The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-07-11
STATE TROOPS ASSIST POLICE TO
PATROL THE STREETS OF
EVANSVILLE, IND.
RESULT OF MONDAYS Rlo1
NINE PERSONS DEAD, ONE DYING,
THREE FATALLY AND A SCORE
SLIGHTLY HURT.

Evansville. Ind, July s.-The CITY
of Evansville is now under the control
of Brigadier General w. j. Mckee and
Mayor Charles G. Covert, assisted by
a committee Of public safety chosen
Tuesday evening at a conference he'll
in the St. George hotel. The con-
ference was called by General Mckee,
who inquired of the mayor what pre-
cautions had been taken to prevent a
recurrence of Monday NIGHTS lawless-
ness. General Mckee informed the
mayor that the state would not as
sumo control CT the city until the mu-
nicipality had ~eyh9r-teA its
After a consultation with prominent
citizens who attended the meeting.
Mayor Covert announced a committee
of public safety which will advise him
during the trouble. The committee
discussed the situation with the mayor
and General Mckee and decided to
place the guarding of the city in the
hands Of Chief Of Police Fred Heuke,
and to, strengthen his regular police
force thirty-two men. making it 100.
The military forces will assist the
police and patrol the city. All per-
SONS found on the streets who cannot
furnish a satisfactory explanation of
where they are going will be sent to
their homes under guard. The spe-
cial policemen were sworn in at s
o'clock and posted on their beats. The
plans of the committee on public safe
ty also provided for the relief of all
the deputy sheriffs appointed bv
Sheriff Kratz. There men were re
lieved during the nisht and their places
taken by special policemen. The pc
licemen are armed with shot~uns and
revolvers and their instructions arc
to command the people to respect their
authority.
People Keep Off the Streets.
After the carnage Monday night.
Evansville is obeving the orders of
the mayor. and people are keeping off
the streets. There are nine dead, on3
dying. three fatally hurt and twenty
one others more or less injured. -Four
died Tuesday. Frank Lamb died in
the evening from his wounds. and
Charles Tavlor died in awful agonv.
Fred Happier also died TUESDAY frem
his wounds. and the unidentified dead
man has been recognized as Robert
w. Book. who was shot in the head
by the vollev from the courthouse de-
tenders Monday night. Jacob E. Peck,
a barber. died Tuesday afternoon from
his injuries.
The other fatally in 'ured are ST
alive. but these cannot recover. The
fatalities will increase the, dead to
twelve.
There are eight companies and one
battery of militia here. There are s.
soldiers armed with rifles and a lige-
battery armed with a Calling gun. Thu
Tarre Haute company arrived and re-
LEVIED the Evansville and Indianapolis
companies in the morning.
Mayor Covert has made the follow
ing statements:
"I anticipate no further acts of VIC
lence, but to be air [ will say that ]
did not suspect the possibility of such
an occurrence as that of Monday night
I believe that the presence of troops
in the city and the strict measures
adopted is having the effect of quieting
the people,"
Calling Gun Creates an Impression.
Five companies of militia and a bat
terry armed with a Calling gun arrived
on a special train at $3.50 p. m. The
troops we're marched heavily armed
through a quietly curious crowd OF
several thousand people. AS the Cat
ling gun was unloaded and wheeled
into lire. it created a visible impress
sion. There was not a negro in sight.
The streets were deserted with the ex-
ception of a few boys, and at every
corner were seen policemen armed
with rifles and revolvers. When the
snecial train arrived and unloaded. the
troops from M%artinsville. Evansville
and Terre Haute were camped around
the Jail with picket line out. No one
was allowed to approach within 300
yards. The troops were ordered to
camp around the jail for part of the
night. while the Indianaolis troops
and battery were canned in Sunset
park, six squares from the jail.
General Mckee was asked by the
citizens for all the troops possible and
said he could pour 5000 soldiers into
the city before daylight if necessary.
Ten men, nine of them negroes,
were fined in police court Tuesday
81, 900 and costs for carrying conceal
ed weapons. The negro fire CON-.
pany has left the city under advice OF
the mayor and the places on b de-
.partment have been filled with white
men.
Lee Brown, the negro, VINO was IN
Jail at Vincennes for safe keeping
after he had killed Policemen Massey
and rr~ecipitated the race riots, was
Tuesday taken to the state prison at
J~effersonvillet by Sheriff Summit by
order Of Governor Durbin. The negro
was barely alive and had to be. given
stimulants and worked with for two
hours before he could be taken to the
train.
MURDER AND SUICIDE.