Norwich bulletin., 1913-09-29

Harriston, Miss, Sept. 2S.-Two drug crazed mulatto boys, brothers, began a reign of murder here this morning that ended only after three white mer, four negro men and negro woman had been killed, several persons wound ed and the two boys lynched. A ser ious clash between the races was pre- vented by the arrival, on special train, of a company of national Gual ds- men from Natchez
 Town Quiet by Noon.
 The trouble started at two o'clock this morning and continued intermIt- tently until 10 a. m. when Walter Jones' the elder of the two boys who started the firing, was lynched just after the soldiers arrived. His broth CT, Will Jones, had been shot and killed by citizens earlier in the day. Citizens of the town who had barri- eaded themselves in their homes be- gan cautiously to emerge at 10 o'clock from their hiding places and by noon the town was quiet. No more trouble Is feared.
 Body of Negro Found in Hut.
 Later the body of Teller Warren, q negro, was found in hut i'll the negro quarter where Walter Jones first began firing. Evidently Warren was one of the first victims but just when he was shot is not known.
 Twenty persons were injured, sixteen of them negroes. None of the negroes was dangerously hurt.
 Bodies Still Hanging.
 There was no indication of further trouble after Walter Jones was lynched and the Natchez guardsmen returned home.
 The negro population appeared to be as much incensed at the Jones brothers as were the whites. The negroes eX- pressed no intimation at the lynching.
 Tonipht the bodies of the Jones broth still were hanging to the coal chute The authorities have decided not to hold a coroner's inquest
 List of Dead.
 The dead:
 Sheriff c. E. Hammett of Jefferson county white, shot while leading a posse to the place where the Jones brothers were hiding.
 Former Constable Frank Keinstley, white, shot at his home after being called to the door
 Claude Freeman. white, of Fay Miss, shot at the railway station while awaiting a train.
 Johanna Aiken, Tom Weeks Jesse Thompson and Thead Grayson, ne- groes, killed during promiscuous shoot ing.
 Teller Warren, negro body found in hut.
 Walter and VIII Jones, negroes, lynched
 List of Wounded.
 The wounded:
 Orrin Gillis, former sheriff, white, shot in shoulder and may die.
 E. B. Appleby, white, conductor of the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley rail- road, shot in breast, leg and arm, dan gerous.
 William McCaIIeb. white, shot in thigh
 William Keinstley, white son of Frank Keinstley, shot in hand.S
 William Dennis, white, shot in leg.
 w. c. Bond, white, shot in leg.
 Two Negroes Were First Victims.
 The shooting was started by Wal ter Jones, aged 20, in the negro quat- Thead Grayson were shot and killed. Walter then went to the home of his mother and aroused his IS year old brother
 Together they proceeded through the main street of the little town, fic- ing at everyone in sight. Citizens, aroused from their slumber by the shots, peered out of the windows and then hastened to cover, believing, they said today. that riots of more serious proportions had broken out.
 Other Unprovoked Murders
 The two boys, soon after leaving their home, went to the home of for mer Constable Frank Keinstley and when he responded to their call fo come out he was shot through the head by Walter Jones. Keinst1ey's son ~WfI- liam, saw his father fall. and reached for 8 gun, but before he could fire he received bullet in one Of his hands
 The YazOo and Mississippi Valley depot is near the Keinstlcy home and the two negroes walked in that dircc- ton. train had arrived from Nat chez just a few moments befSe and Conductor F. F. Appleby was stand ing at the station talking to FIacmau w. C. Bond. Without warning the two negroes fired on them and botn fell. Then the negroes directed their fire at Claude Freeman, who was wait ing for a train to take him to his home at Fayette Miss. He was instantly killed. The negroes then fired into the train, terroriZing the passengers
 Open Fire on Sleeping Car.
 A sleeDins car from Natchez is left every night at Harrison until Jhc/ Through, train from Memphis to New Orleans arrives. After he train from Natchez had departed this car was a target for the fire of the two neeroes. While many windows were broken no occupant of the car was hurt.
 With blood lust at the highest pitch lHe two negroes made Jnelr way to Il cottonseed house nearby. It is be- lieved they then realized that this wholesale killing could not long con tinue without opposition and they de- termined to make their last stand at the seed house.
 Sheriff Shot Dead.
 Frightened citizens by this time had gathered their wits and telephoned for Sheriff Hammett at Fayette. Summon ing former sheriff Gillis to accompany him, HamInett started for Harriston Qn horseback, arriving about five clock. 4 small crowd of men were firing into the seed house. but no ore had ventured to lead the posse to the place. Taking q few men with hIm Sheriff Hammett, heavily armed, start ed towards the seed house, whereupon Walter Jones went to the tall grass nearby and as Hammett approached, the negro fired, killing him instantly shot from the seed house brought down Gilis
 Bullet Kills Younger Desperate. By this time the countryside had seen aroused and farmers came pour Ing n from every direction, A gem |