The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-25
FIRING SQUAD

tConti1ued from rage OneJ
citizens stating that the negro com
p9py of the Eighth. Illinois infantry
stationed here must CO." The tele-
grams pointed out that not since the
rioting had a single negro been trou-
bled by the civilian population. They
called to the attention of the delega-
tion also the fact that on the very
night the disturbance took place, the
Chamber of CONNIE rec had arranged
for a watermelon feast for the negro
soldiers here. The Illinois negroes
took no part in the troubles.
81 Day of Funerals.
= Funeral corteges were frequent in
the streets OF Hous\on today. Thou
sands lined the sidewalks as the bod
les of e. c.. Meineke. police officer;
NJ. Jones. automobile driver. and Cap
tain J. w. Mates Battery a, Second
Illinois field artillery were taken sep
arately to trains to be sent to their
homes. During the day funeral serv-
ice for Ira ID. Rainey. Horace Clifton
and Earl NJ. Fendley. MOI: ated police
officers, were held and also for Cor
poral Melvin Dewey Ever+on, Com
pany E, Fifth Texas infan ry and A.
r. Carstens, a citizen. Other funerals
will follow tomorrow.
IL Dead, % Injured.
Houston. Tex, Aug. 25.-Houston-
tho still nervous-had quieted down
today, following Thursday night, when
100 negro troops, part of the Twenty
fourth United States infantry, ran riot
until early Friday morning.
Today. after checking up the night
of lawless rampage, there are. seven
teen bodies lying in various morgues
of the city and twenty-five persons
receiving treatment for wounds in
flicted during the riot. Among those
dead are thirteen white persons. three
negro soldiers and one Mexican.
A iph Of 1-fn
have been accounted for. 1t is posi-
be some Of the eight were killed, po-
lice said this morning.
With the exception of the missing
eight. and the three known dead, all
the rioters have been captured and are
either in Jail or under arrest at camp.
Disarm 900 Blacks.
Thirty-four of the black soldiers
have been indicted for murder. The
six hundred members of the Twenty
fourth infantry, stationed here, have
been disarmed.
A1tho Houston is still under mar
tial law today, quiet has been restored
and with word from San Antonio that
the blacks are to be removed to Co
lumbus, N. NJ, no further trouble is
expected.
Three of the negro soldiers were
found under house in the negro sec
tion of the. city. They had taken of
their uniforms and were in their un-
. der clothes. Their clothing. guns, and
ammunition were found concealed
nearby, but the negroes occupying th'
house contended they knew nothing
of the presence Of the negro soldiers
Police and military authorities be
lieve they will find the eight remain
ing negroes either dead or hidden
probably in the negro section
One of Rioters Confesses.
According to the story, in the form
of an affidavit, by lie Roy Pinkett
a private in Company I, of the mgr,
Regiment, the negroes started riotins
when they heard Corporal Baltimor,
of GU scompany had been shot by spe
cial police Officers"
"AlI the boys said, let's go get tn
man thai shot Baltimore - Pinket
Stated in his affidavit. 1T was gettin.
late then and we stood retreat at
O'clock and then 1 heard Sergean
Henry of our company, say, well
don't stand around like that If 20,
are going to do anything, so ahea,
and do it,.
Captain Blamed Police.
After that l saw some of the boy
slip over to Company X and 1 hear,
them say that they had stolen the am