The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-07-27
MORE OF BUFFERS DIRTY WORK
He Causes the Arrest OF Registrar WI
Hams In Duplin County-Trial ae Rose
Hfll-Letter From w. j. Boney

There is considerable excitement at
Wallace, Rose Hill and vicinity, be-
cause of the arrest, on IS Saturday.
registrar for Island Creek township,
Duplin county, the warrants, sworn
out by some of Buffers henchmen.
charging that the registrar refused to
register some negroes. The trial is set
for Rose Hill today. and indications
are that the trial will be attended by
large crowds, determined TO see hat
fair play is had in the hearing and
that the registrar. who has discharged
his Official duty without fear or favor,
has all the backing he needs.
The Messenger received the follow
ing special from Rose Hill yesterday:
r. D. Williams, democratic regis
trar OF elections for Island Creek own
ship, Duplin county, was arrested to-
day at Harrell's school house near here
by Deputy Marshal Surles, and subse-
quently released on a $3.50 bond. II
is reported hat twenty redshirts We're
present at the time of the arrest. Ii IS
claimed the reason for Williams arrest
was his refusal to register some color
ed men. The trial is set for Tuesday
at Rose Hill"
a ~ " "A' ~
j. Boney, Of Wallace, TO his brother.
Mr.. G. j. Boney, Of this city, received
yesterday. the following extracts re-
garding the arrest and trial today:
we nave the execution of Buffers
last order, now being enforced in our
county. Last week John Mallard, of
Rose Hill, was appointed a United
States commissioner, and a United
States deputy came down from Raj
eigh and arrested a negro at Warsaw
for selling whiskey and was ordered
to Rose Hill Saturday afternoon,
where Mallard gave him a warrant to
arrest Dick Williams, the registrar of
Harrelrs school house, Island Creek
township. Eph. Boney and a large
crowd of other democrats had been
there, but all were gon by 6 o'clock,
except five redshirts from Kenanville
township and the officer made the
arrests a little after 6 o'clock. He took
the registrars bon to appear for trial
at Rose Hill on Tuesday oath, at 10
o'clock, before Jno. Mallard.
The warrant was sworn out by one
Arthur Graham, a young negro from
Kenans' quarter, by advise of Butler
n his henchmen. And we Will know
who his henchmen are very o
There are also four other negroes wit
neSSeS named on the back OF the war
rant.
we are going III large NUMBERS 10
Rose Hill Tuesday to attend the trial,
SO that they may know that we are in
this election to win
Mr.. Boney writes that the people OF
that section are anxious that as many
people as possible come up from Will
mington to Rose Hill this morning tC
attend the trial and help them out by
| lending the influence of their presence
Chairman Simmons has telegrapheG
that he will have counsel at Rose Hill
this morning to conduct the case fol-
Registrar Williams.
kilograms received yesterday even
ing from T. L.. Hall and w. J.. Boney a
Wallace were to the effect that ther
was considerable uneasiness in tina
section but they were hopeful that tn
trial at Rose Hill would pass off to
day without serious. trouble. In cas-
there is they have instructions to tele
graph at one to Wilmington for hell
and in the event this is IN the spe
cial notice published elsewhere in dou
BILE column display will be in order.