The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1903-07-11
RIOTERS SHOT DOWN
MOB ATTEMPTS TO CAPTURE Ev.
ANSviLLE (IND.) JAIL AND
Is REPULsED.
Six Persons Killed Outright and TWEEN.
ty.five Wounded, Four FatalIy-etate
Troops In Control and Quiet viii
Probably Follow the Bloody Encoun.
Their Homes, Fearing Violence.

Evansville, Ind, July six men
shot dead and twenty-five injured
four fatally, is the outcome of the race
riots that have caused a reign Of ter.
TOR here for four days.
At 10:3O p. m. the Evansville COM
pany Of Indiana national guard, assist.
ed by 200 special deputy sheriffs sworn
In during the day, while guarding the
county Jail, in which were sixteen ne.
gro prisoners, poured a deadly volley
of buckshot and bullets into a crowd
Of several thousand people. led by a
hundred rioters, armed and desperate,
which was pressing them back amid
jeers. threats and curses, accompanied
by stones and missiles.
When the smoke of the volley
cleared thirty-one wounded and dead
lay on the pavement. There is con-
tention as to who fired first-the SOL
diers or the rioters That the troops
were fired on is proved by the eact
that Of the fallen four were members
of the company. Their wounds were
slight. Following are the dead and
fatally wounded:
The Dead.
ELI WARDSHIFFMAN, painter, top
Of head blown off.
HAZEL ALTMAN, fifteen years old,
daughter of Joseph H. Altman, shot in
breast.
AUGUST JORDAN, nineteen, mu.
sician, bullet wound in breast.
EDWARD RUPL, twenty.three, Ia
borer, shot through body and head.
FRED KAPPLER, fifteen, shot in
side.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN, shot in back
Fatally Wounded.
JOHN BARNETT, shot through lung
CALVIN HAWKINS, shot in abdo
men, finger shot off.
JOHN CELL, shot in back.
EARNEST WALTERS, shot in back
Most of the killed and wounded were
members of prominent families and
the events have caused shock to
many. There is much criticism of the
militia, but the opinion is that the sol
diers probably acted within their
rights as laid down by law.
Threaten to Blow Up Jail.
The crowd, angered by the presence
of the soldiers guarding the prisoners
was shouting its determination again
to blow open the Jail and get the ne
groes.
For half an hour the crush of the
mob against the line of soldiers had
grown worse. The soldiers warned
citizens begged the crowd to disperse
and city officials back of the soldiers
consulted the company's captain
There were many personal encounters
as the rioters pressed the line.
A stone was thrown, soldier fell
| q bayonet was thrust into the side Of
cursing rioter and the order to fire
| was given.
After the shooting the mob scattered
| and disappeared. The dead and
! wounded were taken to homes and hos
| pitfalls and the line of soldiery was re
formed. All night the troops stood
around the Jail with ready weapons
| while inside the negro prisoners
! prayed for mercy and protection.
More Troops on the Scene.
At 2 a. m. under orders from Gov
ernor Durbin, the Vincennes company
| of militia arrived and relieved the Ev
| ansville troops. There was no demon
l
There were still several hundred per
| sons on the streets, but no attack wal
! made and the incoming troops were
| not disturbed.
| Negroes are leaving the city in large
numbers, many vowing they will nevel
return. Dozens of negro families art
camped in the country. officials be
lieve there will be no further outbreak
although there is great tension ant
the utmost vigilance will be main
| tanned.
The New Albany and Terre Hautt
| companies Of militia have been or
| dered under arms by the governor ant
| are ready to start for this city at once
Governor Durbin is considering the
advisability Of declaring martial law
Great excitement prevails
The governor also ordered the In
| dianapolis militia, comprising foul
companies of infantry and one batter,
| of artillery, to mobilize at their armory
and be ready to proceed to Evansville
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