Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-03-31


-rnor, ssirg THAT Company A, OF the
Blues, was ia readiness 20 move ct
short notice. and Major Cutchins re-
piled that all wac quiet and no more
troops were needed
At 10:45 p. M. all appearing to be
quiet, the Sheriff issued an order di-
rectipg Msjor Cutchibs to withdraw
the troops. and the order was obey led.
The Sheriff then swore in the followirg
citizens, whom he appointed deputies
to surround and guard the Jail: p. ".
ID. Jones, A. \. GOODWIN, A. q. King,
j. 2. Weaver. II. L. Ivey, e. E. Gooa-
wyD, G. w. Livzey, +. Mann, q. w
Gay, w. W. Robinson. Sam Robinson,
G.. p. Barham, J. K Low, H Gay. ".
~. Weaver, W. W. Msclin, e. {. Pal
mer, W. r. Deal. William R,chsras son,
L.. Il. Fields, n w. Neifiaet, &. p. Guy.
]. Z. Prince, Oliver HsGf sid and w 1
Lee.
RREnwED ExoIrEMKNr.
After the troops were withdrawn
from about she jeil, Major Cutchins
fearing shat they might be needed not
withstaadipg the orders OF the Sheriff,
b ed his men marched into the court
house, with 3 veiw OF taking up quar-
ters for the night. All seemed 10 be
here that mob was enroute from
Pleasant Hill, and another from along
the Atlanta and Dsnville. When the
last section OF the north bound train
passed here, fifty men debarked 1t Bel
| field, across the river.
Late tonight, lady, the wife Of .
prominent leader of the tuI bslent
forces, rushed over to Judge Good
| vyn's home, and bssonght Ers. Good
wyn TO get her husband to leave the
town. This lady said she had absolute
| information that an attempt would be
made to dyns mite the Judges home
and to lynch him. Mrs. Good wyn was
| thrown into q state bordering on ner-
| vous prostrstion by this message. and
| it was some time before she was quiet
ed. On all sides the Judge and Sheriff
are being severely criticised for hsv-
ing ordered out the militia, but il il
not thought that their lives are in dan
ger.
At o'clock this (Saturdsy) morn
| ing, Dep1ty-Sberff Sam Robertson, in
| charge of the citizen guard, ascertain
| ed that the mob was forming without
| the limits OF the town. he called at
| once upon Captain TauRhtrey for as
| sissance The Captain declined tc act
unless given entire charge. This Mr..
r )bertson sequiesced in, and the
| alarm was sounded. In . moment the
sleeping soldiers were OR their feet
and ready for the fray. Blankets were
| quickly rolled. AMIN unition belts were
buckled on, add rifles were shoulder
ed. The men acted like veterans. aud
| in q very few minutes they hsd again
| thrown a Gordon about the jail. aud
sentries with fixed bsyonets were driv-
| ing all lniterers from the court green.
| As l 80 A. NJ, Ju' &c l.. d. Yarrell
| who has been over the town and the
nj jscent country, arrived at the court
house and asserted that hundreds of
armed citizens we're on every side
ready for n signal 10 attack. He fear
ed blood shed, and urged that the mill
tary be withdrawn, as that action alone
in his opinion could avert trouble. The
people, he said, are determined TO Sc
cure the body OF Cotton, and no power
could, in his belief, stop them. Judge
Yarrell has been all nigh { endeavoring
to avert trouble, but says now he can
see no hope for avoiding q clash.
No ord er has been yet issued recall
ing the troops, and the jail is thorough
ly surrounded by thsm.
WILL SHOOT TO KILL.
The people are greatly ineensed that
the militia has again been called into
service. and that additional troops
have bean asked for. They seem, how
ever, to lack leadership, and now that
the soldiers are surrounding the Jail
thu likelihood OF an attack has dimin-
ished. While some OF the most iuflu-
entail citizens of the community are
heartily in favor OF lynching. they are
not willing to shed innocent blood in
order to accomplish their purpose.
They realize that the troops are deter
mined, Mel II Cutchins having assured
them that he will protect the prisoners
es long as he has . man left standing.
he has warned the leaders of the peo-
Pile that he will fire upon any mob tina.
approaches the Jail, and that he will
shoot to kill. This has had the effec st
OF dampening the zeal of the would be
tlynchers. and il IL thought &C this
hour-2:O5 A. M.-that the law will
tprevail.
At 2:3O A. M, o smsll-sized crowd
headed by . brother of Mr.. Welton,
enc of the murdered men. gathered at
Q corpsr of the courthouse square.
and listened TO an address by Lawyer
is. v. Southau, Jr., who counselled
conservatism. He urged the mon 30
go to their homes, and not to attempt
to storm the jail. At first they refus-
ed to listen to reason, but finally CON-
Isented to disperse, and apparently all
danger of trouble tonight 10 over.
There is some likelihood of trouble
Tomorrow, 81 the people seem deter
mined that Cotton shall not be tax an
from Emporia alive. When the aadi-
itionsl military arrive in the morning.
an effort will be made to take Cotton
to Richmond, and then trouble is lock-
ed for.
THE GALL FOE TROOPS.
The first telegram, dispatched from
lStony Greek ct l0:2S, announced the
icapture of Walter Gotten, and sug.
gested that he be sent TO Petersburg
for safe-keeping. It read as follows:
"Emporia, Va, March 28--10:2S A..
NJ.
Governor Tyler, Richmond, Va:
Have prisoner at stony Greek sent
to Petersburg ikil Mob will lynch