The herald., 1893-09-21
A DEATH H-DEAL|NG VOLLEY.
Lynchers Come to Grief at
Roanoke, Va.
A Dastardly Outrage and Its
Bloody Sequel.
Terrible Results of an Attempt to
Lynch a Negro.
A Deadly Fire Poured Into tho Mob by
Company OF Militia-Ten Men
Killed and Twenty
Wounded.
By the Asrociated Press.

ROANOKE, Va, Sept. 20.-One OF the
most dsstardly outrages in the history
of the city occurred at about 10 O'Clock
this morning. Mrs. Henry s. Bishop
was enticed by a negro named Thomas
Smith from the market where she had
come to eel produce, into an empty sa-
loon basement, beaten into insensibility
and robbed of her pocketbook, contain
ing less than 50. The fend was cap
tured and lodged in jail. A crowd gath
cred around the Jail and kept increasing
as night approached. At 5 O'Clock the
Roanoke light infantry marched to the
jail by orders of Mayor Trout. Guards
were posted and the streets in the i'm
mediate vicinity patrolled.
About dark the crowd was increased
by 100 men from the vicinity OF the wo-
mans homo, headed by Mrs. Bishops
con. At 5 O'Clock a portion of the mob
battered at the side door OF the Jail,
where the militia and Mayor Trout had
retired. Shooting was commenced by
the mob and the mayor was shot in the
loot. The militia were then ordered to
return the fire and volley from about
20 riflee was poured into the mob. 1t is
thought about nine men were killed by
the fire and 20 wounded, come fatally.
During the excitement caused by the
volley, the negro was taken from the
Jail by officers and secreted. The dead
and wounded were removed to a drug
store and to Offices near by, by physi-
clans. The militia then dispersed and
left the scene as quietly as possible.
Following is list OF the dead and in
jured as far as known at present:
Dead-S. A. Wick. q hotel proprietor;
Will Sheetz, railroad fireman; Charles
w. Whitmire. railway conductor; T.
B. Taylor, of Blue Ridge; George White
w. Jones. q locomotive engineer; John
Mills, at distillery of Rock Greek; En-
met J Small, of Northwest Roanoke;
Gsoresisestles, Of Vinton; Thomss New
man. .
Injured Otto Falls, win Eddoe, shot
through the groin; George O. Monroe,
shot in the hand; Frank Mills, shot in
the arm Tom Nelson, leg off; Leroy
White, shot in the back; J.. B. McGee,
6 hot in the .eg; Shepard. shot in the
leg E. G.. Small, shot in the abdomen
Charles Powell, shot through the body
J. H. Campbell. Edward Wahlin, G. w.
Fiegatt, @. p. North, O. B. Taylor, =
Hall. David Ruggles, N. E. Sparks, T.
E. Nelms.
Several speeches were made after the
militia retired, and Judge Woods of the
Hastings court assured the mob that the
negro Smith was removed from the Jail,
and accompanied two crowds through
the jail to prove the truth of bis state
ment. His statement did much to paci-
fy the crowd. but they hung around the
Jail and adjacent streets for several
hours afterwards, many dispensing to
search for the secreted prisoner.
At midnight the scene has quieted
down and no further trouble ia ex pected.
The militia remains under the mayors
orders, although it is probable they will
not be called out again. Mayor Trout is
firm in the position he has assumed, and
declares he will uphold the laws.
The dead have been removed to the
establishment and will be
for burial.
The mob surrounded the Jail and be.
gan to batter at the door. Stones few
through the windows and the doors were
about to give way when volley OF lead
struck terror to the hearts of the mob.
The assailants stood a moment, and,
turning their attention from the Jail,
~ CN Oh bio bOi0lCACs leOInh httCt IOunu
followed in quick succession, and in
few minutes the avenue was clear OF
everything, save the dead and dying.
There were fully 5000 persons in the vi
cinity of the Jail when the military be-
gan firing, but the greater part of them
were there only to see what was being
done.
Five hundred is fair estimate OF the
of men who participated in the |
attack upon the jail. At the first vol |
ley thousands fed, and many were
knocked down in the rush. None were
injured. The firing Of the
militia was evidently great surprise,
not only to the mob, but to the citizens
As soon as the dead and |
were cared for, excitement and |
Indignation was again at fever heat, and |
;he mob swore vengeance on the militia
md the mayor, and started again for the |
all. 1t was then that the Judge per-
Iuaded them to desist, but crowds con-
inued to hang around and denounce the |
lction of the authorities in unmistaka-
Die terms.
REIGN UT TERRnR