New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-21
SHOT DOWN BY MILITIA.
la " UPHELD AT A WFUL COST.
NINE MEN KILLED AND NEARLY DOZEN
WOUNDED.
A TIRGINTA MOB ATTACKS 4 JAIL.
LOOKING FOR NEGRO TO LYNCH HIM-A
BLOODY NIGHT IN THE HISTORY OF RoA-
yoKF-THE MAYOR SHOT IN THE
FOOT. ORDERED THE MILITIA TO
FIRE oN THE MOB.


FIRE oN THE MOB.
Roanoke. Va, Sept. 2O.-Robert Smith. negro,
to-day assaulted and nearly killed Mrs Henry
Ishop wife of a well-to-do farmer of Botetourt
County Mrs Bishop was at the Ciarket with
load Of produce and Smith bought box of grapes.
lie asked her to go with him to get the money.
and taking her to a house near by, locked the door
and bound her Then drawing a razor he de-
manded her money She gave it up and while do
ing SO ierkcd the razor from his hand. The negro
chokcd her. threw her down and pounded her head
with brick, leaving her for dead Mrs Bishop
shortly aftcrward regaincd consciousness, and re-
turning to the m,rkct told of the outrage De
tectiyc Baldwin soon arrested the negro. The cX-
cited crowd attempted TO take Smith away from
the officer and lynch him. but Baldwin. with the
prSoncr on a horse, dashed at full speed in the
face of the crowd. and soon had him behind the
bars An immense crowd remained at the jan Tor
a long time. but were finally persuaded by the
Mayor to dspersc.
4 crowd gathered around the Jail and kept m
crcasng as 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 i'm
mediate vicinity cleared About dark the crowd
increased by n hundred men from the vicinity OF
the woman's home, headed by Mrs. Bishops son,
fireman on the Norfolk and Western Railroad.
At ) o'clock portions Of the mob battered at
side door of the JAIL whore the militia and Mayor
Trout had retired The shooting was begun by the
mob and the Mayor shot in the foot Inc
militia were then ordered 10 return the lire, ana
voley from about twenty-five rifles poured into
| the mob About nine killed by this
fire and as many more wounded, some of them
fatally.
The names Of the dead and wounded are as
follows:
JONES W. engineer the Norfolk and Western.
MILLS John. dstler from Back Creek.
sHEETZ. william fireman the Norfolk and Western
SETTLES Gcorce. Of Nin'on.
SMALL T. j.. shot In abdomen.
WICK :. A.. hotel proprietor.
WHITE George shot the log and bed N death
wHITMIRE. Charles w. conductor Norfolk and
Western.
WOUNDED
| EDDIE william shot through the groin
FALLS. OTTO. shot Though the body and Will die
McGHEE. j. H.. shot In leg.
MILLS Frank ,hot in The arm.
MONROf. tieor-c . -hot IN tlc head
NILSSON Thomas. lcc OF.
| POWELL. Chirl.,. shot through the body.
SHEPARD. ---. .ho, in the leg
WHITE. Leroy. shot In the back.
In the excitement caused by the vollcy the
negro was taken from the Jail by an oihcfr ana
secretcd.
Tho dead and wounded were removed to a drug
store and TO the Offices Of nearby physicians The
militia were then dispersed and left the scene
~ quietly possible
Several speeches were made after the militia re
| fired and Judge Woods of th" Hastings Count
assured the mob that the negro had b-'n removed
from the iail, and accompanied two OF IN" crowd
through the jail TO prove the truth OF hls state
mcnt This. and the speech of j. Allen Watts
/ ,hc Democratic candidate for I'll" stat" Senate"
| did mich 10 pacfy the crowd But they hung
/ around the iail and adjacent streets for several
hours aftcrward. many dispensing to search for the
sccictcd prisoner At midnight the scene had
/ ouictcd down. and no further trouble l. expected
/ The militia remain under the Mayors orders, Al
/ though II is probable that they will not bc called
/ out aeain Mayor Trout Is firm IN III" position
he has assumed and declares that he will uphold
/ the law.
In addition 10 the names given above. there w'r"
several who were wounded, hut not seriously
/ Among these are j. II Campbell, Edgar Wl@lIn,
| G W Fi2gatt G. T. North. o. Il. Taylor. -
Hall. David Rugecs, y. f. Sparks and 7. Nelms.