The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-04-21

would advise me to resign; he thought
he had some control over men, butshe
had learned that he had no control over
them, they would not listen to him, and
if | did not resign he would not be re-
sponsible for the consequence, and as a
friendly adviser he would advise me to
resign, and | did so. At that time there
was from 100 to 200 armed men in the
city hall and the Railways. | resigned
and made an informal turn over to the
new chief they elected. | told Mr.
Rountree that in so much as | could not
get enough men to restore order ana the
citizens who ought to be law-abidlng
were law breakers ] would let them take
charge. and knew they would get enough
men to restore order, | went home and
thaf about ended that day.
q DO you know who was the leading
shirt in the crowd that burned the Rec
ord Office!
The officer reported that Col a.
NJ Waddell led the crowd.
o. DO you know who was the leader
of the crowd that went to the city Off
ces to demand the resignation of the
officers?
4 They did not come and demand
they served verbal notice that they
were coming at four o'clock and came
soon after. They just crawled over The
rail.
o. Was Col A. NJ Waddell in that
crowd?
A. Yes sir, he was foremost in the
crowd.
o. Did all the city officers resign?
! Not all that evening; the mayor,
myself and the aldermen.
Q. When the mayor resigned who as
sumed control?
: A. Col. Waddell
o. When you resigned and left the
CITY hall You stated that you went home,
was any effort to do violence to you
made after that?
A. Not that | know of that night;
there was the next day.
| O. viii you state what it was?
i \. On Friday morning after break
fast | went down to the city hall 10
make my final turn over to the new
chief and while there ! was showing
the ianitor some impounded stock that
had been kept over time and advertised
for sale About THAT time they rushed
II mob around there on me with WIN
chestcrs aud said they wanted myself
and Gilbert ! said all right for what,
where is your authority. They wanted
me to go over to Squire Fowlers OF
John J. Fowlers, aud i'll less time than
| have been telling this l suppose there
were three hundred men around me.
We went over to Fowers, | asked him
what he wanted with me and he asked
us to 30 on and do whatever they said
that he had no warrant for u.s. Ihey
marched us then up Market street tc
the armory and stopped us there a few
seconds and some soldiers come out OF
the armory and joined in the crowd and
marched up near Seventh and Market
left us there for some time, ten minutes
maybe. under guard, come back and
marched MS out Market street near the
national cemetery ami put us under
guard. ten or twelve men guarding; kept
us there till about Il quarter after one
When we got there we found t. ). Com
missioner Bunting. At one O'Clock OF
Jest about. they moved as back to the
armory again and brought us our din
ner consisting of sandwiches, oysters
and coffee. | drank some coffee, the
other fellows ate something | believe.
repeatedly asked what they We're going
to do, what they wanted but got no re
ply. Just before two o'clock we re
ceived orders to fall in again and they
marched down Market street and vi
Front street amid yells and Kisses of tht
exasperated mob to the w. 4 w. X. X
depot. forced MS on the train and Sent
us to Newbern, then they wired ahead t
Newbern what | don't know, but at any
rate committee met us and refused t.
let us stop. They hurried us along as
fast as possible until / got so mad hat
rather die but the chief of police Sait
he was unable to protect us. We went
to Elizabeth City by boat and by raj
to Norfolk from Norfolk to Washington
and had no more trouble with the mol
after that.
/ O. Have You ever returned to VIII
mington since then?
A. No sir.
! Q. During that entire time were you
notified of any charges against YOU!
A. No sir: | was not.
Q. On the march was any violence of
fered you?
A. We were cursed going on, called
one thing and another and after cross
ing Princess street man ran up to me
with rifle, he had ON special police
badge and was in act to punch me OF
shoot me when the gun was Knocked
aside. After we got in the car at the
depot there came ii large muscular look
ing fellow in there, cursed Col. Bunting
and gave about the same compliments
to Gilbert and myself.
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! Q. Would it not have been more con