The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-10-26
Alex Gilmore, tho Outlaw

Alex Gilmore, colored. the Cumberland
county outlaw who was captured at
Jacksonville, Onslow county. last Mon
day, was brought to Wilmington yester-
day afternoon by Deputy Sheriff II. A.
Jarman, of Jacksonville. and Mr.. Robert
James, of Duplin county. who were on
their way to Fayetteville with their
prisoner. They carried him 10 the station
house and locked him in a cell till the
1856 o'clock p. m. train left on the Cape
Fear and Yadkin Valley railway, when
they left for Fayetteville.
A Messenger representative called at
the station house and had a conversation
with Gilmore. He was locked up in a cell
but was brought outside, after the iron
doors Of the corridor had been locked.
He is a black negro, % years of age. as
he informed us. and according to his
statement he has lived in Wilmington.
and has kin people here. He once worked
for Mr.. ]. c. Stewart. on Fourth street.
Gilmore was suffering from the wounds
he received by being shot last Sunday in
the Clear Run section Of Cumberland
county. His right arm was in a sling and
he had shot all over his body. He stated
that he was shot last Sunday night be-
tween IL and / o'clock while on his way
from church. His story is that he and
Ed Smith, cGlored, were walking along
the road, with another negro named
Teadwell. and heard voices. Suddenly
without being hailed the report Of a
couple of guns rang out and he was
peppered with shot. He had forty shots
lodged in his body. His right arm was
badly shot, and his legs, back, neck. head
and ears were peppered. II the shots had
been large he would nave been literally
riddled.
Gilmore said he was staying at the
house Of Willis Smith, colored, five miles
from Clear Run, Sampson county. and
was working in the neighborhood. He
says he is innocent of any crime, and he
does not look like a mean negro. although
he is charged with murder. burglary n
highway robbery. 1t is said, in fact, that
he has committed not less than four
murders. He was outlawed and has de-
fled arrest, declaring that he would never
be taken alive. A large reward was Of
fered by Cumberland county for his ar
rest.
After being shot he escaped n made
his way to the lower edge of Duplin
county, and Mr.. Robert James hearing
that there was a reward for him, follow
ed him to Jacksonville. Onslow county.
While he was at the depot to take the
train for Wilmington Monday morning,
Mr.. James walked up to him and took
him into custody. He carried him before
Mayor j. w. Burton and swore out a
warrant for his arrest. Deputy Sheriff
Ia ma n fhon ovoo,,to1 Tho g. 49,
presence Of the mayor.
The Sampson Democrat, of Clinton. N.
c., says in it's issue of yesterday:
ALEX Gilmore, the Cumberland county
outlaw, a mulatto who has committed
sundry crimes, including burglaries, and
for whom there is a large reward, has
at last been captured. Before day on
Alex Kelly, Of Lisbon township, Samp-
son county. and a posse of deputies To-
Gated Gilmore at a point near Six Runs.
They came upon him in the road and
law ran and was fired at seven times by
the posse whose guns were charged with
DUCK shot, many OF which took effect.
Though terribly wounded, Gilmore es-
capped into an adjacent swamp and was
lost. The next day he was seen by sew
eral persons in the neighborhood who
feared to undertake to arrest him. and
VINO reported that his right arm was
broken and that he had a terrible wound
in his right leg. He was shot almost all
over the body. He had been visiting
friends in the Lisbon neighborhood where
he was well known as Alex. Murphy. He
mas numerous names and Is known by
dinerent ones in many communities. On
last Monday Sheriff Marshburn received
a telegram stating that Gilmore was
under arrest at Jacksonville, Onslow
county, which point he had reached in
some unaccountable manner. He was
badly wounded when arrested. The
Cumberland authorities have been mott
ned and Gilmore will be taken to Fay-
reward" ~