The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-09-21

Tire robbery Of and fendish assault upon
Mrs ssliie a. Bishoo, by u negro man
named Thomas Smith, resulted in a riot
tonight and the killing Of seven and
the woundlng Of ten or more others.
Following are the dead:
JONES, w, engineer. n. & w. II. r.
MILLS, John. distiller Of Back Creek.
SETTLES, George. Of Vinton
SMALL. Emmett j., Of Northwest
Roanoke.
SHEETS. VIII. fireman on n. & W.
+. r.
r'YLER. Joseph D.. Blue Ridge.
vIcKs. s. A.. proprietor st. James
Hotel.
WHITE, George, shot through leg and
bled 10 death.
wHITMEYER. Charles, conductor on
y. q w r. h
Following are the injured:
George Settles. Of Vinton. mortaliy
wounded.
Otto Falls. shot through the body and
viii die.
WIN Eddie, shot through the groin.
George o. Monroe shot in the head.
Frank Mills. shot I'm the arm.
Tom Nelson leg Shot OF.
Leroy White shot in the back.
j. r. McGhee. shot in the les
Shepard. shot in the leg.
J.. j. Small. shot in the abdomen.
Charles Powell shot through the body
other wounded are:
D. II. Campbell, Edgar Whaling. c. w.
FIggatt. c. z. North. o. b. Taylor. -
Han, David Ruggles, n L. Sparks, T. e,
Nc.ms.
Details OF the Affair.
ROANOKE. VA. Sept 2O.--Special
About 10 o'clock this moring Mrs. Sallie
A. Bishop an aged lady Of Botetourt
county. was made lhe victim Of muir
duous assault and robbery by a negro
nan about twenty-one years old, who
gave his name as Thomas Smith.
Mrs Bishop came 10 town early I'm
tbe m0rng In a one-hOrse wagon, ac-
compani.d hy her tweive-year-old son.
Charlie. to market products Of the farm
aLd garden a negro approached her and
asked The price OF grapes. ON being told
tAat IL was sixty cents. he said he would
take them II she would deliver them to
Miss Hicks nearby who would pay for
them She followed him 20 the corner OF
Salem avenue ana Randolph street. lie
entered an alley-way and direC.ed her
Into room which she entered. he fol-
lowing aud closing the door, saying Miss
hicks would be In presently. The man
then turned on the old waman and de-
maudel her money. She gave him
pocket-book containing two dollars. and
asked him not 20 KIN her. lie threw a
wire round her neck, drew it tight and
attempted to cut her throat with a razor.
desperate struggle followed. in which
Mrs Bishop dashed the weapon from
bis hand. and released herself He then
picked up brick-bat. and beat and chok-
20 her into inseuslbllity.
How long Mrs. Bishop remained in
sensible is not known, but she thinks u
was fully half an hour. She crawled into
The street. and partially revived b. the
Hesh air. made her way TO the market.
Her head face and body were covered
with blood and her clothes torn. To add
70 her terrible appearance, one eye-bah
had burst from its socket. and hung upon
her cheek. She told her story, and in
less than two minutes an excited mob
o. several hundred people had gathered.
smith was seen 10 emerge from the
eiey, dash up 20 a coal train and at
tempt TO scramble upon a hopper, but
was pushed OF by a colored brakeman.
lie then dashed back across the tracks
ana on towards Woodland Park At this
ylhelure William G. Baldwin. chief OF
the Norfolk and Western detectives,
Volalned horse and gave pursuit, over
hauling the fleeing culprit about one and
d Adit miles from the scene Of his crime
Ferlious Journey Made.
MT Baldwin compelled Smith to mount
oenind him. and then began his perilous
!ouney ward the jail He put the horse
ms utmost speed, and as ne dashed
WIOueh the crowds OF enraged men.
vas frequently compelled 10 Ire his pistol
70 Keep them from grasping the bride
Stol"S were thrown with the intention
cfippling the animal or Knocking the
n,s'o or but Baldwin kept on. lodging
mo cross streets and finally emerging
~ campbell street one square east OF
''e Jall where hve hundred excited men
.n awaiting him and his prisoner.
no" we've got him" was the cry that
meut up but his horse dashed I'm among
,Iiein uiein and up 20 the entrance 10 the iail
80, me cooked pistol 10 Baldvxns hand and
.S cry Ill shoot the first man who
'"uVhes my prisoner" and the knowledge