Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-05
FIGHTING LYNCHERS.
A Desperate Engagement in the
North Carolina Mountains.
THIRTY THREE MEN KILLED.
,,.ov o,hcr. wounied-The Lynching
Accomplished see"""
T0cnfy.f,s More Mon Killed
,r, telegraph to tho Dispatch.l

IL ,nv telegraph 20 tho Dispatch.)
81 ,t,p,ov n. c.. January 4-The last a.
q - ON the Mitchell county jail was made
Il stc O'clock Tuc-day nigh. The structure
!, franc building. little calculated 70
withstand on assault, but Shcrih Moomaw
Ind II carrisoued with about seyenty-hye
\ d,,er1nined men. who declared they would
so the law upheld or die The attack
va- enacted oil day. Tuesday the noun
i ,a,neers Of Mitchell. Mcdowell, and fancey
coppties wcro assembling in the little noun
,otn hamlet # Bakersyllle until the popu-
lo,.tI of 800 was about doubled. NJ
,,e.ork ia tho afternoon formal demand
u,t made upon sheriff Moomaw Tor SnipoS
,rd TIE two Whitsons 10y messenger
from the mob. who approached the lail
uYdrr "a lng Of truce. 10 this the gafrl-
son responded We will DE LTst' linen
tHc. know there would bo fight.
The little company spht mp INTO three
parfies. one remaining IN tho lall
and the other two occupying the
Sberifs house and barn near the man
building. Wlnche-tors we're io4ded anu the
yga,t for the final struggle began. he men
we not long m suspense. The mgbt
would be bright with moonlight, ana ~
~. useI.s. for tho mob to wait Tor dark
ne. About sundoWn the first attack was
made. ~ least 800 armed men marched
~ the road. and with howl broke INTO
run for the iaL Tho garrison was ready
fr them. " Halt. OF I'll give the ORDER 10
fro p" sang ont sheriff MoOmaS. NO at
tent ou WIS paid 10 bis warning.
TuE B4TTLY.
Fire. rang ont the order, aud soven-
tv.nvo riAes poured a direct and hanklnG
h4tI of bullets INTO tho determined lynch
er- Thrr wAyered "a moment as score of
tl,f1 went down. but with the stcadiness
a. veterans they closed up their ranks ana
rushed forward again under the leader-
shIu Of gigantic mouutMneQr, VINO
urged them forward with the old rebei
yetl A,oin the nAes Of the besleged
RANG ont. and this time they were answered
ly "A concentrated fire from the mob. Inc
ann was deadly. Every window on the
sv..s.j s,!cs Of the building occupied by
tta defender wa shot out. A dozen men
icll wounded or killed. Thor bodies nam
psrDi The Deputies VINO were uunHIueI'
and only "A few could close up 70 the WIN
J.rs and return the voley before the
n.b was upon them. There was
.lo-t struggle. A few revolver shots, one
hundred dubbed rifles aud oil was over.
Nh. dcpu.ies. with their leader, SheTlt
No.maw. mortaiiy wounded, were IN the
hands Of the mob, and every one OF Iheiu
was lootlug down the Inuzzle7 ol az ,l,SS ienSS
tnr.c Wmcho.tors. There was no nope OF
further resistance. and tho fate oil the three
murdcross WAS scaled.
1Hr rHsoSEBs LYScHTD,
Without waiting o. pick up the dead or
,.r,.f for the wounded the mob made rush
~ the Jo.r # tie Jail and 1t went down
before the shoulders Of q score Of stalWart
i.r. Ihu PRISONERS were reached. ihey
werr tho only ones IN the jail, and the mob
had no trouble lu breaking uoWh
fr.,r fr4l cells. Half dead with fear, the
cuIprt- were dragged ont into the open
air. where ropes were placed around thelI
reck.. with 100 men, mad with the thirst
for blood. al the end Of each. no
Vr-clas were dragged over the zee.
covered ROCKS 10 % piece Of woodland haI
n mlleaway. Behind them followed the
remainder of tho mob, firing al the
iro4.fatp forms at every step. lhe.Vlc-
TINS we're undoubtedly dead before thoY
lad been dragged twenty yards, ana II was
the nero 4emblances Of human forms that
...r. strung up when the woods were
reached Inen the mob returned 10 look
for Lc dead and wounded.
