The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1913-10-01
TEN MEN KILLED IN RIOT.
A Bloody Sunday Lynching Of Two
Negroes Responsible for Killings
as Climax.

Three white men and seve
negroes were slain at Harriston las
Sunday morning between the hour
of one and 9 o'clock. during whicI
time the affrighted populace hear
thousands of shots and witnesse
confusion and carnage unknown be
fore in the history of the town an
perhaps never IN any other town o
the State.
We learn from the dispatche
that two mulatto boys, aged II an
81, known as "bad negroes ant
filled with drink and cocaine RAJ
amuck. on Sunday morning last
after shooting craps on the iron
porch of a suburban residence o
Harriston and drinking, and eatinl
cocaine. A railroad ran along il
front of the house and Willie Jones
one of the young negroes, suddenly
picked up a gun. and ran out int,
the darkness. There was flash
and the first man he meta negro,
Teller Warren, by name-feII dead
A negro woman came to the dool
to see what was the matter and wa
shot dead. A child sitting up il
bed was wounded.
Pursuing his way block toward
town Jones came to an old store
where a number Of white men wert
playing poker behind closed doors
His buckshot peppered the crowc
through the walls. Claude Free
man veDtured out and dropped
dead. saying "Give a man chance
won't you?" The poker player.
remained behind barred doors al
night, it is stated.
The crazed negro went on to the
depot. Conductor Appleby. of the
Y. & M. V. entered the station tt
receive orders. From the doorway
came a flash and he fell fatally
wounded. Willie Bonds, a flag
man, was also wounded. Pernel
Lee. the pump tender, was wound
ed, in the yard. Constable Kinstley
was, few moments later, awak,
ened by a voice at his window
Come here, quick" it said.
Kinstley ran to the door and was
shot dead. A son ran to his side
and was struck in the arm.
Then the town became thorough.
ly aroused and by three O'Clock il
the morning the proportions of Z
battle were assumed. White mer
armed, in doors and windows
awaited they knew not what.
The Sheriff, notified, came driv.
ing in and Willie and Walter
Jones, brothers, hurried to theii
home 300 feet away. Upon approach
ing the building. Sheriff Hammett
was shot down and Circuit Clerk
Gillis terribly wounded.
After about 5000 shots, it il
estimated, were fired on the build
ing where the Jones boys had gont
with no results an old ante belIun
darkey entered it under promise o.
SO and the two principals surren
dered, esafing out with hands VI
and johnson Prophet and Bob Pat
terson, negroes, with them, These
men barely missed being lynched
Judge Truly has stated since th'
excitement has subsidized, that b,
was convinced they had nothing tt
do with the trouble.
The two brothers were thel
lynched, defiant and remorseless t,
the end. Patterson and Prophe
were taken to Natchez. after al
appeal made by District Attorne.
w. M. Riley for respect for law
Judge Jeff Truly also caused thI
crowd to waver and the train wa
rushed out with the negroes.
Gov. Brewer and militiamel
from Natchez were summoned t
the scene. Gen. Fridge denies tn
report that his company witnesses
the lynching and states that the
"had little opportunity to get thei
bearings and locate the center o
trouble before the lynching wa
over, after their arrival at Har
riston.
One of the Rruesome details 0
the lynching was the cutting off 0
the victims ears after death an
the cutting up of their clothes an
the ropes "for souvenirs. = Tn
idle boast of one of the Iyncher
that he had "been helping lyme
niggers since he was IL years old
after being compllmented in hi
neat tying of the moose. and othe
conduct showing the brutalizinI
effect of his career, were deplorabl
incidents of the unfortunate affair
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