The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1903-07-10


The ninth death from the riot of Mon
day night occurred Tuesday night.
Charles Taylor, aged 25, was shot in
the small of the back. He was an on
locker and did not engage in the at
tack on the troops. He died in terri
ers are dying from shot wounds re-
ceived from the volley fired Monday
night into the mob.
The city of Evansville is now under
the control of Brig. Gen. w. j. Nc
Kee and Maj Charles G. Covere, as
sisted by a committee of public safety
chosen Tuesday evening at a confer,
ence. The conference was called by
Gen. Mckee, who inquired of the may
or what precautions had been taken
to prevent a recurrence of Monday
nights lawlessness.
Gen. Mckee informed the mayer
that the state would not assume con-
troll of the city until the municipality
had exhausted its resources. After a
consultation with prominent citizens
who attended the meeting, Mayor Co
vert announced a committee of public
safety which will advise him during
the trouble.
There are eight companies of militia
and one battery here. There are 400
soldiers, all armed with rifles. and a
light battery armed with a Calling
gun. The Terre Haute company ar
rived Tuesday afternoon and relieved
the Vincennes and Evansville COM
panies in guarding the Jail.
The committee discussed the situa-
ton with the Mayor and Gen. Mckee
and decided to place the guarding Of
the city in the hands of Chief of Po-
lice Fred Heuke, and to strengthen his
regular police force 80 men, making
it 100. The military force will assist
the police and patrol the city. All per-
sons found on the streets who can not
furnish satisfactory explanation of
where they are going will be sent to
their homes under guard. The special
policemen were sworn In at o'clock
and posted on their beats. The plans
of the committee on public safety also
provided for the relief of all deputy
sheriffs appointed by Sheriff Kratz.
These men were relieved during the
night and their places taken by spe-
cial policemen The policemen are
armed with shotguns and revolvers
and their instructions are to command
the people to respect their authority
The governor has in addition to the
troops already here 80 additional COM
panies of infantry and two more bat
teries of artillery ready to be poured
into Evansville at few hours notice.
Ten men. nine of them Negroes, were
fined in police court Tuesday 500 and
costs each for carrying concealed
weapons. The Negro fire company has
left the city under advice of the may
or and the places in the department
have been filled with white men.
Lee Brown, the Negro who was in
Jail at Vincennes for safe-keeping,
after he had killed Policeman Massey
and precipitated the race riots, was
Tuesday taken to the state prison at
Jacksonville by Sheriff Summit by
order of Gov. Durbin. The Negro was
barely alive and had to be given -stim-
ulants and worked with for two hours
before he could be taken to the train
The grand jury returned 20 indict-
ments Tuesday against rioters in Mon
day nights trouble. The capiases
have not been served and the names
of the rioters have not been made pub
lie. They are said to be against we'll
known citizens.
Not a Negro can be seen on the
streets. they either being in hiding or
having left the city clandestineIy
Evansville, Ind, July 9.-Acting I'M
der orders of Judge Bareh, Sheriff
Kratz Wednesday night left for JEFF
fersonville to bring back Lee Brown.
the wounded Negro who killed Police
man Massey last Friday. 1t was this
killing and the desire of the mob to
lynch Brown that precipitated the riot
ing in Evansville.
How Sheriff Kratz will bring the
Negro, and at what hour he will ar
rive in Evansville will be kept. secret
if possible. The sheriff took with him
one deputy and Dr. Gilbert, who will
try to keep Brown alive until he can
be tried. If the Negro is successfully
placed in the Evansville Jail his trial
for the killing of Patrolman Massey
will be rushed through and, unless a
change of venue is taken, the troops
will be held until the trial is over A
venire of so names was secretly drawn
Wednesday afternoon.
The courthouse and Jail are still
guarded night and day by the Mar
tinsville and Evansville companies of
There was five arrests Wednesday
on grand jury indictments for the riot
ing Sunday night. Those under arrest
are Richard Grosbeck, who was social
list candidate for clerk; A. P Card
well, furniture merchant; J. T. Zieg-
Ter, William Trimble and James Steele.
All were released under bond.
The coroner heard evidence Wednes-
day on the shooting of Monday night.
He has not returned a verdict. There
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