Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-20
. HALL IN NORFOLK
Negro Lodged in Jail There
for Safe Keeping.
cITY.sERGEAN1's STORY
HeTe'ls How He Succeeded In Preventing
HIS Prisoner from Being Lynche.I.
shnrp Reply t" Attorney
+. =. Collier. ...
C|TY.sERGEANVs STORY

City Sergeant T.. w Milstead. in
whose custody as j:iilor OF the city
Sam Hall, the negro vino sho, and
killed Private AlouZo Andrews. OF com
pany +. lGu;h Indiana regiment and
painfully wounded Jacob Altm4re, OF
the same company, was placed by the
county authorities, yesterday told how
he succeeded IN GLIDING the enraged
sohliers and prevented mob violence.
1t was not because Sergeant Milstcad
to shield him that he spirited Hall
away clandestinely. but he felt it clear
~ his duty us Il sworn officer Of the
commonwealth to use his best efforts
IN UNFOLDING law and order. He felt
tsla, justice would be ineted OUT to the
murderer by the proper tribunal. and if
Hall We're sunlnarily dealt With by
Judge Lynch il would cast Il blotch
on the fair name of the Mother State
That Was why Sergeant Milslead
slipped out OF town Thursday evening
With HALL Y
Shortly after The killing occurred
City Sergeant M;lste:,u realized that
the negro would fail Victim, to mob yio-
renee unless he concealed the dive
keeper Public sentiment against Han
reached fever heat. Andrews com
rtdts meant to avenSa his death AT
n" time during the Hispano-A American
war did American soldiers and seamen
manifest Il greater desire TO ;lvergt. the
SINKING of the srcon,:-ciaSs ba,tlcship
Maine Than did the soldiers Of the lGOth
Indiana regiment bile With anger to
Wreak vengeance on Hal when they
learned that Il comr;,i,: had been shot
down like a dog By IN. negro saloon
Keeper. Had Hall beer, kept in he city
jali Thursday night his neck would NOT
only been stretched but his lon. spare
nodS would nave been riadled with bull
lets from the deadly Springiields
Sergeant Mistr:.d knew this and be-
tween 3 and & o'clock Thursday after
noon he took Hall out or the fe!uns'
cell amt lead him up Lafayette avenue
thence down Twenty-siNth street to
Virginia avenue and thence to Mr.. d.
eighth street crossing, where he await
ed the arrival OF an electric car.
They boarded the first car that came
along and rode as far us The switch on
y warwick !.,''i. i We Here the car had
to wait few minutes. Two Indiana
soldiers saw Sergeant Aiilstead with the
negro. The officer SAN them holding q
conference and thought it best 10 sneak
away. Hall also realized that he was
in peril and he became much frighten-
ed. The sergeant left the ear WITH his
prisoner ana stole through vacant lots
in the shadow of the buildings alon.
TWenty-SeSen street to jefferson ay-
enue. where they again boarded the car
and started FOR Hampton There We're
several soldiers on the car. and by in
tuition they seemed to know that Hall
was the negro who killed Andrews
When Hampton was reached Ser
geant Milstead saw number of SOL
diers. II was his uriginal intention 10
take Hall to Fort Monroe for safe
Keeping, but it was apparent that If
he left Hampton with his prisoner he
would be taken by force while en- route
10 Old Point. Then it was that the
sergeant decided to lodge Hall in the
Hampton Jail till other arrangements
could be made for Sccrctng Hall in
place Of safe Keeping. Returning, t,
Newport News Sergeant Mi!stc:,d sen:
for County Policeman John Williamson
of l'l"odlicld. gave him an urder on
the Hampton jailor for Hall and in
sfructed him t. cl:,Itdcst;ncly conduct
the nesr" tn For, Monroe.
In the meantime the excitement at
Hampton became 50 intense that Shcr-
IN Curtis sen: t. oid Point for assis-
lance. Colnne! Lane. the communicate
dispatched q detachment of soldiers to
Hampton. and carrying our Scr.eni
MiIstcad's original plans. Sheriff Curtis
placed Hail in the custody OF the mill
tia and requested that he be taken to
fort Monroe. This was done, but Col
onrl Lane refused To receive the negro
ana ordered him sent back to Ea.np-
ton and turned oyer to the civil :lu-
thoritieS. .
Then it was that Policeman William
son determined to take the prisoner to
Norfolk and lodge him in the jail there
some time after midnight he pushed
out from the wharf in !. small Sloo!:
and sailed across Hampton Roads
reaching Norfolk about daybreak
ran IS now securely locked up in the
Jail of that city.
ATTORNEY COLLIER KICKS
Common wealth's Attorney Il. s Cot
lier. of Hampton, was in the city YES
terday and had an interview with
Mayor a. a. Moss. Mr.. Collier came
4. ft,.A
against the. taking Of prisoners 10 thc
Elizabeth City county iail from, This
city He declared that it was outrn-
geous for City Sergeant Nilstead r.
nave taken Hall 10 Hampton, as it ex-
cited the people there. and terroriZcd
the ladies' lie told Mayor Moss thai
hereafter no prisoners would be re
ceved from Newport News unless the
papers were properly made ont nv the
prosecuting attorney of this CITY ana