The Hattiesburg news., 1913-09-29
DRUG CRAzED NEGROES RUN |
AMUCk; KILL 5, wound 20|

Walter Jones.
Death was instantaneous. Kein-
stly's son, William, grabbed for gun,
when he saw his father fall, but be- r
fore he could fire he received bullet
in one of his hands.
The Yazoo and Mississippi Valley r
depot is near the Keinstly home and ,
the two negroes walked in that di- ,
rection. A train had arrived from ,
Natchez just few moments before
and Conductor f. B. Appleby was
l'standing at the station talking TO
F1agman w. C. Bond. Without warn
ing the two negroes fired on them and
both fell
| Shot Bystanders.
They then directed their fire at
Claude Freeman, who was waiting for
train to take him to his home at
Fayette, Miss. He was instantly |
killed. The negroes then fired into |
the train, terrorizing many of the
passengers. A sleeping car from
Natchez is left every night at Har-
riston until the through train from
Memphis to New Orleans arrives. AT
ter the train which had come from
Nachez left this car stood alone on
the tracks and was a target for the
fire of the two negroes. While many
windows were broken no one was
hurt in the car.
With the blood lust at the highest
pitch, the two negroes made their
way to a cotton seed house nearby. 1t
is believed they then realized that this
wholesale killing could not long con-
tinue without opposition and that they
determined to make their last stand
at the seed house.
Frightened citizens by this time had
gathered their wits together enough
to telephone for Sheriff Hammett al
Fayette. Summoning Former Sheriff
10 Gillis to accompany him, Hammet
S, started for Harrison horseback, arriv
~ ing about o'clock. A small croWt
ae of men were firing into the seed house
a but no one had ventured to lead thu
ty posse to the place. Taking few mel
d. with him, Sheriff Hammett, heavil.
a armed, started toward the seed house
m Seeing this move, it is believed Wal
ter Jones took to the tall grass neal
Q by and as Hammett approached tn
.ly negro fired, killing him instantly.
en- shot from the seed house brough
vo down Gillis.
as BY this time the country side ha
ar been aroused and farmers came poul
en- ing in from every direction. Ever!
ay. one began firing at the seed house.
cd call was sent to Governor Brewer fc
to troops.
ng Finding his hiding place 100 pr
,as carious, Will Jones started to run t.
ward a coal chute nearby, but had gon
only few steps when bullet ende
ION his life. A rope was placed aroun
to the body, it was strung up to tel
graph pole near the station and b
tly, came a target for everyone not shoe
led ing at the seed house.
Soon after Will was killed, Walt
tie. picked Tom Weeks, a negro, OF Il
ait coal chute by his uncanny deadly all
Either the bullet wound or the fs
sse would have killed him.
ller Not long after Weeks was kill
MIS- the special train bearing the Match
Guardsmen arrived.
oes, AS they were detraining the cro'
rushed the seed house. Not sh
greeted them, and as the leaders we
in into the place with drawn weapol
they saw Jones completely unnerV
the but not injured. They quickly plac
# in a rope around his neck and rush
him to the coal chute
and Rope Breaks.
The rope was too small, and as
ank. negro was drawn up The rope bro
and he fell heavily to the ground.
word or act of protest came fr
Jones as a larger rope was dra
around his neck, and again he
alter pulled up and the crowd looked on
ters, the drug-saturated body wrltneo u
head life was extinct.
alter The crowd went to the home OF
,ther negroes where they found two ne
only men and were about TO lyhch u
pro. but we're persuaded not to by offic
f the It seems certain that the Jones
sight. groes had planned details of t
mber murderous night as tney were
Mn. armed and had plentiful suppl,
( L. ammunition. Their mother said
.s<jrs Of them had remarked that he
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