Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-07-11
Etsets Of the Town Drenched With the
Blood of Citizens and Soldiers.
vFN ARE KILLED AND EIGHTEEN WOUNDED
Paou Mob Charged By the Troops Soldier Is Knocked
Down, Shot Is Fired, and Then the General
Fusiade-Negroes in Jail Now, Bot the
Mob Is Determined to Hang
Them-Martal Law.

NM DAYS OIL iIOt"b' " -
a,oss a this city tonight saw the
,,t terrible of its experiences with
ya-s Seven persons are dead and
/ ssteop @ are known to be injured, with
least that number more thought to
\ hurt .-.,.... %
.nnany A, First regiment, Indiana
,Tona @ Guard, after a days yigi'
nce guarding the county jail, and
deputy sherIffs under Sheriff
Ill., Kratz, fred point blank into
mob Of 1000 men gathered on
,artb Division and Vine streets, sur
I@a5i1g the Fanderburg county Jail,
/ J attempting its capture. From
nclock this morning until the hour
onights catastrophe the crowd
Frroi about the Jail, calling the MI
FSmen vile names, assailing them
I'M stones and berating the deputy
Essjfs who guarded the Jail, At 8
krock the mob gradually became
/ a,J MORO -nyCited its ma lifcsta.
Wy gu" ,,,,,,sinoss more freouent and
'l1 Va =, a,oiac, ,'', II wax seen that moth.
~ ,,,I nr,rant an assault ON the
'0'' -
/ At m.30 O'Clock the rioters pressed
! Drv forward and innocent Onlo0k.
l. slowly followed Slowly they forced
h nilItiamcn back toward the Jail
|ra the alIyway between Division
[,eet and the stone building was
Iacbal. Then the leaders, with a BIZ
Erp in their front as a shield to the
|pOnets Of the soldiers, attempted to
Iia the alley and storm the alley
Iu entrance
The Storm Breaks.
w 49,, nrotiano, r,ord
l,tslo5 I'r.1'a cborgo r on tho rioters. Grad.
as.e4 ~ . ,,. ,.a, = n.as on 'nu fnroaJ hoc, tha
.t3I.r l3i .D' a,t, ,,r"' thoir me-" havanete and
|~as l' o, Guns sndda,lv n riotpr fen
|1s o. guns. ououeIly d l'o.e' itt', t,
%tg{' M, hoflqa @, to w cnnl5 ovid was assault.
by rtater stones and houlders
h O' IloleL' o'oi'tS "'lu Oo','"c' >
s'r y,s w strncp ~ ,p' Win Win a roct and fel
riotor n.as EnnclIad dnwn Win p
Ho'er was hhocheu oo"h WIN
H. ono ur,' sbot ,'g started @ q fmsj,ade If mus.
|s,y ~ ana I sbotrnn 6ra from tbe dc.
,,ors ~5 p"G ~ ha I'' jaiI III" ava , scnttaroa ro
|m ere fran the rioters FpIIv
l.l gIg Ilou lue ilo.eis. a. + , ui.9
r. i,f win5ows Tho court bouse
s,, ~, i,,ro3otl "og'' ,no,ito ,o to o,d NV tho
|p5iers in tbe straots No one knows
[so Rro5 tba frs, shot Ths Nenldiars
|sim II was 5otor v.biIa No riat.
h mako mn cloin,s ana rofnse +, ian.
|mt if ''
Tbo c,,orpor !. .oid - bovo l.,
Etrctod tbo authorities to not icon.
Irizo tbe safnty nf mo ioiI with baIf.
I,y measure, Tho malStnrs ana don.
m sberiTs erod ~ int@ So't,C'9 tho ratrooting r
t1 of MAN . ~ ',,o na, ~, in.a ni,,tc,aT
lrsot faigno "r,4,a on1 ~ nro,,i,a
|o ffteen girnfos tbo gri,o cnrtin.
Emo and ,,o ,a,%tors ,,oid ~ tha l''n2 nioco 80
FataIiti.s ~ .ho Nioh.,, p,o+
Tbo f,n,,, y wy ,''s ~ -,
r5mas5 M 'oi'V =, l''S :, 10 d liSV ol 'lc "e'u
Ess5 U b,., "'l." mann ,., pai l'cI, 'op VI
ps,ci ci' .t, ,i,. W. WIN OPP '''sI,elu .,lle'
/, of I, ,l''','""' 10 ears oIu' u'ue y.
I,s,.t ~ ,,i,l ggSspH ~ Aiimah' shoI III
robr " n NJ nlo' Gun
isa ,'G, ~ a. u'1IIII S,lol IN rlshI luhs,
,,a,. ~ ~ wary > Aospllal,
ti,lo, 1os'al 1oIuan' aged ~ musician
va IA p,I SouN1 'h'o'sh hearl
.ao3 nuIe' i. - years Oh age, laoorer'
Tno ,r 'uayaulll ...1l
|, "U wv uilIuentlIled dead men, lying
va S y, JdH
i, 'Cu w. "luInluI drlVer COOK brew
NJ ~ ,ou. .5 PdH!' seriously injured III les
P.,5 "l ~, -,
g,n., ,,'a napier son OF CITY Fireman
nj IaaIp'eI' s' Puckshot charge in face
u luz, u'g
D.s psp ilaW.ey' laborer; shot in leg,
,,o,, goup' MiIler, shot IN cheek; not
I'sus rSo,
s.. suaiIes Pfeskey, aged II, shot
rmnSs ,n T'lSl' , 9prllgheid ouiIeV
Tbpo poo,n oU,' I 1go,', oo 49,, = III.
iie, nainfi ''' 'Se" -V' Sl'o' III i'sn'
JOIN Faro, 49,, 20 ~ T., -,
nd hin, naS' n,a,' az |sV" 4o' S''o' III lie'u
Albert iIay Ta ule'
frklnp m ,'"u"os' r.a,, soiu.et sno' "n''o
Six otbar "Gu'lueu ni',eu Ilo'ei' su
hi got y, an.o,' 'iolerS ,e were seen 10 ian. IAN
eaned "%3 , pe'ore thelf nahles "ele @
Fonr ~ W., W. ICING hurI ,.
egmort ''i,ioSls hnp Oh company a, fifs. .
imnds o. 0ul'el ana llght suhsilo'
An tbra,,.,, pou5' one Oh them was
trough the rST ankle e an% SnpIlueF tSe otber ~oIny tWo