The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-10-01
NEGRO BOYS IN
A MURDER RIOT
In Which Ten Persons
Were Killed.
BOYS WERE FINALLY KILLED
After Creating a Reign Of
Terror Which Lasted
Severa: Hours.
MILITIA AVERTS a RACE RIOT

Harrison. Miss, Sept. 2S.-Crazed
by drugs and with lust for killing
that ended only when one received
a bullet through his body that killed
him instantly and the other was
hanged to a coal chute, viii and
Walter Jones, mulattoes, aged IS
and 20 years, at 2 O'Clock this morn
ing started an eight-hour reign Of
terror here. Ten persons, three
white men, four negro men and one
negro woman. We're killed, in addi-
tiCn to the two Jones negroes, and
six white men seriously wounded.
Fourteen ne groes We're wounded.
none of them seriously.
A serious race riot was averted by
the timely arrival of troops. which
We're summoned from Natchez short
ly after the trouble started.
Most of the killings were deliber-
ate, the negroes, until they were
cornered in cottonseed house,
.looting at anyone they saw in the
street. They shot down two train
men and "A passenger and fired
through the windows of passenger
train and Pullman sleeping car.
Sheriff Hammett was killed while
trying to rush the seed house.
Barricaded in their homes most
of the people of the town kept watch
until 10 o'clock. when the militia
arrived. fearing to go on the streets.
BY noon, however, the town was
quiet and no more trouble was fear.
ed 7i-:.S.', Z Y aa~<S,
The shooting started in the negro
quarter, when Walter Jones. heavily
armed. started out to shoot up the
town" He killed a negro woman
and Thead Grayson. Then he went
to his home and awakened his
younger brother and they started
out together.
Together the boys proceeded
through the main street, firing at
everyone in sight. Citizens aroused
by the shots peered out OF the win
dows and then fastened to cover,
believing. they said to-day. that Sc
rious riots had broken out.
The boys went from their home
to the home of fort Der Constable
Frank keinstly. called him to the
door and Walter Jones shot him
through the head. killing him in
stantly. Keinstly's son. William.
when he saw his father fall, grabbed
a gun. but before he could fire re-
ceived bullet in one of his hands.
Leaving the Keinstly home the
negroes went to the Yazoo & Missis-
sippi Valley depot, nearby. There
hey shot down without warning
Conductor Il. b. Appleby and Flag
man w. G. Bond of train that had
Just arrived from NatChez. Then
hey directed their fire at Claude
Freeman. who was waiting for
rain to take him to his home at
Fayette. Miss. He was instantly
killed.
The negroes then fired into the
rain. terrorizing the passengers,
HINT no 81
rom Natchez for New Orleans is
eft here every night to await a
through train from Memphis. This
ar was made the target for the ne
,roes' bullets after the train from
left. Many windows were
'roken. but none OF the passengers
vas hurt.
With the blood lust at the highest
itch the two negroes made their
way to cottonseed house nearby.
I is believed they then realized
hey could not long continue their
filings without opposition and de-
ermined to make their last stand at
he seed house.
Frightened citizens by this time
lad telephoned for Sheriff Hammett,
4 Fayette. Accompanied by former
herin GiQis. Hammett started for
harrison on horseback. arriving
bout . O'Clock. Several men were
ring into the seed house. but no
me had yentured 10 rush the place
Calling tor volunteers sberin
iammett prepared to rush the
several men volunteered