Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-13
GATLING GUN SENT.
Winston Wants No Repetition Of Sunday
nights RIotinS.
NEGROES AGAINST WHITES
Number Of the Officers OF the
Local Military Company shot Bue
Not Seriously uurt-The Murderer
futile.

RALEIGH, n. C., August l2.-tspeciai)-
The Adjutant-G neral to-day received
kilograms from Winston. from captain
J. c. Bessent commanding the local mill
tary, informing him OF the action of tho
negro mob there last night
This afternoon Mayor Gray, Of Winstons
telegraphed the Adjutant-General. re-
duesting that Calling gun be sent at
once TO Winston. The Gatling-gun de-
tachment at Charlotte was at once or
dered to go to Winston. and Captain Bes-
sent was oroered 10 meet IL upon arrival.
THE RIOTING.
WINSTON, y. C., August l,.-A riot be-
tween whites and blacks. which came
near terminating seriously. occurred here
last night. The trouble originated over
report given out about o'clock Mt all
Of the colored churches that crowd OF
whites were going 10 lynch Arthur Tut
tie. who is being tried here for the muir
der OF Policeman vickers last May
Tn, negroes organized into band. num-
bering some 200 and marched TO tho JAN,
where they remained several hours. Ihey
were armed with pistols and guns.
surfing them that there was no danger
of A lynching. and begged them to dis
perse. Sheriff Macarthur and two winston
| LAWYERS also urged the band TO go away,
| telling them there was no OCCASION Tor
| their conduct Judge Brown, VINO Is mold
| ing court here, was next upon the scene.
He notified the negroes mat they were
violating the law, that Tuttle was get
| ting a fair trial. and that he would DO
1 l,ta ~.
| negroes told his Honor they would
dispense II the Sheriff would place twen-
| ~ officers on guard around the Jail. This
was done. but many OF the mob refused
! 10 leave.
sheriff. Macarthur. In response TO an
, order from Judge Brown. then called out
the Forsyth Rinemen and a number or
| deputies. His Honor also instructed the
| sheriff to arrest all negroes who refused
To dispense. The mob began firing on the
white troops. several officers being struck
| with small bird-shot. but none hurt seri-
ously.
MANY SHOTS EXCHANGED.
SOM 80 shots were exchanged between
the Rinemen and the negroes. but no
one was killed The negroes broke and ran
when the militia began shooting. Four
teen OF the rioters were placed In jail.
Everything was quiet at noon.
Upon the assembling OF court to-day
Judge Brown summoned the grand jury
before him, and instructed them 10 inves-
tgate as To who was responsible for last
nights riot. and see that they were
punished.
Winston's city fathers to-day INSTRUCT
! ed Mayor Gray to order Calling gun
from Charlotte, and ask the authorities
there 10 furnish man 10 operate H.
The Mayor. Chief OF Police. and Sheriff
were also Instructed 10 make all necessary
Arrangements for the protection OF the
city tonight. and TO procure all arms
| and ammunition necessary
TROUBLE PROBABLY OVER.
CHARLOTTE. n. G., August ia Cat
ling gun with detachment OF men left
here this evening for winston.
20 far as is known here at late hour
tonight all Is quiet there. The Sheriff be-
lieves that the trouble Is under control
a large force Of special policemen has
been sworn I'm for tonight.
II is reported that 5000 negroes arf
massed near the town tonight. bBt the
report Is doubtless sensational.