Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-08-30
IT, WILL MOVE
NEGRO TROOPS
FROM DENIM
Disorder Feared Near at Post
Where Iowa Guardsmen Are
Drilling, and More
Will Be Sent.
CARS RUSHED TO CAMP
Auto Driver Is Beaten, Town
People Say by Negroes, and
Threats Of Trouble
Follow.
CARS RUSHED TO CAMP

peming, NJ. M, Aug. 27.-To avoid
disturbances which appeared imminent,
preparations We're made at noon today
10 transfer the battalion of Twenty
fourth United States infantry. (negro)
stationed here back to its former sta
ton at Columbus. N. Nj.
The decision was reached by military
authorities as g result of threats OF
trouble between negro soldiers and
toWnspeople and the beating of an
automobile driver last night, alleged to
have been the act of negro soldiers.
Train equipment was being assembled
al noon under orders to entrain he
as soon as possible.
Houston, Tex, Aug. 27-'The fate of
the more than 100 negro soldiers who
Thursday night shot up the west end Of
Houston, with a total of II Heath to-
day is entirely in the hands of the mill
tary, notwithstanding the action of Dis
trict Attorney John Fl. Crooker in fill
ing murder charges against "a of them.
Houston, Tex, Aug. 27.-The negro
soldiers of, the Twenty-fourth infantry.
who Thursday night tool part in the
shooting in the streets that killed 1T
persons, early today were taken from
AZ atid StdIleu loWdIu SElutiiDhS, ~.
M. Among them were the "a men
charged by District Attorney John H.
Croker with murder.
The entire 633 members of the bat
TALON. which came here four weeks
ago to guard Camp Logan during CON
struction. were entrained at daybreak
and shortly after the train section bear
Ing them started westward without in
cilent.
With the arrival today OF Maj. Gen.
George Bell, jr, investigation Of the
shooting was scheduled to begin.
The departure of the negroes appre-
Gladly lessened the tension in Houston,
although from h our the authorities
o firm hold of the situation there
had been little fear of any serious
trouble. Capt. l.. S. Snow said that
while no charges had been preferred
against h more than 100 men who
marched through the San Felipe dis
trict shooting right and left, they
might be very serious" The contents
OF his official report to Maj. Gen.
James Parker at Fort Sam Houston,
San Antonio, We're not given out. In
an Interview, however, Captain Snow
said that conditions o Thursday night
approached 1nutiny. There was shoot
ing in the camp before the men
marched to the city. he said, and he
pointed to a bullet hole in the frame of
a shack as proof. This shooting was i'll
discriminate, however, the captain said,
ana he did not believe any of the bull
lets We're directed at him.
He was unar1ned as he went among
h negroes commanding them to re
main quiet.
Troops Work All Night.
All was hustle II hurry at the
camp throughout the night as wagons
and trucks carried the negro battalion's
equipment to he waiting train. Dis
ar1ne and quiet, the men worked stead
lily in preparation for the trip.
Every p%recaution was taken to avoid
any trouble as the departure was made.
The chief fear of the authorities was
that some one might attempt interfer-
the vigilance of the white guard around
the camp and the soldiers and civilians,
who patrolled the streets was strained
to the utmost. With 500 men OF the
Nineteenth infantry from Fort Sam
Houston. San Antonio, and $50 regulars
from Fort Crockett, Galveston, on hand
protection was thought to be adequate.
The first step taken by the local au-
thorities following General Bells ar
rival will be to give him the statements
gathered from Privates James Bivins,
Risley Young. and Leroy Pinkett by
District Attorney John Fl. Croker.
Dead Sergeant Ring Leader.
These agree in declarations that Ser
geant Vida Henry, who lost his life in
the disturbance, was the ring leader
They say he formed the company in
line, led it from camp, issued orders
and threw out rear and point flank
guards for protection.
All the statements conform in the
declaration that there was no drinking
and that the trouble began over a re-
port that Corporal Baltimore. of Com
pany /, had been shot by mounted of
ficers.
Mates Body Sent Home.
The body of Capt. Joseph w. Mates
battery A, Second Illinois field artil-
lery. who was killed while riding with
a police officer to the scene Of the
shooting was sent to his relatives In
Illinois today.
All but three of the men who took
part in the shooting have been account
ed for.
An affidavit by Leroy Pinkett. pri-
waite in / company of the Twenty-fourtt
regiment, which participated in the
rioting, giving what he said was a com
plete story of the trouble, follows:
Private Tells Of Shooting.
Yesterday about 3 p. m. we heard
that Corporal Baltimore, of our com
pany, had been shot by special police
officers (white officers who ride
nOfSeS.) All the boys SAID, lets go ge!
the man tina shot Baltimore 1t was
getting late then and we stood retrea,
at 6 O'Clock and then l heard Sergean,
Henry. of our company, say: We'll
don't stand around like that. II you
are going to do anything, 60 ahead and
do it,
After that I saw some of the boys
slip over to Company K and l heard
them say they had stAer ammunition
Then Captain Snow called the men Out
In line. He asked what we Were. doing
and orderedsa search made for h am
mnnitinn and also ordered that oul
rifles be taken up.
SAYS EDITOR THREATENED.
A suit for damages is to be brought
\ in Judge Rrowning.s court after Grim
il,,l suit. against W. Fl. Bastian, pub
;s::siaer Of the Union Advocate. by HI
Rogers one of the printers in his em-
ploy, according to his attorney. Rogers
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