Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-04
REPUBLICAN OUTRAGEs.
Deputy Marshal Narrowly Escapes
Lynching-The state Safe.
Special telegram to the Dispstsh.l

Special telegram 70 the DlspGD5n.l
RALEIGH. November 3.-At Gibs6n's sta
ton, Richmond county, Yesterday a United
states deputy marshal from Raleigh, named
Upchurch. attempted to arrest W. +. GID
son, the registrar OF election. Upchurch
was sent there by A. y. Shalier. OF Raleigh,
who Il a United States commissioner. Up
church could not show the authority for the
warrant. and so instead Of arresting Gibson
he was himself taken in custody. The peo-
pie are iuriously angry At this radical outrage.
Upcburch wants TO get out OF that section as
quick as possible.
Tonight Deputy Upchurch arrived here.
He said that he Was in danger OF lyncbing
al day Yesterday. lie was only saved from
five hundred infatuated people by tho
speeches and appeals to the crowd made by
Gibson, the man whom he was sent to arrest,
and also Glbseu's brother and others. There
were three hundred South C&oltniaus who
had come over TO help hang Upchurcb. The
latter was last night driven In an ambulance
TO Laurinburg. and thence came here. Peo-
pie in all that section men, women, and
children-are wrought up to the highest
pitch OF indignation. Upchurch says Glib
son is TO appear before the United States
Commissioner at Laurinburg. 1t was evil
IDENTITY the purpose Of Shaller. who Is chief
supervisor, to have Gibson brought to Ra.
leigh to he tired before him. To-day Demo-
cratic Chairman Spier Whitaker met Sbatier
and told him that be would join with him IN
sending a telegram to Upchurch to notify
Gibson 10 appear before the nearest commits
sioner. Shaifer would got agree to do this,
saying he first wanted to know what hsd
become OF Upchurch. Gibson could not
have been brought here.
This afternoon J. &. Crawford. who was
the head OF Radcal-Chairman Eayes's de-
tective force ~ North Carolina. and had
been stopping al the Yarboro' House here
three weeks. led from the city in company
with one Bede, his assistant. They were
followed By Democratic detectives as they
went 20 Greensboro. They bought tickets
for Richmond. To night telegram wis re-
cciyed SAYING that one OF the Republican de-
lecHves had been arrested ut Henderson and
WAS held there in close custody. He gave
his residence % New York, but no such man
can be found in the directory OF that city.
Another man named william Powekon has
been at Rocky Mount, and yet another
named ". II. Genet at Weldon. II is be-
lieYed that both these men skipped to-day.
All these men were steadily watched and
were badly frightened. Only the personal
efforts Of Chairman Whitaker saved them
from attack while IN the State.
Judge Fowle arrived here this afternoon
from the Fast.
Oliver II. Dockery and Judge Russell
spoge here tonight.
Another Republican outrage Is reported
in Richmond county. Two men weut to the
house Of registrar Of election at night
while he was absent and asked his vile to
Jet them have the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. She
refused to give them up. The men were
very abusive and threatened her Her hus-
hand soon returned and followed the men.
One Of the latter showed fight aud tried TO
draw his pistol, but the registrar was too
quick for him and shot him. The plucky
registrar then pursued the other fellow and
made him get on his knees and beg pardon
for the insulting language addressed to the
registrars wife.
There will now certainly be heavy vote
in this State. Two weeks ago this was not
believed possible, but there has been great
change, thanks 10 the outrageous conduct OF
the Republicans. II il estimated now by
some OF the best informed Democrats that
Fowle's majority end Cleyeaud's alsO) will
not he less than 10000. This gives the Re-
publicans 10000, the Democrats 100000 to
100, 0C0, and the Third party 5000. This
gives ;be Republicans the largest vote they
have ever pOlled.