Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1898-11-18
MISTAKEN
FOR MANLY.
A Man Giving His
Name as Geo. W.
Brown was
Beaten.

Until the Old Dominion Seam
er Left for New York-Four
Wilmington Refugees Here.
The Norfolk Landmarks says ::
Because he was mistaken for
Manly, the negro editor of the
Wilmington, N. c., Record,
whose defamation of southern
women was one of the main
causes of the condition Of affairs
now existing there, a negro who
gave his name as George W.
Brown was quite badly beaten III
the postoffice about II 80 o'clock
yesterday afternoon.
It seems that Brown went to
the office for Manly's mail.
At the time there was quite a
group of men standing near and
one OF them asked the negro If
he lived here. He replied Nc,
and upon being asked his busl-
ness, replied that he was a news
paper editor. He then said he
was Manly, from Wilmington,
N. c. His questioner then gave
him a few words Of advice to the
effect that he had better "nOve
on as there was no room for him
in Norfolk" This was received
with a sneer when the kindly dis
posed young man smashed him
in the jaw and with several others
would have given Brown a very
severe thrashing but for the ap~
pea1ance on the scene Of Special
Officer Oakes, who went to the
negro S rescue.
The whipped man was sent TO
the police station IN the patrol
wagon and here it was that for
the first time be gave his name
as Brown. He claimed New York
as his home and said that he had
only been visiting IN Winning
ton, being ell route to New York
when he was set upon. He was
not badly hurt and left last night
on the Old Dominion steamer tor
New York, being accompanied
to the wharf by Officer Mcclure,
of the police.
Numbers Of people who heard
Of the affray and who afterwards
| heard of Browns statement did
not believe him. One man OF
veracity claimed that he had
| seer II Manly on the street here
while another, who was equally
as confident, said that Manly had
not been in Norfolk for a mo nth
One thing appears to be certain
however, and that is whether
the name Of the man who was
| beaten is or is not Brown, 1t
can hardly be Manly, Judging
from the description of the two
men.
A description of the latter
was obtained from Wilmington
his home, last night. This sets
| him forth as being about feet
; inches tall, light moustache
stoop shouldered, active and
talkative and weighing about
, 1Ao pounds, The man who left
for New York last night after
quite a rough experience is
about s feet II inches tall
weighs about 10 pounds, is dark
brown in color and has smooth
face. Of course, Manly could
have shaven his moustache, but
it is hardly possible that he could
have grown eight inches taller
and increased thirty pounds II
weight and changed his color IN
a few days.
Brown came from Ellzabatll
City yesterday morning over the
Norfolk and Southern railroad
and with him there were eX
Chief of Police Melton, K. ID
Bunting, ex -Justic of the Peace
and c. H. Gilbert, ex policeman
and G. Z. French, ex acting
;, sheriff, of Wilmington, N. {.
who were deposed when th'
white men took charge. The,
tried to land in NeWbern ant
again in Elizabeth City afte
being forced from their nativ
: heath, but in both places wer
}, told to move on. The last seel
of them here they were hecdln;
uptown.
6 LATER.-Manly is now at AS
e bury Park, N. }.
The demand for Ayers Hair Vlgo
y in such widely-separated regions
A Australia