The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-11-16
RACE WAR,
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with no foundation in fact, were car
riea 70 the negroes, more than 500,
at work in the cotton compress.
They were told that their homes were
being burned, etc. They rushed pell
NELL from their work. However, by
the heroic Efforts of Messrs. James
and W. H. Sprunt, the proprietors OF
Alexander Sprunt Sons Co., the great
majority of them were stopped, and
finally so controlled as to leave for
their homes in small squads.
About the time the trouble at the
compress was gotten under control,
news came from the first ward, over
the railroad, that a riot was in pro-
gress there. Large numbers Of armed
mel boarded the street cars or ran on
foot to the scene, corner OF Fourth
and Harnett streets.
FIVE NEGROES KILLED.
This was about II o'clock. When
they reached the scene five negroes
had already been killed and fully 20
wounded; one highly esteemed young
white man, Mr.. William Mayo, was
seriously wounded and two others,
George Piner and Mr.. Chadwick,
were slightly injured.
What gave rise to the trouble was
that white guards who were on duty
on the corner Fourth and Harnett
streets, halted a squad of negroes
who manifested threatening air
All of them save one needed the ad-
vice of the guards to disperse. He
foally turned as though to move
away and suddenly wheeled about
and
FIRED AT TIE SQUAD
Of guards. Very quickly several rifle
bulls crashed through his body, kill
ing him instantly. The ball fred by
the negro took effect in Wm. Plner's
arm. The negroes in sight quickly
darted around corners, and in few
moments one of them raised up from
behind fence and fred a Winches
ter rife, severely wounding WIN.
Mayo, now of Y Y,nkers, n. Y, who
was standing on the piazza of his
fathers residence. Mr.. Mayo was
here to vote and would have returned
homo in few days. The negro was
captured. He was in his own yard
and two Winchesters were found in
his house. Within 10 minutes his
body was riddled with bullets. A
large mob of negroes assembled
about square away, and reinforce
ments for the white men having ar
rived volley was fred upon them
KILLING FOUR MORE
and wounding others. The negroes
quirkss setrsated. The Wilmington
Light infantry and the naval reserves
were called out and the rapid fire
gun and the Hotchkiss one FOUNDER
were also hurriedly carried to the
scene. A mob of several hundred
negroes was gathered on N1rth
street, corner of Nixon, but as the
military advanced the negroes fell
back and rapidly scattered.
ANOTHER ONE KILLED.
When near Sixth and Nixon streets
a shot was fred into the naval re-
serves from negro house. A volley
of bullets was fred by the military
through doors and windows, killing
one negro. Nine inmates were cap
tured and escorted to jill. The
house was demolished.
With the exception Of two or
three casualties in remote portions OF
the city this ended the really rloto's
scenes of the day.
The news of the conflict spread
quickly to neishboring cities and
large bodies of men arrived during
the afternoon from Fayetteville and
other nearby towns, and all sections
of the city Inhabited by white people
are closely guarded tonight.
VIM. J. Martin.