The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-25
WOUNDS Is Then
BURNED TO DEATH
NEGRO Runs Amuck on Streets
OF Monroe, La, Shoot
ing Wildly.
THREE VICTIMS TO DIE
MAYOR OF TOWN WAS SHOT, BUT
THROUGH HIS EFFORTS FUR.
TIER sLooDsHED ON PART OF
CITIZENS PREVENTED.


crazed by whiskey or cocaine, Bill
Wade. negro, dashed down the main
street of Monroe yesterday firing in
every direction. Twenty-Five citizens
were wounded and three Of them will
probably die. The negro himself fin
ally fell riddled by score of bullets
and his bleeding body was dragged to
a public square, where despite the
pleas OF the mayor. himself wounded
by the negro, oil was poured over his
body and a match applied.
Last night Monroe was in Juror of
excitement. Feeling against the neg
roes is running high and only the
counsel of the coolest prevented a
wholesale slaughter of the negro popu-
lation. The mayor and the sheriff
have sworn in a number of deputies
and the streets are being carefully pa
trOlled, while on advice of the law Of
ficers, all negroes are keeping off the
streets.
Wade appeared on the streets short
" before noon. There was nothing to
indicate his crazed condition. Under
his arm he carried double barreled
shotgun and the pockets of his coat
were filled with shells.
Citizens Return Fire.
When he reached the main street he
uttered savage yell and began firing
right and left. Those citizens who
were armed returned his fire. Patrol
man Bigger, who quickly reached the
scene. ran forward, calling on the me-
gro to surrender The black replied
by sending a charge of shot through
his abdomen. The policeman will
probably die. T. A. Grant, a deputy
sheriff, received dangerous wounds In
his breast and neck and Simon Marks,
q merchant. received an ugly breast
wound which may prove fatal. George
Mccormick got too close the deadly
fire and his right arm was torn off
by the discharge of both barrels.
The street was by this time crowd
ed and shots were flying thick and
fast. The negro, forced to cover en-
tered a doorway. He would emerge
only to fire and then retreat and re-
load. His every appearance was the
signal for fusillade. Finally his gun
was silenced. Citizens carefully ap-
preached and found him dead, his
body pierced by score of bullets.
Cries Of Burn Him."
Immediately there we're cries Of
Burn him, burn him. The body was
picked up by dozen members of the
mob and hastily carried to the towns
public square. Ten gallons of oil were
poured over him.
Mayor Forsythe, bleeding from Il
gunshot wound in the face, was soon
on the scene. He made a dramatic
appeal for law and order. The mob
would not be denied. A. match was
applied and the body consumed by the
flames.
There were shouts of Kill the mig
gers" and at once the mob gathered
They were counseled by the mayor and
other prominent citizens to refrain
flom lawlessness, while many white
Men declared they would protect inno-
cent negroes with their lives.
The mob spirit was thus temporarily
at any moment. Many Of the negroes
are leaving Monroe.
It was at first reported that Wade
was half crazed at the time from the
effects of cocaine and cheap whiskey,
but an investigation by the police
showed that when he purchased the
shotgun and box of shells few min.
utes before he opened fire on the first
there was nothing.unusual in his man.
ner. He had not been drinking nor
did he show any evidence of having
taken cocaine.
Wade came to Monroe recently from
Pine Bluff, Ark. He was accompan-
led by several other negroes, and they
commenced to make trouble for the To-
cal police soon after they arrived. 1t
was alleged that they were members
OF Il society in Arkansas which had as
its object revenge for all injuries done
the black race.
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