Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-06
WORK AT
NEWPORT NEWS
Continued from Page I.
not removedoto the Jail, as it is seen
now, he should have been.
a WARMING.

not removedoto the Jail, as it is seen
now, he should have been.
a WARNING.
About $3.50 o'clock In the morning
Special Officer Orange came to The sta
tion-house and told Officer Booker that
he thought there would be an attempt
TO lynch the prisoner Men are gather
ering on the street corners in Rockets,
and 1 think there will be trouble" said
Orange. Being an officer of the law,
i thought l would come over and tell
you about it,
STILL INCREDULOuS.
Officer Booker was stu incrcdulous
He saw no signs OF II disturbance, and
did not believe that there was any dan
Ger of such IL thing as IL lynching in
Newport News. He was unpleasantly
corrected i'll this impression about an
hour later.
1t was about ten minutes after
O'Clock. y gentleman, who rooms Just
across Lafayette avenue from the court
house, was awakened by 81 notes.-the
sound of men talking on the street. He
got up and went 10 the window and
saw a knot OF men with white masks
on. standing in front OF the station
mouse. lie counted seven of them and
saw but seven. They all entered the
gate and went into the corridor of the
1fNe-t
sight OF them for awhile.
In q few minutes, however he saw
them returning with the prisoner Two
OF the men were in front one man was
on either side of the doomed man:
umree were Immediately behind him.
Ivy WeHt Oh down twenty fifth street
and disappeared.
TIE OFFICERS STORY
officer Rocker. ions ~ ra,,.
story of what hnnncncd ,rit,,,, 'v .,,o
tion-house:
II had just been oui I'm III, h,c,,
yard" said he. ..and was ,oturnirr !.
got into the corridor two men ,,ct
met and covered me with rcvolvers
lhrow up your hands said one of
sH"i'i.
~ away from mere. men; I'm not
~ LOT any 1ooiishness.' l said, not
4'.,G re''iiHing what was up.
Your hanus up, said the
u' we mean business. We amt too
eoo' ~ dow your head Off.
OFFICER DISARMED.
IL reached nv h,nd ha,,,r, -
ona OF them p,nbh q M, ,,n,s ~, .,nu
ed nv revolvrr out or ~, 49,. 80 ~,
lie told mo TO unIocl. t,,o donr -, IN
lock-up said nil rirbt IN, ~, 49, ,
not hnIa tboso ,,,n 49,. - ~
or them mip,tt oo ors onn
Tho fifst doo,. eodin.r 10 ~ - ~ ~
IN. ono of tha men +ho,,,r,,. e ~
e tnr # m told no Il, J,.1 -. m.sa ~ ~
fooIishnoss. tha, -. ~, ,,,' VT any
were aoing ~ h.,,,o H., "lu
Tho door mn ,nont -, ,,, ln. l openeu a
ana unlocl,nd thnt dno, ~, ~, ene .I,
rnia;nn Iii -, uuoi, me men sun
ns,.od i,,a,, 80 ' - 4. .. my ncau.
tho,. CO.., 49,. -, .nc , '' nu.
49, ,,.. ~" mou.u .ahc MN ana
,"sie WIS no use trying 10 help 1t. Then
l,,h ,o,' .iisi,' not 20 shoot nm there
,,,r, 80 ' ~ 10y w not intend 70 shoot
=. INC '''d 'iio'ii
Iii PRISONER SECURED.
Watts was crouched in his cell beg
gng them not 10 shoot him: for Gods
sake not 10 shoot him. They grabbed
him and hustled him out. telling me 10
go lack irto my Office and stay there.
In the meantime. one of them had
covered Sally with a revolver ana had
Nm III inc corner. When they took
" n..e' out inc men who We're guarding
,i my me, lel'. Ihey TOOK my re-
noscr WIN them. l asked sally To
~, nv i ,i i'is' as wanted TO IRE 1t off
~, 80 t' a. uiaihi, ne would not let
h,,,a, -, S"sins ne might need the
,', put ne Saiu ne would go out