Morning journal and courier., 1893-09-21
news BY TELEGRAPH.
From All Quarters.
KILLED In A NEGRO RIOT.
This Time the Scene is In
Roanoke Virginia.
DESTROYED BY the FOREST FIRES.
Lake City is Almost Swept
Away by the Flames,
they NOV CALL ON The GOVERNOR.
Negroes In Louisiana Have
Asked for Protection.
they nov CALL ON The GOVERNOR.
THEY SHOT THE MAYOR.

A Negro Assaults a Woman and
the Mob Attempt to Lynch Him
They Could Not Do So and Vol.
legs Were Exchanged, In which
the Mayor of the Town Was Shot
In the Foot-HlaEy Persons Were
Killed and Several Injured-Ehe
Militia Were Called out.
ROANOKE, Va, Sept. 20-Robert Smith
negro, to-day assaulted and nearly
killed Mrs. henry Bishop, wife of we'll
TODD farmer of Botetourt county. Mrs
Bishop was at the market with load Of
produce and Smith bought box OF
grspea. He asked her to go with him to
get the money and taking her to house
nearby locked the door and bound her.
Then drawing razor he demanded her
money. She gave 1t up, and while doing
so jerked the razor from his hand. The
negro then choked her, threw her down,
and pounded her head with brick, leav-
ing her for dead.
Mrs. Bishop shortly afterwards regained
consciousness and returning to the market
told of the outrage. Detective Bald vim
soon arrested tbs negro. nexcited crowd
attempted to rsks Smith away from the
officer and lynch him, but Baldwin with
the prisoner on g horse dashed away at full
speed and soon had him behind the bars
A crowd gathered around the jail and In
creased az night approached. At o'clock
the Roanoke light infantry marched to the
jail by orders OF Mayor Trout
Guards were posted and the streets in
the immediate vicinity cleared. About
dark the crowd was increased by a hun
dred 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 side door of the jail where the militia
and Mayor Trout had retired.
Being refused admission tbs mob com
mencsd to shoot and the mayor was shot
in the foot. The militia were then ordered
to return the FIRE and voiley from about
twenty-five rifles was poured into the mob.
It is thought that about five men we're
killed by this fire ard as many more
wounded, some CT them fatally.
During the excitement caused by the vol
ley the negro was taken from the Jail by
an officer and secreted. The dead and
wounded were removed to drug store and
to Offices OF physicians. The militia then
left the scene as quietly as possible.
The following is list of the dead and
injured: Dead: s. o. Visll, hotel pro-
prietor; Will Sheetz, fireman on the Nor
folk and Western railroad; Charles VI.
Whitlire, conductor on Norfolk and West
ern railroad; J. B T. Ter; George E. White,
fireman on Norfolk and Western railroad
W. Jones, engineer on the Norfolk and
Western railroad; Emmett K. Small,
George Settles, and John Mills.
Injured: Otto Falls, shot through the
body, will die; VIII Eddy, shot through
the groin; George o Monroe, shot in the
head; Frank Mills, shot in arm; Tom Mel
ssn, leg off; Leroy White, shot
in back; J. B. McGee, shot in
leg; - Shepard, shot in the leg;
Charles Powell, shot Though tina body; 81
81. Campbell, Edgar Whalin, G. W. Wig
CART, @. W. North, o. B. Taylor, Hall,
David Ruggles, Nc e. Sparks ana T. e.
helms.
Several speeches were made after the
militia had retired and Judge Woods of
the Hastings court assured the mob that
Smith had been removed from the Jail and
accompanied two of the crowd through
the jail to prove the truth of his state
ment. 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
and adj acent streets for several hours af
forwards, many dispensing to search fol
| the secreted prisoner.
At midnight the scene had quoted dowr
| and no further trouble Is expected. The
militia remain under the mayors orders
| although it is probable that they will moi
be called out again. Mayor Trout declares
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