Salt Lake Tribune | 1895-08-24 | Page 1 | Texas Whitecap Outrages

TEXAS WHITECAP OUTRAGES negroes abandon their homes and crops ARMED BANDS OF WHITES another inoffensive negro riddled with bullets his 1113 family did not walt wait to bury the body A light fight between the Chil chirstian Chilst stian lan gang of outlaws and officers bob chris tian shot desperadoes escaped part tex aug 13 3 A gentleman gentle mag who has just completed a tour of delta county arrived in this thia city today news of fresh outrages committed by the white caps in the last few days before last he counted sixty men armed with winchesters Win chesters an and d shotguns pass the house where he b was stopping every negro has left town not waiting to sell lands or crops on wednesday night jeff colo cole an aged and inoffensive negro wits waa called out of hla his house and with but bul lots leti colo cole owned land and was in KOOI good c circumstances ills family left next day vit without hout waiting to bair buir him white men meet villo mho have hare tried to protect the negroes are being warned to leave and great uneasiness pre prevails alls that ik a number of assassinations wilt will take taka place