The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-27

after tho vollcy number came ont on the street
any address to the crowd. didn't think NIX the he
CITY was In danger, nor did suppose the officers
pcnse OF the lives OF the citizens The first fr-
Ing, think, csme from the magistrates office.
u d, or four guns were Tired, then regular
ID, D. j.. ohcunipg--"rhrough curiosity came
near creme nT nmo after snppsr was standing
ossan TO pound upon the door. l M we'd down
o,os . ana was standing within twenty-five feet
,. When the window on the west side of Justice
first shot was fired into the air. after which it DO.
came general heard no address to the pl opic,
neither old hear auy order given to fire. sup.
The west eide OF the Jail. believe there were
about thirty s people who were trying break the
an auglc of about forty five degrees Didn't hear
any order to fire given. The mob was composed
Gneeral Anderson here explained that in every
case the military was subordinate TO the civil
ciared which could only be done by The Presi.
dert. An officer can be fined $500 and a private
AT tn 1uncturc A. l. Jamison came before
the Jury and asked to be allowed to explain that
was Incorrectly report in tbs TINES gs.0" what
Mr. Jamison intended to state was that the first
me- the CD ta 1s BY
or9and the do3r Of the . that IL by persons
op 1ne nail aud n % the jail and
rear OF the guard around the steps.
me Jury then adjourned to IN ct at > o'clock
Capt. + Terry, chief of police was frat 1 pa ts
on tho stand stand, Capt Terry said: II was sus-
afternoon and evening Mayor Trout "a and ID
people and keep them back from the Jail The
firing was, think, done outside the jail. |
ing rocks and bricks against the windows and
door, and Captain Bid several times told them
window up in the air to brighten Tic people
away
said that there never should be prisoner suffered
70 pc TAKEN me out Of the Jan by mob At ocoe6
train and sent Mr. Buakner to sec Mr.. Trout
about It, lie came back with MIR. Trout and they
opposed to it, and said n city of 25,0. % people
ought to be able to take care OF its prisoners.
p. "Mr. Front said we must protect he prisoner
cra IL structiens were to resist the mob With
firearms If nothing else could be done.
immediately after the brick CAME Though
the window the firing began. did not shoot mt
any one fred in the air. Mayor Trout was in
| were going to shoot from the position they had
taken and started to ask Captain Bird not to
Silent" "a' saw the mayor near him and kept
Capt VIM. G Baldwin, refused to assist in
| guarding the Jail, because positively did think
there wosldanger OF an attack the Jail but did
offer to take the prisoner to my Office and gard
am wn 7e men Five men ea IN the Jail properly
the prisoner, but they could not do 1t on the out
A. II. Griffin, sergeant of the police fcrcs. act
| ing chief: III was at police headquarters and
heard the chief order to Keep the crowd or of the
vacant lot between tho jail and Greene Memorial
| Church; and to keep the north side OF Campbell
street clear; went into the court house and
cleared It. The people were orderly and left when
asked The mayor cntrcated the crowd to go
back or they would get hurt, but they refused to
listen. The mob gathered on the west side OF the
jail. Some ono threw brick or stone at the door
| and broke out the window.
Then the shooting commenced at the lower
nh
| any police officer put his hand on his gun told
the prisoner ont Of town. The Judge opposed It.
- he orders were to use guns on the mob IL suf-
ncicnt cause was given, but didn't see any use
| OF shooting Mt rctrcating men. After the shoot
| Ing several parties asked Inc to take away the
| prisoner but refused until ordered to do SO by
the chief or mayor. l notified the chief lie
| said: III that's the situation turn the negro out
and let him take his chances refused and said
the prisoner with Onircrs Enkin and Austin and
they took him to Reed q. carriage shop. IL NJ. c.
MOTIFS had gun | don't know it. heard no
Dr. s. GTeK 20 of Roanoke Light Infan
with four others. l was ordered TO one of the
west windows Was ordered there by Lieutenant.
begged the men TO- The win dnH Inc Ed do
| OF the Jail and said they would he shot.
, mI N rocks were thrown against the door and
any ono inside shot. Then Captain Bird said,
BOYS we can't stand this wcwili have to fire
VIC fired an OUTSIDE man fired five or Elk times in
| the direction Of the windows.
| Al this juncturc til. other military men were
asked by the coroner to leave the room. A few
minutes later the other witnesses were also cent
| out"
The soldiers he continued, did not appear
| TO fire but one vollcy. The man outsidc said
| shoot the God d-n sons of b and then
fired n number OF times All this occurred before
| the military fired. Thercwas feeling of per-
| feet security. We had no int cntion OF firing and
| didn't believe they would lire at us Our guns
were not loaded until we went up TO the windows
INC guns were empty when the mob was
1.-The succession of shot. and the two bullets
| firing from the inside
After the firing Kston Randolph came in and
said the negro must be taken out, that we
couldn't Kill all the good men in town and that it
| was Mayor Trouts order. We then went out
| and formed line and disbandcd.''
,, Jonn W. Hancock, member OF Roanoke Light
| lnfantry-"Six OF us we're placed in front of the
| door OF the mayors Office. Captain Bird stcpped
| out and told the mob that they must leave that
| heard the battering on the door The first shot
| that was fired was by some one immediately In
front of the mayors office on the sidewalk across
| the street near The old wooden building now
| occupied by some colored people Before our
| squad fired the men in-the Jail had fred and the
| nriDg had become general"
AT the conclusion OF Mr. uancock's testimony
| the jury adjourned until 1920 Saturday morning
at IL O'Clock, having BEEN delayed half an hour By
| the absence OF two juroys. General Anderson
Northumberland Pole. Judge A. j. Brand and
Ihoinas w. Miller were also present.
John w. Hancock, of the Roanoke Light In
fantry, who was the last witness examined FRI
day evening was placed on the stand, At this
| was sworn to report the evidence correctly.
Mr. Hancock said:-"I don't know how many
Of the militia were in rank. The last command
answer the question whether lie would fire with,
| ont command to do so. didn't sec any of the
officers at the time of the firing, he said but nv
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