Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1898-09-22
CHARGE ON SOLDIERS.
RIOT RACED IN EAST RIA.
LEIGH SUNDAY.
Soldier Boys Not to Blame: Pistols
and Rocks Flew Fast: Two
Persons Shot Slightly.
Dancy's Story of the Affair
Raleigh Post.

city. Guns, pistols, clubs, rocks
and other dangerous weapons were
used; but strange to say no deadly
damage was done.
Both sides charged each other,
firing pistols and hurting rocks.
So far as is known no one was
seriously injured. 1t is stated that
a negro who participated in the
riot was shot and badly hurt, but
it is hard to locate those who we're
engaged in the conflict and no ac-
curate information is obtainable.
Clyde Faison, a young white man
and citizen of Raleigh, was shot
in the leg. 1t is a trifing flesh
wound.
H. l.. Moody, of Company H,
from Asheville, was struck by a
stray bullet. The shot just glazed
q finger and lis wound is very
slight.
B. F. Jones, of Company B,
from Rutherfordton, had the clos
est call. A bullet passed through
bis hat, just a fraction above his
head. He was not hurt. but bad
" frightened.
Hundreds of conflicting stories
were current Sunday as to the or
igin and outcome of the conflict.
Wild stories few up the street
about any number of men being
dead. The rumor racket kept up
Sunday night and Monday. Many
people were unnecessarily alarmed
by reason of the stories that were
IN circulation. The presence of a
greatly increased provost and ex-
ira detachments of soldiers on the
streets produced a certain amount
of alarm. This step was taken as
a precaution.
The fight on Sunday afternoon
was hot, while it lasted; but it was
soon brought to a termination.
Every one has a different story to
tell about the occurrence and, of
course, it is a difficult matter to
get at the truth. But after i1ter~
viewing a number of people and
with all the evidence obtainable, it
cannot be said that the soldiers
provoked the riot.
Wash Hayes, an old and re-
spected colored citizen, lives at the
scene of the disturbance on Har-
gett street, near the Soldiers
Home. Uncle Wash was on his
front porch at the time the trou-
BILE began. He says a white citi-
zen is responsible for the entire
matter. Uncle Wash states that
this citizen, who was drunk, got
in a difficulty with a gang of me-
groes and that they began throw
ing stones at each other. A num-
Der Of soldiers were passing along
at that time and a rock thrown by
ore of the negroes accidentally
struck one. Then the trouble be.
gan.
Rocks were thrown, the two
races being divided against each
other. 1t was not long before
some of the beligerents became in.
volved in a hand to hand combat.
Finally pistols were fred, ant
some 40 or so shots were exchang.
ed. The soldiers were outnum'
bered and had to retreat. They
came back again and renewed the
attack. The colored people ha6
largely augmented their NUMBER
and they outnumbered the soldiers
ten to one.
The second engagement was a
its height when Private C. o
Dancy, of Company E. Green,
VILE. N. c., who was on duty a:
a provost guard, appeared On the
scene.
The young man stepped in the
midst of the fight, whore brick
bats and rocks were flying al
thick as candle bugs around al
arc light. Dancy had his Spring.
field gun with him and the APP.
pearance of the weapon had
good effect. Dancy commanded
his men to stand back and ht
proceeded to pull a number O.
them back.
Some Of the negroes fred theil
pistols upon the provost officer
whereupon he discharged a blanl
cartridge. This had a good effec
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