The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-01-15
LYNCHED BY THREE MEN.
4 NEGRO sWUN0 INFO ETEENI1F
For Httemptsne n Criminal Assault Upon
Little white Girl I'm Fittsylranih r.
County-Oiher News.

DtxyTrIR VA. Jan. H.-lSpechl'l-h
spec.al from Callands. in Pittsylvsnia county.
gives an account Of dastarliy attempt az
criminal assault. followed oy tho iynching of
OF the negro fend who attempted the OUT
rage. The special SAYS.
ON Sunday night last. near Bannister post
Office in Piitsylvania county. negro named
James fowler. aged twenty years attempted
20 assault the eeyen-year-old daughter OF
David w. Mitchell. a prominent citizen Oh
Callands district Mr. Mitchell had the ne
GRO ployed. and. having confidence ID him'
allowed him b sloep IN the mouse ."
the DOR. During Sunday night, or rather near
DAYLIGHT Monday morning Mrs Mitchell hesrd
a moi q and went Immediately 20 ascertain 'he
,ause She found fowler attempting 20 a.
FAULT her daughter. Cora, bright niue e"'
Snlv eleven years Of age. The cnhu Was
frightened nearly 70 death and was speech
less Mrs.. Mitchell rushed upon tho hehu'
screaming at tho top Of her voice. us
arou,ed nr. Mitchell. who was seep'h- ~ ~
adjoining room. ie came promptly ~ ~ 'no
rescue knock ed tho negro down. secuTeu DIn
snd tied him At early dawn. Mr. - -.
90 K Justice OF the peace. was Sone
for He came and while preparing 10
hold court for prelim nary tral gsl ne ~. ~
David Lee Mitchell. Sons o. IhNlI ". 'l''.u-
ell who lad been sent for. arrived up e"o
scene They were sccompahleu 10y 10
Uavm0re a friend. These three men "ouiu
MOI listen 10 reason. but fOrGDly look the ne
gro from the officers. saying tney "ele ED'nS
- hang nm The made no cohceainehl Oh
their intentions and paid no attentlOn 10 the
earnest protest Of Justice COOK. Ihey ueu
the negro and carried HIM away
Tnesdav morning the body ~ James Tow
lor vas foun hanging 10 the limb OF pine
tree stiff and cold. The tree TO which low
Ter WAS hanging wa not over three hundren
,,s,ds from The main country road. The Jury
o inquest rendered a verdict to the ehect
that fowler was killed by j. {. and -. l..
Mitchell and Dock HaymOre. and warrants
were issued Tor their arrest. COhstaOle
'Tbouse a. Williams arrested the three men
lat night aud they were 10 DO tired be-
tore Justices Cook and C0wherd at Bannis-
Ter today. OWING q the inaccessi Oliiiy
Of the pace no report Of I q trial can he hHd
tonight. The negroes about Nhltmel. Oai-
lands and hannister are III teVeilsh s'Hlo 81
excitement. and some of the moro ner' ousiy
inclined rear ii riot Lut tine officers ieel e9nai
10 the emergency and fear no outbreak. Inc
white peorie arc also greatly excited. aud
while they most heartily condemn the attempt
a. assault they do not HDpro eOi tne summary
steps taken by the NJ .cheIis ana HayluCre
These men. however are regarded very hlghly
and will not la 4 Tor friends
Near the hour of midnight last night
rorth-lOund freight tram on the Richmond
and Danvlle railway. when tw' miles north
of here ran over and instantly Killed William
H. Motley Jr. u young white man. Motley.
who was twelty-t0ur years OF age and unlnar-
ried. WAS foreman IN the quilting depart
lnent ui the Riverside Cotton Mills. and lived
with his uaIents three miles north OF here
on the Richmond and DanyIlle road.
it was his custom 10 come 10 town
every morning.. bringing his dinner IN a
basket Rnd return bone at night alter the
factory closed esterlay evening lie was de
tained in North Dauvie and left for b me Al
Ter 10 O'Clock The night was dark and gloomy.
the ran ell n torrents ana heavy tog hung
over the earth. Motley walked along the hlci-
rnOnd and Dauvile track. IA was ms custom.
carving his dinner basket IN one hand and an
umbrella "a the other. The iog indie him.
mud the iallins ralu drowned all other sounds.
hence he did not hear the freight tram, winch
overlook him in 81 deep cut ne heaVy
engine ran over him seVering the head from
the body and MASKING the shoulders aud
breast The body WAS taken 10 the home OF
the father of tie deceased and WAS to-day
buried Ia the North Danyile cemetery.
John L. Irice tho cOlored man who yester-
day morning shot and tired 70 XII.
but only wounded hls wife, Elsie.
WAS to-day afragnet before the NAV r.
His counsel waived examination and Tree
lie was not allowed bail.
Charles Vice la cattle dealer Of Chatham,
came 10 Danville yesterday with drove OF
.att q for saie lie succeeded early in the
day of dispOsing of ms beasts and then got
on a spree. During the night ne wandered
iut the Questlonable 10 ALT .es characteristic
of lower Craghead street. where he fell
among thieves both male and female. lie
wa relieved of all of hi- ready cash amount
ing to between seventv-hve and hundred
dollar, ie made complaint 10 the aathOri-
ties and several suspected parties We're ar
rested hut nothing could be proven and
\Iceila lot for bome this morning a wiser
and a much poorer ian.
Miss Lizzie IOWues. an aged maiden lady.
WI was born and reared in tbs county hut
vino me Nears ago moved 10 Georgia. died
in Macon Co.. ON Tuesday Her remains
were br ught % Chatham last night aud
buried There to-day The deceased .ady was
a relati q f the late Mhiime T. Iun~tdl
end ALSO of tie family oil Colonel William
son, OF tits city
4 mass meeting of citizens was held at
Masuni llHl this afternoon under the aus
pee, oi the DHuyilIe Tobacco Association.
The question al exorbitant Insurance rates
w. cons dered nd final action in the matter
was deferred TO n meeting t. DO
he'll Saturday afternoon. The discrim-
mat ne freight ,harges wcTo next
cons cred and the standing COM
mlttee of the tobacco association
M an elaborate report showing now Ddn-
vile II beiuE iur.lened with heavy and dis
crimin TING freight ch rees Oh oil classes Of
mer haudse aud pr ducts. A committee
comp se / of Judge a. VI. Aiken. James Wood
S p Wimiish. W. A. Holland b.. g. Nose
ley. T.. l.. ibrell and Nj. f. Jordan was
appointed % 20 t. Richmond and
plcal O. the J legislature Tor the ire
rehate enactment of some railroad law
t. AFFORD relief Sub-cOu mittce8 wsre also
appointed 10 all the general committee IN
gathering facts and figures 10 pre- ent o the
Legislature. Resolutions expressing pleasure
nj the prospects or an early settlement OF the
de question and incidentally iudor-iug the
Ocott agreement created much discussion
and were finally laid on the table.
Ners Remarkable Dream.
PvrEssBUnc. Va, jon. A. Specisl. -
For three consecutive nights Mrs. Jacob Dry
foos OF Rad or Va. dreamed tina, ner
father the LAKE saac Roanscn VII diet
some weeks 40 had buried IN O lot on Old