The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-03-31
NELSON USED His KNIFE.
Bob Wiley and Walter futile Feel the
Cod Steel.

: Mack Nelson. farmer of Rock
| ingham county, used a large knife
with bloody effects last night at the
| Piedmont warehouse, and two vic
Tins, Walter futile, cclored, and
Bob Wiley, white, are in critical
condition and both may die. Nelson
has skipped and nobody is hunting
for him.
The partic ulars of the affair, as
| learned this morning, are as fol-
lows:
Yesterday afternoon young Mel
son and brother drove into the Pied
mont warehouse lot with a four
horse load of tobacco. Late IN the
evening Bob Wiley went to the
warehouse intoxicated and began a
conversation with Nelson. Their
words waxed warm and when Will
ley called Nelson a d liar the
| former gave the latter blow which
| sent him to the floor. This occur
red in one of the camp-rooms. Will
ley was incensed and he left the
warehouse after he was ordered
away by the Waterman. He went
off and returned with Tuttle and Sim
Brannon, for the purpose, it seemed,
of whipping Nelson in quick order.
After few words passed futile
asked Wiley if he should hit Nelson.
futile made for the farmer but his
lick was knocked off, and seeing the
| situation of affairs Nelson drew his
knife and began to carve up Wiley
and futile in hurry. After the
men were separated it was found
that Wiley and Tuttle's wounds
| were serious.
DIR. Dalton, who happened to be
| at the warehouse, fastened to the
side of Wiley whom he found in an
unconscious condition and bleeding
| from his wounds profusely. He man
aged to check the blood until DIR.
Galloway could be summoned.
The wounded men were removed
to the Mayors Office and placed on
| cots. Upon examination it was
| found that the external jugular
vein on the right side of Willey's
| throat was severed. The wound
showed that it was direct stab.
Another large cash was found on
| the left side of his throat, but this
| was considered in no wise serious
The wounds of futile were exam
ined and dressed..by Drs. Jones and
Hall, colored.
They found three cuts, each of
which were considered serious Two
| %ha oh do Of h;aI
showed that they were made by a
direct stab. One was on the nipple
and the other about two inches dag
onally below. The third was long
deep cash on the left of the abdomen.
From this the fat protruded and a
large piece of flesh was cut off. Tut
tie was unconscious.
Chief Bradford ssand Sim Brannon
sat up all night with Wiley and Tut
tie and gave them stimulants. Both
rested very quiet This morninipg a
SENTINEL reporter called to see the
two men. Tuttle was lying on his
cot with his eyes shut and he appear
ed to be suffering considerably. He
spoke when questions were asked
him, but uttered his words in a low
tone of voice He said that he could
not tell how the row occurred.
Wiley was sitting up on his cot and
appeared to have considera BILE nerve.
Like Tuttle he claimed to have no
knowledge of the particulars of the
affair. Both said that they had
never seen Nelson before. Wiley
said his pains were only when he
talked.
Sim Brannon said that both men
were drunk, and that he too had
been drinking last night. Wiley and
Tuttle were removed this morning
from the Mayors office to their re-
spective homes.
A few minutes after the row last
night Nelson's mind troubled him
and he got on one of his horses and
left town. His brother, Newton Mel
son, stayed at the warehouse all
night with several of his neigh
bors.
In regard to the character of Mel
son, his neighbors say he is a hard
working and successful farmer. that
him to get into a difficulty with any
body; that he may have had one or
two drinks of whiskey last night but
was not drunk.
Bob Wiley came to Winston from
High Point and bears the reputation
of being dangerous when drinking.
He is young married man and has
been working in the shops of Spach
Bros, in North Winston.
The character of Tuttle is well
known. The court records show him
up to be a dangerous negro. He is
a fine tobacco roller and is said to
have paid more money into the treas
ury of the town for fighting than
any other colored citizen. He is
generally on hand too at the roll call
of every term of Forsyth Superior
court.
just before going to press it was
learned that Tuttle was growing
| weaker and was not expected to live
| through the night.
Wiley is reported to be getting
along reasonably well.
Nothing has been heard from Mel
son. His brother closed up his bust
ness and left for home at two o'clock
this afternoon.
Wilmington Opposes the Free Silver
Bill.
WILMINGTON, N. c., March 26.-At
a meeting of the Chamber of Com
merce held TODAY the following WINS