Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-09-20
PETERSBURG POINTS.
THE SHOOTING or YOUNG INeE ny
THE NEGRO M,cLANAHAr.
seme Rumors of nm Attempts 60 Lynch the
Lattsr--Inge I'm n Dying
Condition.

| Correspondence OF the Richmon1 Dlspatch.l
PETERSBURG. Va. September 10 Robert
McClanahan (colored), charged with the
shooting of the young white man, Lucius
II. Inge, In the public street on Saturday
night. and Robert Mathews (colored), ar
rested as an accomplish in the shooting.
were brought into the Mayors Court TINS
morning for examination, but the cases
were continued without o hearing until
Wednesday morning. to await the result OF
Dir. inge's wounds.
RuMons OF LYNcHING.
The feeling in the community had been
greatly excited by the belief that the
shooting was altogether unprovoked. aud
by the reports that Mr.. Inge's wounds
were pronounced fatal Last evening
rumors were afoat that en- attempt would
be made TO raid the Jail and lynch Nc
Clanahan. but provisions we're made 70
resist any such attack. and fortunately, II
any such thing were contemplated, u was
abandoned under the influence OF wise
counsel and respect for the law.
THE MAYOR SPEAKS TO THE CROWD.
After he had continued the examination
of the cases Mayor Collier took occasion TO
address the crowd in the courtroom IN
few words Of advice and warning. He said
that rumors Of probable attempt 10 lynch
the prisoner had reached his ears, but that
he had too much faith in the good sense of
the people and in their respect for the law
and the good order of the community 70
think that such blot upon the fair name
and fame of the city would be Lerpetrated.
IL, however, such thing were ever
thought OF he declared that 1t would be
| utterly futile, az the law should be upheld
| at every hazard, the honor OF the city
| should be maintained, land the prisoner,
who is now in the hands Of the law. should
| be protected even il 1t took the whole
power OF the State to do 80.
NaE IN DYING CONDITION.
| Mr.. Inge is reported to-day to be In a
| dying condition. Peritonitis set in last
night, and all hopes of his recovery have
been abandoned. His ante-mortem state
ment was taken yesterday afternoon after
| his physicians had advised him that he
| could not live and when he fully realized
| that his death was q matter of but very
| short time. He spoke calmly. under the cir
cumstances, OF the facts of the shooting. He
| said that at about $3.50 o'clock on Saturday
| night 10 company with friend, Mr.. Leroy
Moore, he left French's corner, on Syca-
| more street, on his way home. While
walking up Old street he was met by two
! negroes. whom he did not know. One OF
them brushed violently against him and
with both hands attempted to shove him
| from the sidewalk, also striking at him
with cane, and at the same time saying.
Get out of the way. you Id white
-----; If you don't I'll kill YOU"
Mr.. Inge says he had given no provoca-
ton for tins assault and that he stopped
and asked what he had done that he should
be thus treated. The reply came. None
| OF your id business" and imme-
diately one of the negroes drew q pistol
from his pocket and fired twice. 1.-The
| first ball" says Mr.. Inge, missed me, but
the second struck me In the abdomen"
The two negroes then fled down the street
and Sir. Inge walked on for two or three
| blocks, when he fell against fence aud
could go no further.
THE PRISONERS STATEMENT.
McClanahan and Mathews. as telegraphed
| TO the DISPATCH, we're arrested at q late
hour charged with being principal and ac-
complete in the shooting. The former
confessed TO the shooting, a. he does again
| to-day, but says nothing more than that he
! did it in self-defeuce. He had in his pos
session an American-made revolver with q
rife barrel AZ inches long, and with two of
the chambers empty.
| In one Of the colored churches last night
| IL was stated that riot was expected by
reason of the shooting; that the colored
military had been notified to hold them
selves in readiness for service, and that the
colored people should demean themselves
| as men.
ARRESTED FOR BURGLARY.
! A well-dressed young Inan, giving his
name as W. II. McSparren, son OF the
! Rev. j. n. McSparren, an honored minis
ter of the Methodist church in Dinwiddie
| county, was arrested IN this city on Sun
day morning, as he was about to take the
train tor Norfolk. on serious COM
tpIaint. TIE charge against MN IS
| that of entering the room of Mr.. r..
| I. Bailey. the agent of the Atlantic Coast
Line railroad at Reams station, and
| taking 800, the greater portion of which
was the property OF MIR. Bailey. The young
man was lodged in jail to await the action
| of the Dlnwiddie authorities.
| The cornerstone of the Young Mems
| Christian Associations new hall on Syca-
more street was laid this afternoon with
imposing Masonic ceremonies under the
auspices of Blandford Lodge. No. 8. An
address was delivered and the music was
rendered by the choir of the association.