The morning call., 1893-01-05
A WAR OF FIENDS.
How Two Brothers Had
Revenge.
WITH THE OLD REBEL YELL
The Mad Mob Charged the Jail at
BakersviI!e and Their Victim
Found Quick Death.
special to THE MORNING CALL.

which led up to the terrible lynchiDg ARRAY
in Bakersfield. n. C., are as follows: Aaron
Wlseman and Calvin Snipes were partners
in an Illicit distillery in Mitchell County.
N. C.. and told William Osborne and Isaac
Osborne. two brothers, where the distillery
was located. William Osborne reported the
matter to the officials and helped them TO
destroy the still. Wiseman and Snipes sus-
pected that Isaac Osborne was the reporter.
On the night Of August 81, 1892, armed with
Winchesters, they went to Isaac Osborns's
house, and, calling him to The door. opened
fire, almost Kidding him with bullets. Wise
man and Snipes were arrested. but suffi-
eient evidence could not be obtained against
Wiseman. and he was released. Snipes was
bound over to the Superior Court on purely
circumstantial evidence. BE was placed in
Jail and, after being confined about two
weeks, confessed to the killing in the man
ner above related.
When Wissman heard of Snipes' con-
fession he left the country.
Last night mob of 500 masked men en-
tered the jail, took the murderer to the
forest, half mile away. and lyncbed him.
Seven Of the Sherff's posse were killed in
their efforts to defend the prisoner. A num-
Der OF the lynchers were also killed.
Ever since the murder the brothers of the
dead man have been untiring in their efforts
to arouse the public to take vengeance
For several days the Sheriff has been kept
fully Informed. aud be selected twenty Of
the most determined men in the county to
assist him in guarding the prisoner in his
charge.
small party attempted to storm the Jail
on Monday night. but they were easily
beaten back by the Sheriff and his posse.
osborne redoubled his efforts on Tuesday.
and by couriers succeeded in getting a mob
Of nearly 400 men together near the little
city. The Sheriff, knowing what was COM
Ing. doubled the number Of his guards, saw
that their arms we're in perfect order and
took every precaution to beat off the attack
1t was after midnight when the mob was
ready to move upon the Jail. Firing COM
menced soon afterward and pitched battle
followed Immediately between the mob and
the deputies
Almost at the first volley William Osborne,
VINO led the attack, was killed. In few
minutes John Osborne also fell dead. The
battle ragged until IL o'clock. Nearly half
the number Of deputies had fallen dead and
several others were badly wounded Then
the mob with yell of triumph entered the
jail, battered down the cell door and led the
unhappy Snipes away to his doom.
he was given no chance to say word,
but was riddled with bullets by hundred
weapons.
The list of the deputies killed IS as fol-
lows: j. n. Williams, Z. n. Jones, p. B.
Sans, r. L. Johnson, William Reed, TN.
Becker. j. w Laws, II. Il. Pannel, G. n.
Hallineld and Tom Hall.
The names OF those Of the mob killed are
john Work. Willinm Osborne, I. G. Balliff,
! VIII Perry, John Osborne, Phil Crewer
Jim Nance. VIII Butler, Hagey Bird, Owen
Thomas, Jack Phillips, George Thomas,
Henry Vance, George Brady, Thomas Black,
Charles Henry, Charles Patrick, Ben Nor
ton, Alexander Sans, Thomas Jones, Abra-
ham Jackson and Thomas Hatfield. There
are six other dead men whose names are
unknown. AT least thirty others are
wounded and some of them will die but it
is impossible to obtain their names tonight.
The mob is still under arms, but In spite
OF the intense excitement it is not believed
that there will be any more bloodshed.
unless a call is made upon the Governor for
troops. III the troops are summoned every
mountain moonshner for miles around will
aooSMuIC W iCpuloc lutlH, rs Luz people nave
little respect for the local law and will re-
sent outside attempts to force them into
submission. So far as they are concerned
the case is closed. as both the Sheriff's posse
and the mob Is regarded as having done
their duty in dying with their boots en-"
MARION. n. c.. Jan. A courier who
has just arrived from Bakersville states that
the mob, instead OF dispensing, remained
upon the ground and scattered the handful
OF the Sherff's posse. They also remained
under arms and they are being rapidly re-
enforced. All through the day they
continued to receive accessions TO
their ranks. ana by noon the party
numbered about 300 which has now in
creased to GOO The feeling ran high, and
after few speeches the posse resolved
to avenge Sheriff Moomaw's death. An
other battle took place shortly after noon,
In which at least twenty-five more were
killed. and the firing is still going Oh. What
will be the result no one here can tell, but
troops ara eXnectpd hourly