The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-08-13

Lynched. which was Given Out in
the Colored Churches, Fired the
Negroes.-They Marched from the
Churches to the jail and Refused to
Disperse Until Fired on by the For
syth Riffemen.
Special to the News and Observer
WINSTON, N. O., Aug. IA serious
riot between whites and blacks was mar
rowly averted here last night. 1t was
given out in the colored churches during
the day that an attempt was going to be
made to lynch Arthur Tuttle, on trial
here for murder of policeman Vickers
last May. After church, about $50 ne
groes organized and marched to the Jail
where they remained for several hours
They were armed with pistols and
guns. Mayor Gray went to the
Jail and assured the negroes there
was no danger of lynching and begged
them TO disperse. Sheriff Macarthur and
two of Winston's lawyers also addressed
the negroes, assuring them that there
was no danger of lynching. Judge
Brown, who is holding court, notified
the negroes that they were violating the
law, telling them that Tuttle should
have fair trial and that he would be
responsible for Tuttle's protection
The negroes said they would leave
leave If the sheriff would put
guard of twenty men around the Jail.
This was done but many of the mob re-
fused to go away. Sheriff Macarthur
then ordered out the Forsyth regiment
besides numoer Of deputies, who were
sworn in Judge Brown also instructed
the sheriff to arrest those who did not
leave. The mob began firing on the
officers, several of whom were struck
with small bird shot. but none were Sc
riousIy wounded. The Rifiemen fired
several volleys into the crowd, causing
the negroes to disperse in quick order.
Fourteen of the rioters were arrested by
officers and put in Jail.
Judge Brown and Mayor Gray were
interviewed this evening, on last nights
riot. The former said that he considered
the trouble under control. The city Sc
cured one hundred rifles to day in addi
ton to those in hand by the Forsyth
Rlfamen. Sixty extra policemen have
been sworn in for the night. 1t is re-
ported this evening that some 800 ne
groes are congregated just outside of the
corporate limits Present situation
only warrants Mayor Gray in saying ne
hopes there will be no further
trouble. The murder trial of Arthur
Tuttle was given to the jury at 5:15
this afternoon. Verdict is not expected
before to morrow.
The trial of Bud Cunningham, col
ored, for the murder of his sweetheart,
begins to morrow. Negroes appear to
be against Cunningham, but favor Tuttle.
Mrs. Katy Orator, aged ninety five,
died here yesterday.
Wesley Whitaker, well known citi-
zen of Rockford, Surry, is dead; aged
eighty five.
The News on the Train.
On the train coming from Greensboro
yesterday the riot was the subject dis
cussed by all the passengers. One gen
tleman stated that the negroes were
aroused by number of people return
ing from the Friends meeting at High
Point. 1t was after midnight when they
rode through the town. The negroes
thought that it was a mob forming TO
lynch Tuttle, and they gathered around
the jail in large numbers. Judge
Brown gave orders, so the story went, to
the sheriff to call out the military
summon sufficient deputies and if with
in given time the mob had not dis
persed to open fire. Later on Mayor
Eugene Gray coming upon the scene
rescnded the Judges orders and after
assuring the negroes that no violence to
Tuttle was contemplated or would be
tolerated, ordered everybody to disperse.
The officers and soldiers started to leave
when the mob fred, wounding the
sheriff and one or two other officials
Terrible excitement reigned and the
situation was alarming A volley from the
militia scattered the blacks, and compare
tlvequiet was restored but there were nut
terings and murmurings on all sides and
preparations were made by the town of
ficials to quell any subsequent outburst
should one occur.
The News in Raleigh.
Yesterday morning about II o'clock
his excellency Governor Elias Carr re-
ceived telegram from the sheriff OF
Forsyth county advising him of the con-
dition Of affairs in Winston.
The Governor was seen last night at
the mansion by News AND OBSERVER
reporter and confirmed the above state
ment saying that later, about o'clock,
Adjutant General f. H. Cameron re-
ceived a telegram from Mayor Eugene
Gray, of Winston, advising that
the Gatling gun at Charlotte be or
dered at once to that town. "The
Adjutant General, continued the Gov
ernor, mot being cognizant of the fact
that he (the Governor) had received the
II o'clock message, and being, more
over, unacquainted with the state of af-
fairs at Winston, Immediately replied by
wire asking what was the matter. The
reply came back from the layor outlin-
ing the situation as sent to the Governor
and repeating the request"
Orders were sent at once to Charlotte
providing that gun detachment, with
Capt Franklin in command, should leave
Charlotte yesterday afternoon with the