The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-07-28
QUIET At BA|NBR|DGE
A Mob TurDed From Its
Purpose.
GOOD WORK OF COOL HEADS

tary Escort, 60 oThomasvtile-Anoth
Of the Negroes I'm Atlanta Jail-A
Negro Killed I'm Mississippi tor Crim-
inal lAssauls-Ala bama Militia Called
Out on raise Rumor OF Lynehing.
Bainbridge, Ga, July Con account
OF the excited state OF the people here.
Sheriff Patterson tonight took John
Williams, the negro rapist in Jail here,
and whose life has been clamored for
by mob for two days. TO Thomasville
for safe keeping. Under guard or two
companies Of militia. which arrived
this morning, and between lines OF
jeering people, the negro was taken to
the depot and put aboard Plant train
due TO arrive in Thomasville at Z
O'Clock p. m. There is some talk OF the
mob going TO Thomasville but this ia
not taken in any seriousness and IL Is
thought the trouble is over.
The action OF the leading citizens OF
the town late last night in confront
ing the mob as ii marched TO the Jail
ing party with dynamite and telegraph
poles for batterrng rams was on it's
way to the Jail when Judge Bower and
two other gentlemen stopped the mob
and pleaded with them To let the law
take its course. Judge Bower promised
a special term to try Williams and
promised speedy justice. After some.
replies from members OF the mob they
finally disbanded and the night Was
passed in quiet.
Alabany. Ga, July 26.-Coonel Woot-
ten, commanding the Fourth regiment
OF Georgia militia, received orders
from the governor at s o'clock this af-
ternoon TO proceed Immediately TO
cambridge and take command OF the
troops there. He was further ordered
to carry with him such additional COM
panies Of his regiment as he might
deem necessary to preserve the peace.
colonel Wootten, therefore ordered
out the two companies OF the Albany
Guards and with them left for Balm
bridge at o'clock p. m. This will make
four companies on duty.
Atlanta, Ga, July 26.-Sheriff Reeves.
OF Pike county, Alabama, placed Albert
Wright, one Of the negroes accused OF
assaulting Mrs. Ogietree. in Jail here.
this afternoon.
The sheriff stated that when the train
passed, through Newman. a mob OF
armed men boarded IL and demanded
that the prisoner be turned over to.
them. Wright had been concealed in
the baggage car, however. before
Newman was reached and after making
what they thought to be a thorough
search Of the train the would be lynch
ers permitted the train to pull out.
thinking the negro was not aboard.
The negro denies his guilt, but Sheriff
Reeves states that he has been identi-
fed by Mr.. Ogletree.
A LYNCHING IN MISSISSIPPI
ed here this evening OF the work OF a
mob in Rankin county last night. STAN.
ley Hayes, a negro living on Mr..
Green's plantation, four miles from
Brandon, attempted to criminally as
sault Alice Corley, the 4-year-old
daughter OF white farmer. A mob OF
farmers was quickly organized and
about midnight Hayes met the mob.
face TO face while walking along the.
road through a creek bottom near
Greenfield. A voley Of shots from pig
tolls, rifles and shot guns was poured
into his body and he dropped lifeless.
The mob then rode away.
A LYNCHING THREATENED IN
ALABAMA.
Birmingham, Ala, July 26.-State
troops are being rushed TO Cullum to-
save from lynching Henderson Tun-
still, the negro who killed Justice OF
the Peace J. X. Hamilton, at Blount
Springs last Friday night while re-
sisting arrest. Tunstill was arrested at
Cullman last night. When the news
reached Blount Springs a mob was
formed TO go TO Cullman 10 lynch Tun-
still. The mob left Blount Springs on
the northbound passenger train pass
ing that place about ] o'clock y. N.
On hearing this the governor ordered
out the Birmingham Rifles TO protect
the negro.
Henderson Tunstall. the negro muir
derer OF Judge James X. Hamilton.
was brought here tonight under guard
of a company of militia for safe keep
ing. The negro was captured near
Cullman and there never was any real
danger Of a lynching. BaseIess ru-
mors caused the militia to be called
out, but not the least sign OF interfer-
ence was seen at Cullman.
Thomasville, Ga, July 2e.-The two
companies OF state militia having in
charge John Williams, the negro rapist
from Bainbridge, arrived here tonight
The local company was sent home and
the others were turned over to the VAL
dosta company. The company acting
as a guard left Immediately for Sa-
vannah with the prisoners. 1t is not
peIieved the entire company Will ac-
company Williams TO Savannah, but IL
is thought a detail will take care Of
him, the rest Of the men going home
Camilla, Ga, July 26.-When the two
companies OF militia from Albany un--
der command OF Colonel wootten,. en-
route TO cambridge, reached here to-
night, they were turned back home.
Colonel Wootten was advised by Can
tain Smith that there was absol,,teIx,
no use for them at Bainbridge. II 4.
believed that all danger OF further
trouble has passed.
DeWtts Little Early Risers benef,t,
permanently. They lend gentle assist.