The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-05-29
THREATENED LYNCHlNG
HISS PHILLIPS' xySAJLANT ARREST
ED IND IDENTIFIED BIZ HER,
A Thousand People Gathered Mt Burning
ton, but were Induced to Dirperse-
Sensational <aunsway Match

RALEIGH, n. c., May 2S.-Speciai.-
On Sunday morning May 10th. Miss
Mary Phillips, who is employed IN the
cotton mill near Burlington. was attacked
and overpowered by a negro man while
or her way TO Sunday school Search
was at once begun for her assaiiant'
and excitement throughout the county
was intense. She described the negro
and said she had seen him often. but
did not know his name.
About a dozen men were arrested and
brought before her, but were discharged
upon her saying the right man had not
been found. Saturday a negro answering
the description was arrested in CasWell
county, and being taken to burlington
Miss Phillips at once declared him 10 De
her assaiIant. The fellow then made
complete confession. saying he had gone
two miles TO commit the outrage:
AS soon as the man was identined, at
least one thousand people gathered IN
Burlington. and IL was positively ana
openly stated that he would be lynched
last night, but later in the day ne was
carried to Graham and placed IN JAN
and Solicitor Parker made speech TO
the angry crowd. assuring them that
speedy Justice should be done. rms
speech had "A great effect. and at last ac-
counts the negro was in jail.
a genuine sensation was caused mere To-
day by a runaway match between TWO
wcN-known young people. The contract
ing parties are III. \. Wilkinson, southern
Associated Press operator, ard MISS Ma
ME Alcot. The bride IS very pretty
young lady and was student az tne
Peace Institute, being a member Of the
graduating class. Ii was the purpose 10
keep the marriage secret until after grad
uating exercises at Peace Institute, to-
night but President Dinwiddie receiver
an ANONYMOUS letter setting forth their
plan. which he communicated 10 her tath-
err but too late to prevent the cere-
mony. The father at once went IN search
OF his daughter only to find her mar
ried. ~.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
d. II. futile Of the Central Methodist
church, in the presence Of few irlendS
Of the groom.
DELEGATES 70 THE PRISON CoNGRE's.
Governor Carr to-day appointed the fol-
lowing delegates 20 represent ne go,
at the annual session OF me me O NJ, n,ne
Prison Congress at st. Paul, MINI, S",'
18th 10 20.h: ~ Leazer. w. }. HICKS, ~
b. benson. T. ". Patton charles Ruii3'
i. II. Allen, J. +. Suckney. Warren Jonn-
son. 4. N. McCauley. John i. hihs' W.
h. Moore. r. II. Haigler. ..
MIR. J. NJ Monte left this afternoon
for the battle-ground Of Antietam, as .
member of the commission 70 aScerlaIh
and mark the position of the North caro-
lima troops. The commission consists o.
went Veterans. Of which Colonel Wal
Ter clark is chairman. General Harry
Heth, of Virginia, will be with the com
The Governors Guard, Of this city VIII
be represented at the monument ccremo-
nies in Richmond May 3oth by Captain
Williams and other officers.
Adjutant-General Cameron VIII also at
tend and represent Governor Carr.
Representative Grady's little daughter
Is quite SEX, and Mrs. Grady is in Wash
ingtOn.