Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-24
,16 KILLED IN RIOT
STARTED IN TEXAS
BY NEGRO TROOPS
Many Others Shot Down by
$50 Soldiers, Who Fire
on 0ffisers.
OUTBREAK DUE TO CLASH
WITH POLICE OF HOUSTON
City Placed Under Martial Law and
q. S. Regulars Have Situa-
ton = Hand.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
night Of rioting, due to an outbreak of
$50 negro soldieIS. members of the gath
United States Inlsntry, in which sixteen
persons were killed and score or
more injured, Houston today is under
martial law and normal conditions
rapidly are being restored. Gen. John
A. HuIen of the Texas National Guard,
who is acting provost marshal. stated
ut noon that the situation was under
control, and with several hundred
Regular Army troops. rushed here from
Galveston, patrplling the city and round
ing up the scattered remnants of the
was anticipated.
Under military law, it is stated. SOL
diers may be shot for having rioted and
fired on their officers. More than 100
of the riotous negroes still are at
large and are being sought today by
strong patrols of regulars and Illinois
National guardsmen under the COM
mand of Gen. Hulen.
The uprising followed clash between
q policeman. who had arrested negro
woman. and a soldier of the gath In
fantry, who demanded her release.
Other members of the negro regiment
broke camp and Joined in the disorder.
which quickly developed into riot
and clashes throughout the night be-
tween the negro troopers and the po-
lice and citizens Gen Huien took
charge of the situation early today.
Other Troops at Houston.
In addition to the riofous soldiers, ten
companies Of Illinois gnardsuen and sew
eral companies OF Texas troops were as
sembled here awaiting orders to proceed
70 their cantonment at Camp Bowie One
Of the Illinois companies was composed Of
negroes. but made no attempt to join in
the rioting. and officers declared their con-
duct exemplary
Several Companies of the federalized
national guardsmen aided in queiling the
disturbance Capt J. w. Mates OF A
Battery. Illinois Field Artillery. was
among those killed
orders have been given to soldiers to
watch all incoming trains and not to
permit armed men to enter the city A
report shortly after midnight said that
armed men were likely to hock into
Houston from some of the adjoining
counties. 1t was decided that this
should not be permitted
Regulars Protect City.
When the 800 or more. regulars ar
rived from Galveston some of them
were detailed to go to Camp Logan
Others were assigned to duty in the
: city. Two soldiers were detailed to each
street car in the city and two more
were detailed to each street corner in
the downtown section. Orders were
given to prevent the assembling Of citi-
gems on the streets
City and county officers are cooper
ating with and following the instruc-
lions of the military officers.
Among the dead is a negro sergeant.
Vida Henry, believed to have been the
body. rfddled with buckshot. was found
q quarter mile from the camp limits.
Horace Moody, one of the wounded
police officers, who suffered an amputa-
the the hospital Z. J. Meineks. another
police oficer, is the fifteenth victim rA-
The body Of E. NJ Jones. a tavicah
driver, the sixteenth victim. was found
near Camp Logan today.
The following orders and warnings
were issued today:
-An citizens. win remain in their
homes or usual places of business at
sNo citizen not an officer will appear
on the streets with arms.
Parties will not assemble on the
saloons will not be permitted to
open.
Places of business where arms and
ammunition are sold. kept or stored
~~<1f in
(signed) 'HULEN"
Warning by Acting Mayor.
Acting Mayor D. NJ Moody Of Houston
issued the following statement:
Il call upon every citizen Of Houston.
white and colored. to preserve the peace,
to 20 quietly about their business and to
rest assured that there Is going to be full
inquiry and proper punishment for the
crimes which have been committed
1T IL time for coolness and for care
full avoidance Of further trouble
sIt Is no time for further excitement.
The city Is under martial law, a condi-
ton which is most regrettable but it is
There win be no further trouble IL every
citizen will carefully see to his own con-
duct
'Incendiary speech is OF no avail.
The situation Is well in hand-unless
there be studied effort to cause more
trouble"
People Shot in Their Homes.
The trouble Is said to have started
after some of the negro soldiers had
complained Of treatment accorded them
by members of the Houston police force.
About o'clock some eighty negroes.
later being Joined by others, formed at
their camps and began march toward
downtown Houston Lights In resi-
dences along the way were shot out and
a number of persons wounded as they
sat inside their homes.
Maj K S. Snow. commanding the
negro troops guarding Camp Logan de-
clared that he attempted 10 control the
men when he saw what was about to
happen. but they were beyond control.
and some $50 of them started to shoot
.promiscuousiy in the camp and some
scattered In every direction. An at
tempt was made TO kin Maj Snow. he
declared.
According to police reports. the origin
OF the trouble was the arrest OF negro
woman in a downtown section. A negro
soldier asked that the prisoner be turn
ed over TO him. and a refusal led to an
argument. the soldier finally being
taken TO police Headquarters
A little later another negro soldier
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