The Indianapolis journal., 1898-11-12
Says He VIII Stop "Red Shirts" and
"ROugh Riders" from LynchinC
and Deporting People.
OUTRAGE AT PHOENIX, S. C.
II. II. TOLBERTrS ACCOUNT OF THE
ELECTION-DAY TRAGEDIES.
How the Negroes Were KiIIed-PrO-
lection to BE Afforded the Federal
Collector at Charleston.

WASHlNGTON Nov. ia special to
the Post from Wilmington, N c., says:
This city is remarkably quiet tonight, the
turmoil and terrible race conflict considered
The military is doing police duty at the re-
quest of the city authorities, although no
martial law has been proclaimed. There are
five companies on duty. They are the Fay
etteville Rifemen, the Clinton Guards, the
Kingston Naval Reserves Wilmington
Light Infantry and the Wilmington Naval
Reserves. Col. Walker Taylor is in com,
mand. About o'clock this afternoon there
was a military parade through the prin-
cipal streets. The five companies were in
line and were accompanied by two Colts s
rapid-fire guns mounted on wagons and a
one-pound Hotchkiss. They were enthusas-
tically cheered by the white people all along
the line of march.
Mayor Waddell issued the following proc
lamation tonight: The comparatively few
persons in this city who seem disposed to
abuse the opportunity of carrying arms
which recent events afforded and who are
doing some very foolish talking, are here
by notified that no further turbulence or
dsorderly conduct will be tolerated They
are notified that regular police force wilt
preserve order and every peaceable citizen,
black and white, will be protected in his
person and property. No armed patrol, ex-
cept those authorized by the chief of police
Will appear on the streets. Justice is sat
isfied. Vengeance is cruel and accursed'
Late this afternoon Mayor WaddeIl
called melting of the new Board of Alder
men. The purpose of the meeting was to
devise ways and means to suppress lawless-
ness and stop red Shirts rough riders'
and secret committees who seem bent on
forcing Objectionable citizens to leave the
city, and the proclamation given above is
the outcome of the meeting.
''The negroes are thoroughly terrorized
Hundreds of them have left the city, flee
ing through the country in all directions
tonight. w. E. Henderson, the most prom
inent negro lawyer here, asked for a mil
itary escort to the Atlantic Coast-line sta
tion for himself and family. 1t is believed
that the race war is about over. No negroes
have been shot to-day and none of the
wounded has died.
The Evening Stars Wilmington corre-
spondent says: "a big lynching party was
planned for the night and it required all
that the mayor and his associates could do
to prevent it. There were six negroes in Jail
who had been arrested during the excite
ment Of the day and whom some of the
people of the town thought should be sum-
marily dispatched. One was a prominent
leader, Thomas Miller, who was charged
with declaring that he would wash his hands
in white mans blood before night An
other was A. r. Bryant, charged with being
a dangerous character; the others were less
prominent, but who had been under the ban
of the whites for conduct calculated to in
cite trouble. Mayor WaddeIl and his as
I,oo
ing. They said that good government was
to prevail in Wilmington from this time
and would commence Immediately. The
would-be lynchers were so insistent that the
mayor called out guard and kept the Jail
surrounded all night. This morning the six
negroes were taken out and escorted to the
north-bound train by a detachment of
militia, to be banished from the city. The
citizens cheered as they saw them going for
they considered their departure conducive
to peace in the future. The men were
started for Richmond.
This is but the beginning of a general
movement to rid the town of the turbulent
negro leaders. 1t is not proposed to use vio-
lence, but to send them away with instruc-
tions not to return. Squads of men are out
to-day searching for the most notorious
characters and they will be deported as
they are found. Last night the white Re-
publican deputy sheriff, G.. Z. French left
the city He was followed to the train and
narrowly escaped violence party went to
the car and tried to take him out. The
arrival of Fred Stedmine, who is one of the
most conservative and cool-headed men in
town, while being at the same time lead
er in the movement for white supremacy
frustrated the attempt. He was joined by
two other citizens and the three persuaded
the crowd to let the deputy go. French was
prominent in Republican politics and is
charged with organizing the negroes.
Several white men of the community who
had become obnoxious from their leadership
of and associating with negro politics were
also deported. Notice was served on three
of them this morning to leave within twelve
hours. They are ex-Chief of Police Melton,
Charles Gilbert and r. H. Bunting On
Market street two pictures are displayed
from the branch of a tree One is labeled
r. H. Bunting, white the other picture
Of a negro woman is marked Mrs R. b.
Bunting, colored.' Melton, Bunting and Gill
bert were escorted to the depot this after
noon and sent out of town. Eight negroes
in the county jail. whom the Red Shirts
and Rough Riders had threatened TO
lynch, we're sent to Goldsboro this morning
for safe keeping. These were arrested dur
ing the rioting Thursday.
Not wanted Anywhere.