Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-08-11
A BRAVE WOMAN.
she CLIMBS INTO A RELFRY AND RINGS
AN ALARM
A. Sensational Ineidsnt-The Broken Ra-
leigh Bsnk-Eseaps Of Prisoners
from Jail.
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RALEIGH, August 10.-An item pub
lished ia to-dsy's press dispatches from
Chicago stated that Thomas NJ. Hines
the defauliing cashier of the Atlantic
and North Carolina railroad, was arrest
ed there. IL vas learned to-day that
Hines was merely an agent Of the road
at the little station OF Newport and had
stolen some 800. Governor Scales to-
day telegrAphed the Chief Of Police at
Chicago 10 hold Hines.
Two escaped conyicts, Sylvester Hollo-
man and Bob Thompson both coloredb
have been captured near Wilson.
II is ascertsined that the fire ut Wind
sor. Berthe county, burned fully seven
thousand dollars worth OF property. 4
very gallant deed was done 10y Tabitha
Sheppard, who during the fire In the
DARK climbed into the belfry and rang
the church bell 10 arouse tho slumbering
people.
Yesterday evening lightning struck and
fred q large barn belonging to W. A.
Smith. Of Ansonulle.
The Knights of Labor will meet at
Wilson tomorrow for the purpose Of
nominating candidates for county Offices.
A sensational incident is reported TO
have occurred near Wilmington. Late
at night buggy in which we're white
man and n woman was stopped near the
suburbs by a white man, who command
ed the woman 10 slight. Upon her
touching the ground he gave her tern
bic heating with rswhlde whip, while
her male companion drove away Mt top
speed. After beating the woman the
man ordered her home and followed her
into the city.
There are not a few people who now
believe that there Will be another sensa-
ton in connection with the State Ma
tional Bank smash. IL is whispered
here and there that there will be tone
indictments in the Federal Court here
growing out Of this peculiarly sensa-
tional case. There IS talk al over the
State about the matter, and much o. #
is very harsh indeed. There Is 10 telling
what will rcsult The Treasury Depart
ment expert, whose name Is Drummond,
is still here making fresh investigation.
As yet nothing startling Las been de-
veioped.
By the end OF October the grading %
the Murphy branch Of the Western
North Carolina railroad will bo COM
pleted beyond Red Marble gap. There
were some months AGO complaints Of
slowness in the construction OF that part
Of the railway. There WIS a change OF
route, it appears, which necessitated
much new WORK.
The Republican Congressional Con-
vention OF the First district is called at
Edeuton on the 22d instant by Il. a..
White, chairman OF the Executive Com
mittee.
There is no end Of good news ofJuige
Fowle's canvass. lie ia working car
nestly lie has large audiences and there
is no abatement OF enthusiasm.
A LTNU4uSG.
News has been received Of the lynch
ing Of an unknown white man, supposed
to be from Yancey county, hy five ne
gr0es in Henderson county. 4 negro
named Henry Sumner has told the story
Of the affair u is as follows: Two
white men met three negro women. one
Of whom-Lottie Corpcnin2 IS notO-
rions prostitute. From some cause on
other the men he'd 4 qurrel with tine
women, which finally resulted in the
knocking down OF the Corpening woman
10y one OF the men. All three OF the
women then set upon the men, one Of
whom fed and made hls escape. His
companion could not get away and was
being beaten numerically, when five
negro men came up. They set upon
the man, and after boGtsng him into
insensibiiity went to n house near
bv aud returned with rope.
The white man was then taken away
by the negroes and has not been seen or
heard OF since. One Of the negroes has
told another negro that the party
treated him ike they treated that
negro over in Asboville. "
All the negroes have been arrested and
jailed 1T HendersOnyille. Their names
are William Carpcning, John Ramsey,
George King, Abnham King, and Henry
Simmer, the hitter beiuga witness OF the
affair.
Considerable excitement exists in Hen
derson over the matter. 4 searching
party has been organized, aud the woods
and creeks of that vicinity arc being
searched for the body OF the missing
man.
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