New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-16

County, which is In the west district on p 1s
ness for his paper. The next issue OF ny
Southerner' gives this account Oh Mr' Johhson
experiences in Bethel:
lie then approached him in most aggressive ana oich'V
manner. saying:
What Is your business here, --~- - youi L
have letter In my pocket saying that one OF Pinkcrton
detectives would be here on the train To-Day. Now
you, we are going TO make u warm 'or 'ou'
We can run our own elections here without you"
Johnson replied Il did not come here to have any
thing to DO with your elections at the same ume o.'
temrtng put his hand In his breast POCKET TO sho" Ms
crdentias Before johnson was permitted TO 40 uls'
Cherry knocked his hand from his pocket and johnson
stepped out noticing however, that IOWA was gather'
Ing IN the store before he left
johnson then went TO the railroad agent Colonel Ham
mond and told had occurred and asked him 10
$40 the and tell them who he was COioheI nam
moni sent a Mr. Blount to the crowd Dlount re-
ureo saying that he could do nothing with the moo ana
adyise johnson keep out OF the way Inc MOD leu ny
Cherry had gons to hotel 10 find Johnson supposhg
thu. he had gone there Baned In their search they
wc:e bowling around In hot pursuit. In the meantime
cooe, Hammond had gone to the crowd and came back
saying:
Il have seen them and can do nothing with them am
you would keep out OF the way Thcy are crazy
Then said: Mrs. Nelson says she knows YOU anu
IL YOU will come over there she will protect you"
johnson went through Mrs. Nelson's yard INTO tne
woods where he remained until the tram CAME gums "
Williamson when by crcuous route he lett MS huihs-
nace where he had been concealed couple OF hours IN
terror OF being discovered and torn limb from limo ana
boarded the train.
This regarded the most horrible outrages on
respectable citizen this worthy county ana ADMITS OF
no scntiIla Of shadow Of excuse MI Johnson Is well
known in Bethel where he has often been on business
Colonel Hammond Mr.. Bount are highly Respectable
citizens well known to the mob man named MOORE
one of the mob was asked by Johnson-as should nave
been stated before-f he did not know him. Moore re-
fused to recognize him. johnson replied:
.. You ought to know me, many times l have
dunned you for The SoutheIner.'"
No comment the part of the reporter could add TO
deep Of innocent man. fifteen miles from his
home and county contiguous TO his own pursued by
drunken rabbe seeking his blood refusing all attempts
to have himself identified and obgng him to hide In the
forest to save his life great bodily harm The story
comes directly the lips Of Mr. johnson ana can De
verified in Bethel In Williamson. where Mr. johnson
told his story the greatest indignation was expressed
Is there not some work here for a Grand Jury'
In this case it happened that the Democratic OK
was gored by Democrats If MIR. johnson nad
been a Republican no North Carolina paper would
have dared to publish the facts much less to take
up the cudgel for him.
BY the best-informed Republicans in Washing
ton it is not regarded as probable that the Demo-
Gratis will succeed in their conspiracy to capture
the organization of the House, even with the help
of Democratic State Governments in the South