The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-08-15
SUNDAY NIGHTS RIOT.
A LARGE MOB OF NEGROES AT
THE JAIL.
They Were Asked to Dispense by Mayor
Gray, Judge Brown and Others
Forsyth Riflemen Called Out
Some 80 Shots Were Fired.

EOfSytn 1Sl1lemen Cdileu ouC-
Some $50 Shots Were Fired.
Winston came near having serious
| Sunday night.
The trouble originated over false
report, which the negroes claim was
current, to the effect that crowd
was going to take Arthur futile out
of jail and lynch him.
This news, it appears, was given out
at all of the coiored churches, during
service and resulted in the forma-
tion of mob, numbering about $50,
who marched to the Jail and stationed
themselves to prevent, as they claim
ed, any. interference with Tuttle. The
crowd was armed with pistols and
guns.
1t was about $50 when the crowd
. began cOngregating at the Jail. Mayor
Gray was advised about 1920 of the
conduct of the negroes and the situa-
| tiOn. He went to the jail at once and
admonished the mob to disperse, tell
ing the negroes that they were VIOLA
ting the law and that there was no
danger whatever of a lynching bee.
He plead earnestly with the crowd to
SO away, DuU HIS duIuOUlUlOu appeared
to have little effect.
Sheriff Macarthur and MeSsrS. @. B.
Watson and j. @. Buxton also made
speeches, advising the negroes to dis
perse and go to their homes.
Judge Brown went upon the scene
next and made an earnest talk to the
mob. He told the negroes that futile
was securing fair trial and that he
would be responsible for his protec-
tion.
Some of the leaders, the names of
whom were not learned, consented to
disperse if the Sheriff would put
twenty men on guard at the Jail, to
insure the protection of futile.
Judge Brown agreed to the PROPOSE
tion and ordered the Sheriff to have
the men placed on duty. He also
notified the negroes that he would
only give them ten minutes to break
up, telling them that the Sheriff
would arrest all who failed to obey
orders.
Failing to comply with His Honor's
request, Sheriff Macarthur called out
the Forsyth Riflemen, who, with the
Sherif's posse, were stationed on
Fifth street, near Main.
The mob, at this time, was on Fifth
and Church streets, around Masters
corner.
1t is estimated that no less than $50
shots were fired by the militia and
mob, the first coming, however, from
the negroes, who struck several Off
GERS.
Fourteen bird shot struck Police
man Cofer. Sheriff Macarthur, Peter
Thompson, Walter Nading and others
were also hit, but none were badly
injured.
The negroes who did not run away
hid in houses and behind fences, when
the Riflemen began firing On them.
1t was after 4 o'clock when the
crowd was broken up and Judge
Brown ordered the Rifiemen to with
draw.
Mayor Gray swore in number of
extra policemen; There is no indica-
tiOn of any further trouble today.
How the false report became cur
rent in regard to lynching futile no
one appears to know. Some think
that the alarm" originated by the
negroes hearing the people coming in
up Main street from the Yearly Meet
ing at High Point.
Fourteen members of the negro
mob were arrested and jailed this
Frank Robinson, Thos. Myers,
George Bailey, John Grogan, Felix
Lee, Walter Lee Price, Chas. Hauser,
Morgan Hart, Robt. Barnett, Pleas
Webster, Ernest Day, Gus Hopkins,
Ed. NOals, Matthew Malone.
TO PROTECT THE CITY.
The Winston Aldermen held called
session Monday morning and adopted
the following resolutions, which are
self-eXplanatory:
Resolved. That the mayor be au-
thorized to request the mayor of Char
lotte to lend the City of Winston one
<Nf 1Nn IN n%l
man to operate same, at once.
Second, That the chief-of-police,
with the mayor and sheriff, be
requested to make all necessary ar
rangements for the protection Of the
city tonight; and be authorized to
procure all necessary arms and ammu-
milton.