The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-03-11
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Especial telegram 10 The Dispatch
i HARRIsoNBuaG, March DON Tuesday
ieyening a negro man, Jim Arbegast, who
had been in the employ Of Henry e. sipe,
residing couple OF miles below McGaheys.
vile, 10 this county, was brought to iai1
/ here, charged With the burning OF. Mr..
sipe's barn on Thursday evening last, 18th
ultimo. By the destructiono OF the barn Mr..
sipe lost very heavily. Two horses, two
head OF cattle, thirteen p1oughs, several
harrows, all the agricultural nipple
ments on the farm, together with all
the harness, saddles, and brides, were con.
sumed, and all che products Of grain, hay,
dc. Mr.. sipe had not been in the habit OF
keeping his. harness and implements in bis
barn, and used another building for the
purpose. But the building used for that
purpose being old and somewhat unsuited,
1t had Just been torn down, and lie had
commenced the erection OF new one in its
stead. Hence the usual contents OF this
outer building were stored in the barn at
the time OF the firing. The act was COM
mitted Just at nightfall. +.
| The instisator Of the barn.burning was
woman named Charlotte Harris, who has
since yielded up her life to the inexorable
demand of lynch law. On Wednesday eve
ming v. Fl. and j. NJ. Lamb and John Sipe.
who had gone in pursuit OF the colored
woman who induced Jim Arbesast (colored)
to fire a barn. and then made her escape,
returned with her in custody. They caught
| up with her at henry Banks's (colored),
about two miles east Of Earlysyille, Abe
marie county. She was at once carried be-
fore Magistrates J. A.. Shipp, William D.
Maiden, and H. Argenbright, who gave her
10 preliminary hearing, the evidence being
such as to justify sending her to jail.
About one hundred persons were present
during the hearing, but no threats were
made, nor were there any indications that
the woman's life would shortly be taken.
When the hearing had concluded Ghc
hour being late) it was agreed to place the
woman under guard and keep her until
morning, when she was to have been
brought to town and lodged in jail, there to
await the penalty Of the law. The guard
comprised four persons. At the hour of II
O'Clock two men, who in color were black,
made their appearance in front Of the build
ing in which the prisoner was.
They rushed into the house and drew their
pistols, and demanded 4 peaceable surren-
der OF the woman. They informed the
guard that if they surrendered her peace
ably it would be we'll for them; il not,
they must take the consequences. But at
this moment n rush of armed men lin APP
pearance black) made an entrance and seized
Charlotte, and at once dragged her outside
and up the road towards David Gilmore's,
distance of four hundred yards, where
a blackjack was bent and rope tied from
this to the woman's neck, which in mo-
,, ment suspended the victimin the mir, where
she paid the penalty of the crime she was
accused Of.
The boy Jim Arbegast has been placed
in Jail, and is awaiting the decision Of the
court in his case