The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-07-28
NEGRO SOLDIERS
SHOT AFTER RIOT
ATTACK ON WHITE LAWYER
LEADS TO TROUBLE
Privilege to Negroes May be Halted
as Result of TrOuble.-FOur Ne
gro Soldiers Of Eighth Illinois
National Guard Wounded

San Antonio, Texas, July 24.-Fou
negro soldiers, members of the Eight
Illinois National Guard, were shot to
night by squad of the guard that. ha,
come to the rescue Of white man tn
soldiers were attacking near the mil
itary camp. None were seriously in
jured, all the bullets striking IN th.
legs. ~
The trouble began when Herber
G. Henne, a lawyer of New Braunfels
Tex, went to the military camp, H,
paassed a group of the negro soldiers
in the street. An instant later one o.
them threw rock at him. It strucl
the rear of hisc ar. Henne directed
his driver to stop and he alighted
Turning toward the advancing grouI
of guardsmen, he was met with invec,
tive and he instantly changed his di-
rection toward the nearest open door
that of saloon.
AS he ran, Heine claims, he heard
one of the men call out: "Come on, he's
unarmed. Let's get him.e
Inside the saloon he shouted to the
bartender and his helper, the only
other occupants of the place, for as
sistance, but they remained behind
the bar, leaving Henne to face the
negroes, BY that time crpwding thru
the doorway.
The little group Of his assailant
had been increased to ten or fifteen 81
the same regiment when a detachment
Of the provost guard of the nineteenth
infantry rushed up the street and
poured into the saloon. Ordering the
men to quarters, the guard began US
ing their guns as clubs. They forced
the negroes out into the street, where
reinforced until perhaps the number
was rs or 30, the negroes turned on the
regulars. Again they were told to
move on, and failure to obey was fol.
lowed by the order to fire.
Four of the men went down, all
wounded below the waist line with
guard ammunition, a light charge
ammunition.
Half an hour after the shooting
there was apparently no excitement in
any part of the militia camp traceable
to the incident and at the camp of the
eighth regiment the men were quiet
and orderly, Col Dennison of the
eighth regiment expressed keen re-
gret that the incident had occurred,
but neither he nor am of his officers
cared to discuss it prior to an investi-
cation.
No special orders came from head
quarters as j result of the shooting,
but it was understood that a thorough
investigation would be made, and it
was intimateo that the privileges for
members of the negro regiments might
be suspended. There were only three
members from each company out Of
camp, according to the regimental ad-
jutant, who said it had been custom
airy to grant only three passes to each
company per night.
Officially it was said tonight that
not more than h.lf dozen shots were
fired by the guard
Members of the Eighth regiment
who were in the city tonight success
fully insisted on riding in those seats
of street car not designated "forI
negroes" A crowd boarded a car go-
ing toward the army post and occu,
pied the seats in the forward part of
the carr The conductor protested,
stopped tie car ard called policeman
The policeman ordered the negroes
to take seats designated for them but
they refused TO do so. The incident
was CLOSED by the white passengers
and the officers lea ing the car, which
proceeded.
Col. Millard F. Waltz, post COM
mander, reported to G n. Funston late
tonight that all was quiet about the
post and camp A slight strengthen
ing of the post guard was made.
The negro soldiers alleged to have
been responsible for the attack on
Henne was confined to the guard
house, but it was denied that more
than three had been wounded.