The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-07-08
Rat If look Bullets From the
Rifles of the National
Guards
DECISIVE MEASURES TAKEN
a List of the Dead-Governor
Ourbin Lays Blame on Sher-
iff kratz

EVANSVILLE, Ind, July Fol
lowing four days of rioting and genera
lawlessness the city tonight saw the
most terrible of its experiences with
rioters. Seven persons are dead ana
fourteen are known to be wounded
and at least that number more are
thought to be injured. The dead:
EDWARD SCHIFFMAN, painter
top of head blown off with rifle.
HAZEL ALTMAN, Is years of age
daughter of Joseph H. Altman, shot
in breast with shotgun.
JOHN BARNETT, shot in right
lung; died in hospital.
AUGUST JORDAN, musician, bullet
wound through heart.
ED. RULE, % years of age, laborer;
shot through body and head and was
killed instantly.
TWO UNIDENTIFIED DEAD MEN.
lying in front of the Jail.
The wounded:
Fred Schmidt, driver of Cook S
Brewing company, shot in leg and IN
the arm; taken to his home; FRED
Kappler. son of City Fireman Henly
Kapp er. buckshot charge in race anu
body wounds, serious, will die; Lee
Hawley. laborer,. shot in leg; .Ropeit
Miller. shot in cheek, not serious;
Charley Presky, aged II years, sho-
through left wrist and bullet wounds
in both heels Theodore BEEN, aged
20 years, shot in right side, painful
flesh wound; John Fares, age 4S
wears. shot in head and hip. may
die: Albert Kasuss, solder, shot Will
pickine up wounded rioter. hit in the
right arm, not serious.
Six other rioters were seen TO fail'
but got away before their names were
learned.
Four members of Company A, First
Regiment, suffered bullet and light
gunshot wounds in the body. One Ci
them was shot through the SHOULDER
and another through the ankle; an
other received two slight scratches.
Two deputy sheriffs were slightly
wounded.
At 1890 O'Clock the members oi
Company A, First Regiment, indiana
National Guard, after a days vlgllah'
guarding OF the county jail, and loN
deputy sheriffs, under Sheriff Chrli
Kratz. fired point blank into moi
of 1000 men gathered on Fourth, DIV
ision and vine streets, surrounding
the Vanderburg county jail and al
tempting its capture. From Z oc4ocA
this morning until the hour OF To-
night catastrophe the crowd surseu
about the Jail, calling the militia vie
names. assaul,ing tnem with stones
and be- ating the deputy sherlHs wne
guaraed the Jail. Inc mob had gr@a
ualiy become more and more exel.ee
and its manifestations OF uneaslnesS
more frequent, and at 10 oc.ock L
was seen that moaning could preVen
tie assault ON the jail.
At lO:3O o'cock the rioters pressed
forward with determination and In
nocent onlookeIs and the curious I1i
lowed. Slowly they forced the militia
men back toward the jail until I'M
aLeyway between Division sueet an
the stone building was reached. lhel
the leaders, with bicycle in the4
front as a shield to the bayonets 0
the soldiers, attempted to enter tn
alley and storm the alleyway en-
trance.
Captain Blum of the National Guar'
ordered a charge on the rioters. GIad
uaily the crowd was forced back
the soldiers using their bayonets ant
the butts of their guns.
Suddenly rioter fell. A soldier trie'
to drag him to his feet, but befor
he could do so was assaulted by
rioter Stones and powders began I
hurtle through the air. A soldier wa
struck by a rock and fell. A riote
was knocked down with gun but
and then a shot was fired.
The one shot started a fusilade c
musketry and shotgun fire from tt
defenders of the Jail and scattere
return from the rioters. Fully 80
shots were fired from the Jail windows