The evening world., 1893-09-21


A Coronar's Jury Of business men was
summoned and viewed the body OF the
negro and rendered a verdict OF death
at the hands of unknown men.
Thousands of people. visited the scene
Of the lynching between daylight and
$50 o'clock, when the body was cut
down. After the jury had completed its
work the body was placed in the hands
OF officers. who were unable to keep
back the mob.
Three hundred men tried to drag the
body through the streets of the town.
but the Rev. DR.. Campbell, of the First
Presbyterian Church, and Capt. r. ID.
Norman, with pleas and main strength
prevented them.
Capt Norman hired a wagon and had
the body put in 1t. 1t was then con-
veyed TO the bank Of the Roanoke River.
about one mile from the scene of the
lynching.
The dead negro was dragged from the
wagon by rope about two hundred
yards and burned on pile of dry
lumber.
The cremation was witnessed by sew
eral thousand people. The mob threat
ened at one time to bury the negro in
Mayor Trout's yard.
Threats of vengeance have been
openly made against the Mayor and the
militia for attempting to maintain the
law. Capt. Bird, commander of the
militia, has left the town. and Mayor
Trout has also disappeared. President
Buckner of the City Council is acting
Mayor.
The excitement Is running high now.
There Is talk of citizens holding an
indignation meeting, and II Is rumored
on the streets that threats are being
made to burn the town unless salts
faction of some sort Is rendered.
Crowds throng the streets and all
the public pieces. An immense crowd
is in front of Oakley & Wooiwine's
undertaken shop, where seven of the
dead bodies lie.
the battle at the Jail last night, when
the Light Infantry repulsed the would
be lynchers, is as follows:
THE DEAD.
Charles whitmysr. q conductor on the Norfolk
and Western; J. b. Tyler. Of Blue Ridge, sec
ton master on the Norfolk and Western; s. A.
Sheets a fireman OF the Norfolk and Western:
George White. shot through the leg and bled TO
death: W. L. Hall Norfolk and Western fireman.
W. Jones engineer on the Norfolk and Western;
John Mills OF Back Greek Roanoke County.
farmer and dstller; George Settles, Of vinton.
shot in the head,
THE WOUNDED:
o. C. Fulls. member OF Friendship Fire Com
pany mortally wounded; VIII Eddy, shot
through the groin; George o. Munroe shot In the
head; Frank Wills, shut In the arm; Thomas Nell
son, leg shot on. Leroy White. shot In the back.
j. r. McGshee, shot In the leg. flesh wound; -
Shepard, shot in tho leg; L. J. Small shot In the
stomach; J, T.. Powell. shot through the body;
the leg George Leigh. clerk at Ponce de Leon
Hotel nesh wound in leg: Waiter T.. Hun. knock
ed down and ankle badly sprained; Mayor H. 4.
Trout. shot In the foot. J. H. Campbell, Edgar
Whaling. q. W, fiygsli, G. p, North. o. y. Tay
Tor. - Hall, David Rusgles. ". r. Sparks,
7, Z. NeHis Charlie Molten, eolored. slightly
wounded: q eulored woman, name unknown. shot
ia the hand: William Henry, shot IN les
The military claim that the mob was
repeatedly warned that they would be
shot, but received these warnings with
ieers, and finally replied with volley
fired at Capt, Bird, who then ordered
the men to IRE at the mob. which was
hatteFing down the side door OF the jail.
More trouble Is feared, though every
EFFORT is being made to calm the sx-
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