Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-25
BODY HUNG AND PUBLICLY BURNED
Police Officer, Deputy Sheriff and
Two Prominent Business Men
Among the Monroe, Louisiana, citi-
zens Seriously Hurt During Negroes
Wild Rampage on Principal Street.
fBy Associated Press,

| MONROE La, Au. 2i.--AnSereu IL
1 Is believed because two of his friends
had recently been shot bv police Of
ficers in this city. William S. Wade.
negro TO-DAY ran amuck on the
principal business street Of Monroe
with double barreled shot gun,
shooting first at every white man he
saw ard then firing Unfortunately
at every object before him.
! The fire was returned and the
I negro finally fell dead with bullet
! through his heart but not before
twerty-nine men. three Of them men,
hers CT his own race. had been more
or less seriously wounded.
The seriously wounded:
! Hugh Bigger. police officer. shot In
abdomen and thigh, may die.
T. II. Grant. deputy sheriff, shot In
neck and breast. may die.
Simon Marks. merchant. Tuskegee.
I Ala, shot in breast and face. may
, die.
! George Mccormick. manager Out
chita Lumber Company. West Mon
rec, arm shattered.
4 MdUl 0'9Eby "ce'tNs.
J Slightly wounded: DIR. A. A. For
, ysfhe. MAYER OF Monroe: ID. A. Bread,
banker: Ed. Strong. cashier Southern
1 Express Company: Steve Burk tele-
graph operator; Joe Thompson, dis
hatcher: A. A. Grenly. lumberman:
Manuel Abromowitz, clerk; Albert
Marx. merchant: c. f. Bynum, steno-
grapher: J. l.. Kendall. trainmaster,
Cronlken Mountain: J. W. Merriman.
/ express agent; Armand Bear, clerk;
d. Ensell. travelling salesman: f. p.
Davies. clerk: NJ. Braun. blacksmith;
/ Rcy Fisher messenger boy: Z. b. Ed
wards. steamboat man; l. l.. Haas
merchant: Herman Abious, merchant;
iR. r. Ross, clerk: Fred McGrath,
clerk: three negroes shot in face ana
body.
| Body Publicly Burned.
Wade's body was publicly burned
after IL had been cut down from
I pole on which ii hung half an hour
or more after he was killec.
! An investigation by the police this
! afternoon showed that when Wade
purchased the shot gun and a box of
! shells a few minutes before he open
, ed fire On the first man that there
was nothing unusual in his manner.
Other negroes, who were with him
! in the morning, say that he had not
been drinking nor did he shcw any
evidence Of having taken cocaine.
Wade came here recently from
Pine Bluff, Ark. He was accomPan-
I led DIV several others negroes and they
| commenced to make trouble for the
local police soon after they arrived.
Members of Black Society.
" was alleged that they were mem
hers of a society in Arkansas which
had as its object revenge for al. IN
; iuries done the black race. As re-
suit the negroes clashed with the 20
lice on many occasions and twice
recently they have exchanged shots
with officers.
II was alleged that wade was heard
to say that no white man was going
to shoot him No more attention was
raid to him, however. until he start
ed on his wild rampage today.
Mistake Saved Lives
At the store where Nade
1 bought the DoN OF soeuS the ~ n
saws the negro asked for 5ucksh0t-
He gave him bird shot by mistake.
/ THIS mistake probably saved the hses
OF a score or more OF men.
The negro. after purchasing the gun
took a position in tire arcade Of me
Bank Ct Monroe az Grant and DesiaTd
streets. the most prominent corner
in the city. His first shot was d.
recied At III. Jordan. cashier q the
bank. who was approaching the build
ina. lie missed Jordan. bar the lead
i struck George Mccormick. who was
, close enough 70 the negro to have his
am lady shattered in spite OF the
small sat
The NJ shot brought many mer-
chants and clerks out on The street
and the negro then began 30 IRE "
their direction.
As fast a. he discharged MS
gun he would step back into the ar
cade. load. reappear and renew bis
FIRE. Patrolman Bigger who had
o been attracted By the shooting, ran
toward Wade ana was shot down. eut