The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-25
DETERMINATION OF WHITES
AVERTED ARSON AND
MURDER.
"D-.D DEMO Gratis OUGHT TO Be KILLED.
Negro who Furnished Whiskey 10 inhame the
Rioters Passions Jailed Events Lead
ing to the Race Conflict.
AshpoIe Now Ouist.

Lumberton, n. c., Oct. 24.-(Special.)
ty, in which three white men were shot
by negro mob, as has been heretofore
reported, has about subsidized The
trouble originated from the failure Of Il
negro to apply for registration on the
day fixed and the consequent refusal of
tie registrar to allow him to register OH
the day on which he applied. 1t was
followed up by serious threats and at
tacks ON white men by negroes, culmi-
mating in the burning on last Thursday
night of the store of Stubb q Floyd iu
the town of Ashpole.
Threats by negroes after this COM
municated to the citizens of Ashpole TO
the effect that the whole town would
be burned and the citizens murdered
caused the white people to assemble in
the town Saturday night to provide
against further offences.
On Saturday night while the white
men were guarding the town, mob of
negroes assembled in the town, and upon
making demonstrations were requested
by the whites to withdraw. They at
first refused. but on being addressed by
the sheriff. did withdraw from the town
a short distance.
Arms and ammunition had been stored
by the negroes in house near the town.
After the negroes withdrew the white
men returned to a building for the night,
leaving a few of their number to keep
watch. About / o'clock, while the white
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were fred upon by negroes in ambush
and three white men were wounded
The fire was returned by the whites
but the negroes fed. A special train
was dispatched for blood hounds, tele-
phone message was sent to Lumberton
and other places for help.
About 10 o'clock Sunday the blood
hounds arrived and the posse started in
pursuit During the day a number of
the negroes were caught and placed in
box car for safe keeping until the
others could be captured.
Up to this time ten negroes have been
caught and are now in jail here.
On the preliminary trial most of the
negroes confessed to the shooting and
burning and implicated others.
Ashpole is now quiet and it is hoped
that the trouble is about over.
One of the threats made by the ne
groes was that the damned Democrats
ought to be killed and that the negroes
were going to rule this country" The
leaders advised them - shoot all the
white men they could and not go home
to get justice, but to kill the white men
and run.
1t is clear that by the prompt and de-
termined action of the white men great
bloodshed was prevented and the lives
of many prominent citizens saved.
The whites displayed great coolness
and moderation under the circumstances,
and they saved the county from a terri
BILE race riot. 1t is fact that the ne
groes of the county are greatly infamed
by recent speeches made by Republican
and Populist speakers.
News has just reached here that one
of the leaders has been arrested and is
now in jail at Whiteville. He is the
man who furnished whiskey to the
crowd and said the negroes would burn
Ashpole with bullets.
AN EARLIER ACCOUNT.
A special from Lumberton, n. c., yes
terday says:
"The expected riot between the races
at Ashpole, this county, Saturday night
turned out differently from what was ex-
pected. About eight o'clock Saturday
night, telephone message from Ashpole
stated that a crowd of mutsnous negroes,
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