Richmond planet., 1900-01-13
ROCKERS STATEMENT.

Officer Booker tells the following
story OF what happened within the sta.
tion house:
81 bad Just been out in the back
yard" said be; land was returning
As got into the corridor two men met
me and covered me with revolvers.
Throw up your hands, d-n you.
said one of them.
go away from here men. I'm not
looking for any foolishness.' 1 SAID,
not quite realizing what was up.
Throw your d--p hands up,' said
the man: I'VE mean busiuess We
amt too good to blow your d-n
head OF.
II reached my hand behind me, and
one OF them grabbed nv hand and
pulled my revolver out OF my pocket.
DID AS THE LYNoHERs TOLD HIN.
Then he told me to unlock the door
to the lookup. I sSio al right, put
they needn't hold those guns at nv
head, one OF them might 20 of I
went to unlock the first door leading
back to the lookup. One of the men
thought was locking it. He told nae
he did not want any foolishness; they
meant business snd were gong TO
have that man. / opened the door
and went On back to the cell and un-
locked that door, the men still holding
their revolvers at my head ] ask
them not to take the man, but they
said thev would take him HLd there
was no use trJ ing to help it. Then /
told them not TO shoot him there.
They said they did not intend to shoot
him at the station-house.
PiTIFUL scENk-
Watts was crouched in his cell beg
ging them not shoot him; for God's
sake not shoot him. They grabbed
him and hustled him out, telling me
30 go back into my oftice and stay
there.
I'm the meantime, one OF than had
covered Sally with a revolver and ad
him in the corner, When they took
Watts out the men who were guarding
Sally and me left. They took my re-
volver with them. / asked SalleY to
lend me his, as 1 wanted to fre it of
Co raise an alarm. He would not les
me have it, saying he might need the
bullets; but he said he would go out
and blow his police whistle.
AFTER THE HORSE WAS STOLEN"
First though, we tried to get the
thief oi-Police by telephone, but
something was the matter with the
line, reckon, for we could not get
him. Sally ran out into the street and
blew the police whistle. He went up
sQwArd Washington avenue and met
an otheer, who went up and got the
Chief. The Chief came down in q lit
tle while and he and Officer Webb aud
Deputy Sergeant Herndon went on
trail of the mob, but did not locate
There were forty or fifty men in
twenty. ffth street in front of the sta
tien-house.
OF ocURsE HE DIDN'T KNOW.
don't know who the people were.
did not recognize any OF them
Those that came In wore white masks
over their faces with holes cut in for
the eyes. All had these white masks
on except one, who wore a red hand
kerchier over his face. The two men
who held me up were large men.
THE hrst thing / knew" said Tom
Sally, "a couple Of men came over in
the corner where was sitting and
| covered me with revolvers. Iheard
them oct in the hall with Booker and
while they were bringing the man ous
and heard Watts begging them not
| TO shoot him. l reckon there were ten
| or tifteen men in the street in front of
the station-house, but / don't know
| whether thew wore naasks, for / could
| not see their faces.
NOT MUCH OF MOB
ST put my head out of the window
and said, There don't seem to b much
OF mob and some one told me TO
put my d-m head back in or would
get it shot of. An old fellow--I could
see he was old, for his hair was gray
told me that II couldn't see many
people it was because they were down
the street q Dit that there were plsn-
ty of them out there waiting. ! could
| not recognize any of them. They took
the man and went up Lafayette ave-
| nue. with him."
Special Officer Orange, who notified
Officev Booker of the impending dam
ger, was powerless. He saw the crowd
gathering. and knew that there would
be trouble.
PUT TWO PISTOLS IN BIS POCKET.
Putting two pistols in his pocket he
started over to warn the station keep
er. Later he ssw the crowd gathering
on Twenty-ninth street and followed.
he was an officer of the law, and de-
| manded that the prisoner be turned
over to him.
To his Semand the mob at first mad Q
| no reply, vut when he attempted to in
terfere the crowd commenced to utter
oaths and warned him TO move on.
They toll him plainly what they in-
tended to do with the prisoner.
Suddenly two men grasped the spec
isl officers arms and another man re-
lieved him Of the two revolvers he car
ried.
ORDERED TO MOVE ON.
They then ordered him to move on,
threatening to shoot him il he delayed
too long. Orange started away, bat
he saw the crowd go to the home Of
Mrs. simpson, where the lady identi.
Aad