The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-09-25

The mayor OF Roanoke. Va, the other
day did his simple duty and called upon
the militia TO prevent the mob from wrest-
ing prisoner from the hands of the law.
The militia fired upon the mob and killed
nine persons and wounded number of the
rioters. The mob subsequently, discov-
cred the prisoner they were in search OF and
murdered him. The iaw-abiding mayor
10 reported TO be in hiding as we'll as Capt
Bird. of the militia. II the governor of
Virginia had done his duty he would have
supported this law-abiding mayor so
promptly that he would not have been
Obliged to go into hiding.
On the 18th inst. Paul Archer, VIII
Archer. Polk Hill, Ed Guyton aud Ellen
FAINT, all negroes, werc shot 10 death in
their cells in Carroliton. Ala. by mob of
masked men. The gin and cotton house
off +. Woods had been burned. The ne
groes had been arrested on suspicion, and
were put in the Carrollton jail. The pre-
linGnary trial and investigation was in
progress. but had not been concluded.
This Is the second lynehing that Pickens
county has had recently. Joe Floyd, ne
gro, was hanged by mob few days ago
Tor the murder OF white farmer.
On the 10th inst q negro named Julian In
kenna. la, was arraigned before Judge
Victor Estpenal for wife.beating. While
before the court an order was given
20 search him. As the sheriff APP
preached him Julian drew a revolt
yer ana opened Ere on him and the
judge on the beach. The Judge was struck
by bullet and tried TO escape from the
room. Julian pursued him, shot him in
the back and then. standing over him,
killed him with a bullet that went through
the heart. The. judges son, Angnste.
hearing Of the shooting. armed himself
and pursued the negro down the main
street of the town. Julian lodged into his
own house, seized Winchester rifle and
bag Of cartridges that were convenient and
became the rursuer instead of the pur-
sued. Augusse EstpeusI was chased by
him under house and then fatally shot.
Apparently insane because of the two
murders. Julian began firing at every one,
man, WOMAN or child, who appeared on
the street. lie made fifty shots, and held
possession OF the town for two hours.
This is frightful situation, bat il is the
natural result Of convincing the ignorant
negroes that IL negro violates law he gets
no justice; he is simply murdered at the
first opportunity, and on the most trivial
and preiadiced accusation, The conse-
aaenee is that the negroes are learning the
Malay trick of running amuck." They
know that whether the court finds them
guilty or not guilty that the jail wilt be
s,ormed by mob and they viii be cruelty
iynched. 80 these creatures get desperate
and tnra themselves loose, meaning TO KIN
SIS reoktcssly as they are sure to he killed.
What will he the outcome Of this shame
fal sitaAtlong Why race war that VIII
I've a moral and peeaniary curse 10 the
community that IL takes place in.
The New York Eeeaiaq Pess is an ex.
eeedingly able, Intelligent conservative
Democratic newspaper. IL may he fairly
taken 10 voice the opinions OF the humane.
intelligent Democracy of The North. OF
this frightfai prscsiec o. lynch law a, the
Seath the EAasf says;
There are three distinguishing feature,
Of these iynehingss til The victims are al
Ways negroes. Ia the mgTsterers are never
punished; ga Simple murder ofteH fails 20
satisfy she lynehiag parties, sot; they resort
20 torture and such terms Of initiation As
would BE exnsSefsa only et car most sAyar.
Indians f.sss Friday morning we hAd the
aoSQaas 81 she syncAaaR 81 tao nsen ana
two wotueft, negroes, IN Mississippi A
white mans family had, Il was charged,
heea poisoned. Sgspieloa pointing 70 oae
nekro, he was arrested, bus waS iynehea
~ hansing before the inquest VAS con-
clA1ed khets women were discharged BY
the eoyaaes's {HFF. hat we're hanged at
caQe. 4 sseStna uesro maa against whom
there was <usrtetaa NAs gonnd hanging 20
tges nekt Gs0rnsag. Ted as = story, which
comes troa. Louisiana, tells Of four negroes
kasly4 eY naoh Because thSy waasd rot
1sscAasc, = taaY could the htdtnr niAne 81
tie negro msrsseFeg There u the less ex.
essse Ior tavse murders ia sAe Southern
states, because u All Of them tie maehgn.