Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-11-13
FROM BLUIFIELD
Caught in the ACT aud Killed-PAstOr
Called Other Items Of Interest.

BLuKFIKLD. w. Va, Nov eth
On the nisht OF November 2nd inst f.
the postmaster. (white OF course) at
Newbern. Va. was caught stealing /
wheat from his neighbOrs Col. viii |
liam I. jordan, of Newborn Colonel |
Jordan discovered for some time that /
some one had beed stealing from his
Il Ids and barns. CoiOrel Jordan p'ac- |
"a two guards near his store house for
wheat in n wbsrn. About - DEL rex
he guards saw = man unlock the door
"a the house and go in, and come ont
with bag of wheat on his back. The
guards gave the command Co halt. ESQ
sure were they that it was n Negro they
| fired almost before the sound left their
lips) they tcth fired twice each sn1
the man fell dead and mover moved.
/ The guards then went to a house nAar-
by and told Whist had happened Tn y
returned TO the spot where the dead
man ans bag of wheat lay, and behold
n these pr-at watchmen's surprise it
was John F-agl-s, tn PRESENT post
master at Newbern, Wa We are in
fnmed that the gentleman, Colonel
Jordan had been r-lisb'e advised that
these were Negroes doing this stealing
= and he had given the instr uctionS TO
? the guards to kill the first man they
saw ende avOr,pg to steal was rot
thinl IT, q il wolld b. a white man. Oh !
no, but it WAS certainly niger,
because W. learn that the guards were
O very much hurt over their actions al
ter discovering il was white man and
the post-master. o. that place We
simply mention this 10 inform those
: tbat read new papers and those hat
:. do no hat III Negroes are not guilty
of every dirty act that is dpne. There
are many things other races are guilty
of md shou be dealt with according
Co the Law, but it is left HrdOn- and
passes awsy rs the mt rningde -hile
=. ia m q cases with our p coil lyn h rs
u or haIgihg OF some k,nd Of pun -nnnenl
y must follow. We need not expect oui
real iuSii ice until we get in HEAVIER
u when Gid himself will be the genera
- presiding officer, Christ viii be the
l, general rro-' CIT ng attorney and the
y Angel the jurymen.
u We .r Ga ed 10 note there will b'
IN many m re readers of the PLANET IL
POcah, nt.s in the future. Miss E
~ Allen is a young lady of great pushing
ability and needs OILY TO be dealt fair
Is ~ With in business. She is a powe
r. among the people in that town
re The Scott Street Baptist Church Ia
T. called Rav DR.. K Perkins. o. Huntin
n. TIN. w. Va, to be pas or here Dr
E. Per. ins Is one among the ablest minis
eTs OF the state. tie Will preach
nj first sermon here, the Sunday upon hi
IL calling.
1t il funny how some ignorant color
q ed people will subscribe for papers ant
{ Expect them every day, and KNOWN
81 they are subscribing TO a weekly pape
at at the same time We hope they wi
Y learn bet ter some of these days.
mi Hon George Williams Jr.. Presid en-
n of the NATIONAL Ind Us trisl Benefits
p Endowment Company, of Lynchburf
.. was in this section ali last week O
I business nf Importance Hon Viii
'iams has BIC me one OF the big stocs
al holders, in the Glen Lincoln Coal an
he Coke g ,pany of Norton
n We will have he full account of tn
N | wedding nf our distinguished friends. j
our next weeks letter, Mr.. w q Cal
"a ter. son OF Mr and Nrs. John Garter
~ OF Blue Ridge Springs Va. and Mi
" Matte e. Holley, of Taxewell e 'ur
house. Va the charm ng dauRhte- {
.. Mr. Ballard Holley of the latter plsc
a Miss Lizzie Rsdd is now visiting BIZ
n sister, Mrs Read of Pocahontas.
IL M. ]. w. Turk is doing hustlir
A., grocery business in Pocahontas, all
TIC Mr. Wrighr. Both OF them are {
W. R. PATTERSON.