The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-30
AFTER JACK PRINCES NECK.
A Mob Of WouId-be Lynchers
Fooled.
Tho Wytheville jail Now Under Military
Guard-General Walker Hears of the
Intended Lynching at Pulaski and Ar
rives at Wytheville I'm Time to Save tho
Negroes Neck-The Mob StIn Deter
mined to Hang Prince.

WfTHEvILLE, Aug. 29.-ISr ,cial =
The colored tramp, Jack Prince, who
shot Galloway, conductor of freight
train on the Norfolk and Western at
Rural several days ago, and another col
ored man implicated with him in the
same crime, wore taken to Bristol
Thursday and tried before the magis-
trato and brought back to jail ut this
place on yes erday. They were put in
the same cell with another colorcd man
named John Shucks, under arrest for
implication in the shooting of white
man named Brown in drunken row
near Foster Falls.
Last night, as General James A.
Walker was waiting at the depot at lu-
laski to board the 7:30 train for Wythe-
vile man stopped up to him and whis-
pered in his ear, "They arc going to have
some fun in Wytheville tonight. Amob
= on the train TO hang three negroes in
Jail there" General Walker stopped
il to the )tlice and told the operator he
wanted to send a telegram to Wythe-
vile. The operator said thee was no
night clerk in Wytheville and he could
not send it before morning. General
Walker insisted, but tho operator con.
tinued to make excuses till the train
was about starting.
Oh boarding the train General Walk ,r
went into the second class coach and
overheard snatches Of conversations,
etc., which convinced him that part of
the mob vas in the car. He then fol-
lowed them into the baggage car and
saw them httirg on their masks. Alter
ward he warned two or three passengers
on the train for Wytheville and told
them to spread the alarm on arriving.
When the train st ,pped he Immediately
boarded an omnibus and had himself
driven to the Jail.
Having reused the jailor and the
sheriff, who lives near by, they had the
court house bell rIug and went > work
to summon guards. The ringing OF the
bell called the citizens together, and
with some difficulty (for many wero
lcatN to serve) a guard of about sixty
armel men wero assembled-some sta
TONED within and some without the
jail. Nearly all the CUR, and pistols in
town were pressed into service, and
they were ready to give the mob q
warm reception.
fortunate delay was caused by the
fact that part of the mob from the
west, together with the leader, said to
be freight tra'n conductor, were al
reacy in Wytheville and some time was
consumed in uniting and organizing so
that time fer SUNNI ming and arming
the 81 ards was given. News of tic de-
termination of the citizens soon reached
the mob, who speedily disbanqcd and for
the n vs., n. rOt DRINK
Spies sent out among them heard
them talking very freely Of their plans
and intentions. The leaders before re-
ferrtd to said they were determined to
get tho man who shot Galloway and if
they did not get him tonight they
would como again.
He said they did not intend, however,
- attack an armed guard. The guard
stayed on duty till between AMI s
o'clock this morning and no disturbance
occurred. A few desultory shot, we're
fired in the air by the mob, but there
was no further demonstra- 'ons.
Judge Halbrook autographed the ~
ernor or troops to-day. They were sent
up from Pulaski this afternoon in time
to Fuard the Jail tonight. Their. is
considerable suppressed eXci' .ment in
the town to day and no. hing is ia ked of
but the affair Of last night. Tho mob
wal variously estimated at from one
hundred and twenty to two hundred.