Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-11-09
rHE HALIFAX OUTRAGE.
Horsemen Out All Nlght-The Excitement
ia the County Ouieting Down
The Wounded.
rspec.sl telegram to tho DIspatoh.l


Especial telegram to tho Dispatch.l
SorrH BosroS, Va, November s.-Iast
night "A party consisting of Messrs. L. n.
Hardy. Glenn Slate, K. II. Terry. Jere
White, Elmer Pennick. Louis Wimblsh.
and W. J.. French left South Boston to
arrest other negroes charged with COM
plicity in the recent ambuscnde near
Omega They were in the saddle from IL
O'Clock last night until this evening,
when most of them returned bringing IN
Edmund King, DObson King, Richard
Younger Hark King, William King. Biil
Anthony King, John Chappell, Anderson
Ragland, William Fourquerean. and Hedge
row Bird, all negroes. IL ~ proper 10 state
that several Of these men were brought
| only as witnesses Commonwealth SAT
| torncy J. W. Rely camo TO town
TO have the investigation, but con-
cluded to postpone il until tomorrow,
when he hopes 10 have important wit
nesses present. 1T is the general beliei
that two Of the chief rngleadors IN the
murderous plot are Lee Lester and Ihomns
HAYNES. both col0red. They have not yet
been caught, having fed from their homes
to parts unknown. Mes~rs. Terry. Hardy,
and White, however, did not return win
their companions today. but kept on the
search. Jef. Darlington (cOlOred). who
was charged by one OF the prisoners car
ried to Danville with being one of the
ambush party, came 10 town early this
morning aud voluntarily gave himself up.
With the three in Danyille there are four
teen negroes under arrest about TINS
Outrage. All Of them were caught
in the Omega neighborhood, ana
the searching party tell some inter
esting incidents of their travels. No
violence of any sort has occurred, how
ever. except in two cases where the
prisoners ran, aud they were stopped by
well-directed bullets. There were no Sc
rious shots Everything here Is quiet
under the circumstances. Ot course there
are some who have steadily and do now
advocate extreme measures, but the pre-
yailing sentiment is TO let the law take It's
course and not make a bad matter worse
by hasty and violent action. lhe report IN
Danyille yesterday tOthe effect that body
Of armed men from this place was going to
that city 10 take the prisoners from
the Jail and lynch them WAS not
correct. No ,uch .dea has been
entertained here that | can discover after
diligent inquiry. kfter the hrst wave of
natural passion had come and gone our
peOple were quick - see that a lynchlng
would be not only illegal and unjust IN the
state Of uncertainty regarding the real
perpetratOrs of the deed. but would also
do away WIN iuNtn oL tut uioIh iDito -
our glorious victory and give grounds TO
the Republicans for charging violence and
terrorism 90 the Democrats: that II would
also plunge this county into state OF ex-
citement that would be dreadful 70 every
body.
Hon. Il. K. Noblin and wife returned
from Richmond tonight. He stood the
trip well. His eve pains him but little,
and although he has lost II he was IN ex-
cellent spirits and cheerful. Ills sad mis-
fortune has thrown a shadow over the re-
ioicing Of the Democrats IN this county.
Mr. Julien Chappell also returned to-
night rom Richmond. bringing back the
shot in his body. ~ DIR. McGure thought
it unnecessary TO extract them at the ez-
| pense of so much pam. -.
Later. .-Messrs. Hardy, Terry. and White
have returned RON the search after Lee
Lester and Thomas Haynes. They could
not find these negroes. much 20 the regret
Of everybody.
Judge Lynch" OutwittHd.
Especial telegram to the DisDaprn.l
| DANyrLLE, Va, November s.-Many wild
rumors were current here to-day about q
Halifax party 300 strong coming here I,
| lynch three negroes, but while DanNiiit
! was willing enough for Halifax TO lynet
| her negroes on her own territory, she dc
not propose 30 allow lynchlng here, ans
arrangements were perfected TO protect
| the prisoners at all hazards. The prison
/ ers were taken to Lynchburg by the 1913
train. Soft Halifax wants her rlgsers sh'
| will find them in the Hill City.