The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-07-07
Mob at Evansville, Ind, Bent
Upon Getting d Negro
Murderer
RED-HANDED RIOT RAMPANT
Trouble Brought About BY the
Killing of . Police
man

EVANSVILLE, Ind, July 6.-At l
O'Clock this morning this city is in
the hands Of mob Troops have been
OF dered 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 rampant. The
crowd around The jail, incensed at the
murder of patrolman by negro, is
shouting death to all negroes.
The negro has been secretly removed
to Vineennes, but the mob refuses to
believe it and is trying to tear down
the Jail. Stonemasons in the mob are
chiseling out the bars of the windows
and battering ram is being used.
The steel bars of the Jail windows
could not withstand the rain CT blows
from the bat-ering ram CT the mob At
1 o'clock this morning the crowd
swarmed in and began a search for
ne murderer.
Police Capt. Brennick tried to cheek
their advance by turning the hose
upon them. When he appeared at the
window holding the nozz.e a rain Of
bullets was sent through the window.
The captain Tetreated ard no further
attempt was made to keep the mob
out.
A mob o. 500 white men, heavily
/ srmed, is now marching through the
-ueets Of tie city whele neg. oes are
likely to be found. Shoos a.e hea d
constantly. 1t is runol Ell that ano her
-eSro has been shot on First street.
The race war started late tonight
when a li,tIe boy named Logan was
-not in the leg by a negro. An un-
.inown negro woman mas been killed
| and several neg Oes Lave beeh seve4 ely
.nJul ed. he entire police force IS sta
TONED at the Jail and tne negroes are
~akIng possession OF the town.
The race riCt tonight was the imme-
Iiate outcome of the shooting OF Pa
troiman Massey Friday night by Lee
Brown, negro. Brown ana another
-egro had engaged in quarrel and
crown had sworn to kill his antaso-
LIST he ran toward his nome 10 Sc
-ure a revolver and Pat. oman Mas ey,
4eaIing CT the trouble, lay in wait
Jr Brown.
AS the negro came back, armed
aunting his enemy, Massey stepped
rrom a doorway and laid his hand
On Browns shoulder Brown turned
quickly and shot the patrolman in
he abdomen. The officer, as he lay
IN the sidewalk, fred at Brown and
wounded him dangerously. He fell
md the two fired at each other as they
ay on the pavement, emptying Their
| eyolvers.
Excitement has been intense and af-
,er the arrest of Brown the jail has
oeen guarded night and day. Last
light lynching was feared and the
OBJ that surrounded the jail duri1
, he night was lie d at bay only by tie
lead.y weapons of dozens CT d1p-tiss.
! Today an outbreak was feared and
I The negro was secretly removed from
he Jail and taken to Vincennes, where
ae now lies in the new Jail at the
| loint Of death from his wounds. The
all is being guarded by armed depu-
lies, who viii remain on duty. all
light. Patrolman Massey died last
light from his wounds.
A company Of negroes. armed with
ifles, is marching through the streets
hreat ening to XIII all white people.
fbey have just broken into a hard
ware store and secured all the arms
and ammunition. Three business men
! have just been fired on and are now
oi iganizing and armig a party to ex-
terminate the negroes.
At 1880 o'clock the militia were or
! dered out and within an hour will be
a, the Jail. A telegram has just been
received by Capt Blum of company E
to get the men together as quickly
as possible and to protect the pri -oaers
at the Jail at all haz-a d.. After the
mob has been disposed tkev ri BE-
gin to run down the riotous negroes.
Almost every hardware store in the
city has been broken into by the citi-
zens and not a man can be seen en- the
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