The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-08-14
THE PAPERS DENOUNCED
ponorts of Threatened Mob Violence
There Declared to be Untrue.
WHAT CHAIRMAN OF CANVASSERS SAYS
The Crow, He Declares, Threatened to Blow
i7 fhe Court House and Mob the Board,
and Situation Justified the Call
For Troops.
TO Mes and Observer.)

rectal to Mes and Observer.)
~.sbcrn. n. c., August 9.-Mr. Geo. r.
t,-.rr. chairman of the board of can
-.rs for Pamlico county was seen to
- and gives the following statement
.l.... the reported trouble at Bayboro
las. aSturday and Saturday night:
-T.c board met according to law in the
...rr house at twelve o'clock. When they
r,. here we're at least fifty or seventy
a,. people in the court room, perhaps
more. The board was in session until
between two and three o'clock Sunday
morning. and while they we're counting
,r- the votes the noise and disturbance
WAS so loud that l wrote the sheriff a
note requesting him to come up in the
court room and quiet the crowd. The
-herITl came at my request and asked
rra crowd to sit down and keep order,
which they did fer about five minutes,
trau left the court room and went down
stairs. the sheriff going with them. Dur
inc the time the board was in session
it received three messages that we con-
s;7ereI threats. They were: First, that
if The board threw out a part Of Bayboro
township they would come UP in the court
room and take the records or returns
au.F tr0m the board; another message
said that if we threw out the Bayboro
roHrsHtD they (the crowd down stairs
waall blow up the court house; the third
threat was sent about the time the board
was ready to declare the results of the
election. and said that if the board did
throw out BaybOrO township or a part
Of il the canyassing board would be mob
bej.'
Mr.. Crimson said he did not recoilect
Who brought the first two threats or
messages. but that Philemon Paul and
others delivered the last message; that
r.gl at The same time advised the board
to adjourn until Monday, the 9th. And
,Ir. Brin5on says they adjourned ard
came cut of the court room between two
and three o'clock, and he went home.
answering the question, Did you thin;
the situation was serious? Mr.. Brinson
declared unhesitatingtly: & did"
10 answer 10 the question:, DO you
think in view OF the fact that informa-
ton had been received at Bayboro thai
the Newbern Nav Reserves were com
ing qGeted the crowd and prevented
trouble? he said, Yes, and | desire
10 tank the Governor for his assist
a-ce."
Mr. Brinson added that he believed
Gller The circumstances existing at Bay
hero at The time those who requested
ur Governor to send the Reserves were
entirely iustifabie.
H. B. HARDY.
The above from Mr.. Hardy last night
is most interesting, taken in connection
with the proceedings of an Indignation
meeting held at Bayboro on Wednesday
4 copy Of the proceedings of this meet
ing has been sent the News and Obser-
var.
1t was presided over by Chas. swan
and Was addressed by w. T. Caho, j.
W. Muse. Leroy Harper, c. r. McCleese.
= ". AIdridge and others, after which
resolutions were adopted d~enouncing the
r9"a rapers that published the news OF
tho trouble at Bayboro, the men who
sent the appeals for troops and the Gov
eT0or Tor ordering them out.
The preamble to the resolutions de
h@1.s that the newspapers which have
gwen publicity TO this vile, wilful anc
malicious SANDER correct the same a
Once. that The great damage done to Us
d Individuals, and 10 our county and It's
'EZsns at large and generally, and pub
L"| Dc 10 some extent at least repaired
AID the stain that has been pat upof
ny some low, base, designing, and de-
generate beings, who bear the resem-
1-ahoc Of human beings, be as far as
l'-rlt.e removed. Therefore De it re
solved.
First That we declare that the tele
grams tLat We have read in the News
'". Observer and the Newbern Journal
$3.50 .aa Morning Pest of Raleigh Of date
Of August 9TH are base and malicious
.---Aoodz in every particular; not onf
"-- or syllable OF truth in them apc
HE cTjsinatOTs and senders Of then
" .-E opinion knew them to be felsf
."a f.me, and they should be held BY
-"oI laW-ahiding citizens in utm0s'
'.-'.'.Ht ana treated as vile and mali
I%ander@, Of the good name OF a
ding and peaceful people"
"aaa' quotes i telegram printed IL
~1"Gern journal dated August at
' -"s@ it is "a tissue Of falsehood: