The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-07-09
TOWNAl ARM[DCAMP
Evansville. Ind, Nov Practically
Under Martial Law and the
Mob Is Cowed.
BUT PROMISES FUTURE TROUBLE
wait TIL the Troops Go Z 7ay," Is
the Judge Lynch Talk
Commander OF the State Militia In
Command, and More Troops
Ready to Send at Short
Notice.


Evansville, Ind, July s-After the
carnage Of Monday night Evansville
Is obeying the orders of the mayor,
and people are'keeping of the streets.
There are nine dead, besides three
others fatally hurt. and .wenty-One
more or less injured. Frank Lamble
died last evening from his wounds
received Monday night. He was %
years old. Cha. les Taylor, of 1120
West Pennsylvania street, another vic
tim, also died last night. Fred Kap-
pier died yesterday from his wounds
and the unidentified dead man has
been recognized as Robert W. Book.
who was shot in the head.
Soldiers on Hand In Force.
There are eight companies of militia
and one battery here. There are 400
soldiers, all AIMED with rifles, and a
light battery armed with a Gatling
gun. frigadier General W. j. Mckee,
in command OF the Indiana National
Guard. has arrived hele and assumed
command of the troops. When the
troops arrived they marched, heavily
armed, through a quietly Gu: iods crowd
of several thousand people. AS the
Gatling gun was unloaded and wheeled
into line it created a visible impress
sion. There was not a negro in sight.
The streets were deserted, with the
exception of a few boys, and at every
corner were seen policemen armed
with rifles and revolvers.
Threats OF . Future Mob.
AS the troops marched through the
streets, quiet and stern, with the Cat
ling gun rafting over the pavements,
q by-stander shouted from a group as
sembled at street corner: There
won't be anything done until you fel-
lows leave, but watch out then. We
don't care how long you stay. We
can wait" The soldiers paid no at
tention, but the cry was remembered
and commented upon. General Nc
Kee. on his arrival, held a consulta-
ton with the mayor and a committee
of fifteen prominent citizens designated
by him as a committee of safety. AT
this meeting there were some express
sions of severe criticism over the course
of Mayor Covert.
Sheriff Afraid to Come Out.
General Mckee asked for the Co
operation of Sheriff Kratz, but that
official telephoned from the jail that
it would be death for him to leave
the protection of the troops, and he is
still entrenched behind the guns of the
soldiers and the walls of the prison.
General Mckee was asked by the citi-
zens for all the troops possible, and
said he could pour 1900 soldiers into
the city before daylight IL necessary.
He said he thought the 400 guns or
dered here, and which have now ar
rived, would be sufficient for all emer
gencies. Ali saloons have been closed.
MOB TAKES REFUGE IN THREATS
Labor Lssdsrs Chsrssd With Purpose 70
Attack the Militia.
The general expression heard is:
ssWait till the soldiers go away. There
will be trouble again. This thing isn't
over yet" The intention OF the gov
ern0r Is to make strong showing for
the troops and break up the spirit Of
lawiessness. General Mckee said the
only trouble to be feared so far as
had been given expression was from
threats reported to him to have been
made by the leaders of the labor or
ganizations, who he had been told
made the boast when they saw the
troops arriving that they Would not
do thing to these negro protectors
before daylight"
The Central Labor Union joined
with the mayor in proclamation urg-
ing order. Ten men-nine being ne
groes-were fined in police court 500
and costs each for carrying concealed
weapons The negro fire company has
left the city under advice Of the mayor,
and their places In the department
have been filed with white men. The
negroes had become so frightened that
they were regarded as untitled to per-
form their duties, and were relieved
from duty at their own request
The grand jury has returned twenty
indictments against rioters. The
capiases have not-been served and the
names OF the rioters have not been
made public. They are said to be
against well-known citizens.
Causs es the Trouble Moved Again.