AuLED AND WOUNDED.
IN tbo little enclosure and IN the road IN
FRONT of the jall twenty-five bodies were
found. and On three buildings eght more
wore nlld m death. About thirty others
.T 7.
among these being gallant Sh"uh MOO
rgnw. who was sho' twice through the chest
aud fhrre times through the abdomen. NO
tline definite Is known of tine wounded,
"a FakersyIllc l- miles away from any telc-
grlph office and all news brought 10 ms
point or Johnson CITY, iu tennessee, comes
us carr,pr. Since the first news was re-
c.iy,i four more of tine -Shcrih's posse are
reported dead and tye moro OF the mon.
ASoIHrg HtTnT.
Th,nohrcmniueduu5 Scattered
handful. of the Shor1'- posse also re-
named under arms and wore rapidly rem
i.:c.t. All through the morning the
r..yl continued tD receive acces-
.f... o. lt, ranks and 10y noon
t., IaYv numbered 900 70 600 men.
i.,Aur ran high. and after a few speeches
ftei.-.e resolved 10 aycngc Sheriff Moo
waW'- death Another battle took place
shortly after noon, m which at least
turut,-tyc more men were killed. What
vii ty the result mo- one here can tell, but
troops aIe expected.
TIEstoBy coSUBMKD.
Juny~oN CRY. IFNN. January 4.-Ihe
facts Wuch led up 10 the terrible iynchlnG
ARRAY lu BlkcrsVlllc, \. c., were a. fol
low Aaron Ni.emau Tor Nmison ?-EdI
aua CALVIN Sulies were partners III
$50 lhcu dl ullcrv IN Mitchell county,
borne pnI l-aac Osborne (Druthers)
whore the dIsrl,ry was situated. William
Osborne reported the dlstlllery to the
.r.clnl- nt Baskerville. n c., and helped
tl.u 90 destroy 70. Nseman aud Snlpes
eu.psc.yi Isaac Osborne as the reporter.
ca tbr night If August ~, 1872, Smpes
ErI N.culu. armed with Winchester
Inrs, went Go the house of Isaac Osborne
auj called han out. Mr.. Osborne came 10
tIr door ND tho cuiprlts opened tire,
almost ulinug mm with bullets. WISE
man and Supe were arrested, but sui
ta,nt evidence could not be obtained
against MiseW1u. and he was re-
leased. Suipcs was bound over 10 appear
Is The Superior Court on purely cIrcum-
sauu1l evidence. iie was placed IN Jail,
naI after hc,us confined about Two weeks,
confessed totur killing IN he manner above
related. luc story oi the lynchlng, aud the
iatu. conflict with the Sheuh's posse Is
confirmed The names Of those OF tho
Surrn posse killed are as follows: }. \,
Nili-we. %. T. Rtcme, Il. n. Jones, 7. =.
sans, T.. J.. johnson, Aaron Reed, l. n.
Recau,r ). IS Laws, n. Il. Pannell, q. N
IaiiIhed. ana ium uall
Ihe uHmg- ol those OF the mob killed
are John Worth. William Osborne, f. C..
BNiif. viii Perry. johu Osborne, Phil.
Crowdor. Jun Nance, VIII Butler. Hasey
Byrd, owen lAowas, Jack fhilhs. and
several others, whose names are not known
go present.
DOUBT FROM CRANBERRY.
AsHryLiE. \. c.. January "A special
di-aatch o. the Cidzg, from Cranberry, \.
g.. Mitchell county, nine mules from Ba-
krr-y.ile. saws the reports of a lynching at
BakcIsyIile are unfOundet.
NORTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE.