The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-01-09

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Lumberton. y. G.. Jan. - \. NJ
fSnecial.J-The special from Ralel%n
bringing the Governors Guard has just
arrived here. All is quiet.
SITUATION AT o O'CLOCK.
Lumberton. y. c.. Jan. 4.-tSptt'ai'-
All uuiet in town At > O'Clock tonight en-
cent that the negroes are beating drums
and shooting in suburbs. The sheriff en-
poets to- hang Reuben Ross tomorrow.
unless the Governor interfereS.
Twentv-Scven men and officers Of the
Governors Guard. under or
]. j. Bernard, left here last night
at $50 on Il special train over tie Sea
board. as it WAS alleged. to pre-
vent the lynching 1T Lumber
ton of a negro. Reuben Ross. convict
ed of assault on a white woman. Mrs.
Strickland. and reSpi1ed by Governor
Russell. Col. T.. +. Smith, Commissary
General Of the State Guard, and Mr..
ii. $. Lcard. travelling passenger agent
of the Seahoard, accompanied the men.
Governor Russell spoke Of sending Act
ins-Adjutant General Harris, but did not
do so. Ross has been twice reprieved
and Governor Russell now has under
consideration petitions asking that the
sentence be committed TO life imprison-
ment.
About noon yesterday Governor Rus
sell received Il telegram from citizens Of
Lumberron stating that there WAS da' ger
thar Ross would be lvnched. Acting cn
this Governor Russell sent TOR j. { J..
Harris. Acting .Adjutant General. and
told him TO order Captain Bernard to
detail twenty Of his men TO mold them
selves in readiness to move at z moment
notice. He also instructed Mr.. Harris
to arrange for a special train ove" tie
Seaboard Air Linz to carry the conlpt1y
TO Lnmberton. About O'Clock The
guard reported at the armOlI where
Captain Bernard detailed twenty men
and six officers to 90. Neither the Off
GERS nor men knew where they were
going. but at S:15 they were ordered 10
march from the armory to the Hargett
street crossing of the SeahOard where
the special. consisting Of il baggage car
and passenger coach was in waiting.
Adjutant General Harris saw the COM
pany aboard and the special with run
regardless" orders and old Man"
Johnston ut the throttle pulled out.
Captain Bernard WAS given his sealed
orders after getting aboard the train.
THE GOVERNORS STATEMENT.
Governor Russell was seen last night
and asked for 4 statement for the .ASSo-
ciatcd Press. He said:
IA negro named Reuben Ross was
convicted of rape and sentenced to he
hanged. | postponed the execution until
Friday. January ). Upon petition from
leading men in RobeSon county including
the mayor OF Red Springs. where the
affair occurred. the mayor of MaxtOn.
Mr.. G. r. Patterson. member of the
Legislature from Robeson county. and
half dozen or more Of the jury which
tried the case. the foreman of the grand
jury and many other citizens. all Of
when asked for executive clemency. |
have again postponed the execution for
one week. This | have lone at the earn
est solicitation of MeSSrS. Cook, Morri-
son and Mcneil. lawyers Tor the prison
CT. in order to TAKE further time to CON
slider he case. 1t being represented to
me that there were threats Of lynchinc
the prisoner at L~umberton | ordered
Captain Bernard with twenty men of the
Governors Guard to Lumlerton tonight
to keep the peace.
Governor Russell was asked If he had
been requested by the sheriff of the
county to send troops. He declined to
say. He was asked from whom were
the representations az to the danger Of
lynching. This also he declined to give
out. He merely repeated that 'repfesen-
tationS" had been made to him. Acting
.AdiutaEt General Harris was equally
reticent. He had not seen the kilograms
he said: he had merely had his inStruc-
lions from Governor Russell and had
carried them ont.
MIR. HARRIS STATEMENT.
Az to the details Of selfding the troops
and the orders given Captain Bernard.
Mr.. Harris said:
".Abont 30 o'clock Yesterday Cover
nor Russell sent for me and directed me
to issue orders 10 Captain Bernard. Of
Company b. Third rgiment. 10 detail
twenty Of his men. armed and equipped
according to law. with such officers as
he might deem necessary. and to accom-
pany them himself. tonight 10 lumber
ton. where he would find a prisoner Rcu-
ben Ross who had i,een sentenced to be
hanged and whose execution had been
fixed for tomorrow. On arrival at IMm-
herton Captain Bernard WAS directed to
report to the Sheriff Of HobeSon county
and protect the prisoner from mob vio-
lcnce and uphold the civil law. He was
directed 70 remain until further orders
from the Adiutant Generals office. Such
was the substance Of the orders | gave
Captain Bernard. | engaged Il special
train over the SeabCard. which will be in
I.umbarton at 100 tomorrow CFriday)
morning. The train had right of way
and 10 stops We're To be made except for
fuel and water. The company carried
Springfield rifles and bail cartridges"
CUBAN VETS" SENT.
Nearly all the twenty men who were
detailed are eX-members of the First regi-
ment Of North Carolina volunteers ana