The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-25

: ". A. THOMPSON. shot through
| right hip: condition serious. =.
CITY DETECTIVE T. A. BINFORD
shot in knee.
ALMA R1ECHERT. white girl, sho
In stomach.
GEORGE BEAvENs. negro soldier
wounded in leg.
The dead police officers were among
the first to reach the rioting negroes
Rufe Daniels helped TO make the ar
| rests yesterday that led directly to the
riot Officers Daniels and Rainey were
killed and Moody. Wilson and Patton
wore wounded a considerable time after
tho outbreak started.
Patton and Long were mounted and
Moody, Carson. Carter and Driver and
I were in an automobile slightly behind
them" says Desk Sergeant Wilson. "At
the corner Of San Felipe and Wilson
we suddenly met them-there must
have been at least fifty Of them. They
opened fire without warning ana Patton
was shot through the arm and Long s
horse was killed. The officers threw
themselves to the ground and opened
fire. Then the negroes lodged around
the corner when RUFF Daniels went
around the corner they opened FIRE on
him
He killed one negro but they shot
him several times as he lay on the
ground. He took to cover and returned
the fire. Mr. Moody's leg was broken.
Patton was shot through the leg ana
got slight wound In the leg"
auardsmon Not Involved
Company G.. Eighth Illinois infantry
Was not involved in this trouble in any
way. They were kept in their camp BY
! their officers and not one Of them Wal
seen on the camp streets.
Congressman J. H. Eagle Of Texas
listened to all the reports which came
In and today sent this telegram:
Secretary Of War, Washington. X.
Houston. Texas, Midnight. Thursday.
August 23.-As Congressman from this
district I report death and woundins
Of several persons, result Of sending
negro soldiers here. without stating
who Is to blame. 1t Is clearly race riot
and Is tragedy sufficient to compel
the statement that IL ia tragic hlunder
to send negro troops 10 southern camps.
I protest vigorously against the Illinois
negro soldiers ordered 10 Houston being
sent. BY all means order them 70
northern training camps and promptly
order tho negro troops who are already
here; sent elsewhere"
tSigned) JOE H. EAGLE"
c. W. Hail was shot at repeatedly a
he lay prone with r wounded police.
man at his side The officer was shot
second time. hut Mr. Hail was only
burned by a bullet across his back.
II saw one policeman drop and a
mounted officers horse fall" said Hail
being unarmed. I got behind the ca,
and then lodged to the shadow OF q
building on the corner. There was a
policeman already there, shot in his
gun arm and disabled.
THE negroes deliberately shot dowr
every white man in sight. Then they
came on UP the street toward US. They
were walking and shooting cody and
with dcliberation. hating to take aim.
I'VE flattened ourselves on the grount
next to the building in the shadow
When they spicd us. they halted.
heard the bolts Of the rifles click back
and decided that We we're both dead
men.
They must have fired 100 shots al
,, MS. One bullet just grazcd my back
leaving us for dead. When they had
gone on we found a stalled car on The
; sidewalk In 1t were two dead men
an army officer and n policeman"
Await Inquiry.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 24.-Secretary
Baker will take no action on the rioting
in Houston. Texas. In which negro regu.
lar troops were concerned until the re.
port Of the board of inquiry into the In.
cident has been received. Whatever
Is done. he said late today. would be
based upon the findings Of that board.
Mr.. Raker would not discuss in any
way the question Of the policy Of train.
ing additional colored troops In south.
ern states. Senators and members OF
congress from TEXAS and other states
IN the south called IN him during the
day to discuss the subject. There had
been protests before against the depart.