The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-11-20
CHARLOTTESVILLE.

FOUL AND UNPR0voKED AURDER-INDIG-
NATION AMONG TIE COLoRED PEOPLE UN-
BOUNDED-MILITARY GUARDING THE PRIS-
CONGRESSIONAL. &C.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
NOVEMBER 10, 1888.
On Saturday night q colored man named
Joe Barbour cut and killed another colored
man named Randall Jackson. According
10 all testimony the deed was committed
without any provocatiou whatever. From
what can gather the facts are these:
jackson, who is n carriago-driver OF Mr..
Waiter Potts, was in town Saturday night,
and fell in with Barbour. who has been in
service with Mr.. II. II. Brennan, but had
been discharged saturday evening. They
were together about the town until about
10 O'Clock, when Jackson started to 90 out
OF town. Barbour, il seems, had his arm
around Jackson as he passed down the
street. and when, in q short distance OF the
dep0t, Barbour urged Jackson 10 20 back
and get something TO drink. jackson re-
fused, when Barbour drew his knife and
made several slashes at Jackson's throat,
cutting il from both sides and seyering the
arteries and the windpipe, and producing
wounds that caused his death. When
Barbour released him. Jackson staggered
on down the street some 100 yards and fell
into the door OF the Central bar, where he
Immediately expired. The body was SUBJ
sequently removed to the station-house.
Barbour fed before an officer could be
summoned, but was afterwards found un-
der the UniversiIy-Avenue bridge. where
he had secreted himself TO await the Ches-
apeake and Ohio train. His arrest was
accomplished by kilograms from the au-
thorities here TO the authorities ut the
Junction. He was brought down and
lodged in Jail. When the circumstances
becamI known the excitement among
the cOlOred people was intense. Open
threats OF lynching were heard on every
side, and but for the determined action OF
the Mayor and Sheriff, Barbour would I'M
doubleday have shared the fate of jim.
Rhodes. Crowds gathered on the corners
and discussed the matter eXcitedly, and
about one hundred assembled about the
iail-yard; but detachment OF the Month
cello Guard having bcenl placed there they
were easily induced to disperse.
On Sunday morning the coroner held an
inquest over the dead body in the station
house, and the public square was filed
with men, both white and colored. drawn
thither by the intense interest in The case.
The testimony Of the witness who saw the
whole affair was substantially that | have
stated above. After the inquest Captain
Micajah Woods, Commonwealth attorney,
spoke to the assembled crowd and assured
them that the evidence was ample to con-
Wet the man; that he was in the hands OF
the law and would receive i-:stice, and adj
iured them to let the law take its course.
The negroes were not, however, salts
fed with this; and all day long they stood
in squads all about the streets animatedly
discussing the matter. Men from the
country came in, and rumors Of mn attempt
to lynch Barbour were thick all the after
noon and up to 10 O'Clock last night. The
guard at the jail was doubled. and their
arms were loaded with ball cartridges.
The negroes do not seem to distinguish
between this case and that OF Jim Rhodes.
In the case OF the latter, If he had been
brought to trial, the chances were ten to
one that he would have escaped for lack Of
evidence, while everybody was morally
certain OF his guilt. In this case the evil
dence is overwhelming. and there is hardly
a possibility OF bis escape, except, perhaps,
on some technical ground 1t is reported that
Barbour some years ago shot man in Flu
wanna county, and this man Jackson had
to do with his arrest, and that
Barbour held grudge against him on that
account. He is represented as desperate
character. No attempt at lynchilg was
made last night, however, and the proba-
bility is that the temporary excitement is
over. QUIP.