Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-21
HIS HOUSE A CASTLE.
Another Bloody Chapter in The
Princess Anne Tragedy
MOBAT TACES FLEMING PLACE
The Purpose Being 10 Lynch the
Magistrate.
SHOTS FIRED AND RETURNED.
An Unknown Man KiIIcd-Others Re-
ported wounded-A Terrible State
SHOTS FIRED AND RETURNED.
Deputy sheriff Reported Victim.

NORFOLK, VA, November .2o-CSpe-
cial)-As tho result Of the excitement In
Princess Anne county. growing out OF the
death of young Clarence Snyder at the
hands OF Magistrate Oscar Fleming
while the former was returning from
cunning expedition. another man has
been killed. the county Is wild. and fur
Their trouble may be expected at any
moment.
Ever since Fleming was released on
nominal bail threats Of lynching him
have been freely made. Armed citizens
guarded his premises. and early this
morning they approached closely for tho
purpose OF securing his person. The at
tack was resisted shots We're exchanged.
This morning there was an dead man in
Flemng's yard and several other men
had been wounded.
WOULDN'T BE TAKEN.
Fleming has repeatedly shouted 10 tho
crowd that he is out on hail, and that
he would never be taken alive. The mob
to-day kept at respectful distance. but
with nightfall more trouble was feared.
a Coroner's jury was promptly en-
paneled to-day 10 view the body Of the
dead man. He is an unknown man. abou,
40 years Of age. bald. and with a sandy
moustache. I'm his pockets were found
some papers, cards etc, and a book-th0
bylaws and constitution Of the Phoebus
Fire Company-on which was written tho
name "R. B. Gilmore" Another small
memOrandum-book was also found on his
person, and IN 10 was written, Went TO
work for T. J. Daily, Phoebus, Va,
March 10, 1899" The man had the APP
pearance of a tramp. lie wore a gray
coat, brown derby hat, and ragged shoes.
He had on neither socks nor underwear
Mr. Fleming was put upon the stand
aud testified that about o'clock this
morning ne was awakened by The sound
of voices about his house. and taking mp
his gun went out of his room 20 see what
tho trouble was. lie heard a man trying
10 get in door downstairs. He then
walked out on an upper porch In 'front.' or
his house. and seeing q man below iired
About this time The house was flred upon
from almost every direction ana IL seem
eel To- him that there was "A shower OF
bullets He ran back into the house and
saw "a man in tho hall downstairs and
nrcd at him several times, but the man
escaped.
FORTY MEN.
Fleming said thore must have been
about forty men DO The party, and that
after he mad killed one Of them the
others ran on across q field back OF the
house 10 the woods
The fury. after taking an the testimony.
rendered a verdict IS follows;
1.-THE person, unknown. here lying dead,
came 10 his death by a gunshot wound
n MI
ceased was invading the house or sald
.. !. Fleming with o. mob with Intent TO
do violence 20 said %. ]. Fleming.
Whence the mob came, or Of whom II
was composed. is not known. Lncon-
nrmed rumOrs are tO tho eloct That some
twenty men had sWsrn TO kih Fleming
ON sight The scenes attending tho as
sault 0n the Magistrates house were
narrowing iu the extreme, as tne daush-
ter OF the moh's intended Nieuni was
thrown into commissions by fright. \
reuort nom Princess Anne county is 10
the effect that shots fired through the
windows after uightfsll killed Two OF
Fleming's children.
FLEMING has turned his house into an
arsenal. and every night friends stay
there with him.
Public opinion eNonerates Fleming
from blame ln defending his home. but
should IL develop mat lne stranger WIS
not ono Of the mob he viii have inten-
slaed the bitter feeling against him In
consequence OF the killing Of Snyder.
AT midnight lt is reported that Deputy
Sheriff Powell. of Princess Anne. has
been killed Whether his reported death
was the result OF an attempt 10 arrest
Fleming or an effort 10 protect him from
would-be lynchers who were lowering
around che place. rs not known.