Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-29

! bodies of Walter and Will Jones, who
caused the riot, were left hanging all
night where they had been strung up yes
terday. They were cut down and buried
! today.
1t is now believed threatened serious
race trouble would not have materialzed
yesterday even had not the hatcher
guardsmen arrived 1t developed after the
| fighting that the negroes of the town
were as anxious to see justice done the
two desperadoes as were the whites.
Brothers Drug Crazed.
! The two drug-crazed mulatto boys.
brothers, early yesterday morning began
J, a reign of terror. which ended after ten
persons had been Killed. many wounded
and the two boys lynched. A company
OF National Guardsmen was summoned
from Natchez for fear OF a serious race
clash.
The trouble started al about . O'Clock
yesterday morning and continued inter-
nittently until 10 O'Clock, when Walter
Jones, the elder of the two boys, who
started the firing. was lvnched just after
the soldiers arrived. His brother Will
had been shot by citizens earlier in the
day. Soon after people who had barri-
caded themselves III their homes eau
tiously began TO emerge from their hid
ing places, and by noon the town was
quiet
After il was assumed the death list
was nine the body of Teller Warren, col
ored. was found in a hut I'm the negro
quarter. where Walter Jones first be-
gan firing. Evidently Warren was one of
he first victims. but just when ne was
shot s not known.
The Dead and Injured.
Twenty persons were injured sixteen
Il them negroes. None of the negroes
vas dangerously hurt
The dead
Sheriff G. L. Hanmett of Jefferson
county, shot while leading a posse to
where the negroes were hiding.
Former Constable Frank Kenstly, shot
at his home after being called to the
door
Claude Freeman. white. of Fayette.
train.
Teller Warren. colored
Johanna Aiken, Tom Weeks, Jesse
Thompson and Thead Grayson, coiored,
killed during promiscuous shooting.
Walter and Will Jones, negroes, lynch
ed
Wounded:
Grin ellis. former sheriff, shot in
shoulder. and may die; E. B. Appleby,
conductor of the Yazoo and Mississippi
Valley railroad, shot in breast leg and
arm, dangerous: William McCaieb, shot
III leg and thigh: William Keinstly, son
of Frank shot in hand; William Dennis,
shot in leg: W. c. Bond, shot in leg.
Summons Brother to Battle.
The shooting was started in the negro
quarter BY Walter Jones. aged twenty,
when negro woman and Thead Grayson
were shot and killed. Walter then went
TO the home Of his mother and aroused
his brother eighteen years old. Together
they proceeded through tie main street
Of the little town, firing at every one in
sight Citizens aroused by the shots
peered out of the windows and then
FASTENED to cover, believing. they said
that riots OF more serious proportions had
broken out.
The two boys went to the home of
former Constable Frank keslstly, and
when he replied TO their call Walter
Jones shot him through the head Death
was instantaneous. keinstly's son Will
liam. when he saw his father fall, reach
ed for a gun but before he could fire re-
celNed a bullet in one Of his hands
The lazoo and Mississippi! Valley depot
is near the keinstiy home and the two
negroes went in that direction. 4 train
had arrived from Natchez just a few
4'4o.iVi'o oSAOItt anu CONDUCTOR T.. b.
Appleby was standing at the station
talking TO Flagmdn W. C. Bond Without
warming the tho negroes fired on them
and both fell. The negroes then directed
IRE on ,iaade freeman. who was wait
ing for = train 10 take him 10 his home Il
Eayette, Miss. He was instantly killed.
The negroes then fred into the. train.
| terrorlz:ng the passengers.
Sleeping Car Riddied.
sleeping car from Eatchez is left
every night at IIa--isson Until the
through train from Memphis TO New Or
leans arrives. Aftar the train from
| Natchez LEFT this car stood alone On the
| track. and was target for the fire Of the
two negroes While many windows were
! broken. no one in the car was hurt.
The two negroes then made their way
TO cotton seed house nearby II Is be-
iieved they then realized that this whole.
sale killing could not long continue with
out opposition and determined to make
their last stand
Citizens by this time telephoned Sheriff
Iiammett at Faystte. Summoning former
Sheriff ellis to accompany him. Hammett
| started for Harriston on horseback. ar
irving about 5 o'clock. A small crowd OF
! men were firing into the seedhouse. but
no one had ventured into the place. TAX
| ing few men with him. Sheriff Ham
nett started toward the seedhouse- See
ing this. II Is believed, Walter Jones. hid
| in the tall grass nearby and as Hannmett
approached the negro ared. instantly kill:
house brought down Gulis
BY this time the countryside was
aroused and farmers came from every
| direction. Every one began firing al
4 the seedhouse A call was senI &c
Gov. Brewer for troops.
One Desperate Killed.
Finding hts hiding place too pre-.
carious. VIII Jones started to run to.
ward q coal chute nearby. but had gone
only few steps when a bullet ended
his life. A rope was placed around ths
body; II was strung up 10 telegraph
pole near the station and riddled with
bullets.
Soon after Will was killed hi.
brother Walter picked off Tom Weeks
a negro. who was on the coal chute.
| Not long after Weeks was killed tht
special train bearing the Natchez guards
men arrived. As they were detraining the
crowd rushed the seedhouse Not E
shot greeted them and the suryiyin.
N gro vas found completely unneryed
tut rot injured. They quickly placed
q .ope ground his neck aad rushed hin
10 the coal chute. The rope was too
small ard broke the negro wa.
drawn Up. He fell heavily to III.
ground. Not a word of protest came
from Jones as larger rope wa,
4 placed around his neck, and again h
y ,SaS pulled I'd, and the crowd looked