The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-27

| p - Sno mayor ONCE. before this
had placed four men on the floor where
the prisoner was confined with ipstrnc.
lions to obey orders; the guns were
loaded; placed elk or eight men on the
| stair landing with orders TO guard the
ooors. AS soon as I saw my guard was
| inside went out in front of the build
Ing. Mayor Trout was then begging
the mob to go back. He said every,
tning TO impress on their minds that the
rihes were loaded with ball cartridges
anu we would IRE il we were compelled
| he WAS answered by jeers such as
they won't shoot we'll have the
| nlgger,' we can shoot too also Joined
In with Mayor Trout and tried to make
them go away and was answered in the
same way Mayor Trout was. + triad
very hard to impress on them that
| would shoot IL compelled to and warned
them again and again to go back, and I
know there were men in the crowd who
knew we would shoot. They gave me
the same answer they did Mayor Trout
ana while l was in the street heard
toem oattering on the door on the west
side Of the Jail. My first impression
was to run around on the outside, but
on second thought I considered it best
10 go inside leaving Lieutenant Moss
In command of the squad at the door.
y! then raised the window at the side
OF the door and leaning out the window
SAID, You men must get away from
that door, and tho only answers l got
were similar to those in front. 1 then
called Tor three men and either Lieuten-
ant Hatcher or Colonel Pole brought me-
four. l leaned out and begged them to
go away and said, Men, get back, get
back, aud the only answer 1 received
was brick hurled through the window
and Jeers from the mob. and then gave
the command in loud tone of voice so
the crowd could hear me, Ready, aim
warned them again saying, Men,
give you fair warming, my guns are
loaded with ball cartridges The only
response got was more rocks and some
pistol shots through the window.
u then said in low tone, steady
boys don't fire until tell you warned
them again while they were shooting ct
me and they were still batting at the
door. was very anxious about that
door. AS saw there was nothing else
10 90 said in low tone to the squad
only, Fire After firing one round thew
did give way and rushed to the stair
way to SEQ about the door and said to
the boys If 1t gets too hot for you retreat
to the passage.
II went up the stairs so could see
WIG Outotoo QOOT bUu IOunQ III all rlQht
and instructed the mon there to shoot
the first man who came through the
door | then rushed out to the front
and called to them cease firing I
found Mayor Trout in front, asked the
boys II any were hurt. The officer re-
piled not man. While in front noticed
man lying in the street between the
rails.
81 then came back to the Office and
met Mayor Trout. He asked If any of
tho men were hurt. Then he told me
that he was shot. | then went out and
called DR.. Simmons to examine the man
In tho street. He said the man was dead.
They attempted to bring him int police
headquarters and | ordered them away
and called Dr. Simmons back. then
noticed q Gro Nd out in the lot and went
to tho window and called them to go
away. They answered, There's n man
here dead l ordered them to take
him away and to disperse The crowd.
| About this time another crowd collected
in front OF the jail and sent two men
to send them away and tell them wo
would shoot any man who came in rifle
range and they must go away.
bout this time different citizens
camo to mo and said the mob was break
ing into the hardware stores and thev
''NNAo oOSii 10 u u 6iQ SHOOb us uOWn ike
dogs. Before this DR.. Simmons, who
was dressing Mr.. Trout's wounds, I met
him and the mayor and he said INV
friends are going to take me to the
hotel. am sick and will have to leave
At the same time Colonel Polo went to
the telegraph office to see about the
Salem company that had been ordered
some time before. The citizens came
to me and begged mo to take the men
away as we would all be killed.
my reply was: Our duty was to
stay there as long as the prisoner re-
manned in Jail None of the men said
anything. BY and by a police officer
suggested that they remove the prisoner
and called for Chief Terry. He couldn't
be found. | don't remem Der seeing him
after the shooting began.
They then called for Sergeant Grit
fin. He came and spoke to him about
removing the prisoner. He said
he could not remove him without
orders from Terry or Mr.. Trout.
then made up my mind to hold the pris-
oner. At the same time l asked Ser.
geant Traynham to unlock the cage
where the prisoner was confined, and
they got everything ready, and Ser.
geant Griffin came back with orders
from Mayor Trout ito remove the pris-
oner and for Gods sake not to kill any
moro men, at the same time prom.
inent citizens came and begged me to
move my men away, saying they would
all be killed. Sergeant Griffin and two
policemen took the prisoner out the
rear door saw Thorn take him out
II then saw my orders were no good
any longer. il the mob came couldn't
shoot Neehad no instructions to guard
the jail. Our orders we're to guard the
/ prisoner. AT this time different citir
zens. such as Judge Woods, Mr.. Watts,