The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-01-24
UNDER THE COLD, COLD SOD.
Two Murderous Negroes Meet Just and
Well-Deserved Fate.

Two Murderous Negroes Meet a Just and
Well-Deserved Fate.
Within the past week, on three sue
cessive nights, deadly assaults have
been made by lawless negroes upon
white gentlemen in our midst.
The first assault was made upon an
4 officer of the law by an eX-convict
named Jake Bell, alias James Gray.
Bell had stolen some goods from one
of our Winston merchants and had
been caught in the act. Whilepolice-
man Perry was taking him to the
police station, he suddenly turned,
and wrenching the club from the Off
GERS hand, struck the latter IL MUIR
derous blow over the head with it.
Officer Penny caught the negro by
the throat and choked him until he
relinquished his hold on the club, and
again started with him to the station
house. They had not1proceeded far,
however, before the negro again at
tackled the officer AS result of
this second attack the negro was
shot by the officer Bell lived until
10 O'Clock Sunday night when he
died. No blame attaches to police
man Penny.
The following night burly negro
entered the store OF Rev. j. I'll. White,
on North Liberty street, when the
proprietor was alone, and dealt him
a terrible blow over the head with a
black-gum club as large as mans
arm. The negro was evidently bent
on murder and robbery, but his plans
miscorried. While Mr.. White (who
is an old, grey-haired gentleman and
a local Methodist mlnister) was in
the act of taking some goods off
shelf to show the negro, he was struck
from behind. The blow, while it stun
ned and nearly paralyzed the victim
for a while, did not kill him, and the
cries of the aged gentleman frighten-
ed the. would-be murderer OF. He
has not been captured. Mr.. White,
though painfully hurt, is not very
seriously injured.
On Saturday evening as Mr.. -
Harrell, an employe OF the Wilkes
bOrO extension railroad, was coming
to Winston, he was attacked on the
public road by several negroes who
demanded his money or his life. Mr..
Harrell had no notion of surrender
ing either, at that particular time or
on that momentOus occasion. So,
he whipped out his revolver and shot
the leader of the gang in the head,
whereupon his comrades beat hasty
retreat. Mr.. Harrell came to the
town, informed the sheriff of what
had occurred, and surrendered him.
self to that officer. From all the evil
dence obtainable Mr. Harrel was
fully justified in what he did. The
negro is supposed 30 have been killed
and his body removed by his confed
crates before the sheriff reached the
scene of action. At any rate, the
man or his body has not been found
up to this writing
Now, this is a black three days re
cord for the negroes of this commun-
ity, damning in it's character. What
does it evidence? The first case was
an attempt to obstruct the admins
tration of justice by a sworn officer
of the law. The other two instances
prove that the lives of peaceable, law
abiding white people are not safe on
the public highway-that they are
not safe under their own roof, under
their own vine and fig tree, as long
as this class of scOundrels remain in
the community.
There is but one remedy. The law
less portion of the negro population
must be dealt with in an exemplary
manner. 1t is desperate case which
demands heroic treatment, and The
SENTINEL does not hesitate to say
that it hopes this condition of affairs
will be so dealt with that it will not
obtain much longer.
The lawless, Withdrawing negro
must go!