The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-27
,at il they wanted to g. tho negro to scour the

~ think o. Q. Falls was killed, or rather shot,
dispersed. Didn't SEQ any citizens Are a pistol.
had blood on me while was speaking at the
hardware store had been shot half an hour be-
George F: DYER .o, was at the dog show. One
at the @hon came np Mayoe
Trout was a few steps in front. OF the mayors
office making speech. IcoIld not hear much
making speech. only heard, "For Gods sake,
gentlemen. don't rush mp" The shooting com,
THE shooting commenced on the wcst side of
the jail; think It was on the outside. Tho next
hro saw out in the street In front of the jall. I
saw the flash of two pistols then started and
when went Few steps tho military fired. The
ner OF the jail am not any Way in in t the t world
CONNECTED with the military COMPANY.
Nv men heard that the mob was going up to
search MI Trout's hossc went on horseback up
there on the front porch with q gun. The mob
committee OF four or i've and 1 would let them
60 through; know the leader and saw him at
the Jail were in my opinion cxci'ed and firing
IN every dirccion. One young, man with his
in the matter lie answered to the name OF
Bishop. lie was said TO be the woman's son.
think he was the man Who Kicked open some Of
tine doors up ut the courthouse"
Colonel Baker, OF the Second Virginia Regi
mcnt came in and was asked to remain.
Y EVIDENCE OF SIDNEY Is. PACE.
Sidney b. Pace, member OF the Roanoke Light
Infantry-"I was ordered to the armory by
marched to the Jail he first order was received
to clear the streets. | was in The front OF the
mayors office at the time OF the firing
The captain gave orders TO us to keep the
crowd back The crowd in front of us was very
dsordcrly; l didn't receive, any. orders at all
pickets all around. ! think they were run in
Owing to the g'cnt noise could not hear orders
to fire. The last order remember hearing was
charge bayonets.
"rhc last time saw Mayor Trout he was in
where the captain was at the time OF the firing.
There was firing In front OF the jail. The first
firing saw to my eft across the street opposite
the Jail. None OF the squad h'ed until there was
firing in the street. In the squad I think there
were two men OH my right
banded. went home. have been II member OF
the company about twelve months. 1 saw Cap
tain Bird ont In front OF us insisting on the
crowd to draw back. saw the firing in the
crowd all the time from the time It commenced "
COLONEL BAKER ON THE STAND.
Col j. c. Baker, of Woodstock, attorncy.at-
lay. commanding the Second vi glnia Regi,
ment-"On the night of September 20 | was ut
Pulaski and received telegram from the lien.
tenant colonel OF the regiment asking ME to
return. | rep led that the senior colonel in
command could take charge. Carefully follow
nE the is Law examined =. the order given 70 Cap
Being satisfied that there would be no further
trouble, with the consent OF the mayor, left
for Abingdon and icturncd to-day. / was not IN
the city during tho time he difficulty took place
The order followed the formula laid down in the
II.
mayor, and two witnesses. Under the law the
mayor mad entire power to do this. saw no
"Captain Bird told me next day tho mayor had
s M From to dg on imS % haven't
haven't him ee aS bep1e 1es srd
day. If had been here with a regiment
should have felt it my duty to patrol the streets
all night, but IL old citizens asked me to disband
should probably have given way to them. My
choice would he TO hold The ground.
when the man had been ordered ort to pro
tcct was gone should think my duty was at an
end and would leave. There is no special rule
lie refused to state when he saw Captain Bird.
us It was a matter OF confidence. The jury then
adjourned AZ lis p m to meet ut a3U p. III.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
1t was nearly 3 O'Clock before the coroner and
most OF the Jury rcaseemblcd in the private office
at Ho'cl Ice and resumed work The fret wit
Thomas Jefferson Msrlin--"I am u car builder
at the Roanoke Machine Works. have never
been informed on what particular point l was
had walked in front OF the plumbing establish.
mcnt on Commerce street talked with Mr..
front OF the jail and heard the banging on the
doors OF the Jail. turned and walked back two
steps and heard one shot from Il revolver and al.
most immediately the firing was In front "
81 didn't go up for n Few minutes, possibly
eight or ten W5 %nutes Didn't hear any order for
the military At all heard q shot and then
came out and saw the dead and wounded carried
Off the street. When went up they said, Halt.
and said, You wouldn't shoot ono man. They
replied, Get away from here. spoke to the first
soldier | saw and said; My God, why did yon
didn't know who the soldier was. There was
no more said.n
James Stewart Douglass, chief engineer of the
Ponce de Leon HOTEL suppose / was sum
moned here for what heard and saw TIC AFFAIR
happened abont Slo'c'ock. saw pickets
near the mayors Office When first went out
saw % or 100 men coming up the street, shouting
to be n delegation from somewhere When first
saw them l heard someone say, Come on, they
There were good many boys and young fellows.
II understood afterwards they were railroad
men i thought they were going to the Jail to
take the darkcy out. didn't see any soldiers at
that. time. think saw policeman there.
didn't notice who he was. i,don't think there
was any special resistance offered to the crowd
saw the soldiers tell the crowd to get back and
jab at them with their bayonets. When saw
any firing from the street. 1t sounded like
hundred or more guns went Off in minute. |
went there with the expectation of hearing the
mayor or some one else make speech. The
fret shot, 1t might have been two or three, ap-
pearcd to be on the west side.'
LIEUT.. col. w 3. POLE on THE STAND.
Lieutenant Colonel Wilbur S. Pole, OF the Sec
ond Virginia Regimen t-"About 10 O'Clock OH
the goth instant, saw Il policeman rushing by
my office saw come ono leading woman
B'ldwn stopped the wori an and obtained her
statement as tn who did it The room was
pOihtcu Out III WhlcH the ussuUlL WIS maze upon
Mrs. Bishop. My attention was called to the
pool of blood Mrs. Bishop was taksn into.thc
saloon. Mr.. Baldwin started in search OF the
prisoner and remained with the woman.
~ went after DR.. Lewis and got him to CON
down Later heard crowd and saw Mr.. Bald
win with the negro behind him and seated on a
horse. lie brought the negro II the room and
asked Mrs. Bishop II she recogn zcd that man.
She replied: "Ilc looks very much like the man.
Let me sec his hat" The hat shown her and
she said: -" identify the hat. lie certainly is the
man." Mr. Baldwin said to the man: I'VE had
better get out OF here > Mr. Baldwin said to the
crowd: .tShc can not positively identify the man.