The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-11

ment is expected to bring peace and or
der, and nothing is expected tonight.
EX-RepresentatiVe Waddell, chairman
of the committee of 20, received at noon
today the following letter; We the
oolored citizens to whom was referred
, the matter Of the expulsion from this
community of the person and press of
A. L. Manly, beg most respectfully to
say that we are in nowise responsible
for nor in any manner condone the
obnoxious article that called forth your
actions. Neither are we authorized to
act for him in this matter, But, in the
interest of peace. we will most will
ingly use our influence Il to have your
wishes carried out Very respectfully,
the committee of colored citizens"
This answer instead of being deliY-
cred in person to Mr.. WaddeIl, at Z 30
this morning, as required, was placed
in the mail and did not reach him until
after the printing Office had been de-
stroyed. A crowd was formed tonight
to take from the jail and lynch two
negroes, Thomas Miller and Ira Bry-
ant, who were arrested today charged
with making threats and were regarded
as dangerous cases. The mayor, Col.
Wadaell, promptly prohibited the as
sembIlng of the crowd at the Jail, and
he himself headed a guard of 25 men,
with Winchesters, to guard the prison
ers.
The editor Of this paper had published
an article defamatory of white women
ana mass meeting of citizens yester-
day ordered his expulsion from the city
within "a hours and the removal of his
press.
Fifteen leading negroes were called
in by the committee of % last night,
and directed to notify the chairman by
7.SO O'Clock this morning whether they
would agree to the removal of the press.
They We're informed, if no answer was
returned, the press would be demol-
ished. No answer being received by
the chairman, after waiting an hour,
the citizens demolished the fixtures of
the printing office. The building was
also fired and Quilted.
The leaders say that this action was
the work Of irresponsible persons, and
as soon as the fire was discovered, the
fire department was called out to ex-
tinguish it.
The burning of the printing office
created great conmotion among the
negroes. The rumor spread that the
whites were going to burn and murder
in the negro quarter. This rumor
reached the 800 or 400 negro employees
of cotton compress, who quit work
and hung about the streets in manifest
terror.
gro section, and it was in one of these
where the first tragedy was enacted.
The men were standing on corner
and We're ordered to dispense. They
declined. and it is claimed fired into
the whites. A fusilade was immedi
ately opened upon them by the whites,
and three negroes were killed. Two
whites were wounded slightly One
negro ran down the street and, passing
a residence, fired a rifle at William
Mayo, white, standing on the veranda,
! shooting him through the left lung.
| This negro was recognized, pursued and
captured while hiding under a bed. 1t
| is said he confessed to the shooting. He
was riddled with shot by his eaptors,
and killed.
| In the meantime, the town was in a
state of excitement The whites
rushed to the scene from every direc-
ton, and the local military company
was ordered out and a battalion of
United States naval reserves proceeded
to the vicinity of the trouble with a
rapid-fre gun.
| About l o'clock some negroes In
house fired upon a passing party of
white men.
Another negro was killed tonight at
Mulberry street He was hailed by a
| guard, but refused to halt, and, con-
| tinuing to advance, was shot by the
guard. Three companies of the state
militia will arrive during the night
from neighboring cities and aid in
maintaining order. At midnight to-
night the newly selected mayor issued
/ the following proclamation:
'f'The undersigned, upon whom has
been placed the great responsibility by
the action of his fellow-citizens, takes
this method of assuring the good people
of this city that all the power with
which he is vested win be exerted to
preserve order and peace In this com
munity. and that power is amply suf1i-
oient for the purpose. AL well-Gls3 aasd