The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-07
WOMAN AMONG THE DEAD
DROVE WITH HER FATHER TO WATCH
THE PROCEEDINGS.
Another Woman Wounded EARLY
Part Of the Day Was Quiet-Dis-
order Was Cumulative.
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EVANSVILLE. Ind. July s-six persons
killed and at least twenty-five wounded Is
the casualty record of a riot tonight, the
first real collision of the mob and the
authorities in the three days OF disorder
that have held this city In a thrall Of ter
ror since Patrolman Louis Massey and the
negro Robert Lee, or Lee Brown. fought
their duel TO the death on the street FRI
day night.
The day had been relatively quiet. but dis
order stalked abroad with increasing force
after the shades of evening fell and at IL
o'clock tonight the militia fired on the mob
in front of the jail. with the result stated
in the foregoing:
The Dead
HAZEL ALTMAN. sixteen years old.
shot In the heart.
ED RUHL. twenty-five years old, shot
in the back.
ED sCHIFFMAN, twenty-eight years
old, shot In the head anti back.
AUGUST JoURDAN. twenty-five years
old. shot in the head and back.
FRED KAPPLER, fifteen years old. shot
in the side.
UNNAMED NAN. middle aged. shot ir
the back.
The known Wounded
JOHN F. ferris, forty-eight years. viii
die.
THEODORE BEE twenty years. will die.
WALTER MILLER, shot In the Jaw
WILLIAM BARNETT. shot in the back.
MRS = ADELE, shot in The back.
ED SMITH, shot in arm anc back.
WILL REESE. sergeant, leg and ankle
wounded
II. KOHNE. sergeant, leg and hip.
MELVIN JAQUEs. private. in arm.
RICHARD KNOLL. private. hit with
stone.
Private slightly wounded.
CHARLES TAYLOR, twenty years old.
shot in the back; will die.
HENRY SMITH. middle aged. back
wounded.
RILEY MACK. middle aged. seriously
wounded. -
WILLIAM KELLAR, twenty-one years.
DID, slightly wounded.
GROWING DISORDER.
After sundown the crowds increased and
the disorder grew with what it fed on.
With increase of numbers came great
boldness. Incendiary speeches were made
in which the members Of the militia were
alluded to as dude soldiers with blank
cartridges" Then the crowd began TO take
liberties with the stoid soldiers An old
bicycle was secured and il was used as 8.
sort of battering ram to dislodge the line or
soldiers. AS the crowd pressed near the
militiamen the excitement grew intense.
Finally some one threw stone and struck a
soldier in the neck and he fell. pistol
shot was then heard, and then the firing
became general There was a mad rush for
safety, and il has been shown since that
most of the injured were wounded while
running away AS the crowd fed come Of
the mob turned and opened fire on the SOL
ders. 1--WE of whom were wounded and sra
now In hospitals, as are many OF the wound
ed members of the mob, though numbers
of the latter were taken to their homes by
friends.
When the street was cleared OF the fee
ing crowd il resembled a slaughter house.
the dead and wounded being strewn ali over
the street A riot call was sent In from
the jail and a patrol wagon Of policemen
and deputies went Fastening to the scene.
The excited militismen thought they were
about to be attacked by another mob. and
they rallied into line and prepared TO defend
themselves. Guns were trained for the at
tack and for a moment II looked as though
there would be more bloodshed Some cool
headed person was equal to the occasion
Ambulances and cabs were called and the
work OF removing the dead and wounded
was begun.
CARING FOR VICTIMS.
Telephone messages were sent In all d.
rections for physicians and they soon be-
gan to respond. They came In buggies
and on foot and the excitement that at
tended their arrival kept the young soldiers
In hot state OF nervousness. for they
seemed 10 feel that every newcomer was
the forerunner OF a mob and that HIS pres-
ence meant more trouble. The dead were
picked up and carried 20 the sidewalk 70
await the arrival OF the coroner. The
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