The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-01-08

CINSiNNATI, Jan. IA special from
Asheville, N. c., to the Post SAYS: Calvin
Snlpes, tho murderer, SUI lied when he
learned through r correspondent, the
first outsider to reach isolated Bakers
ville' how much excitement his alleged
lynching had created all over this
country and Europe. Nothing what
ever had been heard in Bakersville of
the reported trouble until the corres-
Pondent rode thirty.fve miles through
Inc wliuest mountain country to find
out the true state OF affairs.
The reg on is almost Uncomfortable
from the railroad station On account of
two weeks Of the severest winter
weather known here in years. The
mountain roads are full OF driTted snow.
and much OF the newspaper mans trim
was made In the night time through a
herce blizzard. Snow fell so thick as
20 absolutely blind him, and tho rider
had really to rely on tho instinct of tao
horse to keep from losing himself. The
river, up in the mountain, was frozen
over strong enough to bear I'D four
horse team and hauling was done over
II The thermometer was at zero.
Mitchell county are highly indignant at
tho lyin@ reports sent out by tho man
who arted the story and could thew
get thelr hands on him it would probably
so hard win him. This section has
never boen more quiu5 than during the
past week, when tho trouble is said to
have taken plpce. Snipes will stand trial
In May, and soma think he may be ac-
qnltted OF The crime charged against
aim
Osborne, who was killed in August, is
said not to have enough friends TO get
up lynching party Tom and Will
Whitson, the two othor prisoners wac
were said to have been lynchei ut tho
same time with Snipos, are not in the
Bakersviile jail at all. Thoy are in ail
hero at Ashevillo instead, and are to be
hanged February ID for the murder OF
Kit Burge in Mitchell county.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn, Jan. The
many untrue and libelous sacramento
printed dn in, h past week IN regard
To tho bloody riot, which it IL alleged,
occurred in Bakersville, Mitchell
county \. g., on January 3. have
caused much Indignation among the
peaceful citizAns OF this tlourishing
litsle city. When u United Press re-
porter arrived hero late this afternoon
business mon generally depricased the
extensive circulation which had been
given to the fabrication and declared
is utter talsity.
d. w Hyams, who is generally held
responsible for tho fabrication and
publication OF the highly colored and
sensational statements which have been
sent out from johnson City, is not a
relative OF Joe Mulhattan, but son of
w. ). Hyams, clerk OF the Mitchell
county superior court uo is about %
years old, born and raised in Bakers
willie and his journalistic career has
heon limited to mis- present mnseorc ex-
porlence llo came to this city one
week ago yesterday and endonvored TO
secure employment on the daily Comet,
where his brother is y c,u positnr, but
without success
TIE proponderance OF OPT aioa favors
the theory that the story originated
solely as speculation, and was worked
in collision with representative at
Marion, N. O., from which point stories
OF tho most astounding and CORY charac.
ter were sent to various metropolitan
papers. Hyams gives as his authority
for mis- productions two persons whom
nobody else knows or has heard Of.
Every name in Hyams' list Of killed
and wounded is fictitious.