Logan Republican | 1904-04-16 | Page 3 | Race War In Texas

EACE WAR IN TEXAS AHMED MEN IN THE FIEllD LOOK-INQ LOOK-INQ FOR NEGROE8. Murder of Leading Planter by a Negro Ne-gro Liable to Result In War Between Be-tween Whites and Blacks. Nows from Walter county, sixty miles north of Houston, Texas, Indicates Indi-cates that raco reeling Is vory high, owing to the murdor near Hempstead of Tucker Plnckncy, a brother of Congressman Con-gressman J. M. Plnckncy of tho Houston Hous-ton district It appears that Plnckncy and a companion com-panion woro riding by a negro church when thoy woro flrod upon. Whllo tho dead man's body lay In front of tbo church, a negro with a Bhotgun rodo by nnd Informed tho crowd that ho did the shooting, nftor which ho disappeared. This negro had a finger shot off, which Indicates that Plnckncy Plnck-ncy and his companion returned tho flro. Qeorgo Gobs, who wns with Plnck-noy, Plnck-noy, says ho thinks tho negroes mistook mis-took tho dead man for him. Ovor 100 armed whitos aro In tho flold nftor tho negroes. Tho dead man was ono of tho loading planters and stockmon of this section.