The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-07-08
The RACE WAR
EVANSVILLE. IND, POLICEMAN
KILLED BY A NEGRO
Mob of Two Thousand Storm tbs
Jail, but Prisoner Was Spirited
Away-Cause of the Shoot
ing-Other News.

race riot began growing still worse
at 4 o'clock this morning. The po-
I lice sent after the mob which start
ed for Baptisttown to blow up the
negro colony, telephoned back to
headquarters that they were pow
erless as the mob was armed with
rifles and they had only reyolvers.
| Just after dawn the mob began
bombarding the houses of colored
people in Baptisttown and the po-
lice had reports that(many persons
were wounded in tbs battle that
followed, and that there are proba-
bly, some deaths.
T There is report that several
houses have been blown up.
Al / o'clock this morning the
city is in the hands of a mob.
Troops have been ordered out by
the governor to protect the Jail,
which is surrounded by 200e men.
Two negroes have been killed in the
race riot which is rampant. The
crowd aronnd the jail, ineensed at
the murder Of a patrolman by ne
gro, is shouting death to all ne
groes. The negro has been secretly
removed to Vincennes, but the mob
refuses to believe it and is trying
to tear down the Jail. Ssonemasons
in the mob are chiseling out the
bars Of the windows and a batter.
ing ram is being used.
A white boy named Logan has
been shot by negro.
An unknown negro woman has
been killed and several negroes
have been severely injured.
A company of negroes armed
with rifles, is marching through the
streets threatening to kill all white
ptople. They have just broken in
to hardware store a1d secured all
the arms and ammunition. Three
business men have just been fred
| On, and are now organizing and
arming party to exterminate the
negroes.
The militia has been ordered out
and within an hour will be at the
Jail. A telegram has just been re-
| ceived by Captain Blum, of Com
pany E, to get the men together as
quickly as possible and to protect
the prisoners at the Jail at all haz-
ards. After the mob has been dis
persed they will begin to run down
the riotous negroes. Almost every
hardware in, the city has been
broken into by the citizens and not
man can be seen on the streets
who is not armed. Those police
who are not on. duty at the jail or
the station houses are patrolling
the streets with rifles.
The streets present scene Of
wild disorder. The steel bars Of
the jail windows could not with
stand the rain of blows from the
battering ram Of the mob. The
crowd swarmed in and began a
search for the murderer. Police
Captain Brsnnick tried to check
their advance with the hose. When
he appeared.at the window holding
the nozzle rain of bullets was sent
through the window. The captain
retreated and no further attempt
was made to keep the mob out. A
mob of 500 men heavily armed,
is ow marching through the streets
of the city where negroes would
be likely to be found.
The race riot tonight was the inn
mediate outcome of the shooting of
Patrollman Massey Friday night
by Lee Brown, negro. Brown and
another negro had engaged in a
quarrel, and Brown had sworn to
kill his antagonist. He ran toward
his home to secure revolver, and
Patrolman Massey lay in wait for
Brown. AS the negro came back
armed, hunting his enemy, Massey
stepped from a doorway and laid
his hand on Browns shoulder.
Brown turned quickly and shot Pa
trolman Massey in the abdomen.
The officer, as he lay on the side
walk. fred at Brown and wounded
him dangerously. He fell, and the
two fired at each other as they lay
on the pavement, empting their re-
velvers.
Patrolman Massey died last night
from his wounds. At 2 o'clock this
morning firing can be heard in all
directions. The police are being
cheered for numerous arrests of the
negroes they are now making.
Today an outbreak was feared, I