The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-14
GUILTY Or MISREPRESENTATION.

committed tho deed.
GUILTY Or INSTRUMENTATION.
Negro Severely Cowhided and n Woman
Fined in Court.
Mrs. Ella Singleton, white, is a
widow, aged about %, with three infan,
children. Her husband, who was an
employee OF tho Norfolk and Western
railroad, died last summer, leaving her
in destitute circumstances. She then
lived at l26 Franklin street, and the
nelghbors whereabouts interested them
selves in her welfare, and literally pro-
vided for her wants. This was contin-
ued for a long while, and until these
charitable people became scandalized
by the fact that negro man named
Milton Meade was visiting the house at
improper hours.
The woman was e1postulatcd with to
no avail, and finally she was ordered to
irave the neighborhood. on pain of being
dealt with under the law This she did
removing to III Franklin road. Here
the same scandal was engend.red, and
Sunday night a man named Steele took
up post of observation for the purpose
OF getting evidence against her in order
that she might be prose cutcd.
Ills laburS were satiSfac' ory, and n
consultation was held among tho mon
in the vicinity on the proper course to
be pursued. The ven 5canc of the law
was suggested, but this punishment
WAS not regarded as being condign
enough for tho man. and it was de-
trrmlned To surround the house the fol-
lowing (Monday) night, and either tar
and feather Meade or treat him to Il
salutary cowhiding.
The plans were we'll laid. and shortly
bcfor night on Monday party of out
ragged ncighbors made descent upon
the premises and took the negro out.
Once out desperate fight cnsupd. in
which four pistol shots were fired, the
negro being finally overpowered and
trribly dashed with rawhides After
administering the punishment the men
turned the trembling and bleeding man
loose with the admoniIion to leave to,. n
forthwith under penalty of death.
This he evidently did. for when
Neighbor Steele swore out warrant
yesterday, and when Officer j. A. Vest
sought to serve the same upon the
parties, Meade was not to be found.
Mrs. Singleton, however, was arrested
and carried before Squire Howerton,
sustained the charge. the magistrate
fined Mrs. Singleton SEQ, but in view of
her poverty and the fact that the young
children would suffer if she were it,
carcerated, she was allowed to depart
under her personal recoynizanco for the
present.
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WHO BOMBARDED THE HOUSE?
Mrs. Pauline Morris Makes Affidavit that
Boyd is Not the Man.
The Boyd case will come up in the
Iustings Court to-day on an applica-
ton to set aside the verdict by 'ason
of technical misconduct of the jury, and
at the same time motion for a new
trial. on the ground Of lately discovered
evidence. will be argued.
Counsel for def nse will submit an
affidavit from Mrs. Pauline Morris, who
lived at the time of tho bonbardment OF
arab Worten's house within fifty feet
of it. This dCcumcn ,ecites that affiant
heard tho report OF the first bomb;
looked out of her window and saw a
match light, the sc nd bomb thrown,
and party scamp>r away; the man
who re was young man with side
| whiskers: he wore derby hat; Is GER
| tain it was not Boyd.
Afilant further relates that she never
informed Boyd or his friends of this in
cidcnt, though she informed Mrs. Wor-
| ten ut tho time that She had the wrong
party under arrest.
HE POSES AS A VOCALIST.