The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-06-30
WILMINGTON IS QUIET
But There is Still Danger of RiJting
as Result of Lynching.
RACE WAR IS NOT LOOKED FOR

Police Have Matters Well In Hand,
ard Although Situation Is Danger
Gus. Think the Worst Is ovcr-No
Evidence Acainst Accused Lyncher.
Wilmington. bel. June a. - The
danger Of further laWlgssncss as re-
mn Of thc lynchng of George F.
White lor the murder OF Helen Bishop
and tho arrest of man ON the charge
of completely in the lynchins has not
vet passed. While there is no visible
evidence that another outbreaks vii.
occur. yet there is a feeling of IN
casiness among the police authorities
which has caused them 10 take cN'
treme measures of precautionary
character to nip in the bud any fur
thcr attempts of the whites TO wage
war ON the blacks or oft the latter to
retai.atc. late yesterday afternoon
oyory saloonkc0per In the city was
pcromptorly ordered 70 suspend blsi-
r... nrrn todav I'm addition to This
an o,h.r ri,,ls snch ms billiard. pool
ana bovlius alleys AMI the public H.
brary. were closed mp last night
Though ,hc streets of the central
portion of the city late last nifht
were filled with pedestrians. cvsry-
thing Nas 0r. a. ihc police prn.eni-
od the congregation of crowds by keep
lne every ono moving.
Tho nwl, .icmanf among the rol-
cred ucarl. is iarroly blamed tor che
disorder since n.c Nnrline. IL is
claimed that ,n certain parts OF thc
fo.,n fh,, rorll.f THROUGH thr streets
and roughly haun,l a1v white per-
SON that dared stand .n th..r way
Du tb, other hand. the whites ami
eomo off t..m off tha better class ar
,o, b.,l bi,~ol0s.. There have baon
i,..,,,.s f.,.n. the last few day.
,'to~. white mon and bows worc the
sqsro.so,s
r.,. war is NOT looked Tor NJ
feared by tf. police. They are only
,nnrohon I've ihai hoadlums. either
whf-o or black. may start a fight which
would attract large crowd and which
uopil fbor blossom into general
riot TIL. rr,ica have matters wei
IN hand ami thoach th.v l.ol Tic sff.
r,ti,r is et1l aane,rons they think
d.. .,,..-.t H. ,.vor
There were mo- arrests made in III.
rect connection with the lynching. and
The police give 40 iutlmation that they
concentrate making ans more. There
ls feeling among the citizens that
thc authorities will lct the matter drop
In order 10 bring about peace AMI
,u.oi in tho community II is known
mar certain nraminanf citizens have
sror,sts.l IN fine noiico that further ar.
reet- for the burning of White would
ha inadyi.ahlo i'm view Of the excite
mont and disorder caused hv rhe a.
rest M Arthur Cornell os Indiana. In
connection with tho lrnchiug.
Cornell was released from custody
,ftor "a lon,fhv hearing before Maeis.
.roto ,corro y Hollis for want of
,,.,docco War1cn < Wesorve of
fho N,,r Castle cerntv work house.
rbier of polico black and state De
.ootiy. Theodore Francis testified that
.hov eaw Cornell I'm the front ranks
If tho rol I'm onnosifion in this
o,o,,,.-, ~ tho rrofor,ol Or4or Of
r,alo. ~ which Cornell is member
.o,,ieo1 tbot CORNELL woe at the car.
air.i o,,.o, h. tho r,glcs and that
80 a., ~, '.,+, ,.i. 90 ,-ur,inetor nm.
~ ar,o, o,il,ioh, vbon tho m,ri..
.roto r,looso1 cornell a cheer was
,ivor by Tho groat crowd prasant He
,as Iof, for lis homo in the west
v-ui,or, croper tho colored man
rho wos shot Thrredav ni-ht IL dead.
-. =, nolico re,orts Cramor
80 sno, hv wuliom simms a man
If HE own color The two men got
into or oro,mont In n restaurant over
me Ivnchinr of white Cramer IS
soid IN have called Simms foul
name and the latter drew a revolver
and shot him. Simms was given Il
,oarinp and held without bail 10 await
The action of the coroner.
rha co,rts octed nromntlv on soy.
Nv ''''' 20 - a. ai,.
-r"l ''Se7 = WINS o"' -. -
'o' 'a''''9 anu o 80 ~ ID
ares w. 90 - o,,o -, tho
"io"' = So.D.1n, VIZ - g. ono
sio@ u VI , -, 90, IN Tho vorl,
'''' o1 49, ,,oDo-,,,o,t Who woe
~. -, ~. ~ ~. ~ IN tbo crowd
- III. 9','' 90" WI ~ ,.ont ~
shoolihs = pls'oi' " ii'" IN ~
arrest nini' N"oi0 gu ''" ~
IN 'ne Iace e,,, .o,o.., rbo ,,.
'o'ep" .7l'c 60. 1 a,a,o1 ~ crowd
u i 49, gu, 20 20 '', onS ~o r,,'
was M ,I 90 49,, ,,,ho orso,1tod colorol
'o.I IVY 49,, ,o,.nuood 80 civ ,nontbs'
' woi'l.'"' ""o
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