The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-10
A LYNCHING BEE SCARE.
YEARS THAT WHITES AND BLACKS
WOULD CLASH.

THE Black Assailant of a White Girl
the Cause of all the Excitement =
Troops Called Out to Prevent Mob
Vengeance The Negroes Ready to
Fight the Whites.
ANNAPOLIS. Nd, Nov. 9.-"Nobody in
mil slept last night" said Warden Gray this
morning when speaking of the case OF
Forbes. a colored man arrested for assault
,pg n Young white girl, before 5 O'Clock
when the crowd left the front of the jail
At O'Clock the Governors Guards, with
zoo rounds of ammunition, marched past
the iail and took possession of the out
skirts of the town, throwing out a picket
,iue. This was done to prevent the approach
of supposed lynchers. Nothing disturbed
the quiet Of the night until A o'clock this
morning, when eight or nine colored men
attempted to pass the Jail They were halted
By the sherlfFs deputies.
REvoLvEIS DRAWN.
The colored people resented this interfer-
ence and one drew a revolver. Another re-
volyer, quickly at his ear. made him drop
his weapon. II was picked up by the crowd
which Immediately scattered. Forbes
passed q restless night and was very much
alarmed over the situation. No one was
allowed to see him to-day. Everything
was quiet about the jail to-day. though
knots of people. white and colored, congre-
ested about it until late hour.
DANGER OF A RIOT.
The danger Of a riot last night between
whites and blacks was imminent and An
nopolis narrowly escaped bloody battle.
1t is asserted by the officer in autho rity
that booy Of organized lynchers was in
,own last night, and one even in the Jail as
deputy. The colored people got wind of
his, and 800 armed themselves with re-
divers, 1t is said, to resist the attack.
then Deputy Sheriff Small ATTEMPTED, Sc
ntiy. to take tue prisoner to the City hotel
tOhide him there, the colored people ac-
cued the officer of trying to put Forbes
in he hands of the lynchers.
THE BLACKS IN POSSESSION.
Tey then gathered in such numbers, and
wert so determined, that they held posses
sion If the space made by the crossings of
CalvTt and Cathedral and West streets, and
West street extended. The white people
then tagan to gather, and resolved to pro
tect te officers. Sheriff Arniger now
began The work of clearing the streets OF
q rioters, and in about five minutes fourteen
arrests Of the most boisterous of the crowd
were made. This done. posses comitdtus
went to the aid of Deputy Sheriff Small,
who was at the mayors house with Forbes.
THE PRISONER LODGED IN JAIL.
The prisoner was then brought out and
taken safely (his guard having drawn re-
volversl to the Jail 1t was proposed at one
time to call for detachment of marines to
take Forbes to the Naval academy for safety
But wiser counsels prevailed and the sta tt
was able to maintain its own dignity and tc
preserve the peace. There is a bitter
feeling between the whites and
blacks The idea of the colored people is
1 that Forbes should have a trial by law
The whites think otherwise. Sheriff Armi-
gers difficulty last night was to get deputies
who were honestly in favor of protecting
the prisoner. Happily the danger of q
murderous affray was averted hut the ex-
lstlng state Of affairs causes alarm.