The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-07-30
BUCKSHOT FOR MOB
Riotous Scenes Enacted by
Lynchers in DanyiIIe, III.
WOMEN AMONG LEADERS
Mob After One Man Wreaks Venge'
ance Upon Another-Timely Ar.
rival Of Troops Stops Car
rival Of Bioodshed.

ed the police station wrecked, the
county jail with a few of its windows
left unshattered, the city in the hands
of the state troops and a feeling OF
uneasiness and dread prevailing ev-
erywhere, is the situation left by a
race riot Saturday night and early
Sunday morning. The revised list OF
dead and injured Is rs follows:
The dead: John D. Metcalf, negro,
lynched and burned; Henry Cater
man, killed by Metcalf.
Origin Of Trouble.
Saturday night a mob started al
ter James Wilson, a negro, who hao
confessed to a brutal assault on the
wife of 8 farmer at Alvin, just norsn
of Danville. The Mayfeld negro met
his fate while the mob was on the
way to lynch Wilson. The angry
throng was passing down East Main
street when Mayfield became inVoiV'
ed in an alteration with some OF lts
members. They started after him,
and he pulled a gun, firing into the
crowd.
Henry Gatterman, young butch
er, fell mortally wounded and expired
in a few seconds. The negro turned
and fled, but was caught by the OIL
GERS within a block Of the scene. OF
the tragedy and hurried to the ponce
station, with the mob In hot pursuit
Temporarily diverted from their
march to the county Jail, the officers
with their prisoner took refuge In the
city building, barricading themselves
behind the door of one of the offices
They could not check the mob, how
ever, for it secured long pole aao
proceeded to batter down section ol
the wall and the door, both OF which
were very thin. On account or tne
overwhelming numbers Of the mob Il
was useless for the officers to resist
Mayfield was hurriedly seized anc
| rushed to the spot where he had sho'
down Gatterman. It was the work o.
an instant to throw rope arouue
his neck and swing him up to ane
| nearest telephone pole. The mob az
not delay long, but waited to see tina,
their victim was dead. His life Was
slowly strangled ou., and he was lei
hanging, while the mob proceeded u
the county Jail. -
Just as the mob was preparing II
storm the Jail some one suggested
that they go back and cut down tne
| dead negro. The suggestion was I'm
| mediately acted upon. Rushing bacl
| to the scene Of the lynching, the mol
cut down the victim and carried th'
body on run back to the pubic
square In front of the Jail. Hay, stor'
boxes and barrels were collected ant
| the corpse was thrown upon the pile
A torch was applied and the fame'
shot up.
When the mob had done eyerythfn!
its fury could suggest, it turned agail
to the Jail, in front of which was Sill
smouldering the human bonfire. 1
fence rail was procured as a batterfAi
ram and the mob charged the jai
door. Inside, guarding the prisoners
were Sheriff R. D. Whitlock, severa
deputies and q negro turnkey. Tn
sheriff shouted to the mob to stan'
back, or he and his men would fire
The warning was unheeded, and a
the mob was almost upon the jai
door a volley rang out from inside
| Several of the mob fell wounded an
dying. y p
| This had the effect Of dispersin
the mob, which was sullen and deter
mined to resume the attack later or
In the meantime troops arrived upo
the scene and restored order.
In the mob were many women. Near
" 200 men and women from Alvir
where the assault on the farmer
wife was committed, were actsV
leaders Of the mob. ' -.
Danville is a city Of $4,000 and ha
negro population of between 800
and 1000. The delegation from Alvir
Ills, did not arrive until after May
field had been lynched. He wa
strung up by mob composed almos
entirely of Danville people.
! When the sheriff and mis- depHtie
fred into the mob their bullets wer
aimed at the leaders, about zoo :
whom were in the Jail yard with tn
fence rail, preparing for the attack o
the door. .--
| A woman mounted large stor
box in the middle Of the public, squar
and shouted: - .... .,...,. ....'
"Kill the sheriff. He has sho
more than one white man on accoun
of a negro" ..
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