The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-10-02
MANY SHOT DOWN
BY TWO NEGROES;
BOTH ARE KILLED
Brothers Begin Shooting Col
ored People and Then
Start on a Wild
Raid.

Harriston. Miss. Sept. so.-Harris.
ton, the scene of yesterdays riot,
which cost4the lives Of three white
men and seven negroes and the wound
ing OF q score of other persons when
two drug-crazed E BOYS. Walter
and Will Jones, ran amuck, was uuief
today.
The bodies Of the Jones brothers,
who We're lynched, were cut from a
coal chute late last night and buried
today.
Harriston, Miss, Sept. 2e.-Two drug
crazed mulatto boys, brothers, began a
reign OF terror here yesterday morning
that q only after three white men,
three negros and a negro woman had
been killed, 20 persons wounded and
the two boys lynched. Sixteen of the
injured are negroes. A serious clash
between the race was prevented by
the arrival on a special train of q
company of the national guard from
NatcheZ.
The trouble started at about 2 o'clock
Sunday morning and continued inter-
mitently until 10 o'clock this morning,
When Walter Jones, the older Of the
lynched just after the soldiers arrived.
His brother. Will Jones, had been shot
ana lynched by citizens earlier in the
day. No more trouble is feared.
Shot Up Town.
The shooting was started by Walter
Jones, aged 20, in the negro quarter,
where the negro woman and Thead
Grayson We're shot and killed. Walter
then went home, aroused his 1S-year-
old brother and together they proceed
ed through the main street of the little
town, firing at everyone In sight.
Inc two boys went to the home of
former constable Frank Keinstly and
Walter Jones killed him when he re-
sponded to their call to come out.
kelnstly's son William saw his father
iall n reached for a gun, but before
he could fire he received a bullet in one
hand.
The Yazoo Mississippi Valley depot
IS near the Keinstly home, and the two
negroes walked in that direction. A
tram had arrived from Natchez just a
Few minutes before and Conductor E.
g. Appleby was standing at the sta
ton talking to Flagman w. G. Bond.
Without warning the two negroes fired
on them n both fell. Then the ne
groes directed their fire at Claude
Freeman, VINO was waiting for a train.
He was instantly killed. The negroes
then fired into the train. terrorizing
the passengers.
Pullman a Target.
A sleeping car from Natchez is left
every night at Harrison until the
through train from Memphis to New
Orleans arrives. After the train from
Natchez had departed his car was a
target for the fire of the two negroes.
occupant of the car was hurt.
The two negroes Their made their way
TO a cotton seed house near by. 1t is
believed they then realized that a pos-
Sc soon Would be formed and deter
mined to make their last stand at the
seed house. FRIGHTENED citizens by
this time had telephoned for Sheriff
Hammett at Fayette. Hammett arriv-
ed on horseback about five o'clock. A
small crowd of men were firing into
the seed house, but no one had ventur-
ed to charge the position. Taking a
lew men with him Sheriff Hammett,
heavily armed, started toward the seed
house, whereupon Walter Jones went
to the tall grass nearby and as Ham
nett approached fired, killing him In
stantly. A shot from the seed house
brought down Gillis. By this time the
countryside had been aroused and the
came pouring in from every di-
rection. A general fusillade Of shots
was directed at the seed house.
A call was sent to Gov. Brewer for
troops. Finding his hiding place too
preearious. Will Jones started to run
towards a coal shute nearby, but had
gone only a few steps when a bullet
ended his life. A rope was placed
around the body, it was strung I'm to a
telegraph pole near the station and be-
came G target for everyone not shoot
ing at the seed house. Soon after Will
Jones was killed Walter Jones picked
Iom Weeks, a negro, off the coal chute
with deadly aim.
Both Die.
A special train bearing the Natchez
Buardsmen arrived soon afterwards.
While the soldiers were retraining the
crowd rushed the seed house. Not a
shot greeted them and as the leaders
entered they found Walter Jones COM
plete'y unnerved. but uninjured. They
quickly placed a rope around his neck
the was drawn up the
broke and he fell heavily to the ground.
A large rope was placed around his
neck and again he was pulled up. A
large crowd looked on as the BODY
writhed until life was extinct.
The crowd then went to the home of
n Jones negroes, Where they found
two negro men. whom they were about
to lynch, when officers persuaded them
to desist.
Later today the body of Teller War
rem. a negro. was found In a hut in 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
dangerously hurt.
The Natchez ~guardsmen returned
home. The negro population appeared
to be as much incensed at the Jones
brothers as were the whites.
The bodies OF the Jones brothers had
not been cut down tonight.