Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-21
CHECK ON MOB LAW
Applied by the Mayor of Ro-
anoke, Virginia.
RIOTERS FIRE On THE JAIL GUARD
Which Being rTilitia Peturns the Fire,
killing Ten and Wouna i,g Nine
teen, One Fatally.
RIOTERS FIRE On THE JAIL GUARE

The Mayor Slightly Hurt but Determined
That the Law shall rrcvaii-Pirate Loose
on the Lakes Pursued by United States
Soldier, - Danger of Getting out of
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS stake Set Up in "A
Louisiana Parish for "A Murderer When
CauEht-Less Sensational Grimes.
ROANOKE, Va, Sept. 2l-Robert Smith,
anegro, assaulted and nearly killed Mrs.
Henry Bishop, wife of well-to-do farmer
Of Botetourt county. Mrs Bishop was
n, the market with load of produce and
Smith bought box of grapes He
asked her to go with him to get the
money and taking her to a house near by
locked the door behind her Then draw
ing razor he demanded her money She
gave it up, and while doing SO jerked the
razor from his hand. The negro choked
her, threw her down and pounded her
head with brick, leaving her for dead.
Mrs. Bishop shortly afterward reCained
consciousness and returning TO the mar
ket told of the outrage. Detective Bald
win soon arrested the negro.
Mob Confronted by Soldiers.
The excited crowd attempted to take
Smith away from the officer and lynch
him. but Baldwin with the prisoner on a
horse dashed away at full speed in face of
the crowd and soon had him behind the
bars An immense crowd remained at the
Jail for a long time, but were finally per
suaded By the mayor TO disperse. But
later the crowd reassembled and in in
creasing numbers as night approached
The mayor this time determined on more
effective measures. At > p. IN. he ordered
out the Roanoke Light infantry and
marched them to the Jail. Guards were
posted and the streets in the immediate
vicinity cleared
Bullets Replied to with Bullets.
About dark the crowd, increased by 100
men from the vicinity Of the woman's
home headed by Mrs. Bishops son. a fire
man on the Norfolk and Western railroad.
At o'clock portions of the mob battered
at a side door Of the Jail where the militia
and Mayor Trout had retired. Shooting
was commenced by the mob and the mayor
WAS shot in the foot. The militia were or
dered TO return the fire. and vOlley from
about twenty-five rifles was poured into
the mob. During the excitement caused
by the volley the negro was taken from
the Jail by an officer and secreted. The
dead and wounded were removed to n
drug store and to the offices of nearby
physicians.
Tried SpeechmakIng Again.
Several speeches were made and Judge
Woods assured the mob that the negro
Smith had Leen removed from the jail
and accompanied two of the crowd through
he mil 70 ba -rr1r u NJ II
This, and the speech of J. Allen Watts,
the Democratic candidate for the state
senate. did much to pacify the crowd.
But they hung around the Jail aud adj acent
streets for seyera! hours afterwards, many
dispensing TO search Tor the secreted
prisoner. At midnight the scene had
quieted down and no further trouble was
expected. The militia remained under the
mayor ordero, although it is probable that
they will not be called out again. Mayor
Trout is firm in the position he has as
sumed and declares that he will uphold
the law sAss
List OF the Dead and Wounded.
AS far a. known the following is the list
of casualties in the mob: Dead-S. a
Wick, hote. proprietor; Will Sheetz, fire
man on the y. and W. railway; Charles
W Whitmore conductor on the n and
W. railway; J. b. Tyler, of Blue Ridge;
George White, shot through the leg and
bled to death; w. Jones, engineer on the
n. and W. railway: John Mills, distiller,
Back Geek; Emmett j. Small, of North
west Roanoke; George F. White, fire
man of the Norfolk and Western railway;
George Settles.
Wounded-Otto Falls, shot through the
body, will die; Will Eddie, shot through
groin; george o. Monroe, shot in head;
Frank Mills, shot in leg: Tom Nelson, leg
off; Leroy White. shot in back; J. B. Nc
Ghee, shot in leg; - Shepard shot in leg;
f. J. Small, shot in abdomen Charles
Powell, shot through body; j. II. Camp
bell, Edgar Whalin, c. w Figgatt, c. d.
Moth, o. b. Taylor, = Hall, David Rug