The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-29
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house TO be burglarized. He explalnsa
fully how the whole nefartous work was
done, and turning; to O.Grady. saad WI WI
a bad oath and an insulting name, "
don't you own up-you have no lonsss :.
live than have This con1essIton - y
crime ana accuse ton of O'Gredy as an
accompIice was made about $40 GIG - -
p. VI on the I'D instant About = o .t'.. closN
p. NJ on the ed. the military from fsie!'-s .tz
mond arrived Many people IN Ell
.poria from the county, and also from al
Joining counties and from North eiafo-s
lima. The large majority were indignant
that military should be brought to tHs
county. and angry expressions "eEe M M
duiged that men were brouSht4to psolect
a man in whose arrest none were sent
to assist. But thereSwas no overt act. ana
there had been no attempt TO oher W. sAlss-s
Ience to the prisoners
WEBISkET SENT.
On wednesday, 2lst instant. / LETT En-
poria, for Southampton, and returned on
the evening of the ed instant, with lstie {
sleep and little to eat during the ut'e.
The night of the I'D was sepnt by me ~
E,mporia. When the prisoners reaehea
Emporia I summoned posse TO sua.o
him to the Jail, where he was safely
delivered.
On the night of the sd instant an as
semblage of citizens was held on the
steps of the courthouse yard They We're
addressed by some of our citizens, anu 1t
was understood that they. would separate
and 90 home A citizens guard OF TWEEN
ty-five. under charge of Deputy Good
wyn. were put around the jail, ana tas
soldiers retired to the courthouse Tor ene
night.
While in the courthouse talking witt,
one OF the men a negro came to the
door and called for the Sheriff, and said;
..EIere is some whiskey sent to the Sol
djers'' One of the soldiers said: Give
me one Of them He took it and lett
At this time Major Cutchins came up and
said: do not give it to them car
ricd one jug away. At about u O'Clock
I retired leaving the jail in charge Oh
Deputy GOODWIN.
arose early on Saturday morning ana
found the military on duty. About 10
O'Clock a conference was held at Judge
Goodwyn's Office. The result is kncwn-
/ WAS NOT DRUNK
After days and nights of service and
excitement I was physically eShausteo
and worn out and not drunk. Rest was
needed, and I could do no more than
leave. under Deputy Goodwin. a guard
Of citizens to take charge OF the pris-
oners.
4 letter. dated Providence, r. T..
March g. 1900, and written by gentle
man who lived for many years in Scot
| land Neck, n. c., reads as follows;
| Ona thing causes my writing sooner
than I otherwise should was seeing
account of flynching in your town on the
| 9th instant Of Walter Cotton: God for
| bid that should rejoice at the death
OF any person, but I feel relieved at
| hearing that this miserable boy was
! overtaken y am well acquainted with
| the boy. He was raised on my farm to
! the age of fifteen years. His motner
| raised Il family Of four children, ne pc
| ing the youngest of them. He was SO
bad that his mother. Rosa Cotton, gave
( Walter to me at about the age OF
eight years. I kept him about seven
| years, and he broke into Edmundson
| and Jasey's store, in Scotland Neck. ana
! took money and goods He was appre-
! hended. tried and sent to prison for
! twenty months. and came back at the
| end of his term. In very short Time
| he broke into N,r. Shields store and took
| about $3.50 FTe was again caught ano
| sent to prison for three years. When
| he came back he stabbed a man and ran
away and could not be overtaken
KILLED HIS FIRST MAN.
| The next I heard Of him he nad kliieo
| a man in Portsmouth, Va, and was con-
! victed and sentenced 10 pe h'hSet. o ~ .-
| nth of last November. was In Nor.
| folk on the 9th of October. and went
| over to see the boy. I asked him how
| he felt over his conviction. Ills answer
| was. sit don't make ID bit OF ait-
( ference to me what they do with me.
asked him some questions ana lett
1 Of all boys. or men either, as far as
| that goes. he was the worst l ever
| tackleG in all my dealings with negroes
respectfully ask that an impartia
| public suspend judgment so far as my
conduct is concegned and not eXeeule
| lynch law upon my character untii enes
| are fully informed as TO facts.
| On Saturday. the 9th instant. some
conservative citizens pleaded for the HE
! of O.Grady. There are none here no"
| who doubt his guilt or who would re-
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