows
who fired the first shot. The soldiers
tlaim ii was a rioter, while the riot
.erF make no claims and refuse to talk
about IT,
The. governor is said to have in
structed the authorities to not jeopo
ardize the safety Of the jail with half
way measures The soldiers and dep
uty sheriffs fired into the retreating
mob of men who ran into Division
street. falling. crying and pray1g.
For fifteen minutes the firing contin-
ued, then II ceased. The mob was
gone and the soldiers held the place.
Fatalities Of the Nights Riot.
The following Is list Of the dead:
Edward Schiffmann, painter, top OF
head blown off with Springfield rife.
Hazel Altman, Is years old. daugh-
yer OF Joseph H. Altman, shot in
breast with shotgun.
John Barrett, shot in>>right lung,
oled In st. Mary's hospital.
august Jordan, aged 10, musician,
bullet wound through heart.
I'd Rule, % years of age. laborer,
Killed instantly.
Two unidentified dead men, lying
IN front of jail
Fred Schmidt, driver Cook Brew
mg Company, seriously injured In leg
and arm.
Fred Happier, son Of City Fireman
happier; buckshot charge In face;
will die.
Lee Hawley, .laborer; shot in leg
Robert Miller, shot in cheek; not
serious.
Charles Preskey, aged IL, shot
through wrist; Springfield bullet
wounds In both heels.
iheo. BEEN, aged 20, shot in right
side; painful.
loha Fares. aged As. shot in head
and hip; may die.
Albert Kaeuss, soldier; shot while
picking up wounded ri0ter.
oi1 other rioters were seen TO fall,
put got away before their names were
iearned At least that number are
suspected Of being hurt.
four members Of Company A, First
regiment bullet and light gunshot
soahas on body. One of them was
shot through the shoulder. another
through the ankle and the other two
'7selyed slight scratches.
~ Two deputy sheriffs. slightly wound.
Mosns and shriets.
a., Z front Of the staggering band of
nyeight soldiers lay the dead and
roahoed. Means and shrieks Of agony
nc Iear came from the injured. Ed
ara aenlnmann. a fainter. whD was
sssn in the drst ranks Of the mob
sa.lns the evening, lay on the side
sas. 49,, lhe toy ef his head blown com
sslssssy on wtEf 45~caIiber Spring
~ bullet zna his brains oozing on
- ehe sidewalk. A short distance
~ MIN lay another man. and close
! tae bleeding form Of another
sns man lay dead with bullet
ssrs.a ao over tha heart. All over the
80 = crawling and rndanIng. wound
lolefg and oniookers tried 10 eaHe
s. go palm and eseape VI geftlng away
I'm ~. ne Jail On DiyisIoa street, IL.
80 ~ her griegatricken father
- mother, the little Altman elrI
vii assd With her breast torn aeay
80 buckshol charge. she was ous
s VIII heF parents Who, aftraes