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

s. A. WICK. proprietor of st. James Hotel.
WILLIAM SHEETS, a fireman OF the Norfolk
and Western railroad.
CHARLES WHITMYER, a conductor on the
Norfolk and Western.
j. d. TYLER, of Blue Ridge, section master
on the Norfolk and Western.
GEORGE WHITE, shot through the leg and
bled to DEATH
WE. HALL.
JOHN MILLS, of Back creek, Roanoke county,
farmer and distillcr.
GEORGE SETTLES. of vinton. shot in the
head.
The wounded arc:
&C. FALLS, member OF Friendship Fire Com
pany, MORALLY wounded.
WILL EDDY, shot through the groin.
GEORGE o. MUNRoE. shot in the head.
FRANK WILLS, shot in the arm.
THOMAS NELSON, leg shot or.
LEROY WHITE, shot in the back.
j. B. MoGEHEE, shot in tho leg; flesh wound.
j. b. SHEPPARD, shot in the leg.
E. j. SMALL, ehot in the stomach.
j. T. POWELL shot through the body.
j. Z. WAYLAND, clerk in the postonicc. shot in
the leg.
GEORGE LEIGH. clerk at Ponce dc Leon Hotel
flesh wound in the leg.
WALTER p. IIuFF, knocked down and ankle
badly spraned.
j. II. CAMPBELL.
EDGAR WHALING.
G. w. FIGGATT.
G. p. NORTH.
o. B. TAYLOR.
DAVID RuGGLEs.
n. Z SPARKS
#. E. NELMs.
CHARLIE MoTES, colorcd
WM BERRY, shot in the leg.
Toward. nightfall the angry mob which was
guarding the jail in which was confined Thomas
Smith, the negro who had so nearly murdered
Mrs. Henry Bishop, began to increase and to be-
come more excited.
BY eight O'Clock the excitement was intense
but at the same time was suppressed. When Mt
this time over 100 men from Troutvllc uollins
and the surrounding country, where Mrs. Bishop
lives, came up Campbell avenue followed by
hundreds of the citizens OF Roanoke, shouting
and yelling, the restraint was renewed and the
crowd assumed the proportions OF an angry mob
OF 1900 or 5000 people.
The excited men pass cd around the door to the
station house and angrily demanded tho prisoner
but the Light Infantry, who had, with Mayor
Trout and the police force retired inside the jal
building, remained firm at their posts
For some time it was thought, that no attack
would be made ms there seemed to be no leader
and mixed up with the OBJ were hundreds OF
citizens who were drawn there solely from curl
osity and who were innocent o; any intention to
violate the good order OF tho city
The crowd was in fever heat of excitement
anu suspense when several no; headed, impru-
dent persons In the street opposite tho Jail near
the Chinese laundry, fired a number OF pistol
shots.
e.. The militia at once returned the fire with the
fatal result above stated. 1t cannot he asccr.
tanned who gave The order to fire, but 1t was as
serted on the street to have been given by Mayor
Trout himself. AL any rate no warning Wns
given the citizens = -
THE SECOND FUsIIADE.
at the second fusilade from the soldiers the
mob fell back, most of them into Commerce
street number TO Roanoke street and some in
10 Salem avenue.
When the smoke cleared away the work of car.
rying or the dead, dying aud wounded began
Company, DR.. Luck's Office OH Roanoke street
Fox n Christians drug store and DR.. Gae's
ONCE were turned into mprovised hospitals
Strctchers were brought out and strong and
wi ling hands bore away their friends that only
and strcI 9Th.
Excitement was at fever heat and the indig-
nation against Mayor Trout aud against the
Light Infantry was terrible. Mr. Trout ha,
been carried to the Ponce dc Leon Hotel. but
afterwards taken home and an angry mob went
should produce the negro die. ON Gnding he
had left the hotel they proceeded 10 his residence
room in the house, but Mr.. Trout had previously
been carried away in carriage by his friends
., The soldiers at once dispersed and went to
their homes, the mob hOoting and CRYING shame
Another raid was made on the jaii, but the
prisoner was not to DC found. as he had been sur
reptitiously carried out at the rear OF tho ai Nv
onicers while the dead citizens being car.
ried or the field and was taken ont Of the CITY
In buggy, and, ii wac supposed, carried to
Salem. ~
The excited mase OF people, who by this time
\ had lost ali reason, forced their way into the
hardware store of Evans Brothers and com.
PEELED the clerks to hand out n large number OF
guns and pistols.
WOODS AND WATT. Address THE MOE,
In improvised platform was placed in front of
FOX IL Christians drug store and j. Allen Watts
began TO plead with the citizens to listen TO
reason and disperse. in vain did he call on them
the multitude what a fearful tAiug 1t would be to
shed more innocent blood
All the time the crowd was yelling, and prOba-
ply not dozen men heard the speech OF Mr.
watts. There were cries OF ''Sit DOWN. and
some one In the crowd fired three pistol shots
done ~ nv 's' was
Judge John w Woods mounted the platform
AZ the SIDE or Mr.. Watts and tried To sneak 10
Tue people, Dut mis- voice drowle ed In the
cries OF tue multitude who were demanding that
the mayor nc brought out and made az the peril
OF MS nc, 10 state where the prisoner Rad gone
AT this time some one started tie cry tbat the
prisoner was hid in the attic or cnpoIa OF The
courthouse and mad rush was maize on that
building, and In few minute there were .aOre
people 10 the temple OF Justice than was ever be-
iore between is four walls at any one time
me courthouse was searched from the ground |
70 the roof, Dnt I C prisoner not there and
the crowd came out disappointed and more
angry than ever.
The CROWD stl emeined ON the streets until |
otter midn'gbi snd gathering groups were stand |