The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-01-06

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oHAF4ASSoos4, TxSS,, Jan, ga
special from BakersviIle, N, G., says
that the story Of the horrible killing of
sixty'two people as reported in the
papers to-day is a fake Of the first water.
No such occurrence has taken place,
and the people in that locality are at
loss to understand why the story was
told, (,
MARIoN, n. O., Jan, 5,-The Bakers
vile riot was expected. All day Tues
day the mountaineers OF Mitchell and
Mcdowell counties were assembling in
the little mountain hamlet Of Bakers
vile until the population of 500 was
about doubled. At four o'clock in the
afternoon formal demand was made
upon Sheriff Moomaw for snipes and
two Whitesons by messenger from
the mob, who approached tho Jail un-
der a flag of truce, TO this the brave
garrison responded: mo, we will die
first"
Then they knew that there would be
fight. The little company was split
inthree parts; one remaining in the
Jail and the other two occupying the
shenlF's house and barn adjacent to the
main building. Winchesters were
loaded and the wait for a final struggle
began. They were not long in suspense.
The night would be bright with moon
! light and it was useless for the mob to
wait for darkness. About shutdown the
first attack was made. At least 500
armed mon marched solidly up the
road and then with howl broke on
run for the Jail, The garrison was ready
Tor them,
x "Halt, or will give tho order to Gret"
, rang out Sheriff Aloomaw's voice. No
Z attention was paid for the warning.
"Fire, rang out the order and IS rifles
noured a direct and thanking hail OF
bullets into the determined lynchers.
They wayered q moment, rs score OF
them went down, but with the steadi-
ness OF veterans, closed up their ranks
and rushed forward again under the
leadership of gigantic monntaineer,
who urged them forward with the old
rebel yell. Again the riAes OF the
beseiged rang out and this time they
were answered by concentrated fire
from the mob. The aim was deadly.
Every window OF the exposed side OF
the buildings by tho defenders was shot
out and dozen men fell wounded or
killed. Their bodies hampepd tho
deputies who were unharmed aud only.
few could close up to the windows
and return the volcy before the mob
was upon them. There was short
struggle, but what were 10 men against
500P A few revolver shots and 100
dubbed rifles and all was over.
Tho deputies with their leader, Sheriff
Moomaw, mortaity wounded, were in
the hnndspf the mob, and every one OF
them were looking down the'muz2le OF
at least three Winchesters. There was
no hope for further resistance, and the
fate OF the three murderers was scaled.
Without waiting to pick up the dead OF,
care for the wounded the men made
rush for the jail, and 1t went down be-
fore the shoulders OF u score OF men.
The prisoners were reached. They
.were tho only ones in Jail and the mob
had no trouble in breaking down the
cells. Half dead with fear they were
dragged out into the open air, where
ropes were placed around their necks,
and with 100 men mad with the thirst
for gore at the end OF each, they were
dragged over tho ice.coyered rocks to
piece OF land half mile away. Behind
them followed the rest OF the mob
firing at tho formsof the prisoners every
few minutes. The prisoners were I'M
doubtodly dead before they were
dragged twenty yards. aud it was the
mere semblance OF human forms that
were strung up when the woods were
reached. -,
Then tho mob returned to look for
the dead and wounded. In the little
enclosure on the road bed in front Of tho
jail twenty-five bodies were found, and
in three buildings eight moro were
dead. About thirty were injured, somc
OF them fatally. Sheriff MoomHw was
shot twice through the chest and three
times through the abdomen.
The following is list OF the killed at
the Bakersville lynching, so far as oh.
tanned:
sherlff's posse killed: Tom Hall, j. N.
Williams, y. /. Richie, r, N. Jones, p
b. Sans, r. +. Johnson, William Reed,
7. N. Beckner, j. W. Laws. N. Il Pan
nell, g. N. Hatfield.
Those of the mob killed: Jack
Thomas, Owen Thomas, John Worth,
William Osborne, g. BailiH, win Perry,
John Osborne, Phil Crowder, jim
Nance, VIII Butler, Hagor Byrd.
No further particulars OF the riot can
be obtained, as snow Is fourteen inche4
70 two feet deep covering the entire
country horea6outs and prevents com
mrnication. A report says two men
have been killed Ia Madison county.
SCENE OF THE CARNAGE.
Caused by a Raid on Moon shinsrS-Thirty