Judsonia weekly advance., 1913-10-01
MANY KILLED IN
 MISSISSIPPI R|OT
SHOOTING AT EVERYONE IN SIGHT.
STATE MILITIA IS CALLED OUT
Countryside Aroused-Train Shot Up. Two Trouble-Makers Killed by
 Whites.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
 Harrison, Mis6.-I'wo drug-crazed negroes, brothers, ran amuck here and before they were killed and the attendant disorder quelled four white men, three negro men and a negro woman were shot to death and five white persons and several negroes wounded. A serious clash between the races was prevented by the arrival of company of militia from Natchez aboard special train
 The trouble started about 3 o'clock Sunday morning and continued inter- mittently until 10 o'clock when Wal ter Jones, the elder of the two negro youths who started the firing, was lynched just after the soldiers arrived His brother, Will, had been shot by citizens earlier in the day. Soon after people who had barricaded themselves in their homes began to cautiously emerge from their hiding places, and by noon the town was quiet. No fur the disorder is anticipated
 
 Jones, aged 20, in the negro quarter, where the negro woman and Thead Grayson were shot and killed Walter then went to the home of his mother and aroused his brother, IS years of age. Together, they proceeded through the main street of the little town, fir ing at everyone in sight. Citizens, aroused by the shots, peered out of the windows and then hastened to cover
 The negroes went to the home of former Contsable Frank Keinstly, and when he came to the door he was shot through the head. Death was instan- taneous. Keinstly's son. William, grab bed for a gun when he saw his father fall, but before he could fire, he re- ceived a bullet in one of his hands.
 The Yazoo and Mississippi Valley depot is near the Keinstly home, and the two negroes walked in that direc- tion. A train had arrived from Natcb- ez just few minutes before. Condu6- ton Appleby was standing at the stat tion talking to FIagman Bond With.' out warning, the two negroes fired o1l them, and both fell. Then they direct ed their fire at Claude Freeman, who was waiting for a train. He was in- stantly killed The negroes next open cd fire on the train, terrorizing many of the passengers, and after it left turn ed their attention to a sleeping car from NatChez, which was left on the tracks to be picked up by the through train from Memphis to New Orleans. Many windows of the sleeping car were broken, but none of the passen- gers was hurt.
 Next the negroes made their way to a cotton seed warehouse, where they barricaded themselves.
 Frightened citizens by this time had gathered their wits and telephoned for Sheriff Hammett at Fayettc, who ar. rived about o'clock, accompanied by former Sheriff Gillis. A small crowd Of men with him, Sheriff Hammett, heavily armed, started toward the seedhouse. Seeing this move it is believed Walter Jones took to the
  approached the negro fired, killing the sheriff instantly. A shot from the seedhouse brought down Gillis.
 By this time the countryside had been aroused and farmers came pour ing in from every direction Every one began firing at the seedhouse. A call was sent to Governor Brewer for troops
 Finding his hiding place too precari. ous Will Jones started to run toward the coal chute near by, but had gone only few steps when bullet ended his life, A rope was placed around the body, it was strung up to a telegraph pole near the station and became a target for everyone not shooting at the seedhouse.
 Not long after Weeks was killed the special train bearing the Natchez | guardsmen arrived, and this seemed to have cowed the desperado. As they were detraining the crowd rushed the | seedhouse. Not shot greeted them, 1 and as the leaders went into the place 1 with drawn weapons they saw Jones. completely unnerved, but not injured. | They quickly placed rope around his | neck and rushed him to the coal chute. As the negro was drawn up the rope broke and he fell heavily to the ground. | Not word or act of protest came from Jones as larger rope was drawn around his neck and again he was pull cd up-and the crowd looked on as he | strangled to death.